American Girl Edee ~

Emma volunteered to watch Edee for me while I cooked dinner! When I went to check on them they had disappeared from the living room......

.....and I found them here, in Emma's room, where she had laid out both of her American Girl beds for Edee to lay on.


Edee seemed to be enjoying it so I left her with Emma so I could finish dinner. The next thing I know......

....Emma brings her into the kitchen so I could see how Edee looked in the AG hat Em put on her! Then they go back to Emma's room......

.......where she proceeds to dress Edee in another AG hat and outfit!

All of her hard work babysitting made Emma thirsty so she pulled Edee from her room into the kitchen to get a drink......and then back to her room!

All of this occurred over about an hours time (which was an hour of free babysitting) and Edee never cried! She actually ended up falling asleep in Emma's room! I see a lot of babysitting in Emma's future.....but I'm sure the "free" part won't last long!

Sleddin' ~

Snow Day ~

We woke up to about 8 inches of snow this morning! The girls and I went out after breakfast and played until we were about frozen! Jeb (for once) was behind the camera......he got some great shots of me!

Christmas 2010 ~

This Christmas season was a little more hectic than others with Edee coming in November.....but we still managed to make time for some fun! The girls (all) had so much fun and were so excited about what Santa left for them! The go kart has been the biggest hit! They are on it everyday! Christmas lasted an entire week for us! Loni, Justin and Hudson came to spend the night after Christmas, along with Brannon, Lori, Ava and Cakes! We loved having them all here! Then it was off to Eufaula on New Years Eve to have Christmas with the Jones! Christmas 2010 was great (Ella cried when we finally took our tree down!) and we're looking forward to a fabulous 2011!!!

Edee Elizabeth ~

A lot has happened since my last post in October! Edee was born on November 15th weighing 9lbs 3oz and 19 1/2 inches long! She is such a good baby.....already sleeping 9 to 10 hours a night! The girls absolutely LOVE her! Emma (as always) is such a huge help and Ella just loves to "pet" her! We are so lucky to have 3 beautiful, healthy girls!!

Look Who's 3 ~

Ella turned 3 last Friday! We celebrated by taking her to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live on Wednesday, having her big birthday bash on Saturday, and finishing it off with birthday cookies and juice at school on Monday! She had so much fun playing, eating and celebrating with all of her friends and family! Thanks to everyone who made the trip for making it such a special day for her!

Creative Excercise ~

Poor El...

....She seems to become the guinea pig when Em gets bored! She doesn't seem to mind, though...at least not right now!

Em's 9th Birthday ~

I can't believe Emma just turned 9! It's her last year in the single digits! She loves to "cook" so this year she wanted to have cooking party. Luckily I was able to find a great cooking school/restaurant in Madison that does parties. The girls LOVED it. Emma picked a "pizza party" theme so they made pizza and cheese sticks from scratch. They also made the biggest ice cream sundaes I've ever seen! They all had a blast....not sure how we'll top it next year!

Back to School ~

I can't believe we've already started ANOTHER year of school! The summer gets shorter every year! Emma started the 4th grade this year and Ella is in the 3 year old class at MMO. I can't believe we have a 4th grader! They were both super excited about starting back to school and seem to really like their classes! Let's hope it stays that way!

Our Summer in a Nutshell ~

It's time to play catch up, yet again! I've been a slacker over the summer and haven't posted anything....I really didn't take that many pictures either. Our summer was rather uneventful. It was mostly spent swimming, playing with friends, and getting ready for baby girl #3, due in November! The one thing I didn't get ANY pictures of was Emma playing softball this summer. She joined a summer league team and played 2 games a week for most of the summer. She did really well and seemed to enjoy playing. She plans to sign up for regular season softball this year so I'll be sure to get a few pictures then. Other than that, the slideshow pretty much sums up our summer. Now that I'm getting caught up I'm going to try to keep it up like I used to! Hope you enjoy the slideshow!

American Girl Weekend ~

Emma and I, along with our friends, Hope and Katelyn, kicked off our summer by heading to Atlanta for an American Girl weekend! This had been the only thing the girls talked about for the last several months and the only thing they've been saving their money for! It was obvious that both had been hard at work since they each had over $200 to spend at the American Girl Boutique! Not only did we shop at the boutique and eat at the AG Bistro, but we spent the night at the AG Hotel (The Marriott), where our room was decorated with pink comforters, trash cans, towels, notepads and pencils, and pink bows on the lamps! It was fun getting away and spending some quality time with Emma. It was definitely an experience to remember!

School's Out Party ~

We celebrated the end of the school year by having a party with our Sunday School class! What better way to celebrate the start of summer than with hotdogs, slip n' slides, and chasing ducks! We all had a great time.

Joy Ride

Ella loves riding on her scooter and jeep (though she hasn't really mastered the steering thing just yet). Luckily she has a great big sister to help her out when she gets stuck (and to take some great "action shots" of her riding!)