It's a girl!

We are adding another girl to our family! We've seen her twice, and she's definitely a girl! The ultrasound tech told Cory that he really needs to work on his Man Cave now. Cory said that he's glad she's a girl, "I can handle girls. Pink, purple, butterflies and horses. A boy would mess up my system at this point!" So logical for ya! We are so excited and can't wait to meet her. Girl name suggestions would be helpful. We think we have a few choices, but we can't decide for sure. She is a very active baby, constantly moving and dancing. Sadly her preferred platform is my bladder, but we're dealing with it! She's due around August 5th, so just a few more months!

Random pics

Here are some random pictures to keep you involved. A couple of shots of the girls enjoying a beautiful sunny day in March. 

Violet's birthday!

Our Violet baby is 1! She was unimpressed with the decorations, and mildly impressed with opening gifts. She was also very calm about eating her cake ... but she got into it (eventually). She is so Cory's daughter! I find it hard to believe she's already 1, but that's the way all parents feel. Time flies and they grow so fast!

And big blue eyes with chocolate smeared everywhere. Pretty clean, though, right!?!

More updates

As many of you know, Cory was laid off the end of January. He was just hired last week for a short 8 week contract job with Logitech. So we're very grateful. We know it's only a short-term thing. But it's money coming in for 2 whole months! And he'll get paid while he keeps looking for a permanent job. We have an exciting month in March. Violet turns 1 (if you can believe it! I can't!), and we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. So we'll keep you posted! And hopefully I'll be better about posting pictures (especially of Violet's birthday)! Thanks to everyone for your support and prayers ... keep 'em coming!

Julie

Ella's Haircut

Ella has had semi-long hair forever. But this past week she said she wanted short hair. We discussed, at length, what she'd be giving up. But she was positive, a short hair cut is what she wanted. So off we went. The hairstylist had just cut the first 5 inches off her head, and asked "Why do you want short hair?" And Ella said "Because my friend Lauren got a hair cut and was getting a lot of attention, and I want attention too." Yep, that's why she cut her hair, for more attention at school. Too late to go back, so we finished the haircut. And she looks SUPER CUTE! I totally love it, I just have to wonder at her motives. But most importantly, she's very happy with how she looks. And she beams each time she sees herself in the mirror. That's always a good thing!

Violet's first artwork

The other day Ella comes running to me in a state of panic because Violet is drawing on her desk. I thought to myself ... "This can't be true, she's only 11 months old." So I follow Ella, and sure enough there's Violet happily drawing all over Ella's desk. Ella has only once drawn on something besides paper, and I know she wasn't this young. So I guess that means we better keep an eye on our little Picasso ... she's starting early!

The culprit (doesn't she look so innocent!)

Her artwork (I know it's light and hard to see, sorry!)

A campout inside!

One of the benefits of Cory being unemployed is that he does fun things that I just don't do. Like set up the 2 person tent in the playroom. The girls spent HOURS in there. Sometimes just rolling around and talking to each other. It was very cute to listen to!