Snowy Saturday

Our Big Girl

Our big girl has been accident free for FOUR days now! She's been telling us every time she needs to use the potty. It's been so great! So much nicer than changing diapers. (Or her ENTIRE bed!) We are so proud of her!
And just because her little sister is so adorable......

Video of the Girls

I took this little video when Molly was eating snack one day last week. She crossed her arms, looked at me and said, "So, Mommy? You fine, thank you?" It was SOOO cute! I asked her if she would say it again for the camera, so it's slightly staged, but it's still super cute!

I can't remember if I've mentioned this on the blog or not, but we are having Molly evaluated for speech therapy because of her stutter. I was a little concerned at first because it seems to be getting worse and worse, but both speech therapists that I've talked to have said that it's usually a pretty simple thing to correct. You can hear her stutter some in this video.

I love these happy baby girls! :-)

Crazy-Busy Weekend and Our Little Artist

This weekend has been busy--not just busy, but CRAZY-busy! When you work full time and have two small children, you have a lot to squeeze into two days! But it was fun! After our routine house cleaning and grocery shopping on Saturday, we went to my mom's to celebrate my brother's birthday. Today is both my brother and my sister's birthday. (My brother was born on my sister's second birthday). Lynne, I have had your birthday present wrapped and ready to be mailed for about a week now. One day I will get to the post office--honestly! Happy birthday, Bob and Lynne! :-)

Bob got an entire chocolate pie all to himself for his birthday.
He ate half of it in one sitting. How does he stay so thin?!
Apparently, we don't share that gene!

Tonight we went to James and Anna's for their third annual Super Bowl party. James and Anna have one of those fancy, high definition, big screen TVs so it was like being at the game! James even let women and children into his "man cave!" :-)

The highlight for Molly--fruit kabobs!

And I HAVE been to all three Super Bowl parties, Anna! Here is my proof! :-)

Super Bowl 08

Super Bowl 09
Super Bowl 10
(This picture was taken by Molly--
I think she did a pretty good job!)

Our Little Artist....

If you are my Facebook friend then you may remember that I recently asked for some fun craft ideas for toddlers. Molly LOVES crafts and we've been trying to do fun things with her after Rayna goes to bed at night. She loves playdough, coloring, fingerpainting, etc.

Well, today Molly thought of a fun craft all on her own......

Our sweet girl has not really been napping very much lately. I thought she had actually fallen asleep today because she had been quiet for a long time. Brian had to run to the store, so when he got home I asked if he would just peak in at her to make sure that she was really sleeping. I heard him open her door and then immediately yell, "Honey!! I need you!!"

She had pooped, taken her diaper off, and had proceeded to "finger-paint" with the contents of her diaper. It was EVERYWHERE. She had "painted" her books, her pillow, the crib rails, her stuffed animals, and her doll. Brian and I just kind of stood there for a little while not sure where to even start.

Two baths for Molly (a wash and rinse cycle), many loads of laundry, and a bottle of Clorox later--we are back to our original state. It's a good thing our sweetie is so stinkin' cute! (Pun intended.)

Poor Lamb. This was her second "bath" this week.

Good Times With the Russells

We had dinner with our good friends, the Russells, tonight. I grew up next door to this family and they are so special to me! Jenni was pretty much my mentor growing up (and I still call her for advice today!) and I so admire her. It has been so fun to watch the five Russell children grow up into lovely individuals. We had a great time chatting, watching old home videos, and listening to Nathan play the guitar. Jenni made homemade pizza and Grant made some AWESOME chocolate cake! It took Molly a little while to warm up, but once she did she had a great time playing with everyone. Especially Meredith! As soon as we put her into the van tonight she asked, "Where Meredith go, Mommy?" Fun times!!

The Russells got Molly these big sister jammies.
Are they not the cutest EVER?! :-)
Happy baby girls!

Mommy's Blog

This may sound silly, but I've decided to start a second blog. I really like to keep this blog strictly for Hines family updates and happenings. But I have other interests that I would like to blog about too, so I'm going to do that on a separate blog. If you'd like to follow, you can click here.

3 Months Old

Rayna,

You are three months old today! You have grown so much this month! You've learned a lot of new things, but my favorite thing is that you have learned to laugh. We all have so much fun trying to get you to laugh out loud.

Mommy went back to work this month, and you had a hard time with the transition. You didn't really like taking a bottle, but you adjusted quickly and now you don't mind it so much.

You are doing SO well with sleeping at night. You go to bed at around 6:30 and only get up once or twice to eat. You are a very good sleeper at night, but you still don't like to take naps. Some days are better than others, but you don't really like sleeping during the day.

You LOVE taking baths. You splash and play and think it is so much fun. You don't like it when you have to get out. You usually cry until we get your pajamas on.

You do not like loud noises. If Molly gets too loud or if Ruthie barks, you get scared and sometimes even cry. However, some noises like the vacuum cleaner and the hair dryer don't bother you.

You like being out and about. You do very well if Mommy is out shopping. You love riding in the cart and looking all around. You also love being carried in your sling. You usually fall asleep right after we put you in.

You are wearing 6 month clothes--you're a big girl! You are doing very well holding your head up and you are able to roll from your back to your side and from your side to your back.

You are such a sweet baby and we love you so much!