I am not a hermit.

Alright, here's the deal. I stay home a lot. It's because I have two little girls that I bathe every morning and interupt me a thousand times as I'm getting showered and dressed for the day. Therefore, I can't get out of the house before 11am half the time. Josie takes an afternoon nap, which is priority number 1 for my sanity in the evenings. So that give me two hours to get her lunch, get somewhere else to hang out and get home. (If she doesn't get her nap, everything is a tragedy, for us all.) I don't go to the exercise class (Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the church) because it's way easier to run on the treadmill at my parents' house in the evenings (because we're up there anyway, and Dan's there to help) than hauling my kids to the church in the morning by myself. Third, I don't like to play volleyball (Thursday nights at the church). So, I do stay home a lot, but I love to hang out with people! Adult people! So lets hang out. At night. When my kids are in bed. I'm sure some of you understand.

More pics

What a silly little face.

Josie loves to read her books.

Here she is in her big-girl bed! Violet outgrew her bassinette already, so she needs to be in the crib. So far, so good. Josie's doing great in her bed and sharing a room is no problem! I thought it would be a lot more of a fight/adjustment. If anyone ever needs bedrails, these kind are awesome. They hideaway and were cheap.

Reading stories!

Smiley little Violet

Josie's fish face. She just came up with this on her own.

This is my favorite picture of Violet so far. I love it!

This is the ugly yellow crushed velvet chair. My mom is a lifesaver and made the slipcover. Isn't it cute?

Josie got this stroller and boots for Christmas. She loves it all! I refinished this dresser by the way, and that cute mirror. Dan painted the bed. I love the girls room!

Some pictures of the last while

Josie wanted to drive the motorhome to Utah.

Violet just along for the ride.

Dan thought of this, but Josie thought it was pretty fun.

Sleeping in the motorhome. What a cutie!

Uh oh.

Violet wore my blessing dress that my mom made out of the leftover material from her wedding dress. The blanket was Dan's blessing blanket. We blessed her while Tyler and Sarah were there over Thanksgiving. I love my baby's blessings!

Our Christmas picture, if you haven't seen it already. (It was cropped on the card, so you don't see the mess in the background and the blinds drawn. What's up with that?

Violet loves this little chair!

Back the baby blessing. My sweet girls.

Violet is such a smiley baby! She smiles all the time! Love it.