Wingate Girls!!

Mommy getting some love from her sweet, sweet girls!

Time Well Spent

 I am, of course, behind on posting on here.  We have been pretty busy as usual.  Here are a few things I don't want to forget:

We bought a house! (1/16/12) Well, we agreed to purchase a house that will be built.  It will look very similar to this home.  We are so excited!  This will definitely be the house we raise our children in and grow old in.  The house should be ready sometime in July 2012.  We have been spending a lot of time choosing colors and completing paperwork for this.

We had Arden's ears pierced.  (1/21/12)  She only cried for a few minutes.  I must say they look soooo cute!  We also had Loren's done when she was this age or a little younger. 

I have been planning for Arden's 1st Birthday party!  Where does the time go.  It seems like just yesterday my water broke and she was born.  The theme is the Very Hungry Caterpillar.  I am all about the Pinterest now (just like most of the other ladies I know!)

My friend, Mandy, got married to her love and a fella we went to school with, John.  The wedding was so sweet.  They are both very happy and deserve each other very much.  It seems like their children have really meshed well also.

I think this picture is hysterical!  We ate at Village Inn after church with our friends the Millers.  I guess Arden was very tired.  Avery was such a good helper and told me that I could let Arden lean on her while I ate.  She also kept Loren occupied.

 Also, we are going on a "ski vacation" to Gatlinburg with the Millers in February!  We are staying in a neat cabin.  We bought some snow gear and I have also had some loaned to me.  I don't think that I will ski but I think Loren and I will definitely want to do the snow tubing.

Exciting times for the Wingate family!!!

The Big 10

Hee hee look at me!  I turned 10 months old on January 3rd!

Arden turned 10 months old a week or so ago.  Here are her latest stats:

• Arden, you are so fun and have such a cute personality.  You are generally a very smiley and happy girl.  However, if we take something away from you (such as Mommy's cell phone) you cry and scream loudly as if it is the worst, most terrible thing ever.  It is so cute to watch.
• Arden is crawling so fast now.  In the past week or so, she has begun pulling herself up to a standing position. (I'm gonna write 1/3 as the first time she pulled herself to a standing position) She has also "walked" behind rolling toys a few times.  Arden is anxious to get moving (and watches her friend Reece walk all day) and I wouldn't be surprised if she walked just before her first birthday.
• I took both girls to the doctor after Christmas for a little skin issue and Arden weighed 25 pounds!!!  (Whoa.)  Sometimes my back aches a little at night.
• Arden is wearing size 4 diapers, and wearing 12 or 18 month clothing.
• She is still eating five bottles a day - 4 five ounce breast milk bottles and 1 six ounce formula bottle.  She is also eating more finger foods like cheese, mashed banana, sweet potato pieces, and shredded chicken.
• I should have documented it on the blog before but we switched Arden to a "big girl" car seat about two months ago.  I want to get her ears pierced ASAP but it seems that there are never two people available to do it at the time we can take her to have it done.
• Loren continues to be an awesome big sister.  She keeps Arden entertained and helps Mommy and Daddy.

I've GOT to get working on FIRST birthday party ideas asap!

Where's Arden?

There she is!

It had been loose....

Loren had been telling us her tooth was loose. It seemed to get looser each day but she would not let Andy or I pull it.  On Thursday (12/29) morning, she seemed to be sleeping in later than normal.  When she came out of her room, she announced quite proudly that she had pulled the tooth herself - and then lost it!  After a little searching in her bed, we located the tooth.  We put it in the tooth fairly pillow that had been used by Andy and his younger siblings.  Loren had a dollar waiting for her when she woke the next morning.