Bath Time

Little Lulu just couldn't resist... she climbed right in with her big sisters, clothes and all! She was quite impressed with herself.

A Moment in Real Life

Yes, those are tires in our living room...don't ask.

Rockstar

Jinglebell willingly listened to the guidance of her coach/dad, something I pray will last a lifetime. These are the days I will always remember. I love my family!

Little Sister

Little Sister LuLu is all dressed up and no place to go. Right now she loves being the little sister to her big sister and big sissy. They dress her up, push her around, treat her like one of the many dollies they have and she loves every minute of it. I pray that she will always love every minute of it.

It's All Worth It

Yee-haw

Recently, our Roxy Girl turned six. This is a big milestone for her, as now she has to use two hands to show her age. We celebrated her birthday with a horse/cowgirl party. She spent days and days planning out exactly what was going to happen, what crafts, what games, the menu, even designing her own cupcake cake. But most of her party preparation was spent drawing out maps of the back yard and exactly where all 11 crafts and games would go. Much to her dismay, she woke up to discover it was pouring rain. As in buckets, lightning, thunder. Now those of you that know her know when she has a plan, things must go according to plan, or else. The first thing she said, with map in hand, was, "Having my party in the garage was not on my map", while tears streamed down her cheeks. Not just a few tears, but buckets and buckets of tears. So when she put herself to bed for a much needed nap, Daddy and I, with the help of Jinglebell, got to work, transforming the garage and house into a Ranch for horses. When she woke up, she said, "I'm sorry I was so upset. I didn't know how good you could make it. Thank you." She is growing up before our eyes.

PS The indoor party was a great success!

Any Reason To Celebrate

I love celebrating...anything. Why not? It can make an ordinary day extra fun, just by "celebrating", and turning it into a special occasion. The first thing we celebrated this week was Ground Hog Day. I know, most people don't know when it occurs, but I guarantee you ask any kindergarten teacher what happens on February 2 and they are sure to know. Anyhow, we have an elderly neighbor who's wife passed away a few years ago, and we have since adopted him. So for Ground Hog Day, the girls made him some cupcakes with little "ground hogs" popping out of them. I know we brightened his day by delivering him some of our homemade treasures.

The second thing we celebrated was Chinese New Year. While we are by no means Chinese, again, another reason to celebrate. Jinglebell was learning about the holiday at school, so we decided to make some Chinese food and practice our chopstick skills. Thus, we love the invention of the fork.

The Things I LOVE...

In an attempt to get back into blogging, I am going to attempt to have a "theme" for the month of February. It is going to be The Things I Love... and of course one of my favorites is my sweet baby girl. I love her innocence in the fact that her sisters dressed her up and are cracking up laughing at her, and she is as sweet as can be. I love her age right now and the fact that she is so easy to snuggle and loves to be snuggled. I love that she gives kisses to us and is quick to offer a kiss when she sees her sister is sad. I love that she races to the door to greet her daddy when he comes home. I love that she climbs to the top of the table, and then tells herself to "get down?" 100 times in a row. I love her with every ounce of my being and I love that God chose me to be her mommy.