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These are from last week, I'm just running behind. (what's new)

 1. Happy girl

2. Some much needed cardio

3. Laundry time

4. Eleanor takes a selfie

1 & 2. Sweetest cousin girls

fresh meat.

last sunday, i decided to step out of my box and try something new.
and something that scared me.
and something that excited me.

i went to my first roller derby, fresh meat practice!

i must have texted eric 100 times sunday afternoon about how nervous i was. and i was really doubting myself, wondering if i could even do it and if i would fit in.
and he kept his patience with me and assured me 101 times that i could do it.

i told myself over and over, you can do this. you are strong. you can do this!
the butterflies i had going in were unreal.

turns out the boot camp has already been going for 6 weeks so the 5 of us brand new girls were seperated to learn the very basics.
we learned how to skate, t-stops, plow stops, skated on one foot.
and then it was over. it went by SO fast!

 

last night was practice #2 and after a little review, we learned something new: the crossover.

 

my feet were not comprehending what my brain was telling it, and i had more than a couple of good falls! (well one was good enough for one of the refs to ask me when practice was over how i was feeling!)

when i asked coach jay to watch me, he told me to not over think it, that my form was better than i thought. so hopefully some more practice and my feet will cooperate a little better.

 

i'm so excited to try something new. to make some new friends and learn a new sport. get in shape and have some fun. but i'm not going to lie, one of the things i'm looking forward to most is picking my derby name!!! ;)

Snow Day.

Wednesday we were supposed to get a huge ice storm.
So at the first sign of snow, my work sent me home early.

I picked up my little sweet thing from the babysitters and we headed home to get in our sweats (&pjs)  and cuddle.
An impromptu girls day. :)

Even though the snow was melted a few hours later, and she never even got to see it- I know that we both love snow days.

{insta}Friday

Our week in Instagram Pics:

 1. Happy Baby

2. New Fabric!

3. We are knot dress obsessed.

 1. Love those two together.

1.&2. Grandpa Hutchins with his great granddaughters :)

chocolate wasted.

dear eleanor,

sometimes, after a really good bottle...

you get super chocolate wasted.

it is so incredibly awesome to witness.

love,
mama

{insta}Friday

Our week in Instagram pictures:

 1.& 2. Roller Derby Date night

3. Uncle Eric

4. Valentine's Love

1. & 2. Latest creation for Eleanor- my first knot dress

3. All dolled up for daycare

4. Tee tiny Valentines

little valentine.

yesterday was baby eleanor's first valentine.

 

and she's a lucky little lady because she got to hang out with her dad all day, got THREE valentine's cards in the mail + a new doll, rattle & blanket from her grandparents. she's pretty loved!

 

I can't wait to continue a tradition from my childhood on Valentine's Day where my mom would serve us red food, with red kool-aid and a pink dessert like strawberry cake or something.

 

I was telling Eric about it and we were brainstorming ideas.. spaghetti, strawberry soda, heart shaped pizza with heart shaped pepperonis, strawberry shortcake. Can't wait.

 

 can't even explain the fool you have to make of yourself to try to get TWO babies to look at the camera!

 

and the rest of our night consisted of cousin time for eleanor, algebra homework for me and work for Eric. Not the most romantic of Valentine's but we spent it with family, so that's pretty good for us.