Mona Lisa Smile

We joke that Caroline has a half-smile/smirk that resembles the Mona Lisa. When I was taking her 5 month pictures (yes, she's 5 months old! crazy!) she was showing it in full force. Here are some of the pictures. I know I'm biased, but I feel like I should enter them in a baby model search or something!

We're going on a bird hunt....

Matthew loves looking for birds, so we decided to go walk around a nearby park and look for some. Caroline got her first ride in the jogging stroller, and Matthew enjoyed the freedom of running around. He has rediscovered a musical caterpillar that I had given to Caroline (all his baby toys are suddenly so interesting again now that she's playing with them) and I stupidly taught him how to push the button and make it play. Now it plays nonstop! Here are some videos of our adventure.

Twinkle Stars

I know I am super behind on the blogging, but the thought of including everything from the past few months is kind of daunting. Let's just sum things up by saying Brian started his new job and loves it, we are all moved in and settled in our new house and are really enjoying the space, and I have connected with some old and new friends and am keeping myself and the kids busy with all sorts of fun activities. Now for what people actually look at this blog for - photos and videos of the munchkins! Matthew has started singing, but only likes to do it when no one is watching. I finally managed to sneak a video of him singing in the bathtub.

Sweet Caroline is 3 months old!

Our little munchkin is growing up so quickly! I can't believe she's already 3 months old. Just this past week she has started falling asleep on her own, taking longer naps, and rolling over! I took this video of her doing tummy time on her playmat and made a comment about how she was too little to roll over. The next day she decided it was time to roll! I haven't been able to get video of her rolling yet, but I'm going to keep trying!

Say Cheese!

Caroline has started smiling! It's so cute to see that little grin on her face. I kept trying to get a picture of her smiling, but was unsuccessful. Then I realized that I could get it on video! So here it is... Caroline smiling.

Family Videos

I was going to put up some video of Caroline's first time in the pool, and discovered we have several other videos on our Flip that I never even watched! So, here are some recent videos for you to see as well :o)

House Update

***There are a few more new posts, so be sure to scroll all the way down to see them!***

When we were in Florida we were able to go see our house in person! The last time we were there it was just dirt, so it was so fun to walk through something that actually looks a lot like a house! Our projected closing date is still around June 30th, so we're hoping to be able to at least move our stuff in before Scott and Catie's wedding. The builder has been going out of their way to get our house done quickly and on time, which has been great. We were their first sale in the neighborhood so I think they really want us to be happy. Works for me!

 Walking on our new street

 Stucco almost done

 The kitchen cabinets are in

 Master bedroom and sitting room

 Master bathroom - tile going in

 Our pool!

 View from the family room

 Matthew's new room

 Downstairs bathroom

 Welcome home!

 Dining room

 Formal living room

 Eat-in kitchen

 Upstairs guest bathroom

 Stairs and doorway to playroom

 Upstairs guest bedroom