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!

Happy Birthday Party

We went to two birthday parties this weekend. Aleck's birthday was on Saturday and I have no pictures because I forgot my camera so feel free to send me pictures Brenda and Joni so I can post them to my blog. Brant's birthday was today and the girls had a blast at both of the parties. They say, Happy Birthday Party (hence the title) whenever we are going to any kind of party. At first, when I told them we were going to birthday parties this weekend they were saying Happy Birthday Mimi and I had to let them know it was for Aleck and Brant. They still remember making the birthday cake for Mimi(so cute).
We left early and had them sleep in the car because the party was in Plano. They did sleep but not long enough for Brooke she got a little defiant at the party. That girl needs her sleep. Presley can mange fine without a nap and still stays up past her bedtime. She talks and plays in her bed. She is so like her mommy, she doesn't need much sleep. The girls played with new toys, in the sandbox, jumped in a bounce house, swung in an airplane swing, colored, did a puzzle, sang Happy Birthday (which they love to do) ate an Ice Cream Cake for the first time and absolutely loved it, and then played some more until Brooke started to melt down and then it was time to leave. They both fell asleep on the way home. We had a lot of fun and it was good to see old and new faces. The weather was perfect. Thanks Michelle for thinking of us for Brant's special day.

I'm Back And Happy!!!!!

Wow, it has been a long time and I have really had blogging withdrawals. I never realized how much I use my computer as therapy until you don't have one. I will tell you I got some things done. Hmm! That sounds like I won't be getting as much done now. So true! Gary says that's why he didn't want to get me a computer. He's pretty funny isn't he. Oh well such is life and I am a happy person now that I am back on line and can blog. Thanks honey, I love my new computer and it is so much faster. Why didn't I do it sooner? I stayed up til 1:00am loading some of my software and now look at me I am back on and addicted again but at a new level because of being without. Can you say obsession?
It has been a busy couple of weeks Gary has been in New York and China with a small break at home in between. The girls really missed him. My new computer has web cam capabilities and he said he will set it up on his work computer so the girls can see him when he is gone for long periods. I would take pictures with my iphone and send them to him. Thank goodness I had my iphone because at least I could check my email and get a liitle of my fix each day. That probably saved me from going into full withdrawals.
The girls are really starting to talk a lot especially Presley, she repeats everything I say. Brooke is talking alot also but she still has her boppy and I need to really focus on helping her give it up. I think I may do what Super Nanny does with a Boppy Fairy. But we'll see. I also need to work on potty training in which I am dreading because of public restrooms and my germ issues. I know I will have to get over that as well.
I didn't take as many pictures because I didn't have a computer to load them on but I did take a few as well as some video and that is another thing that excites me about my computer I can do videos now of the girls. My other computer was so old and didn't have the memory to store videos becasue they use a lot.
The girls got these new balls and they absolutely love them as you can see from the pictures. Well, I should pay attention to my children because Gary is catching up on sleep and trying to get in the right time zone after returning from China early Sat. morning.
It's so glad to be back. Have a great weekend.

Bye Bye Computer

I just wanted to let everyone know I haven't posted because my computer crashed.
Who knows when I will get a new one. Please stay with me during this time.
Hopefully it won't be too long