Outside Playtime

At the end of April, before it snowed and turned cold again, we were fortunate enough to have some really nice days. The girls' grandma came over to take them to the park and we all enjoyed playing in the backyard for a while.

Ella found a friend!

Who then disappeared below the deck...

Ella really, really, really hated this...

And got mad at us for laughing at how much she hated it...

Oh Zoey, you definitely have second child problems with your too big hand-me down jacket...

Park time!

We all played pass with the ball, Zoey let out the loudest giggles every time she "kicked" the ball!

Zoey's One Year Photo Series

After Zoey was born I knew I wanted to capture her growth through a series of photos. I didn't do this for Ella, sorry kid! Sometimes second borns get the perks from momma's experience! We bought Ella and Zoey each a sock monkey to celebrate the birth of Zoey. I had intended to capture her weekly for the first 6 weeks and then monthly after that. Real life set it and I did the first three weeks of her life, the fourth was a disaster and I decided every three months would be sufficient. It kept if fun and less of a chore. 

I feel like she's saying, "So glad these are over with!"

Post-Bath Zoey

It's taken almost a year of life for Zoey to enjoy her bath. It took squishing myself into the bath with the girls for her to finally feel safe enough to splash and play instead of clawing at me and attempting to climb out. That would mark the first and last shared bath, let's just say plugs are uncomfortable when you're the one sitting on them because you stupidly got in the bath the wrong way and the tub is too small to maneuver yourself around to the non-plug side of the tub....or something like that.

Ella so lovingly styled Zoey's hair for her. Not bad for a two year old I guess.

Papa's Birthday

Last weekend we celebrated Papa's birthday with a trip to Cactus Club for steak. Their steak is delicious and one of their only gluten free options for me but I can't complain, being forced to order steak isn't so bad!

Zoey has been super into face squishing lately. Sometimes you can even get her to imitate you if you do it first. She mostly does it when she's very happy.

Ella had chocolate milk made for just for her.

Then we went to the mall for some ice cream. That may have been a mistake... I'm not sure if it was busy because people were on spring break or if that's just how it is on weekends but it was wall to wall people!

Ella was finally brave enough to accept a piggyback ride. Walking with Papa was the highlight of her day. A week later she told me all about the carousel we walked past and how you stick on it and hold the stick with two hands and go up and down.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!