100 Sundays!

Ok so maybe it hasn't exactly been 100 Sundays but Sunday is now 100 days old! 

Slumber party!

Happy birthday husband!

Here's a pic from the annual Kentucky Fried Chicken party that has become tradition at our house on this day. My husband turned a year older, our waistlines grew an inch wider and we all had a happy birthday party!

Happy new year!

Hope everyone had a great new year's! We are looking forward to seeing our little ladies grow up in 2014. I am so amazed at how independent Marley has already become. She is able to go to the bathroom and pick out her clothes and get dressed all by herself. Her little sister is just getting the hang of holding her head up on her own and can now smile at me (on purpose!)

Wishing everyone a year filled with lots of love and joy. Here's to 2014!

Happy baby

Someone is just learning to laugh and giggle. Makes up for the screeching and screaming that usually comes later on.

Christmas fam jam!

Here's the only pic I took from our family party at my brother's house. Tons of food, tons of presents for the kids (it was mayhem!) And tons of fun playing our annual steal gift game.

Merry Christmas 2013!

Merry Christmas! Today we celebrated the holiday as a family of 4. We woke up around 10 (yes, we've somehow trained our kids to sleep in,) had a yummy breakfast of chocolate croissants, breakfast quiche and bacon and then opened our presents. It was a very nice Christmas morning and I felt very lucky and blessed to celebrate with my own little family. I spent the rest of the day cooking; braised lamb shoulder, roasted yams and brussel sprouts with kale and bacon. Dinner was deeleecious!

Tomorrow we will celebrate with my extended family at my brother's house. Another Christmas tradition which I am happy to be able to share. Since I was a kid Ive always celebrated with my aunts, uncles and cousins and as our family grows with new babies and becomes smaller with the passing of others, its a blessing that we are able to continue this tradition and pass it onto our kids.

I hope everyone had a very happy holiday and were able to spend it with the ones you love. It really is all you need.

Progress

Here's an updated photo of mine, Susie's and Sally's kids at my annual holiday baking party (just missing Saadia who couldnt make it this year.) I dont know how we managed to time the birth of our kids together like this but maybe knowing each other for so long syncs your biological clocks just like living together syncs your periods.

Whatever the reason, I'm so glad to still have these ladies in my life. Our kids will grow up knowing the true meaning of friendship.

Family pic 2013

Look for this photo in your Christmas cards to come (if I can ever get around to doing my Christmas cards that is!)

2 months old!

As of yesterday, my #2 is officially 2 months old. Went for a dr check up yesterday(and the first set of shots!) And weigh in was at a whopping 9 lbs 11 oz and 54 cm long. This girl can eat! Its nice to have a baby that's eating and growing well after my problems with Marley the first time around. Although Miss Sunday didnt do so well with her first shots, there was alot more crying and even the open mouthed "silent" scream which was oh so sad.

Happy 2 months baby girl!