Camper Fairy

Last night the camper fairy paid us a little visit, and when Chloe woke up this morning, we had a pop-up camper! She loves it, and as soon as Ben gets back from Yazoo City, we are going camping. (Thanks camper fairy, you know who you are) Today, we had another playdate (two in a week, woohoo!). My friend Amanda invited us over to play with Lola and her new sprinkler. Becky, Neil and Camden came over too, and we all had a great time playing in the backyard. Also, the daylilies that I planted from seeds had a bloom today.

Nurseries

My family put their heart and soul into allowing both my babies to come home to a "little girl's fantasy room" (as my friend Heather put it). I am posting pictures of Chloe and Ella's nurseries, because I am extremely proud of them and appreciate greatly all the hard work and creativity their Grammy, G-Paw, Aunt Marley and Uncle Dustin put into making these beautiful rooms.

This bassinet was given to us by some friends at church. Isn't it so sweet? Chloe and Ella both spent their first weeks at home sleeping in our bedroom in this bassinet. The Precious Moments picture on the right of the shelf was put together and given by my cousin Amy. I love the shelves that came with the house! Aunt Marley painted the sweet butterfly pictures on the wall and also the green picture from beside the piggy bank. The grandparents painted the rocking chair that has been passed down from my Grandmother Pentecost. Grammy sewed the cushion). Aunt Marley and Grammy painted the walls pink with a pale green stripe, while I was in the hospital for 4 days with kidney stones and pneumonia. The crib (was mine and my sister's crib when we were babies) and the changing table (thanks Crechale!) were both painted white by my family. Grammy gave the rug and also painted and decorated the adorable heart shaped table on the left. The legs are green with handpainted pink polka dots and flowers. The flower pegs on the wall and Chloe's name were also painted by my family. Cousin Karry gave the diaper bag that lasted me two years!

Grammy sewed the Roman shade curtains and made the photo bulletin board. G-Paw cut out each flower on that wonderful dresser that was previously painted with a face of Minnie Mouse from top to bottom. The grandparents both worked together to sand and repaint it. Aunt Marley made the cute display on top of the dresser (far left) and Great Aunt Cherry made the diaper cake for the baby shower they gave.

Now you think Chloe's room was a lot of work??? Check out Ella's room...

Ok, where to start? Grammy and G-Paw redid the dresser with new hardware and new paint (You should have seen it before!) Grammy sewed the diaper holder, curtains, and photo bulletin board. She also made the sweet animal pictures on the left of the wall. Grammy and I both painted the room yellow and the trim white.

The shelves and the daybed were built, designed, and painted by Grammy and G-Paw (with a little help from some others). The bottom of the daybed is a drawer that slides out for storage. The pillowcases, quilt, sheet, and curtain were sewn by.... you guessed it... Grammy! The cross on the right was hung on the door at the hospital when Ella was born. We reused Chloe's crib, but Grammy sewed all of the bedding. The mobile was given by my mom's side of the family. Ella loves it!See the super cute bedding Grammy made? You can also barely see the toy bag at the left end of the crib that she also made. The curtains are so neat. They have a bar sewn in the bottom that you roll up and then fasten with two strips of fabric that have velcro attached.

For Their Dada

Ben is in Yazoo City indefinitely working to help get the area back on track after a tornado devastated the area on April 24th. The tornado ripped through 149 miles for nearly 3 hours killing 10 people. Ben will be working 13 days straight and then 1 day off. He plans on coming home every few days, but that only gives us a couple hours to visit, because he works so late. I am posting some pictures of the some things we've done the past few days, so he can see all the excitement he is missing.

"I want some Mickey D's!"

Mrs. Becky, Baby Neil, Mrs. Roxanna, Baby Johannah at our playdate

Chloe in action, throwing the ball with Jingles and Camden

Camden got the ball!

Ella and me after our playdate

Chloe taking a blue bath with a blue Ring Pop. She had a great time at church playing with the kids!

Is that Snow White?

Chloe and our "LuLu's" fountain

(Chloe is wearing her LuLu's t-shirt with a picture of the actual fountain on it)

Ell's first tooth (Can you see it?)

Rolling Over

Ella has been rolling over from lying on her back to lying on her belly for almost two weeks now. She rolled over from her belly to her back on March 26th. Now when she gets on her tummy, she is alright for a minute and then gets mad. Until today, she would just cry until someone picked her up or rolled her back over, but now she has started to roll herself back over. She is going to be rolling all over the place pretty soon. She is also attempting to hold her bottle. Not quite coordinated enough for that yet though. She just puts her hands on it while you are feeding her. It's a start!

Ella's first spoonful

A few days ago, I attempted giving Ella her first bit of cereal from a spoon. It went just as I expected it. She would open her mouth to take some, but she spit it out just as quickly as it went in. She did continue to open her mouth for it, but also continued to spit it out. I think she liked playing with it. The picture I am posting is the aftermath. Sorry, couldn't take a picture and put a spoon in her mouth at the same time. I am also posting a cute picture of her, so her first pic on the blog wasn't just one where she is a mess.