Thanks a lot!

Just a quick shout out to my friend, Lisa Malhiot. She was one of the friends who already had her own great family blog that inspired me to start my own. Now, she has taken the time to show me how to improve my own blog. Don't ya  love my cool new border? Thanks again Lisa!

Somebody's Gettin' To Be A Big Girl...

That Riley Paige is growing like a weed. Walking everywhere, following her big sister all around. She thinks she is at least 5 most days and tends to get frustrated when tasks are not as easy for her as she expects them to be. No patience! She must take after her mother...UGH!

Look What We've Been Doing?

Santa brought Bailey some new "Big girl" puzzles that somehow turned into a family event. Many mornings, Bailey would waken to find more of HER puzzle completed after she went to bed each night. After the first one was finished,  Jeff and I realized that we had to actually stay off the puzzle and let Bailey work it. 

Two Crazy Girls

What can I say? These girls are crazy. Their daddy seems to always bring out the silly side of them...Gee, go figure! Who's fun?

She wants to be big girl so bad. 

Caffeine is the last thing Riley needs in her body.

It's not gonna fit, Riley.

Tickle torture!

There are no words here????

The splits-wow!

Who loves chocolate?

YUMMY!

How do I get out of here?

Since we were born...

So, we were leaving my friend, Jill's house the other day- that would also be Emma's house- when the following conversation took place:

Bailey: Mom, how long have me and Emma been friends?

Me: I don't know Bailey, I guess forever.

B: Well, that's not what Emma says?

M: What do you mean? What does she say?

B: Well, when she introduces me, she always says, "This is Bailey. We've been friends since we were born."

M: Well, I guess she's right- yall have been friends since you were born, which is pretty much forever for yall. After a minute or two, she continued...

B: I guess we'll be friends forever.

M: I hope so honey!

Bailey and Emma have literally grown up together. Both girls are pretty comfortable at each other's houses and have spent countless hours playing dress up, family, barbies, and pollies. They have been having sleepovers together since they were about 3. Although the play is starting to shift from those little girl days to more sophisticated stuff, they are still the little angels I remember. Enjoy my walk down memory lane...

Emma Claire and Bailey Grace...

Abbett Carnival

Emma is 6!

Abbett Kindergarten Field Day 

Getting all dolled up for the first day of kindergarten

The day Riley Paige was born

Dance Class Dec 07

Matching Gymboree Girls:)

From the Mouth of Babes...

One morning last week, we were getting ready to head out the door to school, running late as usual, when Mommy decided to stop everything and wrestle with Riley in an effort to pull her hair up in a ponytail. Bailey came around the corner and said, "Why are you bothering to pull her hair up, Mom? You know she just pulls it out." I replied annoyed, "Because I can not stand her hair always being in her face." To that, Bailey replied, "Well, fine, but it's just gonna be a beat down!" and she proceeded to walk to the car and get in.  Hmm, wonder where she heard that expression from?????

Sisters...& Daughters..oh yah, & One Brother:)

Everyone knows that I have tons of sisters and one brother...and between most of us we have lots of daughters too. And in my opinion, there is no more precious relationship than that of sisters and daughters. Most of the time, it's one crazy circus that most people can not relate to, but it's my circus:) Although we live very different lives in several different places, the moments we are all together are very precious to me. Forgive me as I stroll through some of those memories and share a few with you.