The Espejos

My littlest ball of joy is nearing the one year mark. I'm so not even close to being ready for that. Charley is eleven months old, and baby girl is walking ALL over the place. She can now squat down to pick up a toy and pop right back up with ease. When she stumbles while walking, she can get up without help as well. She weighs nineteen pounds, six ounces (three pounds less than her big sis was) . She is about twenty-eight inches tall. I'm expecting another growth spurt any day now. She started doing much better in her crib this past week. I think it's because all four of her molars finally popped in. Yup. This kid now has twelve teeth. I love this beautiful little smile that shows them all off. Charley takes two bottles of about four and a half ounces while Mommy is at work. After that, she nurses once or twice in the afternoon and then again right before bed. She also takes a couple of feedings at night if she's in her crib. If she...

Each year since Gracie was born, we've dyed Easter eggs with my dad. Year One: Year Two: Year Three: I'm not going to lie, we're getting pretty good at this. You may even call us egg-sperts. This year, Grace chose Sparkling Glitter egg dye. She was so egg-cited and wouldn't stop saying spawk-a-ley. We started using that instead of cheese to smile for pictures, because it's so cute. We waited patiently for Poppa and Gran to arrive, so we could get started. When they got here, I was in the room feeding Charley. Grace came running in and said, "Gwan bought a pwesent for me! Wanna come see?" She was so funny. They had brought the girls the cutest outfits and some Easter candy. Grace's favorite part? A new puppy purse that she named 'Fancy'. Charley was more interested in the Peeps. Grace helped Poppa get the colors all ready for the eggs. He would put the vinegar in, and then sh...

...we all snuggled in bed together to watch movies, but the girls fell asleep: ...we played outside with bubbles: ...Gracie planted Minnie Mouse Marigolds and Jake and the Neverland Pirate Calendulas. (Remember when we planted clovers and flowers a couple of weeks ago? We can't find them anywhere in our backyard. I'm thinking maybe the landscapers threw them away...so we got new, improved flower pots!) She had a blast planting them and has been so good about watering them each day: ...we went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and sat on the patio, because it was so nice outside: ...I found Charley sleeping like this in her crib the next morning: ...we played outside with bubbles again (the weather was absolutely perfect all week, so we spent as much time outside as possible): ...Grace made Charley laugh and played peek-a-boo with her: ...Grace and I left funny faces on Daddy's phone when we ...