Miss Sweet Pea

Miss Sweet Pea and her first "teacher" Miss G

Miss Sweet Pea wearing Mommy's heels!

Thoughts for Tuesdays!

Yesterday I got to sit and relax and just enjoy watching my girls play.  I unfortunately had the stomach flu over the weekend and yesterday I was just recovering on the couch.  So yes today I have to clean up the mess that was made yesterday, but I got to watch the silliness created by my girls.  I've said it before- I never imagined my girls would enjoy playing together at such young ages.  I had hoped our kids would be close in age so they could play, but they have played together since Sweet Pea was able to crawl!  Pumpkin has loved her since she was born and always is watching out for her (although now she watches to make sure Sweet Pea isn't taking her stuff!). 

Yesterday they found some suction-cup balls left over from Pumpkin's birthday party and had a blast throwing them on the sliding door and watching them fall.  They were giggling and just being silly.  I loved it.  If I can figure out how to load a video, I'll upload a little clip!  (its never as cute once I get the camera out!).  Yes the door now has marks on it, but it was worth it to watch them play!

Miss Sweet Pea has become quite the follower, while Pumpkin has become quite the teacher (although sometimes unknowingly!).  Pumpking LOVES to wear Mommy's shoes. . now Sweet Pea also tries!  She's only been walking a few months, so tried to wear my shoes isn't always the best idea!  Pumpkin also loves her baby dolls.  She spends hours dressing them, wrapping them in blankets, putting on diapers, and making little beds for them.  Sweet Pea isn't able to do all of that yet, but does wrap her babies in blankets and also makes beds for her babies!  It's adorable!  They both are the cutest little mommies with their strollers! 

Last week we had a fun night of baths in the kitchen sink!!!  Don't you love that my four year old still fits!! haha (yes it is a deep sink!)

Loving her bath in the kitchen sink!!

Silly bubble girl!

Loves to play with the running water!

I think it is a bad hair day!!!  (yes she has a bit of a black eye)

Photo Shoot at 4 years!

Miss Pumpkin had her four year old pictures on her birthday.  A little over a year ago, my sister told me about a friend of a friend who had a photography business out of her house.  The price was great and I decided to give it a try.  My first photo shoot was maternity pictures and I fell in love!  The photographer was great, it was priced right, and we had lots of time to play and make sure we got good pictures.  I have gone there ever since!  The photographer and I have become good friends and it has been fun to go to her throughout the year for my girls pictures.  Check out her website! Photo Shoot Photography

This was the easiest photo shoot I've ever had with my kids.  Pumpkin was ready and so smiley!  I have so many pictures to choose from its going to be hard to choose a favorite!  Enjoy!

OKAY. . .I'm struggling to get the web album to load. .. .check back in a bit and hopefully I'll solve the problem.. .. . Update- still struggling with the album, but I created the collage above!  Hopefully I'll get the album up soon!

Wordless Wednesday

Mother's Day Tea Parties!!!

Yes parties- two to be exact!!  We had a simple tea party at our house on Saturday for Miss Pumpkin and her grandma.  We invited my sister-in-laws since I thought they would enjoy the girl time with my girls and their mom.  I served little turkey and provolone sandwiches, nutella and banana sandwiches, brownie bites, cheese and crackers, and my sister in law brought a coffee cake for her mother to enjoy.  Our "tea" was served by Miss Pumpkin.  Our tea was really apple juice, our sugar cubes were crushed ice, and our cream was just water.  Miss Pumpkin had a blast pouring tea for everyone, adding the ice- I mean "sugar", and refilling her own cup.  She spilled a lot and we had a hard time keeping up with the spill, but it was a lot of fun to watch.  This was our second year of having a little tea party for her and her grandma.  Sweet Pea woke up towards the end from her nap and enjoyed the brownie bites! 

Pumpkin dressed herself for the tea party and decided she was a princess.  Her cousin C came over with his mommy and he is a few months younger than her and decided he wanted to be a princess too!  I LOVE the pictures!

