First Spa Manicure

My sweet husband got Ella and I a gift card to get mother-daughter manicures at InSpa for Christmas and we finally got around to using it!  Ella had insisted on me straightening her hair that morning so she could have "Rapunzel hair".  She asks for straight hair every once in awhile when she sees me doing my hair, but it's rare that we have time (or I have the energy) to do it.  I can't get over how long her hair is when it's straight and how much older she looks!  Of course we had to take a few pictures before heading off for our manicures.  Ella wanted to take pictures in her little sister's room...hence the reason she's in her old crib :).

 

Ella was super excited to go get her manicure and talked about what nail polish color she wanted to choose for days leading up to our appointment.  We've painted her fingers and toes at home quite a few times and she's usually pretty good about sitting still and letting them dry.  She was so cute at the spa...she knew the exact pink color she wanted and sat perfectly still while the manicurist did her nails (complete with a little flower on each nail) and let them dry.  The manicurists were all quite impressed that she was only two years old!  Love my sweet girly girl and the fun things we get to do together!

Blog Book Vol. 3

We've had this little blog going for about three years now and our third blog book has arrived!  I love that it documents this last year, and all the details and pictures that I'm sure I would have otherwise forgotten about.  And Ella loves looking through the pictures of all her favorite family and friends. I'm hoping I can keep up with the blog after we have two kids!

 

Valentine's Day 2013

Ella's valentine's sent out to friends and family...

 Our traditional pink heart-shaped valentine pancakes we made a few days early...

Opening her mailbox valentine's day morning...

Our funny valentine!

 Beautiful flowers brought to me at work by my sweet husband...

Big Girl Bed

Our little girl has successfully made the transition from her "warm and cozy" beloved crib to her new big girl bed!  She was super excited, like jumping up and down screaming, "Yay new bed!!" as we were putting it in her room.  We've talked it up for awhile and she knows that her little sister will be getting her crib.  Even after all the excitement, she was a little apprehensive about being in her big bed when it came time to turn out the lights and leave her in her room the first night.  She had a bit of a quivering lip, but was so brave and had no tears or issues staying in her bed.  I had a harder time with it than she did.  Maybe it's just the pregnancy hormones, but I'll admit I shed a few tears.  Something about her growing up and no longer being my little baby!  She's slept through the night successfully in her bed since she's had it and has continued taking her usual naps without missing a beat.

Her first night in the bed...she was cracking us up with all the poses she came up with and wanting me to take pictures of each one ;).

 And because I've done a pretty lousy job taking pictures and documenting things lately (especially about this pregnancy), here's a belly shot at 29 weeks for those who have asked to see :).