sunday snaps

#sundaysnaps | week in review

Monday at 3pm, we went out for fancy burgers. Eating at random times is one of my favorite parts of winter break + we didn't have to wait at one of the busiest restaurants around.

Winter break is also for sipping fancy lattes with your family at 10:30 am then visiting your sweet grandma. And how fun is this fuzzy pom pom charm?!

Wednesday we traveled to South Carolina to visit Josh's dad. This little one and I had to make a quick Wal-Mart run. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep in the cart and stayed asleep the whole time we were in there. She's just too cute when she's sleeping.

Wednesday night we enjoyed a Mexican dinner out and then went to see the holiday lights. The girls loved all of the festive displays.

On New Years Eve, we had some fun taking pictures in our cute tiaras and fun glasses. Happy 2016!

And Josh couldn't miss out on the opportunity to wear a pretty tiara!

Our New Years Day was pretty low key. Josh helped his dad paint so the girls and I went out on an adventure. His dad lives on a 30 acres of land so there's lots to explore! The girls had so much fun and I'm so glad I packed their rainboots. 

That's Julianna minus 12 whole inches of hair! She has been wanting short hair for a long time so we went for it and she absolutely loves it! I haven't seen her hair this short since she was a one year old. It's such a big change but I'm excited about it... getting ready in the mornings will be so much easier! She's such a beauty!

We wrapped up our trip to South Carolina with a visit to the outlet center. We were treated to gifts that we could pick out ourselves. I scored some bargains at J. Crew Factory!

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105

Two is too much fun!

Julianna is learning and enjoying life more than ever right now. She's become even more verbal since her baby sister arrived. It's so much fun listening to her talk and express herself. She's picking up on everything! She enjoys singing her ABC's (leaving out letters here and there), counting 1, 2, 3, and 8, and 10, and she particularly loves the color yellow- when you ask her what color something is she always shouts yellow.

On Memorial Day, we setup her little pool in the front yard, as well as her UV protection tent. We didn't plan on letting her play outside until after naptime but when she saw the pool in the morning, she went in with all of her clothes on. After naptime, she revisited the pool in proper attire.

adventures with mommy

I really can't believe how fast my summer vacation is flying by. I have to go back to work the first week of August and it's already the middle of July. Julianna and I are trying to squeeze in as much fun as possible before it's time to go back to school.

Yesterday, we met a few of my coworkers for lunch at San Felipe. The pictures below are of sweet Julianna greeting people as they walked passed her. She seemed to get quite frustrated when she didn't get a "hey" back.

After greeting many people, we went inside to get a table. Julianna has a reputation for not behaving at San Felipe for some reason. Almost every time we go, she goes nuts! For example, last time she threw half of quesadilla across the restaurant along with the plate and also attempted to climb on the table after undoing the strap on the high chair. I was soooo ready to leave that day!

I was meeting 3 ladies for lunch. Thankfully they were humored by Julianna being herself. Julianna loves dipping her food in different sauces. She dipped her chip in salsa, and LOTS of it. Then of course she had to try the sour cream. Her chip was completely covered in sour cream. And she just had to dip her half eaten chip in someone else's guacamole dish! Oh goodness! Then she threw a cereal bar and emptied all of the Cheerios out of container before she threw her sippy cup. Fun times!

But she was happy and mommy left with indigestion. Afterwards, we went for some frozen yogurt. Julianna was really good first then she didn't that she wasn't going to sit still and started walking everywhere to say "hey" to new people. At least she's social, friendly, and definitely outgoing! What an afternoon but it wouldn't have traded it for anything!

Our other adventure was this morning. I have wanted to take Julianna to toddler story time at the library since the beginning of summer. I *think* toddlers are technically supposed to be 18 months to go (Julianna is almost 16 months) but I knew of someone else who took their child who is about the same age as Julianna. Sooooo... she had a hard time sitting still and she didn't really pay attention but we did it with no meltdowns! She enjoyed when the lady sang a song and she got to clap. They read 2 books, sang 1 song, and we watched a book on a film strip (I didn't even know those things still existed). Afterwards she played with the other little ones and fell in love with these blocks. I guess that's the next purchase I will be making for her. Overall, I'd say it was successful and we'll definitely try going again.