Love These, Must Post.

Booga on Easter, just being precious.

The putting contest....she was serious (notice the index finger).

Happy Birthday Baby

Her hair was so dark....crazy.

Today my baby girl turned 7! A number that sounds entirely too big for my liking. I can remember her arrival into the world like it was yesterday. Nobody forgets the birth of that first child. Especially after 24 hours of labor, ending in a c-section.

I was all worth it of course, she is a joy and we love watching her grow and learn. Happy birthday baby!

A Girl and Her Bug

Saying her final goodbyes.

Recently Victoria found a new pet, a fuzzy caterpillar that she named "Caddy". She kept Caddy alive in her little bug house for over a week, but decided that she should probably let Caddy go (with much prodding from mommy) so she could turn into a butterfly (or moth) in peace. Victoria would hold Caddy for hours, and let her crawl all over the table (eww), and she even took her to school to share her. Yesterday was the day, time for Caddy to be set free....and with no tears, but a quick "have a good life Caddy", she let her go. Victoria has never been a big bug lover, so this all needed to be documented!

Firetrucks and Helicopters

Those helmets are so heavy, that I had to hold it on!

Our local fire house (which is 2 blocks away) had their annual open house and BBQ. It started with a helicopter landing that nearly blew us all away, and ended with hamburgers and hot dogs cooked by the firemen. It is something the girls look forward to every year, and they always have fun.

Got Puke?

Emma has a bit of a bug. Started with just a fever (first picture), but soon came upon us with projectile force. She managed to spew all over everything, including me. She looked so pathetic, that I had to take just a few pictures......wouldn't every mother?!

Funny Girl

I think Emma is funnier than your average 2 year old. She makes us all laugh on a daily basis. Here she is "hiding" in the couch. She hides there and then calls her sisters to come find her. So, I wanted to document some of my favorites to date:

• Mommy, wook at this! (look)
• Futterby (butterfly)
• Pinkerbell (Tinkerbell)
• I wove daddy (love)
• Mommy, I see pider (spider)
• Mommy, where raff? (giraffe)
• Mommy, I toot (followed by belly laughs)
  
• Emma burp
• Where raggi-pie? (a combo of raggy and paci)
• Juce please mommy (pronounced with a silent j, for juice)
• Li-la (Little Ann, our dog)
• Go Chargers (which she says quite clearly)
• Ewww, disgusting
• I coming sissies
• Mommy, nana do it
  
• Mommy, tora do it
• Tora (Victoria)
• Nana (Julianna)
• Mommy, I peeping, ssshhhh (sleeping)
• Mommy, I pinning (swimming)
• Emma Hungy (hungry)
• Ahhh, cute efent (elephant, and she always thinks they are cute)
• Baby one (in her animal sets.....the baby of the species)
  

Wednesday Thoughts

• I got to visit with my friend since high school, Laurel. We talked about wrinkles, getting older, and how it is still weird to us that we have children of our own. Man I wish she lived closer!
• With my 32nd birthday fast approaching, I am forced to think of something that has just recently begun to freak me out a lot......aging! It is not that I think I am an old woman at the age of 32, but because if I am getting older, then so are my parents. So are my grandparents. So are my kids. Sometimes I wish that you could freeze time, or at least make it slow down a little.
• I am so thankful for my little girls. I must take a moment, and freeze time, and praise God for them. They are healthy. They are alive. They are my joy.
• My favorite thing that Emma says now is "ewww, disgusting!" This of course usually follows a burp from daddy. Although if she burps, she simply says.."ha ha, I burp." Guess it's not disgusting when it is her.
• Does anyone else think that the Barbie movies are weird?
• I hate dust. Seriously. If there was something invented that promised you no more dust I would buy it. Especially if it was only 3 easy installments of $19.99, and they threw in a free Shamwow.
• I am so over American Idol. If I have to watch anymore lamos sing into the camera with those googly eyes, I will throw up. And really judges? Listening to them ramble on for 10 minutes? Maybe my attention span is just getting shorter, but it is just so BORING.