Twinners!

Ever since Grammy made the matching jammies for Lily and her dollie, her prayers have specifically mentioned "thank you for me and Muffin (the doll's name) to be twins." I love it! Every little girl secretly desires to match someone!!!

Grammy also made the jammies for Brooklyn to,Lily and Brooklyn were having fun being twinners, until Muffin came along. I couldn't bare to have Brooklyn be left out of the fun, so at her request I went in search of the very darling cupcake fabric.

TO my surprise, it was very easy to find! Making the dollie jammies was a whole other task I was not sure about, Grammy has much better skills that I do, but I plugged away. I pleasanly surprised myself and pulled it off. They were a little loose in the legs, and I wouldn't have thought twice about this, but my detail oriented daughter (LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER) notices this immediatey...come on, where's the lOVE? I tell her it was very tricky and it was the first time I ever tried it, and I will be much better next time. I guess this response sufficed.

So, here's to beating those American Girl Designers. Don't get me wrong, I l0ve the dolls. I would much rather Brooklyn play with a harmless doll with cute clothes, or a littlest pet shop with puppy dog eyes...than some other things marketed towards our innocent children. I abhor Brat dolls (I don't see how even the name does not turn off more consumers) and any other toy that screams no morals or entices our girls to grow up faster than need. Let them be girls!

But, having said all that, I find it ironic that AG sells a doll who supposedly who grew up during the Depression that costs a TON of money! I refuse to buy those matching clothes... Back to the jammies, so I think making the matching clothes is much more fun, costs a million dollars less (actual cost: $3) and is the same amount of fun to play with, even more when you know it was an act love!

This blog will get a follow up if I can make matching jammies for Tyler's build-a- bear out of his PJ fabric. Poor guy... he walked in the middle of this mayhem with his big blue eyes holding his teddy... must be hard being the only boy. Little girrrrrls...Little girrrrrls... (think Annie)

Happy Birthday Dearest!

Oh, how we love Jeff! Brooklyn described Jeff to me the other day like this: Dadda has a bald spot, is furry ( I LOVE that part!!!, hilarious!), and is funny.

When I told this to Jeff, I really played up that funny part... There is so much more to him that we admire and love. He is sensitive, kind, humble, hard working, intelligent, an excellent cleaner (I told my hairdresser this and she was VERY impressed), he is funny--in a 'Brooklyn thinks so' kind of way :), handsome, has HUGE muscles :), loves to spend time with his family more than anything else, and best of all, he loves us unconditionally.

Jeff has been driving a car, 45+ miles each way, for the part 6 years, that has no AC and no radio. That's Jeff. He's low maintenance. He goes to the gym any chance he can! Loves to pump that iron. Is an EXTREMELY cautious driver. almost to a fault...but I guess that's arguable, it's always good to be cautious. One thing he can't live without... his electric toothbrush. We've gone through so many of those... good thing my brother's in dental school and has hooked us up with a few.

Jeff is definitely the favorite parent! It might have to do with the fact that I do most (ALL) of the discipling, but it probably mostly has to do with his patience with the kids. They pile all over him when he's home, well, Lily still does at least. He loves to play with them, read to them, and just be with them! What a great Dadda he is!

I am so lucky to have Jeff as my husband! I loved him when we got married almost 9 years ago, but I couldn't have imagined how perfect he is for me now, at that time. You never know what life will deal you, and Jeff has proven to be my best bet yet! I love him!

Lily!

Best Birthday Bash!

Best Tea Party set ever!


Best first kiss---WHAT?!! ;)

Best Big Brother!

Best seat for the Puppet Show!

Best Ringmaster!

Best Carnival Cupcake Creation!

Best Birthday Hat!

Best Lion Pinata---no weapons required!

Lily! We love this little blonde. She oozes excitement about everything. The whole world is special and beautiful and wonderful, especially anything pink, glittery or girlie.

My two most favorite things of all about Lily are her prayers and her voice. I know... her voice will change. But it is the epitome of little princess. It sounds as close to minnie mouse as possible. It's high, and irresistible... it's also high in decibels...so yes, it does give me headache at times... but oh, how we love it! And we secretly hope she never learns to pronounce the letter F, because it just makes everything so much fun to listen to when you pronounce F's as P's. One of her favorite words is FUN, but Lily says it PUN. We just smile and love it to pieces.

Her prayers are the best things ever. And she is ALWAYS the first to volunteer. You how most kids won't volunteer to say a prayer if they're in a bad mood, not Lily, she'll jump at the chance. In each of her prayers, she says at least 10 times, "Thank you for Mama, I love her so much." So there, now you know why I love her prayers! She also gives thanks for everyone else she knows... then gives thanks for all the beautiful things and goes on to name very specific things she loves at the moment. Which is refreshing to here, most adults don't have such colorful prayers.

Lily is such a JOY! She has her mood swings that take her in 2 seconds from delightful to inconsolable, but is that the age? I can't remember, but I just love seeing life through her eyes. She has such a positive outlook on everything.
She loves to dance and be silly, I'm so glad at least one of my kids likes that. She LOVES clothes. I'm afraid I created a problem here. At least we're through the major dress up stage... I'm not even going to revisit the specifics of that, but most of you know it drove me crazy. I've learned to look at the bright side... we share that in common, and she has a fun sense of fashion. Lily is my best little "priend" in the whole wild world. She has a contagious passion for life and I love her for everything that she is!