Cason's Birthday

We went to Cason's Birthday on Sat. and the girls had a blast. They really enjoyed the cake and ice cream. It's always so great to get together with friends who have kids around the same age. They all played well together and really enjoyed each other.Thanks Jayme and Shauna for including us the girls always have fun at your house.
I am a busy girl, Gary and I are going to New Orleans for Jazz Fest and I have been trying to get everything ready. Please forgive me for not posting. I have so much to post but I am short on time right now.
Happy Wednesday!

Building Blocks

I had to post this picture of the girls and I because I am rarely in the photo.


Brooke has really become a Mommy's girl. She has also become a little cuddle bug. She will crawl up into my lap and just hug on me. Oh, how I love those moments when I can just love on my children. I really hope they will always want to crawl up into my lap. Presley really doesn't have a favorite she chooses both mommy and daddy at different times. She has always wanted to cuddle. She has been better at her little fit throwing. Thank you God for giving me the knowledge to deal with her little personality. I have changed the way I say things to her and I think it has helped. I think we must have been butting heads. I have also been trying to praise more and use my manners when speaking to them and she has been much better. Whew! Praise the Lord!

I bought these nesting blocks for the girls and it is their new favorite toy. They have the Alphabet, nursery rhymes and numbers on them. We play several different games with the blocks. I usually will sing the Alphabet song when playing with them.
The other day I was singing and both Brooke and Presley started singing the alphabet with me. I was in shock, mouth dropped open because I didn't realize it was making that much of an impact on them. I know your thinking Duh! Dede but I was just so happy to hear them saying the alphabet. I will tell you I do use the flash cards and talk about the letters of the alphabet but most of the time we sing made up songs and dance around the house. We like to act silly and have fun. So that is why I seemed so surprised, oh and I guess the four days of school probably helps too. So I asked Mrs. Kari if they sing the alphabet song and she said, "yes." So I cannot take all the credit. She also asked me if they sing "Jesus Loves Me" at home and I told her we go to BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) on Wed. mornings and let me tell you that really put a smile on my face because the girls love Bible Study and it really makes my heart happy to know they are learning about Jesus and loving it. If you have the chance to do BSF take advantage of it because it is so worth the time and what you learn as well as your childrens experiences and what could be better than getting closer to God in all aspects of your life. They take the summer off so I will have to keep at it for the summer. I have really enjoyed it but need to work on spending my quiet time with God everyday and not wait til the last day. I do know that when I do my attitude is so much better.
Well I am off to bed because I am tired.

Cuteness!

The girls got bug catchers from Mimi and Poppy for Easter. They love bugs so I thought a bug catcher would be great. Daddy took them out to catch bugs and they got a grass snake, a beetle and some roly poly bugs. They didn't really understand that catching a snake was a big deal but they were so excited that they had bugs. The other day Presley saw the beetle laying on his back and said, "the beetle go night night mommy." I just smiled and didn't tell her that the poor beetle was dead. I am so sad I didn't take a picture of the snake in the bug catcher it would have been a cool picture because he was wrapped around a twig and leaves. Don't worry daddy let the snake go, as soon as the girls went to bed. They woke up first thing in the morning asking where the snake went, we told them he must of got out of the bug catcher. They seem to be okay with that answer.
The picture of Presley in the cowboy hat I couldn't resist posting. I was cleaning out their closet last saturday and she saw it and wanted to wear it. She was playing with puzzles with daddy when I took the picture. My little cowgirl.
I can't tell you how much I look at them and say to myself I am one lucky person and I owe it all to one person, the one, our heavenly father. Wow! That just puts a smile on my face.

Arts Festival

Brooke got in the stroller and I thought she was going to go to sleep but she had to get up and dance some more.


I love the expression on Presley's face. I am so blessed.

Brooke was so cute, she was dancing in this picture.























We went to Fort Worth Arts Festival yesterday and the weather ended up being perfect by the time we arrived. Gary and I thought it was going to be a bad time with the girls because they were being so fussy at first but once we got our spot and settled in and listened to the music we had a blast. The girls were dancing and playing. It was so good to see them have so much fun. We stayed til 10:00pm and they were still going strong but fell fast asleep in the car on the way home. I love the fun family times with my husband and children. Thank you God for giving me this great family.

More Easter Fun

Here are the other pictures I promised. The Easter Bunny left two big surprise eggs and Brooke didn't like it at all. She put it in her basket and then placed it back on the ground. Daddy hid it two other times and when she found it she wouldn't touch it. She would walk away and shake her head and say, "No." It was so funny. I guess the surprise egg was too big for her basket. Presley found a lot of eggs but started opening them up and eating the candy and was pretty much finished hunting eggs and on to opening the other eggs and eating more candy. Oh, she was a happy girl with a big smile on her face. I love being right by their side and watching them have so much fun. I am so thankful to have two wonderful children. I love you to the moon Brooke and Presley.

