Carina Gets Her Ears Pierced

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NOT A TEAR!



ARE MY EARS REALLY PIERCED?




MY EARS ARE REALLY PIERCED!

Timing

How ironic is it that Ellie fell asleep on the couch during the 15 minutes it took me to make lunch? It was Just enough time to rule out the long nap she needed, and just enough time to....... Well, lets just say, "thank goodness the cushion covers are machine washable."

A Big Thank You To The Big Guy

Daddy: Thank you for carrying our bikes when we don't feel like riding them anymore.

The Tie Dye Project

A Big mess equaled big fun for six moms and thirteen kids. Now lots of clothing that would have gone to Goodwill got a face lift and will be happily worn for one more season. Reuse n recycle. That means clothes too.

He's A Keeper

May 27 marked two months since Oliver joined the family. To say I love this boy is an understatement. I didn't realize how much I missed having a fur baby. True my home will never be free of dog hair even when I vacuum twice daily. True he still has a few accidents (deliberates). Then again so does Ellie. I will take the good with the bad, and invest in a professional carpet cleaning quarterly.

The Wonder Twins

They have been raised together since they were both infants. They fight over toys, and have each others backs at the same time. Today it was hard to tell where one ended and the other started.

Lil Miss Mischief

Baby Belle:

How wonderfully sweet n sassy you are. Your kisses are never ending, and you always keep me on my toes. Mommy n daddy can't take our eyes off you for a minute. When we do something usually happens. I know you mean well by wanting to feed the family pets, but next time could you ask first?

By the way, when you tell me that somebody spilled the fishy food, I know it was you. Why? Because mommy knows everything? No, it's because you were holding the evidence.

If Dogs Could Talk

Where is the burger to go with my water?

One Word Wednesday

TWIRLING

Common Ground

To all the men out there, I can not stress enough, how important it is to hold onto your little girls. They may not share an interest in all things manly, but keep trying. Mark's love for wood working, and power tools is rubbing off on his three in pink. This year, thanks to a little help from Home Depot, Mark and his girls, dressed in orange aprons, made Easter baskets.

It Happened again

Ellie just had her second visit to the ER for stitches. I sat six feet away from her while she was searching the refrigerator. We were talking. the next second she was screaming. Somehow, someway she moved wrong and bit her bottom lip. I had to make the judgement call....Do I spare her the pain of having stitches now, and let her walk around the rest of her life with a very noticeable hole in her bottom lip? I knew what I had to do. She ended up with two stitches in her lip, and was very brave during the entire process. Afterwards, no one would have guessed anything happened. However, she requested a Happy Meal and a nap with me in my bed. All her wishes were granted.

I shook my head in disbelief that this happened while I was 6 feet away. No amount of baby proofing could have stopped this. I bit of "mom guilt" still hangs over me, but it's a wasted energy that comes with the territory. I guess one of life's lessons is that it doesn't matter how much children are micro managed, accidents will happen.