Welcome to Our Mansion

This is the doll house that Madeline got for Christmas.

She frequently resides in the 2nd story.Ridiculous!

Happy Spring

From our happy little family to yours

Enjoy these beautiful days while they last!

Lady Bug

For Christmas, my sister got Madeline this lady bug night light.  She absolutely loves it and can't sleep without it these days.  It glows in red, purple, and green and throws stars all over the room.  Best of all, it shuts off autmatically after about 20 minutes. Long enough for Madeline to enjoy, but doesn't drain the battery! It's super cute and a very charming way to have a nightlight.

Let the Paperwork Begin

You know you have a whole new outlook on life when it's Saturday night (and St. Patrick's Day to boot) and the highlight of your evening is driving to Office Depot so you can purchase supplies to make a paperwork binder.  And yes, that's a true story. 

Despite all the insanity of school and work right now, we are diving head first into the paperwork stage of our adoption.  I laughed because every piece of paper from our agency says to take it one step at a time and not get overwhelmed....and then I looked at what all was required and I figured out why all the warnings! 

So now I have a nice binder, organized by topic, with all my important paper in sheet protectors. Nerd alert! 

Let the paperwork begin!

Great Wolf Lodge

We had a fantastic weekend at Great Wolf Lodge with our friends, the Harless family.  We swam and rode water slides until we were pruned.  The girls had their first "sleepover" together.  We hardly even ate we were so busy.  I wish I could show you picutres, but we were pretty water logged.  We will definitely be returning for another weekend getaway in the future. 

Pretty hair. Glad that Madeline will at least sit still for Ashley, even if I'm not allowed to do her hair.

Best Buds.

Weekend Project

Up next at the Long house: Madeline's New Room! Here's what we're striving for...only better!

She picked it out!

Good Reads

For Christmas we bought Madeline several adoption themed books to help facilitate a discussion about our upcoming life changes. I know there are tons of great kids books on adoption, but I was really happy with what we have so far:

This book has Madeline convinced that any time someone is sad it's because they miss their mommy. Very cute but a little confused.

By and far, this is my favorite book.  Bright colors and a perfect message about how families are made.

(And whoever bought a new flat screen tv and accompanying items this week....I love you.)