Little Helpers

This block soup is waiting for Dadda when he gets home. There is also a "smoothie" ready for him.

Ella has been a big helper with Dadda away, especially today. Our usual post-dinner routine is Momma cleans in the kitchen while Dadda and the girls clean up the living room (the area with all of their toys). I was thinking that I would clean the kitchen after the girls were in bed... but Ella assured me that she and Juju would clean the living room on their own. I cleaned the kitchen and they cleaned the living room all on their own! I overheard the process- it sounded like quite a few tasks were delegated to Juliette. They were quite proud of themselves when they finished the job and they came in the kitchen and announced "it's all clean!"

All this helping is hard work-- Ella took her sparkly shoes off and lied down for a snooze during her quiet time today.

Wake Up Ella!

Ella fell asleep on the stairs the other day during her quiet time. Here's a video of Juju waking her up.

Happy Birthday Uncle!

The girls made a special video to wish their uncle a Happy Birthday.

New Necklaces

Hudson just returned from a vacation in Maui. He brought the girls some Hawaiian necklaces, which they love. Thank-you Hudson!

The necklaces can also be used as an ingredient in Ella's famous soup.

Ella and Dadda doing "silly faces".

18 months!

Our little one is 18 months old. She can say lots of words and is getting a stronger opinion about things. Juliette has such a sweet personality and we love watching her grow.

The above 2 pictures are of Juliette at 18 months, and below is Ella at 18 months. They are starting to look more and more alike.

Belly Update...

My belly is getting bigger and bigger and our doctor says that the baby seems very healthy. We received all the results from the midway ultrasound and everything looks great. The due date according to the ultrasound is June 20th, which is the exact same due date that we got from Ella's ultrasound as well. Maybe this baby can share a birthday with Ella, since that is a popular thing to do in our family. Juliette will be thankful to have the full spotlight for her September birthday.

Ella and Juju

The girls continue to love the song "With or Without You". They like to watch their favorite youtube clip of the song before they clean up their toys.

Ella loves to watch our new bread machine make bread.

Momma dressed Ella in black leggings and a plaid shirt. Ella accessorized with a red and white hat and a pink skirt.

Just after getting better from her bad cold, Juliette got the flu last week. Thankfully, she is healthy again.