Time with Papa

This past weekend Quinn and I went up north to my parents.  I wanted to go visit my Grandpa and I also had a baby shower to go to.  Quinn and I got Sage on the bus Friday morning and took off.  We made it to my parents in just under four hours.  We only made one quick stop for a coffee - I was a little tired and needed some caffeine.  Our friend Julie got Sage off the bus that afternoon and then Reese picked her up there.   Quinn was all about Papa this weekend.  She was his shadow - it was so cute!  It was a good thing she was all about Papa because he babysat her all day Saturday.  My Mom and I headed out and Papa and Quinn bonded!  They danced, played in the snow, went for a walk and had tons of fun!  I think Papa was a little tired!  Thank you Dad!   I was able to have a nice visit with Grandpa and go to the baby shower and enjoy myself.  Getting to spend some time with my Mom one-on-one was nice too!

Dolls!

This girl is all about her baby dolls!  We have them all over the house.  One in her crib, one in the car, and a bunch of dolls in the playroom.  She loves to change their diapers (using her real diapers & wipes), take them for walks in her stroller and carry them around with her.  And as you can see below she snuggles with them too!

So big!

Sage had Monday off from school.  It was nice to have her home for the day.  She told me she wanted to go to the aquarium for the day.  So we did!  We did a little shopping as well and stopped to have a snack.  I snapped this picture of her and she looks so big to me.

Late Breakfast

Quinn hasn't been eating much the last few weeks.  She is getting her last of the 2-year molars and it is taking forever to get through her gums.  Besides her lack of appetite she has also been a little cranky.  On this particular morning last week she refused to eat breakfast.  That is until I was at the counter making a protein shake.  She dragged a chair over to the counter to help me and discovered her uneaten breakfast.  She proceeded to eat all her eggs and then drank half my protein shake!

Two Front Teeth

Sage was a few weeks late for "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!"  Her tooth was so loose and she wouldn't let us pull it.  One of the roots was hanging for a few weeks.  Her tooth finally fell out last week.  She now has a very big gap waiting for the teeth to come in.  She was very excited for the tooth fairy to visit again.  This makes a total of five teeth that Sage has lost. 

Designer

Sage was given this fashion design kit for Christmas a few years ago.  She loved it and continues to use it.  Quinn found it last week and has been using it ever since!  She loves it too! 

Snuggles

The girls were watching a show with Reese.  When I walked in the room and saw this, I had to take a picture.  Daddy snuggles are the best!  Quinn lately will ask you to "nuggle"  her version of snuggle!  It is so cut when she asks to "nuggle"

Puppet Show

Last weekend Reese and I went out for dinner and a movie.  We had a new babysitter watch the girls.  Her name is Kristen and the girls loved her!   She arrived when Quinn was napping so she and Sage did some crafts.  One of those crafts was making puppets!  Sage loved them and loved even more that she got to put on a puppet show for us the next day.  Kristen is already scheduled for our next date night!

Q-Tip Painting

Sunday we were in the house all day!  It was freezing rain and then snow throughout the night.  That morning the wind picked up to 40mph gusts.  A good day to stay home!  We played, danced, did crafts, watched a movie and baked cookies!  We had to keep these girls entertained or it would have been a very long day!  This was the first time that Quinn had used q-tips to paint and she seemed to like it.  Sage is a big fan of painting like this as well.