The Chamblee Life

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Fat & Happy

I love his contented look after he's done eating. Beau weighed 8 lb 10 oz at the doctor's office on Monday. That's up a pound from his visit a week & a half earlier!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Improvisation

No sunglasses handy when you need them? No problem. Just use your hat.

Monday, April 4, 2011

In honor of their fiftieth day of school, the kids' preschool had Fifties Day today. Jake & Mallory had fun dressing for the occasion & especially enjoyed the ice cream sundaes that they had for snack time.

Mallory borrowed her poodle skirt from Mrs. Nicole, who has two sweet girls. Brooke, one of her daughters, just loves Mallory & dotes on her whenever possible. Don't they look cute together?

Lots of hair + lots of gel + nap time = one sweet afro

I love my girly girl! Mrs. Nicole said that she kept twirling around in her skirt all day & was happy to show off the poodle repeatedly.

Beau went vintage with his look today as well. I love this sweet vintage plane outfit that Aunt Debbie sent him!

Only the coolest dudes get to have their name on their hat.

He looks peaceful in these pictures, but my poor baby has been rather pitiful the last couple of days. We only made it three and a half weeks before his first cold, & it's just sad to hear coughs & sneezes coming from that little body. We went to the pediatrician today & confirmed that it hadn't settled into his lungs, so hopefully it will clear up soon with lots of rest & snuggling.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Read With Me

Jake & Mallory have always loved books & spend lots of time reading, whether with an adult or by themselves. I'm thankful that we have a good branch library nearby with a strong children's program. We enjoy going to story time on some Friday mornings, & we always bring home a new bag full of books to enjoy.

Great big siblings reading to Beau

Enjoying a recent story time at the library

Our craft that day was a "Cat in the Hat" hat, in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday.

Reading time at home

I hope that their love for books continues as they get older!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

March Re-Cap: Spring Break

Even though I've posted about lots of things lately, there still seem to be quite a few that I missed. So, a few catch-up posts are in order, starting with spring break.

Jake & Mal had spring break from preschool the week after Beau was born. It worked out nicely that it was also Nana & Papa's spring break, so they were able to stay with us for that week. Nana kept the kids busy with all kinds of fun things, including crafts! One day, they decorated visors with foam stickers.

Jake sporting his finished visor, along with some Farrah Fawcett bangs

Mallory, also with an eighties-esque hairdo

Or maybe this is the cool way to wear it:

Countless hours were spent that week & in the weeks since playing with Nana's Toy Story 3 Memory Game. The kids don't actually play by the rules, but they'll sit forever just finding matches & trading cards with each other.