my kids...

james had a doctor's appointment the other day, and he's gained another pound! sweet, chunky little boy! not that i was nervous about his weight gain, but, not what i anticipated with him moving around so much more! he's getting SO MUCH more confident standing up on his own, but no steps yet. he wants to so badly! we had a friend over today, and she had a 4 month old. james was JEALOUS when i held her!!

although, both nora and james have been jealous of each other recently. i can't hold one without the other. and james is super mommy-centric right now! (although daddy can trump mommy...) he cries going in to the nursery, and they said he was super clingy in there on sunday. curious to me... nora was NEVER that way and we haven't done anything different with james. except that david has traveled a bunch recently. and i don't know if it's in my head or if that's the reason. either way...

and nora... loved this 4 month old. i will upload pics tomorrow. she couldn't stop kissing her. she was so concerned that mikayla couldn't play with the toys nora gave her. or that she would cry. nora sat and read several books to her. it was PRECIOUS!!! absolutely precious! and when they left, she kept saying "bye kay-ya. bye kay-ya!!!". her memory is incredible! tonight she asked me if i want to have lobsters at grammie and grandpas.

yesterday, we were talking about mom-mom and she told me mom-mom was sad. i asked why and she said it was because nora wasn't at mom-mom's house. and that when nora went there, she would be happy!!! too cute...

she also told me, when i commented on her coloring, that it sucked. AWESOME!!! time to work on my language!!! daddy told me she didn't get that from him... i think it was a hint! awesome... at least she is still correcting the world for saying "oh my gosh". she tells me ALL THE TIME, "i say 'oh my goodness', not 'oh my gosh'". so sweet!!! i love that girl... and that boy.... now off to bed!

pool fun...

he was not initially a fan of the water. it was COLD!

leftover from the birthday party. she got up and asked me to take a picture!

fun with his babies!!! (he was the brave one who got in the COLD water!!)

getting a little more okay with the water. it was funny to watch him. he kept dropping his toy and would lean so far to get it, but JUST didn't want to bend in to the water!

daddy going down the slide!

cheese!!

watching his sissy!

filling up her bucket!

fun with his boy!

so, on saturday, andy was on duty and courtney came over. i felt so bad, because nora thought courtney was there to play with her! i had to keep telling her that courtney was ALSO there to play with me!

so, my morning started at 7am... sitting out at old navy for a sale. i got TWO free shirts!! and a few other good deals. AND... the guy asked if i was over 18! AWESOME!! then, court and i went out to dinner and a movie. we shopped a bit and got a TON of free stuff!! aveda had some great coupons. and, we each got a five minute shoulder and neck massage and hand massage. also, got a vs pair of underwear free. and, a GORGEOUS dress on clearance. a GREAT deal!!!

today, we went on our first run in two months! it was nice to know that we could do a decent job of it. hadn't lost it all!!!

madly in love...

on the train for a birthday party yesterday!!

nora at the party! yes, those are glass slippers!!

jamey in his new flip-flops. eating popcorn! (and dirt...)

loving his daddy!

with my girl on the train.

today, i told her that i was madly in love with her daddy. she said, "you are mad?" such a cute little girl. it made me laugh. and i am MADLY in love with that man.

hearts.

nora helping me make cookies for the shower i threw today.

the cookie we made in the shape of her hand...

the goods... everyone contributed gifts for a laundry basket full of clothes!

the boy line...

the girl line...

the diaper cakes...

the cake and cookies....

seeing mr andy when he came to get courtney (she was with the kids today...)

coloring...

pictures from the same time, same place, just different setting on my camera!!! but cute boy coloring for the first time!!

love.

i don't have much to say tonight. i have pictures, but they aren't downloaded yet. and they are mostly of stuff i did for a baby shower tomorrow. and of nora helping me make cookies! it was quite fun. she's a cutie. jamey is SECONDS away from walking. he's just a little cautious... like his mommy! it should be soon!!!

more tomorrow...

genius!!!

photo booth takes mirror images... and it was taken at the beginning of the game. now, there is a sad face to go with my cute new shirt!!

genius... so, the side rail to jamey's crib came off the other day. not sure what happened, but i had his pack-n-play up for naps until david fixed the crib. and, in typical michelle fashion, haven't put it away yet. so, i trapped the kids in there while i cleaned the floor today. genius!!

an end to a fun week with miss emmy (as nora called her). we had a blast, and my very mommy-centric kids finally warmed up to her and loved her! (not sure what happened to my kids this week, but they ONLY. WANTED. ME!! must have been david out of town or something...) just glad we are going to see em in a month... hopefully the kids will love her this much then!! (thanks em for flying all the way out here... we had a BLAST!!)

stop... or my mom will shoot!!

so, if i am holding james when getting in the car, i usually put james in first, then nora. so, when nora is waiting, i tell her to stand next to and touch the car.

when we were in florida for spring break, we saw the tail end of a car accident, and it is imprinted in nora's mind. she now, every time we are in a parking lot, says she has to hold my hand so a car doesn't bonk her.

and this is how she has started touching the car. it makes me laugh every time, because she looks like she's about to get frisked or something. but, it works! and she's deathly afraid of being bonked. (then, she will tell me, i will be sad!!)

in fact, JUST after i took this pic, the car next to us started and she jumped so high and frantically grabbed my hand so she wouldn't get bonked!!!

btw... we were getting some divey mexican food for dinner in honor of em's last night here. SO GOOD!!