I realize it's been a while...

Yep.

So, instead of trying to recap the whole last month that I've not blogged about, I though I would start with something more recent... something I can actually remember... like... oh, I don't know... 

St. Patrick's Day....

 

Icyle wore a newborn size dress as a shirt and sported green socks for the day... 

We all dressed in green and went out to a family breakfast (which I didn't take any pictures of) at The Egg and I. It is a cute little restaurant just a few minutes from our house. We enjoyed some delicious waffles, french toast, and of course, eggs. Then We sent Chris off to work (wearing a green shirt and tie) and the kids and I spent the rest of the day at the park and hanging out with friends. 

 

It was a good day. 

The next day we went down town with our friends, The Bisagni's... they took us to this really cool picnic area right off the river...

It was beautiful! We enjoyed eating, playing, and hanging out with our friends...

This is Wyatt helping Aiden climb a tree... what a nice friend...

Then we walked to the Alamo... which was a huge mistake because it was spring break and it was so super packed that we pretty much turned around and left. But the thousand mile walk was nice!

Then the next day after that, which was actually yesterday, the kids and I spent the day babysitting at the Bisagni's house... the kids totally love eachother and get along so well... it is so awesome to have friends like them!

Here are the kids looking out the window... Icyle brought over that little car and got up there all by herself so that she could look out the window too...

aw... I just love her!

So.

That is what has been happening around here for the last few days. 

Chocolate dipped valentine cookies

Today Wyatt and I made chocolate dipped valentine cookies for, you know, Valentines day. 

Well, I made the actual cookies, but Wyatt sure was an amazing chocolate dipping sidekick...

And he is an even better chocolate eating sidekick...

It was a lot of fun dipping valentine cookies with one of my own little valentines... 

and they look super cute too...

If you want to make some of your own just click here!

 

My little Ergo baby

This morning Icyle woke up with a fever of 102.1. I don't really know what's wrong with her... could be a number of things... but besides having the fever and acting really tired she seems fine.

But today I have a lot to get done because my parents are going to be here tomorrow! I have laundry to do, cookies to bake, bathrooms to clean, floors to vacuum, toys to pick up, counters to wipe, and shelves to dust. 

So, what do I do with a tired, sick baby who wants her mama when her mama has lots and lots that needs to get done?

Stick the tired, sick baby in the Ergo and do all the work I need to do!

Dear Ergo Carrier, 

You are awesome! One day I might write a song for you.

Until then, just know I am so happy you are in our lives.

Thanks for all the work you do to keep my baby happy.

Love, 

Amber 

Seriously, Ergo's are the best ever!

Daddy's hat

Another year older...

Yesterday was my 27th birthday. I feel older. I don't know why, but 27 just sounds old to me. I realize that, in the grand scheme of life, 27 is young, but I just know that 30 is just around the corner and we all know it's down hill from there.

So I have decided, in honor of my 27th year of life, I would make some small, but hopefully big changes (if you catch my drift).  Little things like doing some kind of workout every day. Not a big change, because I already work out at least 3 times a week, but hopefully I will reap big benefits from it. Or like attempting to read through the Bible with my children. I mean I already read the Bible everyday, so now I just need to be doing it out loud... with the kids. So, thats another not so big change. Or like doing a load of laundry everyday. I already do the laundry, but maybe if I do a load everyday I will not have days (like today) where I have about 10 loads to do. A change maybe, but it will be one for the good. Right? Right!

So, these are just a few small changes I thought of off the top of my head, but I am sure there are others. I mean, I'm not perfect, despite popular belief, so my life could benefit from a little change.

So, my present to myself is to bring about some positive changes to my life. Ones that will, hopefully, make it better. And maybe 27 wont be so bad. Not that I really thought it was going to be bad... but maybe by the time I turn 28 I will feel younger and be like a whole new person... who knows?  It could happen.

Seeing blue

I'll be honest. I often dress my kids in coordinating colors or outfits... not really sure why I do that... maybe it's so that if I ever want to take a picture of them together, it will turn out cute... or maybe I just like them to be dressed similarly. I really don't know. 

But in any case, today they were wearing blue. 

See?

They look good in blue. Don't you think?

And since they were being so adorable in their cute blue outfits... 

I took lots of pictures...

So, I dress my kids in matchy matchy colors and I take lots of pictures....

I guess I just can't help it.  

How to eat fries - By Icyle Hughes

First, you sneakily take the fries from your brother...

Then, you take a fry...

and you eat it. But make sure your brother doesn't catch you.

Then you take another fry, 

and you eat it. 

Got it? No?

You take the fry and you eat it,

being sure to look all cute and innocent while your are doing it so your brother doesn't get mad at you,

and then when he asks where all his fries went you say "What fries?"