Wordless Wednesday



Really quick

I was about to go to bed when I went to plug in my fancy new phone (that I still really don't know how to work) and found that I had a new email.  Remember our Palm Springs trip a couple of weeks ago?  Well, one of the awesome wives on the team took some really great pictures and sent them to all of us,

and these are my four favs...

 (I really need to crop the foot out of that one)

(the ice cream man came by and I seriously think he may have sold every. single. push-up-pop that he had on his truck, just to our team alone). 

And apparently then Abby topped it off with a...hawaiian roll???

That's my girl!

More bits and pieces of Easter

Well, the phone rang at 6:45am this morning and sure enough they were calling Brian into work.  And even though they were having the traditional Easter feast at the station, they didn't have the families come. So our plans changed and we went to my sister's house without him, and skipped Grandma and Grandpa's since Brian couldn't go and hopefully we will be able to celebrate Easter with his parents later this week.

I was all excited because the weather has been nice lately. And even though I am always very good at using hand-me-downs for the holidays, I couldn't pass up these little dresses and shoes from Target.  So I got the girls all decked out in matching outfits and was really hoping to get a nice picture of them together and one of all of us. But since Brian wasn't there, I didn't even take the camera out of the car and the weather was cloudy and cold so they had to wear sweaters and well...it was just one big bust. 

I am happy that my new phone takes pretty decent pictures and I am even more happy about the fact that I figured out how to email them to my computer (I'm a newbee to smartphones and really don't have a clue how they work).  Anyways, back to Easter...I had a really hard time getting the girls to stand together AND smile together, and well, it was just another big bust!   

I think Lilly turned her head away on purpose...like she does for most pictures.

Again. Abby excited to be holding Lilly in her lap.  Lils...well, I think the look on her face pretty much sums up how she felt about sitting on Abby's lap.

Cousin Nicholas and Lilly...apparently eating? a chair.

Cousin Hannah and Abby. I think if you zoom in enough you might actually be able to see the crackers in her mouth. Gross.

My attempt at getting a picture of Abby, smiling at the camera. Seriously?  What was I thinking?

So I think I might take a day later this week when the weather is nicer and I have more patience and put them back in their dresses and try again.

The good news is, we ate a lot. And played a lot. And hopefully tonight...

we will sleep a lot!

Happy Easter!

Bits and Pieces of Easter

I know it is not Easter today, but we are expecting that Daddy might get an overtime day tomorrow, so the Easter Bunny was kind enough to come by our house early.  We had a fun little egg hunt in the yard.  Abby had a blast coloring (and eating) some eggs, and of course, the Easter Bunny left some special Easter treats. 

Tomorrow we are off to Auntie Erin's house for brunch and then Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner!

Today is a special day

It probably wouldn't be a big deal to most, but today is a special (and a little bit of an emotional) day for me.  One that, to be honest, I am having a hard time wrapping my brain around.  Today Lilly is 3 days shy of her 16-month birthday.  No big deal really. It's just weird because on the day that Abby was 3 days shy of her 16-month birthday, Lilly was born.  Lilly seems like such a baby and yet when I was pregnant with her, Abby seemed so grown up to me.  I can't even imagine Lilly becoming a big sister at this age. It almost makes me feel sad for Abby...that we made her grow up so fast, become a big sister when really, she was just a baby herself.  I don't know.  I guess it's just all a matter of perspective.  Today I am happy that Lilly doesn't have to grow up too fast. And today I feel sad because I feel like we forced Abby to grow up too fast.  And a tiny part of me, today, is a little sad knowing that neither of them, ever, will be a big sister to another little Corntassel baby.  

This is Abby, all "grown up" just shy of her 16-month birthday...

And this is Lilly on the same day...

And this is them today...

 

Lilly, 3 days away from her 16-month birthday and

Abby, one week shy of 2 years and 8 months old. 

*Sigh*

Random Catching Up

Last weekend we took our annual trip to Palm Springs for the Firefighter Softball Tournament.  It was my 6th year going.  The first year I went I had barely just met Brian but he talked me into going with him and I did and who knew that it would be where my Corny Life began.  Nonetheless I have never looked back and 6 years later I can't even believe the path our lives have taken.  Marriage. Infertility. Hospitals. Life. Death. Miracles. You name it, we've lived it.  Or so it seems...at least for us anyways.

So back to last weekend. It was fun, as always.  And the best part was, our guys won the whole stinkin' thing!  Go GREEN!

Here are some pictures (in completely random order and taken almost all on the same day because I was too lazy to get my camera out any other day)

 Lilly trying to tell the guys how to get it done from the dugout.

The girls settling into the sofabed for what was one of three miserable nights of sleep.

Abby finding the biggest pile of dirt to play in.

Team Gangreen and (some) of the kids. As many as are in the picture, there are probably even more not in it. There are lots of kids on our team and it makes for a fun weekend-long playdate!

Lilly on our patio ready to go out for the team dinner on Sunday night.  Sadly both girls fell asleep on the way to the restaurant so we ended up turning around, driving through KFC, and eating in our hotel room. And yes...the girls did wake up as soon as we got back. *Sigh.* 

A random picture during a game break...all of us proudly wearing green.  Abby was too busy playing in the dirt to get in the picture.

It was oh so fun and now we are looking forward to this summer's Firefighter Olympics! 

Seriously? It's been a month?

I can't believe it's been a month since I've posted on the blog. And even more importantly, it's been a month since I've had a chance to catch up with everyone else in the blog world. Seriously. Where does the time go???

I have a camera full of pictures that I have yet to upload to the computer.  Not sure why I don't have time to do it. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Lilly is not only walking, but is basically at a full speed sprint. Everywhere. It's tougher than I thought...trying to keep up with both of them.   The good part is, I am skinnier that I have been in about 5 years.  So I guess keeping up with them is doing some bit of good.

I am hoping to get one of those fancy smart phones one of these days, so when I'm sitting at the doctors office, at physical therapy, or in a parking lot when the kids have fallen asleep in the car, I can be, you know, productive.  I'll get bills paid. Make phone calls. List things to sell on eBay. Maybe buy a few things on eBay. Research local events that might be fun to do with the kids. Check the weather. Read emails. Post to my blog. Read other blogs.  You know...the important stuff. 

But for now, I don't have a smart phone, and I should get to bed, because the kids have finally, fallen asleep.