two kids, one room

well, henry has been sleeping soundly for 8-10 hours at night in his cradle in our room for a few weeks now, so i got brave tonight. both of my babies are fast asleep in THEIR room. it's his first night to sleep in his crib. i've been ready to move him but avoiding it because of the adjustment period. tonight was ideal however: marianne was asleep by the time i put henry down. i have a feeling not every night will be that easy.

today was also henry's first time to sit in his bumbo seat! it was a tight for for henry but marianne easily stuffed her"bumbi" into out. He's a chubber.

the unthinkable

i did the unthinkable tonight...i fed Marianne drive-thru food for dinner on our way home from a visit to see my friend, Kristin, who's in the hospital on antepartum bed rest. we stayed longer than i had intended and by the time we headed home it was well past our usual dinner time. so it was chicken nuggets + fries. to my horror, she gobbled it down like it was the best thing ever! what have i done? the worst part is that when she saw the golden arches, she said, "look, momma, an 'M' for Marianne!" henry slept through it all...he couldn't believe my gall.

good part: she had lots of fun playing with Jackson, Kristin's son!

my handiwork

the pink cake pops from last night and a few more photos from the backlog on my phone.

a beautiful month for some birthdays

i'm making pink cake pops tonight for a certain little girl's third birthday coming up. she has requested a pink fete! we went shopping yesterday for her pink birthday dress. she is going to be a shopping force to be reckoned with! she definitely knows what she likes and what she doesn't.
we've already had one fun birthday night this month. all it took to satisfy that birthday boy was a plateful of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, and carrot cake. marianne insisted on the candles, lighting them, taste-testing the frosting by the finger-full (much the same as she likes to eat butter straight from the dish), singing happy birthday, and calling daddy the "birthday boy"! and now into the rosy affair in our near future with a houseful of tots to help us celebrate. plus, there's still more than a handful of other family birthdays (immediate and extended families) left to go this month.

we've had some beautiful, warm afternoons for playing outside this past week...i hope it continues. we broke out the tonka and henry had his first ride in the tree swing. i had you keep marianne from pushing very hard...she wants him to have all the same fun that she does.

on the farm in gap

shopping for a pink birthday dress today and marianne put on this hat and told me she was a farmer.

tummy time

a few good laughs

yesterday afternoon we were just hanging out on momma's bed reading books, giving henry kisses and giggling. marianne and i were pretty sure that henry even gave us a little laugh.
marianne has been choosing her own outfits lately. i about died when i saw she had chosen all stripes--pink, on yellow, on blue--but it actually looked pretty cute. i think maybe she has an eye for fashion. ha