Little Sisters

Aren't little sisters great? I think so. I love my little sisters even though they aren't that little anymore. I think that's probably one of the greatest blessings in my life, my sisters. I can tell them anything, good or bad, and they are always there to sympathize. I am so glad Sammy has a little sister and I hope they will be the best of friends. Lately, she has been wanting to pick up Maddie, which definitely gets interesting. We try and help her even though she wants to do it herself. So sweet!

She was getting a little mad by the end of this short photo shoot. I love Sam trying to put her binky back in!

TLC Jenne style

So this week I have been doing a lot of home decorating with my awesome silhouette machine, or as Jake calls it vinylizing. It's been fun and I feel like it adds a lot. What do you think?

Downstairs family room (I did small clusters of flowers around the room)

Just above the stove

I think you can tell where this is located!

Kitchen dining area

My little Maddie May

Oh, I see you there mom!

What a big smile!

I love this one too!

Maddie is almost 3 months and I can't believe it. She is such a happy little baby! Always smiling and cooing when she is awake, just so much fun! We had a little photo shoot this morning. Here are some of her true smiles!

Just call us AWESOME

because today we made a beanbag, like a lovesac or a cuddlebag. I really have to give props to Jake because he made the pattern and did a lot of the work, but together we made it a masterpiece. We wanted to make some to go in the crawl space aka playroom and so today we experimented to see if it would really work, and it did! It wasn't very cheap to make, but it was a lot cheaper than buying one and it turned out so cool! Sammy loves it already!

P.S. It looks better when Sammy sits in it because she fits perfectly, but unfortunately she was in bed when we finally finished. And it's only a 3 footer. So if you are interested in making one, we are having a love sac party over President's Day weekend!

Best $4 I ever spent

Lately, Sam has been obsessed with bouncy balls. For those of you who know, they get lost SO easily! Anyhow, Sammy was sad because the latest bouncy ball was yet to be found after a couple of days so we were kind of on the hunt for one. It is actually hard to find bouncy ball machines believe it or not. Anyhow, today we went to Michaels and I had a 40% off coupon. I was looking at picture frames but couldn't find anything I liked so we then headed to the children's activities area. We found this:


so that is what we have been doing today. We are already making our 4th bouncy ball and Sammy is loving it. So if you ever need something to do, try this out! All you do is the take the molds (do you like Sammy doing the demo?)


then put it together and pour in the stuff (you can mix colors too)


then put it in water for a minute


and then pull it out of the water and keep in mold for 3 minutes. When you pull out of mold, it is still a little wet and sticky but you just rub it in your hands for a min or two and then bounce it a bunch of times and it goes away. I was a little skeptical but they are good bouncy balls and they actually bounce really high! And there you have one happy kid!

Then I caught them doing THIS

jumping from the card table (left up from the baby blessing on Sunday) to the couch and the couch to the floor! No wonder they were having so much fun. So instead of scolding, I took pictures instead. Don't tell Tay's mom or dad! All I can say is that at least cousins will have fun at Aunt Jenn's house!

Cousins are great

So I am watching Tay today and it is great! He & Sammy play so well together that I even got to scrap for a little bit. Yeah, it was awesome. They even play in the not finished playroom and love it, just wait until it's done and then we will never see them!

They also love the ball pit!!

Blessing Day

Maddie was blessed on Sunday and it was such a special day. We are so glad that many of you made it! She was a good girl through her blessing and the entire day, letting everyone holding her without making much of a fuss. She was also AWAKE almost the entire day too which is why it is so amazing that she was so happy. She looked beautiful in her dress and Jake gave her a beautiful blessing. I can't believe that she is almost 3 months old! How time flies! It doesn't seem like that long ago that Sammy was blessed and now she is almost 3. I guess you need to enjoy all the little things and don't rush them into growing too fast.

Christine, Stan & Maddie

Michelle & Maddie

Lera, Greg, Palmer & Maddie

Palmer, Maddie's future husband

Uncle Scott with the 2 munchkins

Emily, Wes & Maddie

Krissy & Maddie

My parents & Maddie (like her fist she kept making?)

Shireece, Trent & Maddie

Great grandparents Yorgason with Maddie (swinging her fist again)

Great grandparents Brooks with Maddie (raising both arms in the air)

Our little Fam!

Little fam minus Sam!