Test Run

I can't for the life of me get the paci away from Violet. This time we said we weren't even going to offer it to Ruby and we haven't. This morning girlie found Violet's on the floor in the living room. I quickly took it away from her :)

See the little holes in the toes of her sleeper? That is from letting her in her walker out front on our concrete w/o shoes. She wore holes in the toes within a few minutes. So much for my sewing skills, she is almost grown out of that one anyway *blush*.

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Watch out

b/c here we come! While still pregnant with Ruby I had these grand ideas that I was going to start walking and the baby weight wasn't going to hang around as long this time as it has every.other.time. A mama near me posted a triple jogger for sale and I thought for some time going back and forth before finally deciding that it would be great for when I needed to walk with all 3 girls or family walks in the evenings. Well so much for that, the stroller sat unused in our garage for 6 months. Sleepless nights, hot southern days, and a babe that wasn't really grooving on hanging in a stroller while I walked made my exercise plan seem very unappealing. There were a few days last week that teased us with the promise of fall so out came the monster stroller. You want to stop traffic - come walk with us :) So much for that tease though, we are back in the 80's again or very close to it - sheesh! Today I got a picture of the crew before we left.

We play I Spy, Piper and Violet take turns telling me the house addresses, and these excursions are timed so that our babe sleeps through most of it. The stroller weighs in at 34 lbs, Piper is 35 lbs, Violet is 30 lbs, and our tiny one is 20 lbs. My heart feels like it is going to explode while I am walking up the hill to get out to the main road or walking through the grass by the golf course. This getting old is for the birds!

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Hey, look over here.

"Please?"
"I'll give you chocolate."
Silliness starts even with the prospect of a fab reward.

Put baby in place and get ready to try and get a nice picture but then the sillies take over again. At least I have 1 that will look at me for another few months :)




What do you use as bribes?

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How do you really feel?

I love that I can make her this happy. Of course the day will come that I will have to bribe her too :)

More WW at 5 Minutes for Mom

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Monsters Galore!!

I posted this on Facebook but I know some family is not on there so I am putting it on our blog too. This just tickled me and I am not sure why. Halloween starts early around the zoo :)

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The princess they don't know

I am quite certain that before having the girls the only princess movie that I had seen was The Little Mermaid. If I had seen the others I can't recall any of them. I am the mom of girls that confuses the princesses up constantly forever annoying our Piper b/c she then has to correct me :) So our girls like all things girlie, I have accepted that. Today Snow White is being re-released on dvd. This is a good story I think at least in the Little Golden Book version that we have of it. It is all good vs. evil and the pretty princess marries the handsome prince. We all have that life right? I wonder if they will take to it like they did Cinderella. Piper LOVES that movie now. She even tries to make her bed just like her idol :) Here are our little princesses doing what they do best - dressing up :)

Why does Violet always make that face? I will tell you. It is because "my lips are moving and I just can't stop them". Yep, that is the explanation that was given to me the other day while we were in the car. She will sit in her carseat and switch her mouth from one side to the other. It is comical to see in person. Anyway, I have given up trying to get her to smile when she isn't in the mood and take what I can get.

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Sick Day

Yesterday I would have sworn it was allergies until we all woke up this morning sniffling with a cough.
It is one of those wear what is comfy,
"No Violet, we don't have to comb your hair",
"What movie do you want to watch",
"Let's ALL lay down for a little nap",
"Breakfast for supper, sounds good with me"
kind of day.
Please stay briefly :(

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