You Learn Something New Every Day

There are two reasons that I haven't used watermarks on my photos before. 1) I feel like it makes me seem uppity - as if I'm a pro or something and 2) I wasn't sure how to do it. But I got started thinking - I really should probably use watermarks because I put my photos out here on this blog, and I don't want anyone stealing photos of my sweeties and using them for purposes that I have not sanctioned or that I know nothing about. So today I learned how to create and use a watermark. Holy buckets! It.is.easy. And kinda fun. :) So here's a little something showing what I've learned. :)

Mollie's First Haircut

This week, Mollie had her first haircut! You can't tell all that much, but I definitely think it looks healthier and fuller. We're not doing bangs with her because they are such a pain to keep trimmed and we ended up growing Natalie's out anyway. So whatever "bangs" Mollie appears to have - well, it's just how her hair is growing in.

My sweet friend Candace at Shear Perfection who does my hair (and like everyone's I know, apparently) trimmed the tresses of both of our cuties this past Thursday.

Natalie's glamorous after photo:


Mollie in progress - not EXACTLY sure what to think of the whole ordeal, but definitely compliant. :)










Natalie getting into a tiny bit of mischief




Voila! Look at the sweet curls!

Catching Up . . . Yet Again

Here are a few pictures from the past week.

Morning snuggles with Casey. :)




Mollie decided to give me lots of funny faces one evening while Natalie was watching a movie upstairs. :)












And they got to play outside in the sandbox for the first time at the new house! Natalie loves it, but Mollie won't actually step in. She refuses to get sand on her feet, so she just plays from outside . . . and makes a gigantic mess! I got a few snaps of my two beauties.

Natalie


LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOOOOOOOOOVE this one!!!


Mollie-who-refuses-to-look-AT-me




And get this!!!! After I took these, I realized that I have pictures of Natalie at the SAME age in the SAME hat and the SAME shirt playing outside!! Here are a few vintage Natalie pics




One of my very favorites of Natalie EVER!

I {heart} JBF!

I didn't volunteer at the Just Between Friends (JBF) Sale at the Fairgrounds. I did decide to consign a little bit, though, so I could go to the presale. Since I didn't volunteer, I didn't get to go until 5:00, and it had been open since 12:00, but there were still great deals to be found!

I got TWO pink Miracle Blankets for my friend Josie for $5. Yep, BOTH for $5 total. They are $30 EACH new!

I got a "baby" swing for our swingset for $10 and it's like new! We already had one, but both girls want to swing at the same time and Natalie's just not quite steady enough on the "big girl" swing, so they argue. Now they can both swing at the same time! :) Brad actually hung it up as soon as I got home (at 7:30!!) and they both got to swing for quite a while! :)

I also got 5 Aiden + Anais muslin blankets (3 "original," 2 "Target") for $15 today. They retail for $30+ for four!


I did not let myself even walk into the 24 month section. Mollie has plenty of clothes. That was my mantra. I'm proud of myself!

Natalie, on the other hand, has NOTHING. OK she has some swimsuits, a coverup, 3 pairs of shorts and 3 hand-me-down t-shirts that are not in the best of shape. That's it. So here's what I picked up for Miss Nat. I got everything below for $100.50 before tax! I didn't pay more than $3 for any shirt/skirt/top, and the dresses were $4-6 each. She LOOOOOOVED the dresses. Her eyes lit up with every single one. Glad I splurged and got more than I knew she would really need. Maybe this will make our mornings easier since she is officially 100% boycotting jeans or any type of pants with a zipper and button or snap!

SUPER cute outfits! One of these was only $2 total!


Couple more cute outfits with skirts and then some single tops.


Dresses! And the bathing suit.


More DRESSES! :)


Jammies


I think we are now SET for Spring/Summer! :)

MOLLIE!

OK so if you wanna know why I can't get totally awesome and amazingly beautiful pictures that truly capture the essence of Mollie, here's why:

Perfecting the POUT


Looks like she's gonna be our brown-eyed girl!




Downward-Facing Dog, Anyone?




*SIGH*
The other night, she would sit in my lap, and I'd ask if I could take her picture, then she'd stand up, face me, say cheese, then plop back into my lap, all within about 15 seconds. Then she would say, "I see it!" Yeah . . . I could barely even raise up the camera, much less take a photo. So for now, these are what I've got. :)

Pigtails

I'm doing a bit of catch up here, but these photos aren't too old. We determined that we could do REALLY good pigtails in Miss Mollie's hair, which of course made Natalie want pigtails too. Now she's pretty much obsessed with them and has been for about a week. They are cute and fairly quick to do in the mornings, so I can't complain.