First Father Daughter Dance

On Friday night, Brynlee and Stuart had their first Father Daughter dance. Cutest thing ever! I took her to pick out a new dress and shoes. She was so excited! She wanted to surprise him, so they both got dressed and then she walked down the stairs to show him. I reminded him that in 20 years from now he'll be dancing with her at her wedding. He wasn't too thrilled that I brought that up ha! They had a fun night together :)

Our Favorite Green Smoothie

My husband surprised me with a Vitamix for Christmas and I'm in love! One of our favorite things to make in it are smoothies. It's such a good way to get in lots of fruits & veggies! We've tried a few different recipes, but this is our "go-to" favorite that we all love!

1 Cup Vanilla Yogurt

1 Cup Milk

1 Cup Frozen Pineapples

A large handful of spinach

1 Cup Strawberries

1/2 Cup Blueberries

1 Banana

Blend it all together and enjoy! 

The girls gobble these up!!!

Marine Corps Printable

I made this Marine Corps print last week, and thought I would share it with all of you! 

Happy Monday!

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Three.

Our little wild & crazy girl turned 3 last week! She's full of energy and loves to drive her sisters crazy! But when she is being sweet, she is the sweetest little girl! She often comes up to me and says "Mommy, you're my best friend." Melts my heart! Since Brynlee started school this year, we've had lots of one on one time together that we never had before and I love it! She's a smart little girl, and has recently learned how to spell her name! She thinks it's hilarious that her name ends in "t t" haha! She fills our home with laughter, and has given us plenty of funny stories to share when she's older!

Since we had already celebrated with her aunt a couple of weeks ago, we didn't have too much planned for her actual birthday. She woke up and had her birthday pancakes (a birthday tradition in our house). Opened some presents and played at the park. Her daddy got off work early so he could spend the day with her! We took her to Chick Fil A for dinner (her choice). Then we went to Barnes & Noble for her birthday cookie and to read some books. If you're a member of their kids club, you get a free cookie/cupcake on your birthday! :) And after that she got to go pick out a new toy from Target with her birthday money. I love that we can keep things simple and our kids still have so much fun! We all enjoyed spending the day together and spoiling our new little 3 year old with the things that she loves!

15 Months

Ellie is 15 months now. I took her in for her well check last week and she's 24lbs! She has been walking for a few months now, and we've noticed that her right foot turns in. We thought she was just bow-legged but I wanted to discuss it with her doctor. It turns out that she has a condition called Internal Tibial Torsion. It means that her tibia is rotated internally, which causes her foot and ankle to also rotate in. It's apparently pretty common in children, and hopefully something that she will grow out of but it shouldn't affect her too much! 

Other than that, she's a typical busy little 15 month old into everything! You know...eating dog food, making messes, and her newest trick of climbing on anything she can!