When They Need Each Other...
I think of our girls as so independent. Sure, they're usually together. And they often dress in coordinating clothes ('cause it's easier for me!)...and they'll occasionally want to match.But...
View ArticleSister(s) Golden Hair
I was hanging out with the girls at their open house, two days before school started. It was around the golden hour of photography, and I was snapping pictures as the girls enjoyed a popsicle before...
View ArticleWay Back When-esday: The First Day of School
I've been feeling somewhat overwhelmed as of late at how BIG my BABIES are. My A is getting pretty close to my shoulder! And my B, while not as tall, is looking so grown-up with her shorter...
View ArticleSchool-Day Morning Sweetness
Not all aspects of our school-day mornings are “sweet”. Nope. There’s the half-paying-attention syndrome that sometime plagues us, prompting Mommy to offer up more “reminders” than ideal. There are...
View ArticleThanks for the Memories, August!
August has been a whirlwind! I CANNOT believe that the girls have been in school THREE WEEKS today. (I guess that explains where the time has gone!)So...before the month ends, here is {one}...
View ArticlePrecious Emotion and Maturity
I’ve witnessed a couple of the most precious displays from Baby B over the past few days, ones that simultaneously melt my heart and make me wanna cry.We were out to dinner on Saturday night, and I...
View ArticleWay Back When-esday: Granddaddy Edition
Granddaddy came for a visit this weekend. The girls had been eagerly anticipating his arrival, and their excitement grew ten-fold when they learned he was bringing his bike to ride with them!We had a...
View ArticleTo Cap Off October...
Oh, October...where have you gone??? More on that later...but I thought I'd at least cap off this BUSY month with our annual Halloween picture:This is our EIGHTH family Halloween picture! I LOVE this...
View ArticleInsect Fascination
Since having kiddos, I have an entirely new appreciation for Halloween. HOW FUN it is to see the littles in their costumes...I can barely stand the cuteness!!!I'm really fortunate to date that the...
View Article...On Sharing
We don't eat much candy at our house, and the girls were wide-eyed at the huge haul they were bringing in on Halloween night.(We only went to 12 or so houses, but the houses are far between and there...
View ArticleSurprise and Delight
On Wednesday, I came home and the girls were working on their homework. I encouraged them to do a good job, and I told them I had a surprise for them at bedtime. They couldn’t contain their huge...
View ArticleDecember to Remember
Wow...I knew it had been a long time since I blogged. I winced to see it's been THREE MONTHS. Wowza. I missed it, for sure...and I know I'm going to kick myself one day, too.I guess there's no time...
View ArticleChristmas Fun!
Christmas Day was full of family and fun. Ahead of our traditional Christmas tree-shaped fruit tart, we went ahead and let the girls open their stockings. They were excited to get "real" yo-yos....
View ArticleThe Countdown Begins!
Today starts our countdown to Valentine's Day. It's not much...a little treat for each of seven days, including V-Day. Today's confection is two dark chocolate-covered almonds, something small that...
View ArticleEIGHTH Birthday Play-by-Play!
Since the girls' first birthday, I've done a play-by-play of their birthday happenings. My pictures are a little more sparse these days, since I have to share my birthday girls with the public school...
View ArticleLittle House on the Prairie Comes Alive!
We had such a fun Easter day yesterday. It was relaxing and fun, just hanging out and enjoying each other...and eating too much.In their Easter baskets, the girls got a couple of new books, a pencil...
View ArticleBook Club at Midnight
...well, it wasn't midnight, exactly...but it was after bedtime.I put the girls to bed last night, and headed downstairs, as usual, to catch up on some news. The monitor in the basement stays on, and...
View ArticleSissies Share
I can't say that my girls always share nicely, or that they always get along. Far from it, at times.But sometimes, they do. And it's some kind of sweet!Most of the girls' pajamas are matching sets....
View ArticleLarger Than Life
Baby A came home a few weeks ago with a paper to let us know that her art teacher had selected a piece of her artwork to display at a pop-up gallery at a local ad agency. The teacher could only select...
View ArticleChief Strategists
At 8 1/2, the girls' milestones are not what they used to be. They've learned to roll over...to walk and talk...to ride a bike. Surely one day they'll learn to swim proficiently too (!!!), but it...
View ArticleBest. Week. Ever.
I'm being slightly generous with defining the past week...it's actually closing in on about 10 days now...but I'm going to give myself a pass on that little transgression.What a glorious last few...
View ArticleROLL TIDE, Babies!
My BEST WEEK EVER post omitted a rather huge piece of goodness...but I decided to save this for a post unto itself.The University of Alabama won its 17th NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP last...
View ArticleBackwash
This is a post the girls will probably frown upon when they're a bit older...but it's one I really want to write in hopes of remembering this one day.***The girls aren't always big fans of showers. (I...
View ArticlePersistent Spider Monkeys
Since our climbing debut on the girls' birthday weekend, we've been back to climb every weekend (save the one when we were snowed in!). The girls love it, and so does their mama!There are numerous...
View ArticleA Full Day, You Might Say!
{This post was written LAST weekend. Proof that I can write...and then get lazy about pressing the PUBLISH button. I'm trying, Y'all!}Towards the end of the day yesterday, we began to recount all...
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