Fish

If there is one thing that all 3 of our kids agree on, it is that they LOVE water! They could each take over an hour long bath everyday if I let them. They don't always last as long with all 3 in there... maybe a little too crowded? But it sure if hilarious to listen to them as long as they'll last in there!

Best Friend

Lately, my girls have been reminding me of Kelsi and I when we were younger...

Trying on some clothes from a cousin- we love hand-me-downs! I remember how excited Kelsi and I would get when we got a big bag of hand-me-downs like that. We would try on EVERY single thing and model them, spending hours with each other. B

They also love any kind of dress-ups, and my mom bought them these sunglasses the other day. This was their first time showing Jared. Kind of felt like deja vu because Kelsi and I would go school shopping with my mom and then we went home and tried everything on for our dad and brothers to see.

Brown Bear

My best friend from college is the best gift giver. Somehow she always nails gifts on the head. Especially for my kids. They use her gifts more than most gifts I pick out for them! She bought them the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" and they are OBSESSED. Both girls can recite it almost word for word and read it several times a day. I love it!

Exhausted

Poor thing... Jared was gone for high adventure and our schedules were all a little off. She fell asleep on the kitchen chair while eating dinner at about 5:45 PM.

Little fish

Emma is in LOVE with water lately. She can take a bath for hours... play in the pool forever... run through the sprinkler over and over and over... it is fun to watch her confidence grow in the water. I signed her up for swimming lessons at the end of the month, and I'm excited to see how they go! It is the first time that she won't be in a mommy and me class. They don't even want the mom's outside, just watching through the window, and I'm nervous to let my baby go. I don't know why that is so hard for me! She, on the other hand, is thrilled, so that's good. She tells anyone who will listen that she is going to take swimming lessons!

Love love love

These people. They make my world go 'round. Each one of them makes me better in different ways. I have learned so many things from each of them... these are just the biggest things right now... From Emma, I have learned to let my heart/feelings guide me more. I spend way too much time trying to analyze every decision I make, but she is in tune with her emotions and the emotions around her to make things better. She has figured out how to manipulate those emotions(through song, laughter or hugs) and can brighten anyone's day.

Bargaining

Emma wanted some juice, so I gave her a little bit in the bottom of her cup since it wasn't a sippy cup and I didn't want it to spill. When I gave it to her, I told her she only got one cup of juice and then water after. I got a phone call right then, so I walked off. She sat on the floor, fuming, refusing to drink her juice, the whole time I was on the phone. It wasn't more than a few minutes, and then I asked her what was wrong. Apparently she thought she had been cheated. If she was only going to get one cup of juice, she wanted more juice in there! She is too smart sometimes.

Pocahontas

It has been weeks and weeks since Emma has watched Pocahontas, but this morning she said, out of the blue, "Mom, Pocahontas doesn't have shoes. She have a necklace, but it broke. Her Daddy broke it. And he died. Someone kill him." She was so devastated that someone died, I think that is why she remembered that scene so clearly. Death is hard for her to process. Part of me wanted to throw my arms around her and tell her it was all made up, that people never actually die. I wish I could just keep her safe from things that are sad or hurtful.

Teenager

I have often said that I don't have to imagine what my girls will be like as teenagers, they are toddlers, which are pretty much the same thing! They aren't too bad, just testing boundaries and trying to see what they can get away with. And they are EMOTIONAL. Not everyday or every second, but we definitely have our moments when I don't think they even know why they are crying. Every once in a while, Emma will sleep in until 9:30 or 10. She has always been a really heavy sleeper, but I think it is hilarious that she already sleeps like a teenager, too. Especially funny since Maddie thinks she is supposed to rise when the sun does. :) Emma is the last one awake almost every single day.

"Goodbye! I love you... to the moon and back! See you tomorrow!"