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| Somehow in the 15 minutes I'm taking a shower or putting Molly down to sleep, Eleanor and Penelope find a way to get into some serious mischief. This particular time they painted Penelope. (Another time, which I didn't take a picture of because I was so mad, they had a yogurt fight and wasted about 10-12 tubes of gogurt and made a HUGE mess in the kitchen) |
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| Impromptu concert on the coffee table before bed. |
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| This is how we roll at Sam's Club...Pizza and Icees, lunch of champions ;) |
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| Molly was wearing these jammies and I couldn't help recreate a picture we have of Eleanor when she was about the same age... |
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| Eleanor (five months) |
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| We never pass up a photo-op with Barbie at the entrance to Walmart... |
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| or with Bob the builder at Toy's R Us |
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| Tummy time! |
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| Nothing like some video chatting and adding google effects. The girls love having facial hair :) |
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| Looking good, Eleanor! |
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| Hi Miss Molly girl! |
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| Cozying up with some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while I clean the kitchen |
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| Mischief alert: They made a "tent", put the computer on the floor to watch something, and cut open their own freezie pops. Pretty sure I need to find a new time to take a shower! |
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| Our house is going up fast! |
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| We set up a real tent in the living room and had a pretend campout |
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| 4 year checkup (she actually turned 4 in October...better late than never, right?) |
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| 4 month checkup...we love this roly poly little cutie pie! |
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| Highlight of January: This girl is potty trained! Woooo! |
A few other things that happened in January that I don't have pictures of:
-my back went out on me and I was in some serious pain for almost 2 weeks. After a couple trips to the chiropractor I felt much better!
-Andrew started an 8-week prep course for taking the bar exam. He'd go into work a couple hours early to study and then stay a couple of hours late. It was like he was back in school all over again. We went a little crazy, and I'm not sure how I ever survived all the years he was in school. Actually, yes I do know how I survived...I didn't do it all by myself, I KNOW I was not alone. That is exactly what the atonement is for. I was reminded of this in the March Ensign in an article about the enabling power of the Atonement. It mentions a verse from the hymn "How Firm a Foundation":
Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,…
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
That's exactly how I feel, I know He gave me strength to do things I couldn't have done alone.
Elder Bednar said, “The enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good
and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.” I love that and I know it is true!
1 comment:
hahah i laughed out loud at the "painting penelope" picture. too funny. poor thing. love your house!! can't wait for yall to move in and enjoy it.
and i read your quote at the end this weekend when i really need some spiritual upliftment. so thanks for sharing :-)
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