The camera battery died on Sunday before I could take pictures of two of Mollies other gifts. One was the Little Mommy Baby that crawls and "talks." Caleb and Micah gave Mollie this baby. She has had a blast watching her crawl. Ellie ended up using her own money to buy a baby just like Mollie's. So, we now have a purple one and a pink one. Fun, fun!! The other gift that Mollie received was her own easy chair from Pottery Barn. Mom & Papa got it for her. Mollie absolutely loves it! It is pink and has her name on it.

Mollie watches her baby crawl across the coffee table.

Today was the last day of Spring Break. This is the week we have waited for, for what seems like forever! We were all very ready for a break. However, I think we're all getting the sense that it's time to go back to our normal routine. We didn't do anything overly special this week. Monday was spent cleaning the house (kuddos to my kiddos for helping me keep the house cleaned up!). Tuesday, we went to Wal-Mart and the kids played with Blake Segars while I worked at my dad's office (thanks Britt!). Wednesday, the girls went with me to work; and Ellie got to go to Chuck E. Cheese despite the fact that she swore that she'd never go back (thanks Lesa & Mrs. Edra!). Thursday, we had to cancel plans to go play at Rock Creek with Noah and Mandy b/c our van had to go into the shop. Fortunately, Mimi was able to come over while Brian and I ran to his parents to borrow his mom's car. We did manage to squeeze in a quick trip to Target.

Today, we were suppose to go to Rock Creek with Noah; but Noah has an ear infection. Poor Baby!! (He had to have shots today for his ears. They will find out in April if he has to have tubes. Please pray for the doctor to know exactly what to do for Noah.) Since we didn't get to go play, the girls reminded me that I had promised them that we would paint. So, it was off to Michael's we went. Ellie picked out a box, and Mollie picked out a cross. I thought we had washable paints at home. However, we did not! So, we used acrylic paint. The girls did an awesome job! I have to admit that we had a really good time!

Ellie painting her box.

Mollie loves Winnie the Pooh. So, we had to get her a Pooh cake. Her cake was awesome. It was from Maggie Moo's, a great ice cream shop here in LR.

Mollie wasn't quite sure what to think when we all started singing. We had to relight her candles because Ellie blew them out the first time. :)

A little Mollie update....Mollie is very much into dressing herself and trying to prove that she can do it. "I do it" is a very, very familiar phrase in our house. It typically means that a shirt ends up around her waist or her pants are on but with both legs in the same pant leg. On this day, it meant a onesie over her pajamas. It is important to note that Mollie had an audience. It's amazing what a little encouragement will do. :)

We spent the last week with a sick little Mollie in our house. We aren't quite sure what was wrong with her, but I assure you that I hope no one else gets it. Mollie was so sad. She ran a pretty high fever. We were up for about 3 nights, I lost count. Her fever spiked between 1 and 2 am. It was like clockwork. We started her on amoxicilin on Thursday. Dr. Ledbetter gave it to us in case she didn't get better. A fever of 104 to me meant that we weren't getting better. It eventually seemed to do the trick. By Friday night about bedtime, she seemed better and slept all night long!! Saturday night, we had a family dinner before Caleb left to go back to College Station. Fortunately, Mollie felt up to hanging out with everyone.

Ellie shows off her hair for the day. By the way, Ellie had an extra spirit day last week to show support for the boys basketball team as they played that night in the state championship game. Yes, they brought home the 3A State Championship! Go Eagles!!!

If you read my blog, you know that I'm typically never this bad at getting it updated! Forgive me. I'm very far behind. Hopefully, I can catch up. We shall see....

Weekend before last, we packed up the trusty Dodge Caravan and the 2 angels and headed to Fayette. It was a belated visit to Brian's Mamaw's house to celebrate her birthday. The girls were anxious to see her. They hadn't seen her since Christmas. We all enjoyed some R&R. It rained all day Saturday which meant that we just hung out in the house. It was fine with me. Mollie and I were able to get in a good nap - always a plus in my book!

During our visit to Whitehouse in January, we discovered that Mollie does an excellent job of sleeping in a sleeping bag! This was our first trip in probably 3 years that we didn't travel with the pack 'n play. The girls were super cute sleeping side-by-side in their Disney Princess sleeping bags.

Ellie modeling her wings.

While Brian has been out of town, the angels and I have been having dinner at Mimi and Papa Jim's. Tonight after dinner, the girls decided to use Papa Jim's legs as a ride. The laid on his legs and got him to lift them into the air. You should have heard the giggles! The girls were more than delighted! I was impressed that Dad could lift them that high off the ground. The girls had a wonderful time.

