The letter H

Kathryn got the letter box on her last day (there was still another week, but we were going to Colorado). So, we took pictures of things starting with the letter H and mailed it to her teacher.

House

Hand

Headphones

Hungry

Box Tops for Education

I am the "Cash for Trash" coordinator at the local elementary, J.L. Mudd. This is the elementary that Kathryn will attend starting in August for full-day Kindergarten. This is my current contest board. Each class earns a flower petal for every 10 Box Tops they collect. It's a fun way to have the classes compete for an extra recess.

Here is our tracker.

11 weeks old

Reagan is outgrowing her swaddle blanket! She can kick the bottom right out of it.

Sydney entertaining Reagan. I know I'm not a baby, but I don't really enjoy when a rattle is shaken 2 inches from my face. Guess she does!

Her cute little onsie says, "I love Mommy" in pink glittery letters!

Kathryn's expecting

She made me laugh out loud when she came in like this! I had her do the classic maternity pose and she hammed it up!

Here's the reveal! Not really a baby! I told her that being pregnant isn't really that comfortable and it's really hard to bend over, etc. So she proceeded to bend over and squish her ball baby and then did a belly flop on the ground.

Caught in the act! Putting pennies on her sister's head! I guess she could have been putting them in worse places.

10 weeks old

Reagan is 10 weeks old today! She is such a sweet and good baby. As we speak she is asleep in her crib! I tried to catch some of her smiles today.

Look! She's waving!

Oh, that's a good one. It's hard to try to get her to smile and to hope I'm aiming the camera at her face!

Can you guess who put the pennies on her head? I love the look on her face!

Any ideas?

I found this at Grace's (my favorite local consignment store) this morning. Any ideas of what I could do with it? I was thinking I could put sheet metal on the back and make it a magnetic board like this. I'd love to hear what you think!

Reagan's 2 month checkup

Reagan had her 2 month check up today. She has gained 4 pounds since birth and grown 2 1/2 inches! She now weighs 10 pounds 1.5 ounces, and is 21 3/4 inches long. Dr. Myers said she looks great and has good control of her head. She got 2 shots today and got so mad she turned purple! But only for a second, then she recovered.

Sunday, February 14th

Sydney gave her first talk in Primary today. Her topic was "Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer". She talked about how we can be forgiven for our sins (bad choices) because of the atonement. She chose Mike to help her with her talk and she did very well. Kathryn kept turning around to me and saying, "She's doing such a good job Mom! Sydney's doing it!" She possibly remembers her first talk when she wouldn't actually speak and I gave her talk for her. (I took this picture after church, so as not to look like one of "those mothers".)

Reagan cuddled up watching the Olympics. Isn't that flannel pretty? I love it.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are my Valentine's with their loot. Hope you have a special day with your Valentine(s)!

Hanging at home...

Reagan hanging out in her high chair/recliner.

Sydney hanging over the back of the couch. (Which we tell her 10 times a day not to do, but she looked so cute, I had to take a picture!)

Hanging out with Grandma & Grandpa, doing a puzzle, while Kathryn was at preschool.

Emily is 31!

I celebrated my birthday on February 9th. Mike gave me roses and tickets to Celtic Woman! My step-mom Dean made me breakfast in bed. My girlfriends brought me balloons and doughnuts (my extra-special favorite ones from Heaven Scent), a giftcard to Target (yippee!), and took me out to Red Robin where I ate an entire Royal Red Robin burger...and some fries...and some of that huge-mongous cake pictured below. My family sent me some other fun gifts and cards in the mail. It was a great birthday!

8 weeks old!

Daddy sleeping with Reagan.

Loving her Grandma Dean.

Grandpa reading a bedtime book to the girls.

Reagan's Blessing

We blessed Reagan last Sunday, February 7th. My dad was able to be here to stand in with Mike while he blessed her. She was good during the blessing, except for when she grabbed her headband and popped herself in the face with it. She cried until someone quickly moved it out of her face.

7 weeks old

K & S ready for church.

Reagan hanging out on the couch. This little sleeper fits her perfectly, but when she gains another ounce, she might pop the snaps!

Oh, I've been dying to do this! Isn't it hilarious?

K & S had a friend over to play today and they posed with R.