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There are 30 pictures in this post... so beware!! I needed to catch up on my 365. It's been insane around here!! I also need to catch up on blog posts. :) There are a couple of repeat pictures from the scarce blog posts. But here you go...

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Ian outside while daddy built the sandbox.

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Coating the sandbox... 

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Ian being an awesome big brother.

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The gorgeous kiddos.

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Mila watching Ian take a bath. She probably wants one too.

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The day we got to hang out with Julian. You can read about it here.

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Mila all smiles while Ian practices his new "thinking face."

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Ian's Thinking Face in action during Easter.

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They had an Easter Egg Hunt at Phil's Ice House that we accidentally came into, Ian enjoyed it.

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Cute Easter outfit. :) Thanks Grandma.

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Mila's Hawaii dress... with her usual crazy eyes.

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Mila wearing her Bryn Mawr shirt from her cousin, Sydney.

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This is what heaven looks like.

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I'm sure I already posted this, but Mila sitting!!

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I think Ian's dancing... but we can't be sure.

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The dessert I made for Stephen's last day before his trip to Jordan. It's even better than it looks. I was going to write a post on it... I should get to that!

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I sliced my finger and had no bandaid, so I made one, Ian wanted one too.

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Ian and Amy at the store... do you think Amy will be mad?

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This is a re-post as well.. oops

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My friend Cynthia came over and we got some graduation shots for her! Way to go!!

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A spoonful of hugs and kisses for you mom! One of Ian's gifts for me from school.

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Mila's first day at the pool, which you can read about here. Like the butt in the background?

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This is from the previous day. The only picture I had from this day was not internet appropriate. Ian loves his sunglasses.

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Mother's Day gift from the hubs.

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In Houston for Franny's graduation from UT-SON. So proud! I should do a post on this trip too.

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Mila's first bite of baby food.

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My Mother's Day gift from Granny Janny. It was delicious. Notice, Jackie and I already ate two of them. Missing are the delicious Brownie Bits which I forgot to get a picture of!

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From the crawfish boil. I should post on this also.

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Crawfish Bisque and Etouffee. My first time making either one, but they were super tasty. Yum!!

Swimming Pool

Today, the kids and I went over to our friend Jackie and Julian's house. Mila got to have her first time in the pool. It was awesome. **Warning! Picture heavy!!**

Before I tell you how it went, let me show you the first time her tiny toes hit the water.

I know that I'm laughing, and it's because it was a little funny. Mila screamed. Ian thought it was pretty funny too. Here's a picture of his look during this whole fiasco...

It's his whole "I'm trying really hard not to smile face." Priceless. Thank you Jackie for photo-documenting the whole thing!! Though, after some time, I'll say this, Mila is a lot more comfortable in the water than Ian is. I think she only cried because the water was very cold and it shocked her. Ian is actually scared of the water. Neh, terrified. He cried when I carried him in it too. The life jacket never got wet I don't think... unless he splashed himself.

Eventually, Mila got super comfortable in her environment.. maybe a little bit too comfortable...

Julian had never experienced this phenomena, and was naturally very interested. **Please note, I'm right next to Mila, she's not free floating in the pool, we just thought it'd be funny to scare Stephen a little bit.**

This conversation must be extremely interested. I know what you're all asking yourselves, where's Ian? Oh, I didn't tell you?

He's that spec in the far left distance. He's over at the kiddie pool that he refused to get into... watching.

Him and Julian did have a lot of fun though. They're turning out to be pretty good friends. Ian is a year older and Julian will be beating up lots of people for Ian. We've decided that Julian has already taken some Krav Maga classes and that Ian needs to take some lessons. Ha!

Julian was brave. And if I look a little frightened, it's because I am. He almost face planted in the water 2 seconds before. He suddenly can't distribute his weight when he's in the water, it was hilarious to watch. So Amanda, it's cool that you were at the pool and all, but what do a 2.5 and 1.5 year old do in their regular free time? I thought that you'd never ask.

