We finished our basement playroom.  It pretty much rules.  I've already rearranged it and added some kid projects to the walls, so I'll have to snap some more photos soon, but here is what it looked like after we finished it.

Laying down the carpet padding.

Furiously playing with everything, making a quick mess!

Grandma Ane and Grandpa (great grandparents actually), came by for a visit and to meet Felix.  It was so nice, Grandma had saved up some bottles and brought over one of those super bouncy balls to show Amelie how to bowl.  They sat in the dining room bowling for at least a half and hour!

Great Grandpa Doug holding Felix.

Here is my little monster messing with the laundry I just finished folding.  She took all of her underwear and put them in a pile in the dining room.

Then, she decorated her doorknob and nightstand with some of them.

She has been napping terribly lately.  At one point I gave up, but after 3 afternoons of tantrums I realized that the trouble of getting her to nap was worth avoiding the tantrums.  I started trying to mentally prepare her for nap time, am trying to give her some extra attention and get her involved in some kind of activity that will wear her out so she's tired enough to want to nap.  It's worked the last few days, but a couple of times I gave up and let her watch some Dora or Diego and she passed out on the couch.  

While I was pregnant, I would nap every afternoon while she was napping.  Due to these new nap time patters, my naps have been cut out for the most part.  On a good day, I may be able to get both kids to nap simultainously for a while, and I have to chose between napping, and EVERYTHING else that needs to get done around the house.  This has prompted me to make some cold press coffee.  I found a good recipe on Pinterest and made some last week.  It was delicious.

I had a delightful visit with my bestest friend Krista and her boys.  Her is her Kye and my Felix chilling on the floor together.  They are about 2 weeks apart.

I know this photo is a little dark, but this is my little baby burrito that I get to stare at every night. 

And my little dog too.

He is growing bigger and his neck is getting stronger.  He is 7.5 weeks in this photo.

And Amelie is the proudest big sister ever.  She kisses him and tells me how cute her baby brother Felix is every day.  Tyler took her camping tonight, and she took the pacifier out of his mouth so that she could kiss him goodbye on the lips.  I'll admit, I was pretty worried that she would be too aggressive around him and accidentally hurt him if I wasn't careful enough, but she is so sweet and gentle with him it's adorable.

I received a package in the mail from Tova today, it was a special charm for my kid necklace that she make me when Amelie was born.   I love it!

Me and my little buddy went for a walk this evening up to Minnehaha Falls, it was his first ever ride in a stroller and it was a fantastic walk.  I LOVE living so close to the Minnehaha Creek.  

I just made some Rice Crispie bars, so I'm going to eat half a pan now!