a long time

Finally, we're getting outside a bit. This one struck me as funny with little Sarah pushing her big sis around.

Sarah the bag lady!

Shelby and Daddy!

Hi. I know that I haven't posted in a long time, but I haven't had much to say. Life has been busy. I have been dealing with some potential changes at work. I have 2 and 4 year old girls. I have a bit of the winter blahs. I get them every year, and now finally spring appears to be making it's way into northern Illinois.

I added the pictures I had taken of the girls today to the sidebar of the blog. They are better than I could have hoped for. I have lived in fear of what happens when I take the girls to have portraits taken for 4 1/2 years and finally have hope that it won't be like that forever. They were absolute gems for me today. And they wanted to have pictures taken. They told me after that it was fun even.

This week is spring break for me and we have lots of little things to do, but it has been easy and relaxing so far which is great.

Sarah does have a new one-liner that I have to share while I'm thinking of it. Her new thing is "I'm tired of dis (this)!" She says this whenever she doesn't like something I ask her to do. Going potty it's "I'm tired of dis potty stuff!" At clean-up time "I'm tired of dis clean-up stuff!" It would be hilarious if it weren't so infuriating. :)

Shelby is all about letters, sounds and writing these days which makes this teacher/mommy's heart proud. She has come to it in her own time, but she is learning quickly! She is also all about bike riding when the weather permits. We have taken 2 - 2 mile rides up and down our road recently and she loves doing it. No complaints about being tired even!