Our Craigslist Treasure

This morning I just happened to be browsing craigslist and happened upon a listing for 4T - 5T girl clothing for $25.00. Madelyn is just starting to grow out of her 3T clothing so I couldn't pass this deal up.
Look what Madelyn and I found for only $25.00 (excuse the model's hair. She just had gotten up from a nap). Several of the clothes still had tags on them. I was surprised at how cute they all were for the price. Madelyn was in heaven with all these new clothes. She would point to one shirt and say that it was her favorite until she saw another one and then that would become her favorite and so on (you get the picture).
This mismatched purple skirt and flowered shirt is what Madelyn finally decided she wanted to wear. This was her favorite!The black pants that are really supposed to go with the shirt. What a cutie! Have you found any great deals in your neighborhood on craigslist? If so please share!

Kaelyn Blowing Bubbles

A month ago Kaelyn showed us one of her new developments while her sister was taking a nap. She is so cute and smart! Here are some things about Kaelyn:
1. She is usually the first person to wake up in the mornings and has a set routine. I get her a bottle of milk and then she asks Where's Dada? Where's Sista? about ten times.
2. Almost every time we sit down as a family to just relax she always names everyone- Mama, Dada, Sista, Dada, Mama, Papa (papa used to live with us and she still hasn't adjusted to the fact he isn't here anymore).
3. When she eats she gets food EVERYWHERE! Let's compare and look at a picture of Madelyn eating yogurt at 18 mo. and then Kaelyn at 18 mo. (and this is a typical morning).
4. She loves her sister! If she had it her way she would just hug Madelyn all day long, but since Maddy isn't big on hugs she endures them for a few seconds and then continues on with her own things leaving Kaelyn wanting more.
5. When she plays Peek-a-boo I love it when she tries to say her own name "Where's Nanen?"
6. She is such an easy going kid and we love having her in the family!

Trip to Idaho

For the past three years around my birthday we seem to manage an escape from parenthood by grabbing few days of vacation without kids. This year a good friend of ours happened to be getting married in Twin Falls, Idaho on the weekend of my birthday so Grandma and Grandpa Dougherty stayed with the girls while Jay and I attended the wedding. It was so fun to see a good friend get married to a great person, but it was REALLY fun to spend a total of 17 hours driving time and two days alone with Jay. It was my first time in Idaho and Jay hadn't been there since he was a baby and although Twin Falls is a small town with not a lot to offer it was still fun. Here are some pics.Just on one of the edges of Twin Falls is a beautiful canyon and river. It was breathtaking!

Us in front of the temple in Twin Falls the day of the wedding.

This is the bridge that crosses over the canyon and my hubby!

Here's me looking preggo standing by the bridge. What a fun trip!

And our third is a...

The Dougherty Family proudly announces that we will welcome another princess into our family January 2010!! I really thought that this one was a prince, but we are still very excited!

The Purple Treasure

A friend of ours moved houses over the weekend and gave us a few things one of which was a purple felt designer hat. It has gotten lots of use in our house this weekend. The girls have loved their new found treasure!

I went into the other room and this is what Kaelyn was doing when I came out.

Maddy even surprised us with an impromptu magician act (see video below).

My 3 year old...

Madelyn's comment this morning while we were eating breakfast:

Maddy: "Mommy is the cheese going into your belly?"

Me: "Yes"

Maddy: "The baby is getting all messy."

Me: "The baby isn't in the same place as the food."

Maddy: "Did you take the baby out?"

(This is the 3rd time Maddy as asked if the baby is out of my tummy or if she can take the baby out. So cute!)

The Staple

So yesterday we found a staple in Kaelyn's gums. I sat her down for dinner and she started crying after every bite she took. We couldn't figure out what was wrong. Was her food too hot? No. Did she have a tooth ache? No. She has a staple in her gums!! So we got the tweezers and removed it and all was well, but poor baby! She puts EVERYTHING in her mouth!!