quiet.

A pretty quiet week it's been for us.
Our little sweet girl has her first real case of the sniffles.
It's been all week.

This week our daily routine was a little slower. 
Rubbing eyes, a little whine for every nose wiped, some disrupted sleep, extra jammies time, two cups of tea for mommy, but most of all more of this...

even no picture taking this week, this one was pulled from the files.

more cuddles than ever, more glue sticking her to my hip, and more storytime in our cozy warm jammies in our cozy warm home.

We only fill up the gas tank of my car once a month. This week definitely helped to extend that even more.  It has been a complete week at home for Quinn and I.  Much needed.  Thank goodness a big grocery shopping trip happened last week.

Still a stuffy nose, hopefully it will leave soon.

Despite her difficulty to breathe normally, her giggly goofy bouncy side shines just as bright.
It makes me ache for her even more, but grateful that it's just a little stuffy nose.
She can't even blow her nose or take the medicine relief we can, and we are still much bigger babies when we are sick.

The school year is flying by for Todd, halfway through already!
This winter has brought lots of time and experience with refereeing (on the weekends).  It has been so great for us and it helps to keep him busy.  Todd is a busybody.  While I'm perfectly okay with a week of not leaving the house, Todd may go a little crazy.  We fit into our roles of stay-at-home mom and working dad extremely well, and with lots of family time too.  The winter has been good to us.

And will continue to be as we look forward to a big birthday coming up!  Little projects each week get checked off the list.  This week:  photobooth props (not renting a photobooth, making our own completely out of supplies we already have), cards/favors, kids activities.  The biggest project is a video I'm compiling for her, photos and videos all from her first year.  I'm so excited about it.  It makes me tear up every time I review what is already done.  If we can share it with the everyone, great; if she is the only one who gets to see it, just as great.  I'm pouring all of me into this...for her.  Picturing her down the road treasuring this makes me so incredibly happy.  And then I imagine her with her time capsule as well, and I'm just so happy to have this for her.
So excited.
I will do a big post-party post with a run-down of all the events, including our task of doing it on a budget.  Coupons, deals, using supplies we already own, making it all ourselves...and it's going to be fantastic.  Family and friends to share it with...most important.

With a napping baby, I'm off to get out of my jammies.
Because let's face it, that just doesn't happen all the time (out of my jammies that is). 
My days are yoga pants and t-shirts.
I love my husband for still making me feel beautiful when he comes home to my cozy sweats and ponytail.

Happy Weekend!