Look what I brought home today.....

Isnt he adorable?? He was in the road this morning when I was taking the girls to school. Of course I had to stop to try and get him out of the road before someone ran over him. He was so scared.. and from the looks of it, he hasn't eaten in a while. AND it looks like he may have been in a fight. I tried to put him in someone's yard, but he just kept following me! I mean look at him.. could YOU tell him "No.. you can't go with me?" I couldn't. Call me a sucker. Not sure what I'm gonna do with him now. I mean, we dont need another dog.. 2 dogs and a cat is enough for one household, right?? but he's so darn cute....!

Ava's 1st Haircut

We took Ava today to get a little trim. She didn't need much.. just enough to even out around the bottom. She was such an angel the entire time! I promised her a treat if she was good. When it was over, I said, "wanna go get some ice cream?" Her reply? "No..want fwies." So of course we took a swing by Sonic to get some fries. Enjoy the pics!

My Funny Valentine

Elizabeth's at it again with her funnies. I have a few recent ones that I thought I'd share:

1. One night as I'm putting her to bed, she said, "Is Daddy your husband?" My reply, "yes, he's my husband." Elizabeth: "Husband. Hmmmm...I like that word. Husband." OH LORD...isnt it a little early for this??

2. While I'm on the phone with Mike, he puts me on hold..for a LONG time. She wanted to talk to him.
E: "Mom, I'm waiting."
Me: "Me, too. Your daddy's got me on hold again.:
E (with hands up and shrugged shoulders) "He's a difficult man, but we still love him."

3. Elizabth sits Ava down facing her. "Come sit, Ava. Let's talk. Are you feeling like yourself? I'm not really feeling myself."

and the one I heard last night..love this one:
4. E: "Mommy, I like your painted toenails. One day, can you take me to get my toenails painted? I want to go to Heaven to get my toenails painted. 'Cause if I got my toenails painted in Heaven, then Jesus could paint my toenails!"..oh I can just see it now!! talk about a divine pedicure! haha!

And i KNOW that i'm way behind on my pictures (for all you paw paws, nana's aunts & uncles). i promise i'll catch up soon! here are a few pics of elizabeth i'll go ahead and post for ya!

Christmas Time!

And our card this year:

Merry Christmas to you all!!

We're in business now!!

I've the pleasure of working with the wonderful Becky at http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/ to create a logo and business card for my photography business. I'm sooo excited to have this done..i feel like everything is falling into place..FINALLY! I've been so consumed with this and editing photos for clients that i've fallen behind on my own blog. To those anxiously awaiting updated pictures of the girls.. they're coming! But I just wanted to share this news.. now..gotta get back to work.. photoshop is calling my name!!


.....it doesnt look quite as good against this black background, but hopefully you get the idea.

Halloween Craft Project

I found this little craft idea online and thought it would be something cute and easy for Elizabeth and I to do together. AND, as an added bonus, it was her turn for show-and-tell at school and it had to be an item that begins with the letter "G". Also, it couldn't be a toy. So Elizabeth was proud to take and show her "Gourd Ghost" to her class!

It's just butternut squash that I painted with white craft paint, then drew eyes and mouth with a sharpie.. EASY PEASY!

Dad's Night

Last week, Elizabeth's preschool had "Dad's Night" where all the dads got to mingle, meet the teacher, see the kids' classroom and artwork, etc. Elizabeth was so excited to take her daddy to school. She made the cutest painting of him.. I'll post a picture of that later..my teacher friend is laminating it for me.

one quick pic before they left..'cause you KNOW we were running late...

And a picture of Elizabeth and her pudding....just because I thought it was funny

Trip to the Fair...and some random pics

Our friends' band was playing at the local fair this year, so we decided to make it out there so girls could ride those rickety, germ infested rides operated by those scary carnival workers. (it really is a little unsettling, but we kept the kids close to the ground). Anyway, they had a great time.. well for the most part. Ava did get scared on one ride, but other than that, it was a nice night!

It was right after this picture that Ava started crying.. and cried through the entire ride. And my battery was low, low, low....so the camera was struggling to even make a picture..but you get the idea.

And..just some pics of the girls hangin' out in the front yard. We've really been enjoying this weather, and being outside more.

They were looking at the "flying monkey". Am I the only the mother that uses tactics like this? Anything to keep them sitting still for just a SECOND longer!

...and just in case you're thinking Ava's shirt looks familiar..it IS the same one she's wearing in the previous post. No, she doesn't wear it EVERY day. Just every OTHER day. Poor child needs clothes!

My Sweet Ava

These were taken just minutes before our trip to the doctor's office (when we found out her ant bites were actually staff infected...hence, the band aids). She was being so sweet..even though I had no idea she was in so much discomfort.

Those eyes just melt me heart..and no I didn't touch her eyes in photoshop..they're really that blue!

that's some serious concentration!

YAY!!

Future Picasso? you be the judge

I'd like to share with you some of Ava's recent "artwork".....

under the bar:

on the cabinets:

in the dining room:

AND on herself!

you can't see in this picture, but her left arm is completely red..please notice the lips, too.

Thankfully, the Magic Eraser worked like a charm to remove the red marker..it even got permanent marker off the wood floors!! How come I'm just now discovering this? And of course, Goo Gone took the crayon off the walls...easy peasy.