Sandy.

 *This* is how I found Sandy, the stuffed doggie, in Adelaide's room recently on a super cold morning.

Poor thing got kicked out of bed, but appeared to be trying desperately to stay close for warmth that night!!

(I don't know how she kept hanging on for hours... this was mid-morning!)

mom / a . . . fall 2013

I had a rough time coming up with an idea for Mom's birthday last fall, so when I met up with her and Dad for coffee one day, we ran out back to take a few pictures of her and A.  (I would have tried with both kids, but I know our limits :) )  It is best with just one of the kids--so next time we'll get some with Mr. J!)  These turned out so sweet, they have so much fun together.  Glad we got to capture that while A is still little!

Wonder Red . . . to the rescue! (Halloween)

Halloween 2013 .

Once we got some meds for J, he was good to go along with sister for some Trick-or-Treating. It was a fun night . . . we always enjoy a little time at the end of our culdesac with neighbors, and J found a friend later to go door-to-door with which was a fun bonus!

And just for proof that he DID actually smile in a picture, here is the one of J smiling :)

Wonder Woman (Halloween).

Eighties Baby that I am, I *loved* watching Wonder Woman growing up.  This girl has never seen it, but I bought her a Wonder Woman book last year that she loves.  She is getting older and got this idea on her own volition and stuck with it.  This was even more fun than my original idea (Mary Poppins, b/c she is obsessed with that movie) and has been a great blast from the past for me!

happy birthday, little one.

to our sweet and spunky little four year old, Happy Birthday!  and get well soon ... you woke up feeling so puny today (sad face).

summer, from june.

dance .

 "A" enjoyed ballet and tap this year.  The class was the highlight of her week every Tuesday!!  I will say, though, I do not wish to repeat having to prep a child under 5 for a recital again any time soon (lol) .  They are so unpredictable at this age.  Ended up being just fine, I was just curious the whole day leading up to it if she would run off the stage crying or not.  (she didn't. she had fun!! shocker!!)

we'll wait a while to do it again, but for now, here are some recital day photos.  she is a sweet little ballerina and certainly a spunky little tap-dancer :)

curtain call .

 Miss A loves to hide in the curtains, whip the curtains around herself, and pretend they are a dramatic cape or dress. Here she is probably imitating Rapunzel talking back to the evil Mother Gothel saying, "I...am the lost...PRINCESS!" 

bluebonnets, b & w

bluebonnets

Out-takes! This is what most of the pics consisted of before 

Mr. Ladybug made his appearance and had the kids mesmerized . . . HA.

 (this is actually a favorite of J . . . this is SO him!)

wednesday .

it's wednesday...get on your big girl pants, slap on some (or a lot of) lip gloss, and let's face the week together!

sweet valentine .

oh, girl . . . don't forget that chapstick . . . 

and one last one of miss dancy-pants --->

happy valentine's day . . . boy style !

not sure why, but for some reason J likes to rip his shirt off and do this, saying, "ROCK AND ROLL, BABY!"  this is the toned - down version of that, lol (didn't come all the way off!).  of course, sister tried to follow suit . . .

and below, this one cracks me up.  getting tired of holding that silly face pose, eh??!!! 

these two must have missed their mid-afternoon latte.

happy valentine's day - b & w .