Sharing A Bedroom

Finally we've got the girls' room organized ... only two weeks until we move again, but so what?  Juliet was happy to have all her books and flash cards back where she could get to them and her My Little Pony and Strawberry Shortcake collections set up with perfection.  OCD a little?  Here are some photos while the room remained sparkly clean.

Can't forget Violet's side of the room ...

Puzzles

Violet got a one on one puzzle lesson from her big sister today.

I'm not sure she learned much ... her attention span was only so-so ...

New Orleans Marathon

A collection of pictures from Chris's marathon {26.2 mile run} in New Orleans this weekend WHICH I'm proud to say he finished in 4:20:34.  Now I must forewarn you, while looking through these pictures you may wonder where are the pictures of Chris running?  Well, they are no where and I've been beating myself up about it all weekend.  Unfortunately we didn't see him start OR finish yet we were in the designated places with our eyes pealed BOTH times. Talk about frustrating but what's worse is Juliet {who'd been practicing for 4 hours to say "good job Daddy, you're almost there"} not getting to say it {although she yelled it to every man and woman wearing a white hat and red shirt like Dad}.  Next time we will GPS Chris the entire way. 

Mobile Monday Mash-Up

Collection of Instagram photos from this past week ...

3 Months For Zoo; 7 Months For French Fries

The girls and I made the trek to the zoo in Tyler, TX with my good friend and her son today.  The kids had such a good time and the weather couldn't have been better.  It cracks me up when I think about how eager I was to take Juliet to the zoo for the first time.  Basically I was using the excuse of having a child to go to the zoo for my own nerdy animal viewing pleasure.  So what if she was only 3 months old?  She NEEDED to go.  But to see her now running around, naming the animals and buckling herself {obsessively I might add} in the wagon is pretty cool.  And there's no prouder moment for a mother then when she witnesses her little princess boss around a boy her age {well on second thought, seeing my 7 month old today snatch a bucket containing french fries out of her older and much stronger sister's grasp to chow down on those salty potato sticks like she was a relative of Chris Farley ALMOST topped my most proud moment}.  Of course with Juliet being older, it also makes the trip more expensive; I have to feed her now and have to of course get her the to die for flamingo cup with her meal PLUS a wagon {because how dare I imply she walk the entire time} ... you know how it is.  As long as she stays short I'll continue to not have to pay her entry fee so that thought still keeps me smiling.  Here are some photos from today's fun.  Thanks Lorrie and Wyatt for making the trip with us.  We're going to miss you two so much.

"Not Biggie Nuff"

Today was a sad day.  It rained, but not enough to produce jumpable puddles by Juliet's standards.  BUT that didn't stop her from searching for 15 minutes as I tried to lure her to the car to start our day of errands.  She kept saying "nope, not biggie nuff" and then she'd be on the hunt for more puddles.  Finally after some frustrated tears, she decided jumping over cracks on the way to the car was satisfying enough {keep in mind the car is only about 20 feet from the bottom of the stairs}.  At least some cute photos came from it all.  Crazy kid.

Duck Pond With Beckett

An unusually large collection of photos from our play date at the duck pond yesterday afternoon with Mr. B and his lovely Mama {whom we've been missing like crazy}.  The swings were a big hit {although not many of the pictures illustrate it} but most of the entertainment was watching Juliet eventually open up and even hearing her at one point introduce herself to another little girl; talk about cute.  BUT the highlight of the afternoon for me was being asked by a 12 year old if I really had two kids and then if I was married and then kindly letting me know I looked much too young for two kids and a husband {imagine this all of course with a thick southern accent}.  Haha ... if only she knew that she didn't just make my day by saying this, but my year!

While Juliet played the "little kids" took a break from being pushed and carried around {such a hard life} by watching and sharing snacks.

And of course last but not least, MY personal favorite of Juliet soon after showing up at the park; shy girl.