Project Life: Week 16

Sunday, April 15
Ellie turned 9 months old today!

sweet baby

on the go!

 Monday, April 16
Elaina found my Sunday skirt and decided it was the perfect compliment to her blue shirt. (And here I sigh and realize exactly how much she is like her mother, who was scolded who-knows-how-many-times for trying to wear *cringe* pink pants and red socks...)

Tuesday, April 17
Spent the evening outside. Josh planted and the girls and I explored the wonders of nature (re: clover patches in our yard).

Wednesday, April 18
 Another evening outside, full of activity:

Ellie practiced clapping

Josh planted our Charlie Brown redbud tree

Elaina combined two of her loves: reading and swinging

Thursday, April 19
Our living room furniture arrived. I did a happy dance when I got home, 'cause I love it!

New layout

Winston tries out the new couch

Friday, April 20
Played upstairs tonight, and the girls practiced the fine art of sharing :)

Saturday, April 21
One thing Josh and I have learned since becoming parents is that timing really is everything. We had a busy day, which included a shopping trip to look for a dress to wear to a friend's wedding. This was an outstanding failure for a few notable reasons:
1) The return of the maxi dress which, let's face it, was not made for those of us whose drivers license lies revolve around inches and not pounds (especially when it isn't even plausible to say 5ft.) (For the record, my license says I am 4'11. So what if it's a half inch or so off. I round up, people.)
2) The Peoria Old Navy had all of about 4 dresses, none of which were the one I had seen online, and the petite section at Bergners (see #1) would have only worked if I were, say, my grandma's age  (Is it really too much to ask for a nice sundress that doesn't have "retirement party" written all over it?)
3) The majority of my shopping for the past three years has been at Motherhood Maternity.
and last but not least...
4) Shopping with a toddler, a baby, and a very understanding husband just isn't conducive to the leisurely process of finding "just the right dress".
All of this is to say, sometimes things don't get done when we want to. For me, it was shopping. For my dear sweet husband, it was planting. Because after our unsuccessful shopping trip, we returned home to find the remainder of our garden/berry order sitting on the doorstep. It would have been nice to get it done then, but Josh is an involved dad who loves his girls and spends as much time with them as he can, often to the neglect of other chores. So tonight, after putting Elaina to bed, he went outside and worked until even a flashlight couldn't offer enough help. I am so thankful for what this says about him.

Digging in the dark