If you live anywhere other than Florida most likely you are knee deep in snow. This has been such a terrible winter everywhere but here. We are so grateful and soaking it up spending as much time as we can outside before that summer heat hits. 

It’s February and yes we have already been to the beach, have blown up our kiddie pool and stocked up on popsicles.

We had one day of winter. I’ve always said I wanted to have seasons and well now turns out winter is not for this girl. Looks like I’ll be here for life.



So yea I know we all think our own kids are soooo smart but pretty sure Grace is genius!

On her own she put together these puzzles.



We were so shocked we made her do it again. Totally had us amazed! Harvard here we come. 😊

When I do flash cards with Grace and we get to banana, sister tries to eat the card every time. 😂

The fake smile you put on your face when your son tells you he’s making you a spit cake. 😳 sounds yummy!

Nothing makes these kids happier than an old school Popsicle. Luckily for them it’s what the Doctor prescribed.

Watching Daddy climb in a big box the kids are using as a clubhouse. 😍

Catching Daddy and Timmy in the closet with the lights out just to watch his toy gun light up. Boy stuff this mama will never understand.

Gracie’s undeniable style sense is surely going to land her a job in fashion. She dresses herself head to toe and I can’t get enough.

& the very best snuggles.

Timmy was in the bathroom saying mmmmyummy 😳 so I ran to see what in the bathroom could be so appetizing. There he was picking dried up toothpaste out of the sink and sticking in his mouth.

Not my finest mom moment. I added the bathroom to my to do list so now it’s squeaky clean and free of any “snacks.”

In other bathroom news Gracie is peeing on the potty every time Timmy does. I’m still too lazy to start potty training although it seems like she’s doing it herself. Timmy says his poop looks like snakes and hisses at the toilet. We spend so much time in the bathroom I’m thinking I need a chair in there. Timmy is obsessed with “peeing like a daddy” which just means peeling standing up. It’s really cute when he says it.

Look Mom! We are birds!

It is the tiniest mini pony BUT it is a pony!!!

Timmy rubbed Aunt Sam’s not so smooth legs and said ooo they bite! 😂

Gracie yelled I Love You to me this morning. 😍

When Grace was getting her shots, Timmy got up on the table and rubbed her head the whole time saying, “it’s ok Gracie.” 😍

We were singing in the car and Timmy stopped and said look mommy my feet are singing. They were swaying back and forth 😂

And on a gross note.. Timmy was going potty and says it looks like pirates. 😝

You know that crazy mom jumping up and down and making crazy sounds attempting to get her kids to smile and look at the camera at the same time? I used to be her.. Jusssst kidding I’m still her 😂

I need some new go to sounds because these kids are not responding to pleas to get a good picture.

This is the best I got today.

Me and a Grace had a heart to heart about bow wearing. She definitely heard me out because that bow stayed in all day.

Today was eye opening for me. It was the first time Grace didn’t sit in my lap at Storytime, she didn’t want to sit with me at the mall play area and she didn’t cry when I dropped her off at the gym kids club.

Today Grace grew up.

Everytime I go to the library Storytime I beg her to go play with the other kids and at the gym I pray she doesn’t cry for me.. Well now that’s it’s actually happening I’m like hold up wait a minute! Where is my baby girl? She is officially a toddler. I love watching her act like one of the big kids and I smile but I’m a little bit sad.

Soooo I’m a little behind on my kids well check ups. Grace will be 18 months in 2 weeks but this was technically her 15 month checkup and Timmy was 3 in December but hmm here we are.

Timmy weighed 38 pound and he’s 40 inches. That’s 2 inches in one month! He’s been totally obsessed with growing bigger, eating me out of house and home and asking me to measure him everyday. Well it worked! All I hear in my mind is MORE Disney rides!!!

He’s on track with everything else. He talked so much to Every. Single. Person. The doctor asked me if he was in daycare because his language and social skills were so good.

Now poor Grace. Feeling a little subpar in the mommy department with Gracie’s report. She’s only 20 pounds 13 ounces which is third percentile. The dr isn’t too concerned but they are gonna watch it. She’s 33 1/2 inches tall and in the 90th percentile! She’s on her 3rd week of an ear infection and 4th round of antibiotics. Seems like nothing is helping her get better. Then the worst part is she’s anemic. So we are really focusing on her diet and she’s on an iron supplement. She really eats good but in the tiniest amounts. I don’t know how to increase her appetite other than to quit breastfeeding but I don’t think Grace will go for it. Once this ear infection clears up I think it’s time for weaning but I’ve said that a couple thousand times…

Anyways on the positive Grace shows zero signs of developmental issues and she’s a talking machine. When the doctor was leaving the room Grace waved and said byebye Doctor without any prompt from me. Her voice is the sweetest. My favorite word out of her mouth lately is thankyou.

While the rest of the world is freezing their booties off, we are over here picking strawberries in 70 degree weather. Pretty crazy.

By 4:30am Timmy was already up asking if it was time to go to Aunt Jessicas. He’s a little bit in love with her. As soon as we get to her house even Gracie starts yelling “Jessica’s house” and she’s not even facing forward to see it but she just knows by the loud squeals coming from her brother.

Our kids play so nice together. Feels so old school just letting the cousins run wild in the yard while we chit chat. I crave that time with her and I can’t wait for my other sisters to start popping out some more cousins 😁.

Seeing the farm made me want to run home and start working on my own garden. Tomatoes and strawberries galore. Timmy loved it but grace stayed in the Ergo because sister was wearing a white dress and it was really muddy soooo yea.

Then we got some much needed grandma and Aunt Sam time 😍.