Try It Out Tuesday - Shirt Cape

As I mentioned in the "Poor Baby Harper" post Jess and I will be starting a series of blogs called "Try it out Tuesdays, which will simply be one of us trying out something and letting you know how it goes.  My first installment is about a shirt cape that I found on pinterest by The Southern Institute. Click here for the complete instructions T-shirt cape.  I modified step 5.  I felt like it was way easier to just sew the neck together.  I didn't cut the neckline, just folded it over and sewed it together.

My capes are far from perfect, but Harper loves his and Hattie likes hers when she feels like it, but that's just how nuggie rolls. 

STEP 1 - Cut the sleeves off



Step 2-4 Cut out the shape of the cape

Wild Man to the Rescue!



The Joy of Gift...Receiving

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mom's out there.  I hope yesterday was filled with love and affection from those who love you the most. Children should always, always, always love their mommies (and daddies) because at some point they have changed your dirty diapers and if that doesn't scream "I deserved to be loved forever" then I don't know what does. Mom, if I haven't told you lately I LOVE YOU!  My own personal mother's day was filled with more than just surprises in the the twin's diapers.  Starting on Thrusday of last week I received the best birthday/mother's day gift from my husband, our nanny and Hattie and Harper.  Joey and Jesi worked together to have a photographer come to the house one day while I was at work and take a bunch of adorable photos for me!  The pictures turned out amazing and I love them all! Then on mother's day my husband gave me a new watch and perfume and we all went out for my favorite ice cream - Graeter's Cotton Candy flavor!  Plus I received the best news - my friend Caroline gave birth to her new beautiful baby daughter, Isabelle!  I know they say giving gifts is more fun than receiving, but sometimes I really do beg to differ!

 

Happy Birthday, Baby Sistor!

Happy Birthday Ging! I'm so grateful to have you as my sistor! Enjoy your day!

Jessica 

A Terrible Week & A New Phone Case

This has been a really rough week. Last Friday night, Wrenn woke up in the middle of the night with croup. Poor baby girl was wheezing and had a horrible sounding cough. There is nothing worse than your sweet little baby not feeling well and you not being able to do anything about it.  Cue Tuesday morning and a 7:00 am emergency trip to the dentist for me and a doctor appointment for a still sick Wrenn. Found out on top of croup, she now has an ear infection. Great, what else is this week going to throw at us?? Probably shouldn't have asked that....Wednesday morning, I'm now beyond sleep deprived (completely forgot to rinse the conditioner out of my hair and didn't realize it until I was out of the shower and already dressed. I mean, really, who does that?!) and now Dan is sick. In addition to an ear infection, he also has strep. Geez! Here's hoping the weekend leads to the entire family feeling better!

Poor Baby Wrenn

On a more positive note, after dropping my phone about 20 times in the last month, Dan bought me a new case that I'll definitely want to keep my hands on. You really can't beat an ice cream sandwich!

Yummy!

Jessica 

My Apologies

I want to apologize for my lack of post. Life has been a bit crazy lately, but I promise I'll get back into things soon!

 

Easier Said Than Done

Every morning on my way to work I come up with a to-do list that includes things like workout, organize my never ending stack of magazines and mail, try a new recipe, write a new blog post, etc. I get really excited and super motivated to get things done and check them off my list. But by the end of the workday when I could finally start on my to-do list, my motivation is usually gone. Why is it so easy to be motivated to doing something when you can't do it at that moment and then so hard to be motivated when you finally can do it?

Jessica 

Poor Baby Harper

So my plan for today's blog was to do the first in a series of posts called "Try it out Tuesdays". However, my little guy isn't feeling well a - OMG as I was writing this he was sleeping in my arms woke up and threw up all over me! I wish I were joking but I am not. I think that pretty much sums up my night and explains why I didn't get around to blogging about the cool capes I made Hattie and Harper out of my old t-shirts. With all my throw up stories, maybe I should rethink Try it out Tuesdays and do Throw-Up Thursdays!
 

Team Building Makes Me Vomit

I first would like to apologize for being M.I.A!  I have been traveling with work a ton and I have had a really bad cold, which equals zero time/energy for doing much at all including blogging.  Most recently, I was in Orlando, FL for work.  Part of the trip consisted of a surprise team building activity. What was the surprise you ask?  A VIP tour of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Adventure Island and Universal Studios!  Awesome right?  I was beyond excited to see Harry Potter and let me tell you it delivers all the magic you would expect as soon as you walk to the entrance.

