Thursday Musings

I've been too tired lately to compose any type of coherent post, but I figured I might as well go ahead and post some random thoughts b/c who knows when I'll actually feel rested enough to write something other than that. ;)  Between us going to bed late every night b/c of Derek's studying and Shelby still waking up earlier than normal b/c of daylights savings (which means I have to wake up earlier too in order to get my shower & morning chores accomplished before she's downstairs), I've been exhuasted lately! Anyhow, here we go! :)

--We just got our newest dresses in from Melissa at Sassy Kid Blanks and Sarah Kate, and I'm loving them!! I can't wait for the girls to wear them!

--I've been listening to Christmas music & addressing Christmas cards during the girls' naptime this week, and it's been fun! I love sending & receiving Christmas cards every year! It's one of my favorite parts of the season!

--There is an indoor pool on base at Lackland with open swim on Saturdays from 12:30-5:00, which is right in the middle of naptime. There aren't really any other indoor pools around here, which is shocking to me b/c San Antonio seems to have a million of everything! We sure do miss our Kroc Center in Biloxi!! Anyhow, we've been wanting to take Shelby swimming every now & again to help keep up all that she learned this summer so we decided to let her skip naptime this past Saturday to go swimming with Derek while I hung back with Hadley for her nap. Shelby & Derek had the best time together, but she was NOT happy with us that she didn't get to take her nap...we didn't see that one coming! ;)  When she got home, she asked for her nap but we told her it was too late for a nap so she was just going to have some quiet time (which she really needed b/c she was wound up!) in her room with puzzles & books. She put up a bit of a fight insisting that she wanted her nap, but eventually consented. After about 30 minutes, I went up to her room to find her reading on her bed surrounded by books. I told her she could come downstairs with us, but she said she was too busy reading to come down. ;)  Finally after another 30 minutes, I had to drag her away from her books & out of her room for dinner. I love how much she loves to read! Shelby had an absolutely blast swimming at the indoor pool with Derek (she was delighted when we told her she didn't have to wear sunscreen, ha!), ut we definitely learned our lesson--Shelby is not readyb to give up naps!! :)  She kept telling us how fun much she had but that she didn't want to go swimming during her naptime again. ;)

--Shelby and I make brownies all the time together, but we usually make them after Hadley is already in bed. We made them with Hadley for the first time this week, and she loved it! :)  She loved licking the bowl almost as much as Shelby & me!

--My little readers. Shelby is such an avid reader and has been for so long, but Hadley is just really starting to get into it lately. The first thing she says when I walk into her room to get her out of the crib is "Pick a book?" and she insists on carrying a book around with her everywhere she goes. ;)  I hope they both always love to read as much as they do now!!

--This is how Hadley rolls at Target. She truly is a hot mess!

--I took this picture when I went up to wake Shelby up from her nap on Tuesday after she had spent the morning at school. Three hours of preschool is exhausting! :)

--I finished reading Emily Giffin's The One and Only earlier this week. I really enjoyed reading it, but I'm still not sure how I feel about the ending!

--Shelby & I had checkups at the dentist this week! I was so proud of Shelby! At our dentist's family practice office in Biloxi, they were amazing with Shelby & she genuinely loved the dentist. I took her to a family practice office here, and they didn't "baby" her quite as much. Everything they did to my mouth was exactly what they did to hers! She was a bit shocked at first b/c our office in Biloxi had a much gentler approach with her, but she handled it like a champ! She got to pick out a new Berenstain Bears book as a reward afterward. :)

--While Shelby & I were at the dentist, Hadley stayed with a sitter by herself (aka without Shelby) for the first time. I just knew it was going to be an ordeal with her watching Shelby & I both walk out the door, but much to my surprise she didn't even seem to care & had a blast with the sitter!

Derek just finished up his studying for the evening, so I'm turning off the computer to go relax on the couch with him for a bit before we turn in for the night! Happy almost Friday, everyone!!