My First Dance Recital

Ellie has been in dance all year - I probably told you about that back in September. It starts then and culminates with a huge recital at the end of May. Ellie did great all year and developed some new little friendships (and I did too)! While her class was tap and ballet, they only did one routine, which was ballet. I was secretly thankful for this because she got to wear the most adorable little blue costume and dance to the sweetest song dedicated to mommies. Meredith, my good friend and mom to Ava and Ella, who are Ellie and Aubrey's ages and good little friends themselves, managed to find the lyrics:

Moms are special people
They hug you all the time
They help you do a lot of things
You might be scared to try
They take us to the playground
The movies and the zoo
Mom, we're really lucky
Cause we've got you

Oh, Mother, we need you every day
We think we'll keep you
Oh, Mother, we love you
Even more than songs can say

You're funny and you're smart
You finish what you start
If we could, we'd elect you
President of the Mothers
No matter where you go
We hope it always shows...
You're the very best Mom we know

Oh, Mother, we need you every day
We think we'll keep you
Oh, Mother, we love you
Even more than songs can say

You're the very best,
specialest person in the world

A cute memory and funny observations

Wow - it has been a while since I last updated our blog! I have honestly not thought about it much at all in the past six months; but now that I'm not working anymore, the importance of preserving the memories and sharing our life with you resumes. I will do a 'catch you up' post later; but this one is so I remember these things later.

The First Wolfe Girls Slumber Party:
Ellie loves getting Aubrey up when she wakes from her slumber - whether in the morning or from naps. She greets her by herself and gets in the crib to play with her. I have learned that although Aubrey may fuss at first, if I just wait a minute, they'll soon be laughing and then quiet play time ensues - music to a mommy's ears! The other day I walked in and Ellie had put as many bows in Aubrey's hair as she could (Aubrey loves bows in her hair!)

When it was Aubrey's nap time yesterday, Ellie said she wanted to take a nap with her. Now, Ellie has not napped in FOREVER, so when she suggests a nap I do not put up a fight! Ellie attempted to sleep on the floor and Aubrey was in her crib. I left the room...no crying from the little one - so I continued with my tasks. Soon, the sounds of little girls playing when they're supposed to be sleeping filled my ears with joy. I didn't care that they weren't sleeping - I know the talking and playing happens first and the sleep later. But they never slept, and that was okay with me. I'm happy for the bonding they are doing. It reminded me of Amy and I sharing a room - which Aubrey and Ellie will be doing by the end of the summer! That was their first slumber party!

Funny Observations:
You know, by the time you get to the third pregnancy (and I'm sure any subsequent pregnancies, although praise God, I won't know anything about that) you've heard everything anyone has to say about you being pregnant. It starts with 'Your life is about to change' and progresses to 'Oh, boys are different' or 'Your hands are gonna be full'. Yes, they will be full - with precious cargo that I wouldn't trade for anything. Yes, boys are different...Really? They're more active...Really? I actually know some girls who are just as active (although not mine!) I'm married to one. My dad is one. I have two brothers. I know BOYS ARE DIFFERENT. God made them different - I know this and I am THANKFUL for this. Because this means a little less whining and a lot less emotions! I welcome that change. 'You're due in September? That means you'll go through the summer - ugh!' Really? Is that what that means? Sometimes I don't say anything while other times, I let them know it's not my first time to the rodeo. I'm glad I'm going through the summer. That means I get to wear flip flops and tank tops and go swimming and sit under fans. It also means we'll have huge family birthday parties and that will be a special tradition. You know, if it were socially acceptable, I may look at people like they have two heads sometimes. In my better judgment, I try to be gracious in responding:)

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Happy New Year!

We had a great Christmas with the girls and Brian's family down in Central Florida.  It was topped off with Ellie's first trip to Disney!  She had a blast and so did we.  Can't wait to do it again!  Enjoy the pictures!

 

I enjoyed making them these cute outfits with Michael Miller's Christmas Trees fabric:) 

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She LOVED the Teapots!  They were her favorite, along with Small World,

Pooh and meeting the Princesses:)

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We're Back!

I'm sure you're beginning to wonder if we've fallen off the face of the earth or think our life has nothing to report.  Sometimes I do feel like that and feel blessed that I have nothing crazy to report; but at the same time I'm missing opportunities to report on life as it happens each day.  That's okay - two months of no posting is nothing to feel guilty about, right?  I had to take a little break from the blogging world - and I don't even do it near as much as others I know! But the pressure of doing it is sometimes enough to break me down.  I'm just being honest.  And living life through reading other people's blogs or facebook statuses robs me of living my life and that's what was happening.  When you begin to think in terms of 'I've gotta blog about that' and 'Julie is...', there's a little imbalance happening there.  Especially when you're not doing taking care of your responsibilities around your world or creating memories for your family.  So, I took a hiatus to re-focus on what I should spend my time doing.  It has definitely been freeing; but I've got a long way to go!

Enjoy my look back on the past couple of months!

The token pumpkin patch picture.  Of course we chose a cloudy day; but at least it wasn't raining!

Ellie was Iridessa for Halloween and wanted her hair braided!  So, we sat for an hour and a half and braided her hair.  I thought it turned out really cute!

 

The day after Aubrey's birthday, she finally got her cake!  And loved it!  We had to cancel her party because Brian and Ellie were sick.  We made it up to her, though!  See below:

Aubrey's second attempt at a birthday celebration came at the same time as Brian's birthday. We enjoyed Mexican with friends.  Aubrey had fried ice cream and Brian had a tequila shot!

And this is my precious baby with her favorite animal in the world.  We call him Dog Dog and he has slept with her every night for quite some time.  Mom and Tom have it to her; but I don't remember the occasion.  I started giving it to her to see if she would adopt a 'lovie' (ellie never did).  She loves him alright; but we leave him in bed during the day.  Her favorite part?  His tag off the back of his left leg!  Yet another thing Ellie didn't care for -tags.  Aubrey loves them and every time you give her an animal, she turns it around to find the tag.  So precious!