They play together. They bite each other. Hit. Throw things. Laugh. Cry. Etc. It's a lot of fun. :) Mila finds it amusing...

Now, to continue resting until Mother's Day. The hubs comes home in the afternoon. I'm super excited!! He had me extremely nervous for 2 hours... calling the hotel, the airlines, etc. But, he made it back to the US of A. Can't wait to see his beautiful face.

Hanging out

Stephen called and ian and I got to talk to him. That was nice. Now we're ask hanging out outside before work. What a beautiful day!!!

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Better Pictures

I don't know why the other one uploaded so crazy. Hourly this one is better.

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After a few days of extreme drool and teething tablets, guess who's the proud proud owner of a new tooth!?

Well, it broke through, I'll get a good picture when it is all the way in.

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Mila's Nursery Update

This post is a long time coming. If you recall, back in December, I posted about Mila's Nursery. A lot has happened since then. A whole lot. I'll try and tell you all of the details in each picture. Basically, this nursery has many details from lots of people. It's a wonderful thing to have, makes it more sentimental. Let's begin shall we?

Let's start with what it looked like when we moved in, here's a picture from the listing:

Now, here's the same, wall, different angle.

Here's her room from the doorway. Notice anything? There is no more giant tree on that wall. We painted 500 coats over it and covered it up. I didn't like it, I wasn't a fan. And my mother filled in the trillion holes that were there as a result (it was the previous owner's tree). That tree was a health hazard, seriously. I would have had to dust it a least twice a day. The pillow and boppy used to be on the rocking chair, I promise. Big Brother doesn't like them on the chair.

Where'd I get it from? Well, the chair was a great buy off of Craigslist. I love it. It's green, it matches her room. It does the job. Love it. Do you see that little tiny bird on the bottom left of the picture? That's a night light from Pottery Barn. Those picture frames on the ground are from Amy, ignore them, they aren't up yet and don't belong in this room.
The nightstand is from Target. The currents are from Pottery Barn outlet thanks to my momma! :)

 The lamp is from Hobby Lobby. I totally lucked out here. The lamp was $50... I think. But, I didn't pay that. There was no price tag on the one that I picked out and the lady at the check out only charged me $10. It was pretty awesome. There's a picture of our family in that frame. And there's a letter M that my mom made. The book? That's Ian's big brother book.

The two pictures on either side of the window... my grandma, the kids' Nana, made them. I love them. They match Mila's quilt (which is currently, not in her room). And I put those random birds all over her walls. But yes, love the artworks. Love.

In the first picture, you saw the art hanging on the side wall. This is another Hobby Lobby purchase. I really do love that place. Then, we put some random stuff on it, including one of her ultrasounds. What a gorgeous girl. :)

Here's the other side of her room. The dresser used to be my dresser and we painted and and aged it. We took the bottom drawers off and I put some baskets. The changing table on top was a hand-me-down from my Aunt Lisa. My Uncle David had built it for their kids.
Rug - Target. Dirty clothes hamper - either Babies R Us or Target... Granny Janny got it for us. The crib - hand-me-down from David and Lisa. Yes, I'm aware that the materess is slanted, that's how we put Mila on it, she can't be flat because of her reflux. So, we put a pillow underneath it to prop it up.
Clock (pictured way above) and the light switch are from Babies R Us and were shower gifts. The sheet is from Pottery Barn. Her comforter (not shown) matches and it gorgeous.
This tree is a sticker, you peel it on and off. It's awesome. Also from Pottery Barn. But, my mom got an uber deal. I think it's usually $169. It was $10 at the Pottery Barn Outlet... incredible. Don't pay $170 for it, I had to reput it on several times. Pain in the ass. For that price, someone should have come over and done it for me. Fan - Lowe's. We're all about Lowe's... not Home Depot. Haha!

I love her room and the colors. Love it!

Well folks, I think that is all. :) There's Mila's room... finally. I think it's the only room in the house that is complete. Is that sad? I'm working on it! It's a little rough with my two crazies and all. Ian's room will be done as soon as Uncle Aaron comes over to do his project.