cora mae is two months!

our little Mae Mae is two months old already! she is such an easygoing baby. she tolerates tummy time much easier than hazel ever did, she always looks sleepy even if she just woke up, and she loves to snuggle. we are loving getting to know her. 

a weekend in corsicana, tx.

we spent a fun few days with our friends this weekend at a little lake house in corsicana. hazel loved playing, swimming, swinging, exploring, and riding in the paddle boat with friends. we did an amazing crawfish boil which i can take zero credit for, and had a wonderful time. if there weren't so many dang bugs in that swampy place, it would have been pretty much perfect. 

things 26-month-old hazel loves:

26 months is kind of a random time to do this post.  but the other day i was thinking about all the fun little things she loves right now and it's too funny to not record.  hopefully some day we will look back at these posts and really miss having a toddler ;)

things 26-month-old hazel loves:

postponing diaper changes

"popcorn popping on the apricot tree" - complete with actions!

being able to communicate a little better about what she wants

fishy crackers and apple juice (STILL)

comforting her little sister when she is crying

"surprise egg" videos on youtube -which by the way, i kind of despise!

using her growling voice to sing the ABC's

crab-walking

Untitled from Paige Brunt on Vimeo.

utah!

we had a blast being in utah the past week and a half. it was a good friend's wedding that drove us out there- but we were also doubly motivated to go so out families could meet cora and be there for her blessing. we tried (as always) to make the most of our time. we spent lots of quality time with many of the brunts and the neffs, i got to picnic with some good friends, hazel got to play nonstop with a very patient uncle jack, and we ate out at (almost) every restaurant we love dearly in utah. it's always too short of a time with family- and hazel has been asking for honey and papa ever since we left! so grateful for wonderful family that love our girls! we all had such an amazing time. 

1. crown that came with our chicken nuggets. we LOVE hats!

2. cinderella park

3. hazel hangin with her cousins after bombay house! (we don't hold hands apparently)

4. happy mae mae

1&2: ryan's b-day party, where i re-discovered chilli burritos

3. cora honing in on her smiling skills

4. sam's b-day party

action shot: 

(this girl would play outside all day every day if she could.)

and finally, wedding pics!

love life!

some things i've been loving about life lately:

hazel repeating everything i say

peanut butter m&ms

wrap-around porches

just being around family

sweet snuggles from cora mae 

picnics in the park with dear friends

someone likes musicals!

singing in the rain from Paige Brunt on Vimeo.

new jersey, here we come!

last weekend we went on a whirlwind trip to new jersey to find an apartment. and it's true what they say- the real estate market back east is, in fact, run by satan.  so, to live where we want to live and in an apartment i can live with, that was available at the time we need it... we are paying an unbelievable amount. fortunately, i can not only live with our apartment, but i actually really like it. it's close to john's work, a quick train ride into nyc, and a place without scary steep wooden stairs (unlike every other apartment we looked at). we had an amazing time and i got to know john's cousin and his sweet family. i bet it's going to be beautiful when we move out there... and such an adventure!