Anyway, here is a peek at what the girls have been up to. I'm not even going to apologize for all of my pictures being from my phone, because it's better than nothing, right? :)
During Penelope's nap time poor Eleanor is sometimes a little neglected while I accidentally fall asleep on the couch. Here are some of the things I find her doing when I wake up:
She wanted to take all of her little peoples swimming in the bathroom sink...
Building tents and putting every piece of junk she owns inside...
We have a nice little sitting area in our bedroom so I actually set up this tent for her to watch TV in so I can take a little snooze on my bed. Works like a charm :)
Lining up/arranging books and other things...
Who is this kid?
I made my first Gumbo to celebrate Mardi Gras. Probably one of the only real meals I cooked all of February.
Eleanor planted some tomato seeds with dad and she loves checking on their progress everyday. She is really learning how to smile in pictures and I LOVE it! (Penelope on the other hand runs away or gives me a grumpy face when it's time to take pictures)
She still loves to dress up. Here she is dressed as a "Jungle Guide"...
We found a cute little nature center with a few terrariums of animals like snakes and frogs and turtles. I noticed Eleanor was crying while she was looking at the frog and I thought maybe she was scared so I asked her what was wrong and she said that the froggy didn't have a mommy. There was one frog and she was really sad for him that he was all by himself. It was so sweet that she was worried about the lonely little frog. I convinced her that his mommy was going get them something to eat for lunch and she was fine again. There was also a cute little treehouse and some binoculars and nets to "catch" butterflies. The girls love it...
This is how we ease into the mornings around here sometimes (ok, a lot of times)...
Here's a glimpse of what things are like when Andrew's in charge:
We have been loving the warm (80 degrees!!) weather. We set up the kiddie pool and spend almost all afternoon everyday outside playing in the water.
Here's grumpy-face Penelope...
And new-found smile Eleanor...
She's so confident in her new smile she's even been practicing some new poses...
We've also spent plenty of time exploring all of the parks around town (and as you can see from the blue mouths, eating popsicles)...
Even if Penelope won't smile for the camera, I still think she's adorable. She is such a sweetheart (which is actually what Eleanor calls her most of the time, it's pretty cute) and it is so much fun watching her and Eleanor become little buddies. Now that they can (kind of) communicate with each other they are getting along so much better and really having fun together.
On Saturday we went to Lake Norman and let the girls play in the sand and put their feet in the water. We were at the south side of the lake which you can't swim in, but the girls still loved it and thought we were at the beach. Good to know we have a "beach" about 35 minutes from our house. Afterwards we headed over to Chickfila for some ice cream. Since it was St. Patrick's Day they were serving green ice cream, which Eleanor thought was pretty neat, she keeps asking if we can get more green ice cream!
On Sunday we went and took a tour of a hospital where I'll probably be delivering baby #3. It was really nice, almost felt more like a hotel than a hospital! Eleanor was a little disappointed because she thought we were actually going to the hospital to pick up our new baby. We had to explain that it will be a few more months. So now (I think) she understands that the baby will come after Penelope's birthday. Towards the end of the tour Andrew kept them occupied with ice chips at the refreshment center outside the room we were looking at. They were getting pretty restless and we didn't want to deter any of the first time moms on the tour from eventually having more children.
So that's what we've been up to. The countdown is definitely on until Andrew's graduation, only 55 more days!!
