day two.

day two of 'project nursery week' was all about the cleaning. i wiped down walls and baseboards, swept, mopped, cleaned off the chalkboard, and wiped down all the furniture. gosh it felt good. the trick now will be to keep the new nursery tenant's big sister's messes in there to a minimum. 

also, that big sister's clothes and drawers are patiently waiting to be organized now that all of her things are now out of the nursery. 'project nursery' will definitely have to extend into brooklyn's room this week because i can't handle the mess in her room.

so, now that all the dirty work in the nursery is done, i get to do the fun part (or rather the part that gives me a tad of anxiety) and decorate. now, i really already have the room basically like i want it, there's just a few little details that need to be taken care of.

brooklyn got to have both mommy and daddy at the library with her tonight. she loved it.

coral swim suits for the girls (plural is still cra-zeee to think about) to wear in hawaii later this year. you can't tell in this picture, but they are really both really cute colors of coral. 

brooklyn loves all the tiny baby things as much as i do. she loves to hold them and say, "oooh, so cute!" i love it. she doesn't like being kicked out of the nursery and that breaks my heart a little bit. i told her that she can't be in there this week while i'm getting it ready, but that after that, she and i can go in there and play whenever she wants. she's not super understanding of that, but hopefully i can make it up to her.

she's just growing up so fast. james and i are constantly amazed at the things that come out of her mouth. oh that girl. one of my favorites recently was one morning when she came to get in bed with me after james had left for work, she cuddled up to me and i was breathing on the back of her head and she said, "i don't like that mom." i asked her what she was talking about and she said, "that heater in your mouth." i died laughing. oh that funny girl. she's also recently learned the sounds of the letters in the alphabet and loves to tell them to me all day long. pointing to random letters, she'll ask me what they say, like she's quizzing me. she loves to think she's the one in charge. such a boss. apparently she comes by it honestly.

another snowy weekend.

our weekend was nice. really nice. we spent time in coalville to watch haley in hairspray. great production! cute cute. grandpa babysat brooklyn. she enjoyed herself very much. we all got to bed at a reasonable hour and woke up to sourdough pancakes and bacon. best saturday breakfast. 

we took our time getting ready and packing up and heading out the door. james and i were anxious to get back home to get a few more things done in our house. we each chose two tasks to accomplish and then rewarded ourselves with dinner at burrito grande, with jeremy and chelsea of course. brooklyn stayed entertained through dinner with chelsea's ipad. bless that thing. and we all enjoyed our food. we stopped for a few sunday essentials on our way home and then the boys headed off to play a little b-ball. chels, brooklyn, and i watched friends, new girl, and just chatted. it was a late night and thank heavens for eleven o'clock church the next day.

since brooklyn turned 18 months old on saturday, we got to try her out in nursery. she went right in, no problem, and sat down to do her valentine craft next to another cute little nursery goer. james went off to sunday school and i to the primary room just happy that she didn't cry or throw a fit. twenty minutes later, the nursery leader comes into the back of the primary room with sobbing brooklyn in her arms. broke my heart. i rushed to her and took her out into the hallway. she clung to me. she was a tad traumatized darn it. she wouldn't even let me pass her off to james a few minutes later. it definitely took some convincing. hopefully next week will be better. 

we came out of church to falling snow and about three inches already on the ground. it really was beautiful. we hurried home, changed out of our church clothes, and dished up our roast, potatoes, carrots, and onions and had a cozy sunday afternoon dinner. this was followed by a glorious nap for brooklyn and i. much needed after the late saturday night. after naps, brooklyn and i snacked on whole wheat waffles and cookie butter. a new favorite! 

james shoveled the driveway while brooklyn and i waited inside in our warm pajamas, we discussed our plans for valentine's day, and laid low the rest of the evening. just how sunday evenings should be. we are rested, rejuvenated, and ready for a new week. james will have thursday off because he has to work saturday (boo), so we're hoping to do some fun things (with a few more things being done in the house). 

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