Happy 4th of July!!

It has been awhile since my last post but life is a bit crazy with a 2yr old and a now 6 mth old!! For the 4th weekend we had what they call a staycation but that doesn't mean we sat at home. On Friday we went to Sea World which we had bought season tickets for back in May. We swam at their water park, saw dolphins and sharks and watched the fireworks show. On Saturday we went to the New Braunfels parade which was great there was a live bandstand in the circle and the parade went around the circle. That evening we went to watch the fireworks at Landa Park we had the best seats on the golf course, we even got to see some deer watching the show! On Sunday it was so hot so we decided to head back to Sea World to swim in the water park! Anna had so much fun, she was asleep the minute she was strapped in the car. Madeleine liked being in the water but she got tired so we didn't stay too long, a couple hours.
Enough about the weekend! My girls: Anna is potty trained except for at night and a few accidents here and there!! She says everything we say so we have to be careful! And loves to be doing anything!! Madeleine is sitting up on her own, thinking about crawling and eating baby food! And she smiles at everyone:)! I can't beleive she is already 6mths old.
Here are some pictures from the weekend!

March

So here we are the beginning of April and Anna is almost two years old... I can not believe it! In an effort to get her potty trained before she turned two we set out the past two weeks and have been doing our own version of potty training boot camp. Diapers off no holds bar, bare bottom and all. For the first week she just ran around with a tshirt and potty's everywhere and low and behold the second day she started going on the potty!! Anna is very hard headed and won't be forced to do anything so it is her running to the potty when she has to go. No complaints here that means I don't have to ask nor deal with the temper tantrum that goes with making her sit on the potty. Great although it doesn't work so well when you are away from home, this little part of the total potty training experience will take a little longer and lots of accidents:)! But we will get there, pray for my sanity! Madeleine is getting big she started laughing a bit, it is so cute! She is also sleeping almost every night 6-8hrs at a time!! Yeah Go Madeleine!! And she is napping better during the day, only problem is she will only sleep in her cradle. Because she is getting bigger and won't fit in it too much longer... We will cross that bridge when we get there. Other than that a great month down in New Braunfels!

2 months gone by so fast!

Wow it is already March of 2009 how time flies when you don't get more than 3 hrs sleep at a time. Hopefully time will slow once Madeleine starts sleeping through the night... New Braunfels is nice so far everything is closer so less gas used and the weather is warmer which is good for the girls we can get outside more. We have started potty training, well we are trying, Anna just doesn't seem interested. Maybe a few more weeks and she will be! Madeleine is getting big fast smiling at everyone who smiles at her. She has also started trying to find her thumb, she knows where it is, just not how it get it out of her fist. It is funny watching her try though! Here are some pictures from the month.

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!
Love to all Anna and Madeleine

4 Weeks already!!

Wow I can't believe Madeleine has been here 4 weeks already! Time goes by so fast. We have gotten mostly settled in down in New Braunfels, a few boxes left to unpack but nothing that we need right now so no hurry! I would advise to anyone who might be thinking of having two babies and then moving cities to not do it. It is not a fun time. But now we are here and things are getting into a routine and that makes it easier. Madeleine and Anna are doing very well, Anna is adjusting to all the new changes and Madeleine doesn't notice as long as she is fed every two hours and her diaper is changed. That is a difference between Anna and Madeleine, Anna did not care if her diaper was dirty or wet and still doesn't! Should make potty training super easy:).
Anna loves giving her hugs and kisses sometimes a little too hard but Madeleine doesn't seem to mind too much. Here are some pictures of the girls...

Madeleine Claire Beckey

We had our second baby girl this morning after a relatively easy labor and delivery. Meaning it was much shorter than Anna's, I don't think any labor can be described as easy:)! Madeleine Claire was born a perfect 7lbs 3ozs, 20.5 inches long. She looks a lot like her sister did except her little fingers and toes are longer, she is ready to play the piano already! So far she is great just relaxing, sleeping being a good baby; we have our fingers crossed she stays that way! The real test will be when we go home with her and how Anna will react! Anna didnt know what to think when she came and saw her this morning and really wasnt sure she liked Momma holding her so it might be rocky at first but I am sure she will love having a sister so close. They will be perfect playmates! Here are a few pics, some you might have seen already but we will update with newer pics as we get them and of course as time goes by.

October fun!

We went to the pumpkin patch this weekend to enjoy some fall fun! They had hay rides, jump castles and of course all the pumpkins you could choose from. Anna had fun sitting on the pumpkins and picking out the small pumpkins that were her size. We thought of trying to get her face painted but thought next year might work better. She kind of enjoyed the hayride and wanted to jump on the little jump castle but we were afraid we might not get her out! It was a lot of fun and we can't wait to go back next year! Here are some pics from the day.