We've been "fighting" an ongoing battle with Mollie the past several weeks. She is under the belief that clothing is really an option. I will have my smallest angel dressed in a super cute outfit (most days) complete with matching bow and shoes. Then, it never fails. I will go by her class at First Kids Day Out (Mother's Day Out at church) only to find her with her pants off or around her ankles, her hair bow out and her socks and shoes off. Ugh!! This past week or so has been especially exciting. Last Sunday, Mollie wore the cutest black velveteen coverall outfit to church on Sunday. When I picked her up, Mrs. Vivian looked at me and said that she had tried all morning to keep Mollie buttoned. My only response was, "Trust me I understand." You see if Mollie is in overalls, she unbuttons the crotch. It doesn't matter where she is, she'll undo the snaps. It's an ongoing battle. At dinner the other night (same night that I took the pics below) she took her pj's off at the dinner table! I guess this is what I get for all those years of laughing at Caleb when he was little....

Notice Mollie's pants.....

Ellie decorating the deck.

It's finally the end of the week. However, I must admit that today finds me a little nervous about tomorrow. For tomorrow, we go on Day Light Savings Time. Yikes! At our house, the time change typically means that one or both girls choose to change their sleep habits and someone always has trouble staying asleep! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this time change won't be that bad. It's also a struggle to get Miss Ellie to go to bed when it's still light outside! Fortunately though, this battle will only be important for the next 11 weeks (as Mrs. Laws reminded us this week in her weekly update on Ellie's class). Summer is right around the corner! Slightly frightening! This means there is LESS than 11 weeks until Annie arrives! So much to do!

We had a pretty good week here at the Bennett House. Brian had to work two nights this week which is always an adventure. Monday night, he had to wait until midnight to begin his work (Verizon policy). I tried to be the good wife and stay up with him. However, I only made it to 11:15 pm. I was a little tired.

Tuesday, Ellie had casual spring pictures at school. I have to admit that everyone around here was holding his/her breath in anticipation as to whether or not she would actually let them take her pic. She looked so cute. Mama bought her the cutest black and white dress at Target. It has huge flowers with yellow centers. We completed the outfit with black leggin's and a white headband. Yes! According to Mrs. Laws, we finally got a good picture of Ellie! She was very cooperative and let them take her pic. I think she felt really good about herself on Tuesday b/c she prissed around everywhere. :)

Thursday after FKDO and E got out of school, we headed to Mimi's for lunch with Mandy and Noah. The kids had fun playing until it became quite evident that the Bennett angels were in desperate need of a nap! That afternoon, Nannie and PawPaw came by to see the girls updated rooms complete with new furniture. The girls haven't had much time with them lately, so everyone was very excited! They even stayed for dinner. The kids loved having them here. Ellie put on a little show for PawPaw. She said all of her pledges (to the American Flag, Christian Flag and Bible) complete with the songs they sing with each. We even got her to read for us. Yes, she reads! It is so awesome but a little scary! :)

Yesterday was errand day at our house. Mama and I took Mollie to get some new tennis shoes. Turns out, her size 5 Keds were WAY too small. She needs like a 6 1/2. Yeah! I'm mom of the year. Oh, well. After Ellie got out of school, we ran to Kohl's. For some reason, Ellie has begged all week to go to Kohl's. Who knows!??! She is my shopper! We finished our day with dinner at Mimi and Papa Jim's with Mandy, Josh and Noah.

Brian went to Searcy with his dad (aka PawPaw) to watch the AB Eagles defeat LaFayette County in the State Basketball Tournament. Tonight, the guys play Earle.

Not a very exciting week, but it was definitely busy! So, happy Day Light Savings Time from the Bennetts! May you all find a way to make up the hour we lose.

Last Saturday night, the girls and I headed to my mama's for some Chinese food and hanging out. Josh, Mandy & Noah joined us. We had a great time just hanging out and watching the kids play. Ellie sat with Mandy for a long time reading and laughing. In case you are wondering, Papa Jim, Brian and Micah were all at our church's Hunt Fest.

Mandy and Ellie doing a little reading. Ellie thought it would be great if Mandy tried on the fun glasses.

Mollie reading Pat the Bunny

It seems like it has become the story of our lives recently. We spent the weekend moving furniture! With Baby Annie's arrival getting closer by the day, we are trying to get the older girls settled and have their rooms set up perfectly before May. So this weekend was the great furniture swap - take 2. We moved the beds around in December and now it was time to move dressers and nightstands. We moved Ellie's dresser, mirror and nightstand into Mollie's room; and we bought new furniture for Ellie's room. Fortunately, we found the perfect furniture to compliment her big iron bed. Ellie was thrilled! Praise God! Mollie was thrilled too. I think she feels like a big girl now. Josh came over for a couple of hours and helped get furniture moved into the house and rearranged. The girls love it when he comes over.