Easter Bunny Again

Sorry for taking so long to post but it has been a little crazy this week because the girls were out of school on Good Friday and Monday as well and then Presley started to run a fever monday afternoon and missed school on Tuesday. I was unable to turn my computer on to post because when she is sick she just wants to be held.
Gary and I did a mock easter egg hunt on Sat. in case it was raining on Sun. Brooke is an easter egg getting machine. She had her basket so full, she had to set her basket down and bring the eggs to her basket because it was so full. It was so funny to watch. Presley found a lot but was more interested in what was in the eggs than the egg quantity.
Sunday we went to Granbury and had an early dinner at the country club in Granbury and we saw the easter bunny. Brooke was all about the Easter Bunny but Presley wouldn't touch him. As soon as Presley didn't see the Easter Bunny she would start saying, "Mommy, where did the Easter Bunny go and she would repeat it 50 times until she saw him again. (Those of you who know Presley she says things over and over and over until you do it). She is like a broken record. We then would walk around to find the Easter Bunny and of course I had to hold Presely because she wouldn't walk because she was afraid of the Easter Bunny. She was okay with talking and waving to him but wouldn't touch him. It totally surprised me because she was the one who sat in Santas lap. It just goes to show you how often they trade personalities.
It was so adorable to see their little eyes light up when they saw the Easter Bunny come around the corner.
When we drove up to the house the Easter Bunny had already been to the house and the girls spotted the eggs in the yard right away. I have more pictures to post from that and will do it later.
He Is Risen.

Easter Bunny

The girls had their Easter Egg Hunt at school and it was so fun to watch them go for those eggs. Brooke was really good at finding the eggs her basket was full. She ran to get the eggs. Presley was more concerned about one of her eggs coming open and realized their were stickers in the egg. She was so excited about the stickers but concerned that the egg cracked open. She kept saying, "Uh Oh." Because the girls go to school 4 days they had an egg hunt on Mon. as well. Mrs. Kari said they did better on the second day than the first. I think they knew what to expect. They wouldn't sit in the Easter Bunny's lap on Mondy. So I tiold them the Easter Bunny was nice and he just wanted to take his picture with them. It worked because they both sat on his lap. The pictures are not the best but hey, at least I got one. I was looking through the pictures and realized that they look so big and that the trace of any baby is gone. They are little girls now. :(
We went to Bible Study this morning and it was not a good listening day for the girls. When I picked them up they wondered off into another room and wouldn't leave and then we were going down the steps outside and this little girl proceeded to slither down the steps like a snake. You guessed it, my girls had to do it as well, not once but twice and they were in dresses. So lovely! I think that is the hardest part at having two the same age, they do what the other does. It is also hard to get two year olds to do what you want them to do and to have two of them wears me out sometimes. I will be glad when this stage is over. I took a deep breath and asked the Lord to give me patience and wisdom to deal with these little girls at this moment. It made me feel a little better. I know they want to explore but today wasn't a good time for their little explorations. Kids will be kids and I love them with all my heart and thank God daily for blessing me with these two beautiful girls.

Bubbles And More Bubbles!

Here are the pictures I promised. After we made the cookies we put the kids in the tub to get them clean because let me tell you they were DIRTY. After playing in the sand box and rolling the cookie dough with flour they were a mess. I put bubbles in the tub but then Gary came in and said lets turn on the jacuzzi. But right before that Presley had grabbed the soap and squeezed a ton in the tub. I had forgotten about that and said, "okay." So we turned it on and let me tell you, I had never seen so many bubbles and neither had the kids. They loved all the bubbles but wasn't too fond of the jacuzzi part of it. It was the cutest thing too watch. We were all laughing so much because to see the sparkle in their eyes as they were playing was the best of the night. We had to get them out of the tub and rinse them off in the shower because the bubbles were so thick. It was a night to remember. Long after everyone was gone there were still bubbles in the tub, I had to rinse the tub out several times to get all the bubbles out. It still puts a smile on my face as I am telling you. It was an awesome night for all of us. Rita mentioned the cookies were fun but the bubble bath was the best and I have to agree wholeheartedly.

Easter Cookies

I decided I wanted to make Easter Cookies with the girls and invited Clay and Josh to join in the fun. They had a blast. I found this recipe on All Recipes for sugar cookies. It was great except I made it the day before and put it in the refrigerator, when we were ready to make the cookies the dough was a little dry and crumbled. Thanks to Gary we revived the dough by adding a little water and it softened up. Presley had flour all over her as well as Brooke. Clay and Josh were a little neater with their rolling of the dough. The cookies looked great for first time efforts and for their age. What do you think? I might have to make this a yearly fun time event. I think it would be fun to post it every year and see how they have improved. It was such a joy to watch them roll out the dough and put the icing and the sprinkles on their cookies. Presley loves "Prinkles," as she would say. She was very upset when I put the sprinkles up, can you say temper tantrum. That is exactly what she did. Rita informed me that she has figured out 3 1/2 is the age when things get better. Not that I want time to move fast but definitely bring on the better and easier days. It was a good family fun time had by all. I have more pictures to post but will post those tomorrow. Happy Sunday!