lately....

it snowed....well i promise it did...






















dada came home from cuba and paytie worked very hard on his sign....
























evie's 10 months.......
we had a baby shower for my cousin rachel....























paytie had straight hair for a day...
























she cleans and works out at the same time...dont we all do that?.....



















she writes her name(she can do it with out dots too) :)












sister playtime happens a lot around here.....













these lovely butcher block counter tops will be installed in a couple weeks by my FIL along with a white subway tile backsplash...

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she makes me laugh

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happy valentine's day!

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father daughter dance

how sweet are these pics?! they just adore each other!
jordan took payton to a father daughter dance with some other dads. payton was soooo excited to go. she loves music and dancing AND her daddy! they had so much fun. jord admitted that the oldschool song "butterfly kisses" is not so cheezy when you have your daughter dancing in your arms...awwww

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new benchseat

we have a beautiful new bench seat in our dining room! i just love it!
jordan, patrick and my dad built this last week and i just finished painting it
white. my mother in law is going to make a covered cushion out of oilcloth that i pick out.
one of the best parts is the storage inside. we really needed more storage.
we are still wanting to make a pass through from the kitchen-hints the tape. we are hoping to do that when jord's parents come down in march. :) thank you, thank you jord, patty and pops!

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7, 8, 9...seriously?

9 months already?!

• you are still a very happy baby
• 6 teeth--2 bottom & 4 top
• adore your sister
• 18 lbs
• get excited when you see a bottle
• love pretzels
• not a good night sleeper...wakes up 3-4 times(i'm tired)
• squeals when daddy comes in the room
• still using cloth diapers
• showing a little attitude when you want something
• already 2 ear infections, stomach bug, couple virus'
• claps all the time, working on waiving

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washer nightmare

don't ever wash one of those neck pillows filled with tiny foam beads....or this is what you get. it's been almost a month and we are still finding little beads on our clothes and around our house. it is so annoying!!!

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