happy birthday

madison rose! i'm an auntie again! congratulations moo. xxoo

remembering

those lost and left behind

celebrating my old boy's birthday. sammy is 9 today. happy birthday sam dog!

four

all about ava
1. she has the most beautiful chocolate brown eyes (makes great catchlights)
2. her hair is straight and thin
3. when she smiles one eye is often bigger than the other
4. she is all torso with short little legs
5. her feet are almost as big as her sisters
6. she's pigeon toed, more with the left foot
7. her right cheek now has a dimple with some broken vessels from when she ran into the dog
8. she wakes up like a bear
9. she's my little night owl, falling asleep at least an hour after the other kids
10. comes out of her room many times before falling asleep
11. a glass of milk will usually keep her in bed
12. she often changes her mood in an instant
13. she rarely naps
14. often has an afternoon meltdown
15. sometimes she crawls into my bed in the early morning to sleep
16. sometimes i let her sleep with me when her daddy's at work
17. she has a sweet tooth
18. she likes cereal for breakfast
19. for her birthday she requested pancakes for breakfast
20. if i have gum in my purse she will find it and eat it all
21. she doesn't eat lunch
22. she's a snacker
23. she loves to cook
24. she likes to make bread, mayo and lettuce sandwiches
25. she still loves mac and cheese
26. tonight she wanted crab legs
27. dessert is her favorite meal
28. she loves chocolate milk for a treat
29. she enjoys preschool and would love to go everyday
30. she doesn't know all her letters yet but she really wants to
31. she can write her name
32. her best friend is mia
33. she loves everything high school musical, before she watched the movies
34. now she loves the movies
35. she loves taylor swift
36. her favorite tv show is phineas and ferb
37. her favorite color is purple, with pink a very close second
38. she enjoys shopping for clothes and picks out her own
39. skirts are her favorite thing to wear
40. she always puts her shoes on the wrong feet (maybe it will correct her pigeon toe:)
41. her baby brother is her buddy
42. she loves to organize her bed with toys and stuffed animals
43. she enjoys storytime and pretends to read
44. she still asks for permission to go up on lily's bed
45. she plays with barbies, dress up, leapster, and many other toys
46. she loves to carry a purse
47. she always thinks of her sister whenever she's not around
48. she's quiet bashful but is learning to be brave

my beautiful baby girl at four. her birthday.

09.09.09

it's her birthday eve. in the morning she'll be four. hopefully the terrible three's are over :) today she had cupcake at school. if you didn't know already, she loves everything high school musical. the last image is her with her bff mia. more to come tomorrow!

m.i.a.

i am ashamed to say it's been almost a month since my last post. life has just been really busy. the girls started school, which is going well for both! my work has picked up :) lily has had 2 uti's, scott injured his shoulder then had a kidney stone. we had a couple er visits, a couple dental emergencies, oh and fit a couple well checks in there....our insurance might drop us after the past month :) everyone is ok today (fingers crossed)!

i do plan on catching up...sooooo much to share but since i'm working on her slideshow tonight....my little buggie boo. every birthday sneaks up on me. she's going to be four next week! yesterday she called for me to come to her room. i found her like this. she said "mom...i've got the polka dots!" growing up but still my baby {love}