Hard day last week!  Anna Kate is into EVERY drawer and simply EVERYTHING all the time.  I’m trying to keep my little buddy safe, but do I really have to drill latches in my beautiful new drawers?  So far, I’ve got my hawk eyes and ears on her constantly. 

However, once Mike got home, I had had enough.  Noelle was blowing this whistle (the pink one in my left hand) over and over, and I had just pulled Anna Kate out of another drawer (for the millionth time), so I confiscated the whistle, got a Reese’s and hid in the pantry.  Mike and Anna Kate found me at the same time.  Mike was just laughing at how silly I looked, but I was just done.  (Moms out there, you know those days!)

P.S.  This Cortiva Institute t-shirt is my favorite t-shirt.  I wear it all the time.  Brother Man gave it to me a couple of years ago when he was getting rid of some of his shirts.  Funny thing is, he nor I have a clue what the Cortiva Institute is… the shirt just feels good.  Isn’t that goofy!?!

We love our neighborhood!  In fact, it’s the prettiest neighborhood I have ever seen, ever.  We didn’t plan on living here… we even had a contract on a lot some where else.  We have awesome neighbors!  Everyone is so friendly and fun!  There are lots of kids.  Anyway, I was driving the girls through the neighborhood to see the snow when it first started and thought, "I’ll take some pics of my favorite houses for you guys to see the neighborhood we have fallen in love with."  And I couldn’t stop taking pictures… then I realized, we have around 100 houses in our neighborhood and all of them are my favorite.  So… enjoy the tour of just a few.

Of course, this one is our very favorite!!!  (We got "street trees")

Our neighborhood fountain common area

We stopped by to see Bekah’s Hawaiian snowman and saw some others along the way.

This is the neighborhood pond.  They stock it with fish for the kids to catch and release.

We are so glad to be home!!!

Mike invited a few friends over on Sunday to watch the big game.  It was fun to have the guys coordinate the party!  Thanks Courtney for the football brownies!

Anna Kate, Beckett, Noelle, and Landon

This first picture is the kind of pics I’m getting of my girls these days.  Noelle won’t smile and Anna Kate won’t stay still… I’m just a little frustrated because they are so stinkin’ cute.  At least Beckett and Noelle posed for me!

For some reason, serving food for people stresses me out, so when it turns out, I’ve gotta take a picture!!!

Anna Kate is talking up a storm and developing quite the personality.  Love this booger!  By the way, she won’t wear those cute little headbands that Noelle used to wear with bows on them, so I have a bow-less baby (gasp), however, just wait for the V-day pics… let’s just say Mommy is SO happy!

Corn dogs, pizza bites, and root beer – Mmm!

Both girls had a blast playing with Beckett.  Anna Kate thought he was so big and cool, and Noelle was setting the agenda, and he was admiring her and loving it.  So funny how kids are!

M&M

The Baylor gang – It’s so crazy that all of Mike’s high school friends went to the same college…

I was here too!  🙂

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These pictures are awesome and make me so happy to have such a fun little bro!

Noelle made this parade of blocks on Saturday morning.  She named it that herself.  Seriously, she comes up with the most creative things, and we’re always thinking, "That was clever, Noelle."  She’s a cool kid.

Bailey and Sadie came over to play with us last week, and we had SO much fun!

Noelle and Bailey did a fun crayon craft but were WAY too busy to smile for me!

I got a before pic, but not an after.  We melted the colors in the oven, and they turned into multi-colored hearts.  Noelle has colored with her hearts all week long.

I think Anna Kate is teething right now because she just doesn’t feel so great.  She’s so precious and so sweet!

By: Mike

Noelle loved her Panda mask craft this week.  We’ve played and played and played!

I was still asleep one morning last week, and Noelle came in my room and said, "Good morning, Mom-Mo, I brought you your breakfast, just the way you like it."  She even had this silly little handkerchief on her head.  She had a little note written beside the "hot chocolate" that she read to me out loud.  It went something like, "I love you Mommy, you’re very sweet and special. Amen."  I LOVE NOELLE!

P.S.  I just finished reading "Same Kind of Different As Me."  It was wonderful!