A much needed update


I finally got some updated pictures posted at the bottom of the blog in my little comparison section. Tenley looks less and less like her sister the older she gets although it's still obvious that they are both Bachelders! My mom says Tenley looks a lot like me as a baby and she is also following in my tradition of loosing her hair from the forehead back. It started out with a little bit of a receding hair line like her Daddy but now she is approaching full blown baldness in the front, hence the addition of cute headbands and flowers. I'm actually kind of excited about the headbands since Jenica had so much hair that they didn't really work for her. She needed pig tails at 3 months old I think!

We are getting ready to head to San Diego for a few days for my Grandma's memorial service and some fun visiting time with family. Jenica is excited to fly on an airplane again and we are hoping all goes well with our travels. You sure need a lot of stuff when traveling with two small children. I can't imagine making the trip by myself so I'm super thankful that Rob was able to take time off from work and come with us.

Our new house is really starting to feel like home. Pictures on the wall really help! Joi helped me hang this collage, with a mismatch of frames that I painted all black.


You'll have to come over if you want to see the pictures in the frames :) I also did a batch of frames in white to hang in our bedroom. It was a fun project and made me feel a little more confident in my creative abilities. Here is a link to Joi's post that includes some pictures of the work in progress http://joyofrespite.blogspot.com/2011/07/mixed-emotions.html

Well, that's all the updating I have time for now! Until next time...

Comments

Joi said…
YAY an update! Although its so fun to be able to get daily updates by living with you guys :) Thanks for the blog shout out!
July 27, 2011 at 9:16 AM
emelye said…
Love the update, as well ... I should follow in your footsteps! Love the pictures in the frames!!! :)
August 5, 2011 at 12:07 AM
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