you lead. i'll follow.

this past weekend we took a trip to the texas tech museum for a valentine craft event. we passed a set of stairs on the way to the craft room and i was wearing aplin. needless to say, our craft time lasted all of 4 1/2 minutes.  there is little crafting to be done when you have an 18 pound, grabby-hand baby attached to the front of you. not to mention a boy so focused on the stairs he hadn't climbed, he didn't even try to eat the glue or put beads up his nose. 

i decided to forget the craft and let mclain explore the museum. life is so much easier when you don't have an agenda and you're just along for the ride. with that said, mclain you lead and aplin and i will follow.

^^^ "BIG dina" ^^^

^^^he knows his colors^^^

^^^he tried to push the glass open and kept saying, 'out'.

^^^aplin and me following mclain^^^

hugs and kisses~s.

snow day + a new job

winter days are so much better with snow on the ground.

^^^mclain patting his leg, calling buster to come. he's such a little person. it's the cutest.^^^

more snow is headed this way!!! 

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i am so excited about a new opportunity for our family!

i got a job at a local kids day out program. it's 2 days a week. 

i'm working at the front desk, which means i get to hold aplin and peek in on mclain whenever i want. 

mclain gets to go to music class and learn how to share fun toys with his new friends and aplin gets to cruise around the church in a stretch stroller!

^^^she LOVES it!^^^

i couldn't ask for a better opportunity for our family! 

hugs and kisses~s. 

Dorothy Aplin -- Six Months

today, at 4:49, she will be 6 months old.

she is healthy.

she is happy.

she is a blessing.

she is more than i could have ever dreamed of.

she is sitting up.

she hasn't quite grasped this whole 'solid foods' concept.

she loves her feet.

she smiles, and the room lights up.

she is very vocal.

she is rolling all around and hates every minute of it.

she is my best friend.

and a few more, because i just can't help myself.

~ happy half birthday, sweet girl ~

~ our lives' are richer with you in it ~

hugs and kisses~m, s and mc

here's to more posts and more pics

i recently had a friend/fellow blogger (like legit blogger) encourage me to try and make some "coffee money" with our little family blog. by "coffee money", i mean a little extra money a month to spend on going to a local coffee shop, maybe happy hour with the girls, or a dessert date with the hubs. if you were wondering why there is advertising on the blog, that's why. if you weren't wondering, that's still why. 

i'm excited about this new challenge. it will keep me accountable to spend more time documenting our little adventures, their ever changing faces, what books or toys they are interested in at that particular moment, what new recipes i'm loving and what shoes they are currently wearing. it will encourage me to get out my big girl camera and capture the beauty in our day to day.

these great cards from our our dear friend, kimmi.

i'm convinced everyone needs a chalkboard wall.

the sweetest, softest leggings. ever. 

she loves her fingers

he's obsessed with tractors or bulldozers or fire trucks or ambulances or police cars

working on our fine motor skills and learning our colors.

 not sure who loves her lil posite pros more--her or her pops?

he calls it, 'neigh'.

those rolls. can you get enough? i can't.

 i will try not to do too much writing on here. i'm more of a numbers person. 

if my grammar is wrong (and i know it will be), please forgive me. 

here's to more posts and more pictures.

 and if you feel so inclined, go ahead and click on any advertisement that might appeal to you. winky face. 

hugs and kisses~s.