Abigail and Minnie

When I was pregnant with my son, we went to Disney World with my in-laws.  The trip was planned before I got pregnant.  However, while we were there MrKLB and I got this HUGE Mickey for our baby (we didn't know the gender yet).  We used Mickey to take pictures of Brady each month for the first 12 months to watch him grow.  So, when we took my son to Disney World last September and I was pregnant with my daughter (see a pattern here?) we bought big Minnie for her!  We've been taking her picture with Minnie for the past 5 months so I thought I'd share those here.

Catching Up: Valentines

We made the cutest Valentines for Brady to take to school this year!  I saw this last year when some other mamas did it, and it is so easy!

Here is the front of the card:

Here is the back of the card:

And here is what it looks like when you print it out, cut some slits in the card, and stick a lollipop through it!  Total cuteness!

I also wanted to do a Valentine to send to the Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles.  How do I get a good photo of BOTH kids, though?  I decided to cheat!  So, we had a little photo shoot with Abigail first - my sweet little princess!!

Then we put her photo together with Brady's photo and made this!

I thought it turned out really cute!  Happy Valentine's Day!!

Our Christmas Card 2011

A while back I posted all of the Christmas cards that MrKLB and I have had each year since we got married.  This year we are a family of 4 and here are our cards.

Front:

Back:

Love them!  (as you can see, ordered from tinyprints)

Santa!

Brady got to take his little sister to visit Santa this year!  Abigail was just 6 weeks old but she did SO GOOD!  Here is our pic from this year:

Catching Up: Abigail's Nursery

Thought I would post a final picture of Abigail's nursery since I had a previous post about decorating.

Here is a picture of the nursery all finished:

I absolutely LOVE how it all turned out!  I ended up returning the curtains I got from Urban Outfitters because the color was too peachy.  After much searching I found someone on ebay that made these gorgeous ones for me!  They really make the room!  My other favorite part of the room is the stencil that we put on the wall behind the crib.  The rug was a great find online.  It looked like one I wanted from Restoration Hardware but was WAY cheaper!  The furniture is the same furniture we used in the nursery for Brady.

MrKLB and I put this room all together before Abigail was born and it was a special time thinking about our baby girl who would one day sleep in that crib.  We are so blessed!

Abigail Elizabeth

Catching up on a lot of posts here.  Abigail Elizabeth was born on November 4, 2011 at 2:19PM.  She weighed 7lbs 8oz and was 20" of perfection!  I was in love with her from the moment I held her.  It was really different from when I had my son (my first child).  The experience the first time was just so amazing but also so overwhelming!  I loved my son when I saw him, but I didn't feel like I really "knew" him when I looked at him.  That took a day or so before I would see him and be like "yes, you are mine!"  With Abigail, from the minute I laid eyes on her I knew her!  It probably helped that she looked a LOT like her big brother!  :)

Here is Abigail's birth announcement:

She truly is my sweet angel princess.

Halloween 2011

Brady was a pirate for Halloween this year.  He made such a cute pirate!  So, I thought I would post 2 of my favorite pictures of him and his friends here...

He had such a great time trick-or-treating and really got into Halloween this year!  I am sure next year will be even better!  (and he'll have a little sister to show how to do it!)