BIG girls...

...sleep in BIG girl beds! That's right, Elly has made the transition into her new room and new roomy bed! Kris and I bought a gorgeous day bed about 3 weeks ago for our sweet girl. It's been sitting at the furniture store since we didn't have anywhere to put it. I was SO excited for Kris to bring it home and put it together the other day. On another note, Elly being in her new room means only one thing...WE are in OUR new room!!!!! Pictures to come soon of the addition. I need a little time to get things in order :) We've spent the last few days organizing, moving and cleaning. I'm pooped to say the least but I'm a pregnant lady on a mission! I've made great progress on moving Elly and "re-doing" the nursery for Emma (which is staying 95% the same!). As soon as I get a little further with Elly's room, I'll post some pictures. She's going from pink and girlie to color, color and more color! You'll just have to wait in suspense for the finished product :)

While cleaning out the closets, Elly discovered a big ole bag of beanie babies I use for work. She was in heaven! She dumped them all out on the floor and went through each one that she knew. She'd hold it up and tell me what it was, "Mama...bear! Mama...mingo!" (flamingo)

Gathering them all to make sure they are in her reach!



This day in particular was a tutu day :)



Cow and polar bear kisses...true love!

Happy Day Elly!

Oh happy day to my sweet, sweet cutie pie! Elly loves everything about birthdays. Especially the "loons" (balloons) and singing "Happy Day". It has been her song of choice for quite some time now. "Sing happy day Dadda!" So we sing to Dadda...and Mama, Nana, Papa, Abby, Addie, Will. So on and so on until we make it through ALL her family and friends :) Saturday marked Elly's very special happy day where her friends sang to HER! With our house being such a mess, we decided to opt out of the home birthday party. We made our way to Van Grow Children's Art Studio and it was perfection! They did just about everything! There were 4 different art stations set up; free paint, bead table, crown table and puppet making. All the kiddies made their way from place to place, expressing their creative sides! It was wonderful and I highly recommend it to anyone in the area looking for a fun affordable birthday spot! Wednesday is Elly's actual birthday. We are going to have a special mommy daughter day. Not sure where we may venture to, but I'm sure the day will consist of lots of fun and maybe a stop by the new Nothing Bundt Cake store :) Mmmmm...if you're a Funky Town resident, a stop here is a MUST! I'm determined to try all the flavors of the mini bundtlets. I better do it now while I can still use the pregnancy as an excuse for eating excessive sweets ;)

"HEY FRIENDS!!!! IT"S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!"


Makes me want to cry thinking about my B-I-G 2 year old :(

Making her princess crown with her sucker in hand! I think she had more candy on Saturday than she has had in her entire two years!

Off to make a puppet. Daddy, quit tearing up over your big girl and get those scissors!

I think the paint station was Elly's favorite. She managed to make her way back to this one a few times :)

"Look at my masterpiece!"

BEADS! According to the owner, they have only had one bead in the nose incident! Luckily we didn't have the second on Saturday!

Waiting patiently for her cake! Do you notice the teeny, tiny, itty,bitty red spot by Elly's eye? Can you believe this spot actually landed us in the ER the morning after Elly's Party?! That's a whole other post for a later date!

Thanks Nana for my special cake!

GO Elly, GO!

Happy birthday to my sweet girl! We can't wait for all the special days to come :)

Spring Has Sprung

Just a reminder...this was two weeks ago today!


As much as we enjoyed our little taste of a REAL winter, we were ready for a little bit of this...


The weather this week has been as close to perfect as it can get! We are taking it all in with the knowledge of what a Texas summer consists of. Hot, hot and a little more HOT. We made our way down the street this afternoon. Elly loves to explore and investigate every rock, bug, stick, acorn (her new favorite!) along the way. Three houses down and back takes about 45 minutes! She's a definite nature lover, that's for sure! Today she decided to collect an array of little "acorns", aka rocks, put them in her pocket and walk to her favorite set of steps. She took all the rocks out of her pocket, cautiously placed them on the steps and started counting. "Two, five, eight." She'd bend over, get a little closer, "two, five, eight." Lay on her tummy, get her face even closer, and with those precious little fingers touching each one, "two, five, eight." This went on for a good 10 minutes! Have I mentioned how much I'm loving this stage? I think it's my favorite of her short little (almost) two years. I do believe I've said that about every stage up to this point :) Sitting back and just watching is pure entertainment!

Purple sparkle Converse All Stars? My kid's cooler than yours ;)


Btw...this dress is 3T!! BIG girl!!



I think I need to get a liiiiiitle closer...


According to Kris, we are about 3-4 weeks out from the addition being 100% complete. For his sake, we better be 3-4 weeks out from 100% completion! Lets do the math...33 weeks pregnant=7 weeks left...7 weeks minus 3-4 weeks= time to PANIC! We have decided to keep the nursery the same and move Elly into her new BIG girl room (currently our room). I want to make her new room extra special and I just don't think I'm going to have the time or energy to put all the "extra" into the special :(

View from the mudroom, through our new master bed, into the master bath. Not sure I'll know what to do with all the space! Cutie doing a once over on the trim work..."looks good guys!"


Makeshift walkway/stairs/Elly's slide. She scoots her booty down the board and makes her way back up to "side" (slide) down again. A splinter is inevitable before it's all said and done. I'm sure of it!

Beloved

Happy day of love! There has been been plenty of love running throughout the Roebuck house today. Mixed with a few tantrums and time outs as well ;) After breakfast, I told Elly that it was Valentines Day and that I had a present for her. It was the first time I had seen her eyes light up when I mentioned the word present! After this past Christmas, I think she gets the whole "I get to unwrap it and inside there is a special surprise just for me" concept. Immediately she started with..."Presy! Presy!" I was able to get her half dressed before the anticipation was just too much! She tore into it with pure joy written all over her face...and I loved every second of it :) Who would have thought a new Color Wonder (BTW...the greatest invention E.V.E.R.) and stickers could be so exciting!



After opening her "presy" I was able to get her pants on and hair done! The piggies still don't last long but they do last longer than they did before! I had to act quick in order to document the cuteness! I look forward to the day I can get some bows on those pig tails :)



Had to throw in one of Elly's super cute V-Day shirt. Thanks Nina! (My mom, Nana, has evolved into Nina. We have tried and tried for Nana but Elly refuses...Nina it is)

Elly decided to make her own valentines this year. Well...lets be honest here. I made them. I waited for Elly's nap and I went to town. Have I mentioned I'm a little OCD about crafts? I did let her add her own touch to each one before sticking them in the mail ;) Don't be offended if you didn't get one. A mom can only get so much done during nap time!