10 weeks to go

EVERYBODY PANIC!

That's what is going on in my mind.  I don't feel ready at all.  And I know what you all are thinking.  You have 10 weeks...get ready.  But you don't understand.  I'm so slow.  I'm not moving like I was during the good ol' days.  On top of that, my water aerobics class hasn't met in the past 3 weeks because the water has been too cold.  My back hurts, my feet hurt, and thankfully Aubrie is the world's best helper and will come into any room I'm in and pick something up if I ask her to.  She's such a great girl. 

But I'll get ready.  The nursery is a disaster.  Emilie's stuff isn't all out and we haven't unpacked any newborn clothing yet.  The mattress is turned on it's head and I need to wash all the bedding.  On top of things like that, I have a small list of honey-do chores for Adam.  Most are simple little things that I would like completed before the baby comes.  His two hardest projects are to finish changing the faucet to the master bath tub and to paint the half bath.   And it's mostly because we all know that once we add one more to the mix, our time will be limited for projects.  It doesn't help that the water heater was making bad noises and required a costly repair today and Petey likes to walk up to me and pant in my face as a reminder that it's time for his summer haircut.  It's always something whether you're expecting or not, have kids or not...it's always something.  I hope that if your weeks have been crazy, you're getting through it and you're able to see the good.

In the meantime, we are enjoying our two sweethearts.  We went to the zoo a couple of weekends ago.  The weather was gorgeous but we had no idea it would be so crowded.  Luckily we got there early because when we left, the line to get in winded through the parking lot.  It was crazy.  The girls had a blast.  We walked through some of the exhibits and the girls got to ride the train with dad.

Emilie was REALLY into the train.  She hung out of the window and her eyes were huge.

This past week, Aubrie went to Princess dance camp at Nashville Dance Center.  I wanted to see if she enjoyed it and would be interested in her doing it in the Fall.  We all know she's going to be tall and go through some tough growth spurts, so we would like to help her out.  This was a great camp for her.  Everyday a different Disney Princess was there and the girls learned how to dance, did a craft, had a snack, learned about ettiquette and played. 

Emilie enjoyed dance camp, too.  It meant that she got five half days of some alone mommy time.  We did things like went shopping, worked out at the Y, and went to the library for story time.  (above)

Each day I took pictures of Aubrie.  This was day 1.  She's getting so big, it's breaking my heart!

After camp shot with her door marker and crown that she made.

Getting ready to leave for camp in the morning.  Somebody was a character.

Here she is with baby sister.  She's got a magic wand that she made in her mouth.  Legs are crossed because that is what princesses do.

Last day of camp with all the princesses except Snow White.  She was registering for college.  Good for her...not just a pretty face.  :)

I'm glad she enjoyed camp.  I enjoyed watching her dance and getting into character.  After a couple of days, she started bowing down to me when she would walk into the room.  I could get used to that.  :)  Unfortunately that wore off.  But she still goes on and on about the princesses and everything she did.  She's at a fun age because her imagination is running wild and she can tell us all the crazy things she is thinking.  Her stories are pretty wild and entertaining. 

I made these tiny taco cups the other night because I knew the girls would enjoy them.  There's no recipe, it's just stuff thrown together.  I put 4 fajita size flour tortillas in ramekins and put them in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.  I then took them out and put some seasoned taco meat, Mexican rice, pinto beans, and shredded cheese inside and put them back in the oven for 5 more minutes.  Everything was already hot because I just made the meat and rice, so if you put cold stuff in your shells, you may have to do more than 5 minutes.  The girls really liked having their own little cup.  You can always add a dollup of sour cream and some salsa and avocados when they come out.  I even thought about putting some corn in there. 

I hope everyone is doing well and that you all excuse my long absence.  Like I said, I was panicking.  :)  Hopefully I'll get a lot done the next couple of weeks so I can enjoy the home stretch and take it easy.

OH!  And my friend Katie had her little boy last week.  I hope to share some pictures of him soon.  He's precious and I had a hard time handing him back over when I went to visit them in the hospital the other night!

Love to all!

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