A few more that I stole off of the Sargeants' blog:

Don't I have the most beautiful Mommy friends? Gorgeous babies, too!

The daddies indulging their girls' candy cravings.



Kisses.

This was the first weekend since #2's arrival that we've felt fully functional as a family. Joel had Good Friday off of work and we went on a picnic at the park. Marie's quite the little monkey climber these days, and it was fun to watch her play on some of the toys that she has never been able to before. On Saturday we went to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (basically a bunch of skeletons and taxidermied animals, with a few life fish/bugs and a sloth mixed in). Good stuff, though. And, unfortunately, Joel had to go to church by himself today since Marie's got a bit of a cold - again. Her 2 year molars are coming in so her hand has been in her mouth a lot lately. Combine that with shopping carts, museums and cold/flu season and you have a sick little girl. She's not too bad, though. We still had a wonderful Easter Sunday. Marie and I stayed home and watched The Passion for Kids, which I highly recommend. Very good. And then we colored her new Bible Story coloring book and talked about how Jesus died on the cross for us all and rose again to forgive us of our sins. She is very interested in Jesus and the Bible, which is exciting! And some friends from church brought us Easter dinner! Can't beat that.

Here is a photo overload for those who are interested. Mostly my mom, I suppose :-)

Renee enjoying some Judith time.

Marie enjoying some potty time during Judith time.

The girls enjoying some play time.


EASTER EGG HUNT hosted by the Sargeant Family...
Marie, Melanie and Lucy posing for a quick photo. They had a blast!

Us
The Sargeants
The Roberts (Many thanks to Barnes and Noble Story Time for providing us with wonderful friends like these families) :-)

The Meehan girls.

Baby wearin' mamas.


Bathtime. Renee's absolute favorite thing in the universe (so far).



THE MANY HAIRSTYLES OF RENEE HAZEL MEEHAN:We call this look (above) David Cook from American Idol.

Clean cut Renee.
Rocker chic Renee.

Porcupine Renee (This is what her hair normally looks like. It doesn't stay down.) Here she is with her good friend, Emily.

These were taken today. What a lucky gal I am.

Sorry, no new photos of Renee this time. She's just got a few spots of baby acne left, so I'd imagine we'll be pulling out the camera more frequently in the coming days/weeks. I just can't bring myself to permanently document that two-week period in which the cuteness of my newborn is completely overshadowed with teenage-like pimples. Marie was hit a lot worse than Renee has been.

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So, here are some photos showing a few ways that we've been keeping busy around the house, since we now have much more limited mobility. Marie and I use to get out of the house quite a lot. That has been the biggest adjustment for us during the week. Thankfully, the weather has been great, so we've been playing with sidewalk chalk A LOT. Yes, you can play outside in February and March in NC. Not too bad.

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Soccer starts for Joel this weekend, which Marie is sooo excited about. She loves to cheer him on, shouting "Go, Daddy, go! Kick the ball! Run fast!"

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Renee is sleeping well. Last night she had a 6 hour stretch (10pm to 4am). Her longest stretch was 8 hours. What a sweetie. She knows that Mommy needs sleep to function. She's also starting to half-smile a little bit after being fed, when her belly is nice and full and she's totally alert. Hooray!

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I love two-year-olds. Marie is such a joy. Last night before bed she said, "I love you so much, Mommy." Can't beat that. Ditto, Marizzle.

I decided to put my non-femininity aside and do something girly with her. She's very proud of her pink toenails.

Keeping busy during the day by playing "Grocery Store". We line up grocery items around the living room, and she goes around collecting them in her cart. Thanks to Grandpa Ben and Nana for the gift card to Toys R Us. We bought some play food and this cart and they have provided hours of entertainment.



Bath tub crayons. Yes, they make such a thing. They are surprisingly easy to clean up, too.

Here Marie is pointing out who she drew a picture of. That's Joel in the blue, me in the Red, Marie is green, Renee is yellow, and her friend Lucy is purple.


Playing a game Mommy invented called "Mr. Marshmallow Man". This is a huge hit. We draw different facial expressions, and change out the faces depending on what mood Mr. Marshamallow Man is in. And we have them kick another marshmallow around to play soccer.


First braid.

Baby pictures next time. I promise!

And the winner of the baby guessing game is...

Brad Jensen! - predicted a Girl on Feb 5!!!

Brad is one of Marie's friends from church. Congrats! We'll bring you your prize soon :-)