Tea Party #2 was on Mother's Day at my sisters house.  This tea party was a little bigger- all four little girl cousins, my mother, my brother, and my sister's mother in law.  We had similar food, but added cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches, chinese chicken salad, and individual angel food cakes with strawberries for desert!  I learned that Mother's Day weekend is not the time to think about weight loss and diet!  It is included in other holidays where the food is too yummy to pass up! 

The little girls were dressed in their Easter dresses and had fun playing with a miniature tea set.  We also decided to make "tea party hats."  It didn't go quite as planned and the wind also helped to make it a little more difficult as it was blowing our tissue paper away!!!  Next year I'll have to make sure I plan ahead for my craft!!! 

The day was lots of fun seeing all the girls together with their Nani and Grandma C.  Uncle S is always a blast and was fun to include this year.  We hopefully will continue this tradition over the years and our girls will have very special memories of their grandmas! (Unfortunately I only have few pictures- as I get them from family I'll add them!)   I'm hopeful that next year we will be able to use the gazebo in our backyard as a fun place to play tea party!!

Just Silliness, Smiles, and Sleepytime!

In January I started this blog as a place to record memories for my girls.  I do scrapbook, but typically I'm working on albums that are about a year behind (or more in Pumpkin's case!).  I have big plans this summer to make a big effort to get caught up, but who knows how that will work out!  My girls do so many cute little things that I want to remember, so I figured a blog would be a good way to capture those times.  Hopefully some day I'll print out my blog as a memory book as well!

My girls are so sweet with each other.  Pumpkin has always been very loving with Sweet Pea and loves to hold her and give her kisses.  Sweet Pea is at the age where either she doesn't want to be hugged OR she will go to Pumpkin and "attack" her with hugs and love!  They play so well together- I always wanted my children to be close in age so they could have their built in best friend.  I never imagined they would already be such good buddies at their ages!  When I pick them up from preschool, Pumpkin is always ready to get Sweet Pea.  Last week I took just Pumpkin to the doctor and she was so concerned about leaving Sweet Pea behind.  She ran into Sweet Pea's classroom when we got back and gave her a HUGE hug!

One of mine and G's favorite memories of the last year is when we have gone on trips together in the truck.  Our girls sit facing opposite directions in the truck and their car seats are next to each other.  I'm sure for some parents this would be a cause for concern, but our girls love it!  They giggle at each other, trade toys, and "talk" to each other.  I'm still trying to get it on video, but it is so hard since it is spontaneous!  Pumpkin loves to say "Hi, Sweet Pea (enter real name!)" in this silly sing-song voice.  It is the most precious thing!!!  I'm hoping that I'll capture that before she out grows that stage!

I LOVE bedtime (most nights. . . )- not because my kids are asleep and its mommy-time, but because I love the cuddletime in bed.  A year ago it was so precious to read books with Pumpkin while Sweet Pea was sleeping on me or playing on Pumpkin's bed.  I enjoyed having two little girls cuddled up in my lap.  Now they don't fit as well and Sweet Pea is so much more active!  Pumpkin always wants to read 2 books and sometimes tries to find a way to get a third.  She is starting to follow along better and ask lots of questions about what is going on.  I can't wait to start reading longer books with her and share stories with her that I read as a little girl!  Sweet Pea is just now that the age where she is really into books and I'm reminded of why I only read tagboard books with her!!!  She also gets her two books and then it is time to rock.  I'm a rocker- I LOVE to rock my babies and they love to let me!  Even Miss Pumpkin who will be four on Saturday!  After Sweet Pea goes to bed, then I get to lay with Pumpkin and rub her back.  She will stall for as long as possible to keep me with her and I'm guilty of giving in.  It drives G crazy, but I know she is only little once and pretty soon won't want me in her room!  I enjoy it more than her at times! 

Before I go to bed, I almost always check on my girls.  I sneak into their rooms, cover them up with their blankets, pray for them, rub their sweet checks, and just sit amazed at how precious they are.  I've done this since Pumpkin was first sleeping in her own room.  It started as a way to help me feel better and know that she was okay. . .now I just love to watch them sleep!  They are such blessings to me and I know how very special they are!  They may get tired of hearing it and getting extra hugs, but that is just one of many things they can later complain about me! 

Silly pictures below!