Entrance

Here is how our team building day unfolded:

7:05- hop on bus.

7:25-scarf a McDonalds saugage mcmuffin with egg and oj. 

7:45-arrive at park. 

Girls of the group - left to right Mattie, Jessi, Me, Connie, Ashley
(not pictured Christy who snapped the photo and all the boys!)

8:00 - First stop - the Dragon Challenge!  Two coasters representing a Chinese Fireball and  Hungarian Horntail Dragon. 

8:05 - Ride the Chinese Fireball - it was great!

8:07 - Step off and feel a little dizzy

8:10 - Ride the Hungarian Horntail - it was great!

8:12 - Step off and feel even dizzier.  Walk to Hogwarts Castle!

Hogwarts!

8:20 - Hop on the Forbidden Journey Ride - It was awesome and a bit scary!

8:24 - Immediatlely jump off the ride and lose my breakfast in the nearest trashcan!

Rest of day - Walk around feeling totally woozy and getting teased along with the other two guys who lost their breakfast a few minutes later!

Although I threw up, it was all worth it just to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  It truly is amazing and worth visiting again.  There is so much more that we didnt' get a chance to see like Ollivander's Wand Shop, Zonkos, Honeydukes and the Sorting Hat! I can't wait to go again. 

 

Easter Sunday

Even though poor little Buggie is fighting off her first cold and is hard at work cutting her first tooth, she was still a trooper and had a great first Easter. She was pretty excited about her Easter basket, looked adorable in her dress and even shared her glitter eggs with Lucy! Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend!

-Jessica

I Think I Can, I Think I Can

Happy Monday! Over the (short) weekend I decided that I need to change a few things in my life so I can be a healthier and happier person. Here is my list:

1)Go to bed earlier!
2)Wake up earlier
3)Eat a healthy breakfast
4)Pack a yummy lunch filled with fruits and veggies for snacks
5)Cook at least once a week. I'm terrible at this, so I'm starting small
6)Exercise daily. No Excuses!
7)Block my work calendar on Fridays so I can finish up work and stop working over the weekends.
8)Do more activities with Hattie and Harper that get them (and me) out of the house
9)Read more. I love reading and really miss it.
10)Say one thing I am thankful for each night before going to sleep.

Wish me luck!
 

Seven Months Old

You are simply growing up too fast. Please slow down a little! You’ve moved up to size 3 diapers and 12 - 18 months clothing. You’re even almost too tall for your car seat! You like to fall asleep on your side. You can sit up all by yourself and you're a rolling machine during tummy time. You love taking baths and eating your poor rubber ducky’s head. You still talk and giggle all the time. We love listening to you laugh! You love Whisper kitty and squeal with delight when she comes in the room. You are a happy, little baby every single day. 


-Jessica

Weekend Recap

Lots of QT with this little lady......Check

A little bit of shopping........Check

 The usual weekend to-dos.......Check

The return of Mad Men.......Check

Already counting down until next weekend......Check 

-Jessica

TGIF

Thank goodness it's Friday! I'm ready to spend some time with the nuggets. To celebrate Friday I thought I would share some other things I've been thankful for this week.

1) Our nanny who captured this insanely adorable picture of the twins and who also saved Hattie from a man eating ant! And made us brownies!!

2) Being with Hattie and Harper when they saw their first rainbow. (ok so maybe they were too busy trying to run up the sidewalk to look, but still thankful!)

3) BBQ Chips. which never fail to remind me of summer

4) Tread and Shed gym class that kicks my butt!

5) A night alone (babies asleep, husband out with friends) spent doing nothing but watching TV, playing draw something and reading for once!

 

My Morning in Pictures

Welcome to Spring - it's looking to be a hot one!  The weather has been beautiful here - in the high 70s and low 80s.  Had a great morning so thought I would share it with you in pictures. Have a great day!

First thing I saw when I came downstairs.

Look at that silly smile!

Yum Puffs!

Mouthful!

My knuckleheads

Morning coffee

View on my drive to work

Great jam from the 80s (running a little late - should be at work at 8:30!)

Great jam from today - arrived just 11 mins late and beat my boss!

64 degrees when I arrived at work!

Sun is shining!