Dan is on a roll.....

Today's bird.........

and

yesterday's bird.

(Krisha had to wake them up for yesterday's photo session. They look a little more alert in today's photo. But, they are precious no matter what time of the day or night...........and even withOUT hair bows too!!!!)

My little helpers....

Even when they are wearing crowns, Princess dresses and high heels, they still take time to help with the laundry. Aubrey was determined not to leave anything in the dryer!

Phone Photo Dump

Chloe's Beauty Pageant

We recently went to Chloe's first beauty pageant. She was BEAUTIFUL. Aubrey and Lainey were mesmerized by all of the beautiful little girls in their glamorous pageant dresses. They had never seen so many "princesses" in one place before.  They kept saying how pretty Chloe was.....and she was, she is.

I proudly give up my place as the #1 redhead in our family, and pass the torch to Chloe now.

Uncle Jim and I were so proud of her. She did an outstanding job.

Pawpaw and Meme were even prouder!

On 02/12/2012 it officially happened....

Yep, it has happened.

AUBREY & LAINEY WROTE ON MOMA D's WALLS

Krisha was asleep in the recliner, Jim was watching golf on TV, and I was on the couch surfing the internet for news about Whitney Houston's death. (Dan was at work)

To us (the grown ups) we think the girls are just in their room playing with all of their  toys. However, suddenly Jim pops up straight on the other couch, looks at me and in a scared voice says, "They are writing on the wall!"  I jump up and  both of them are going at it while on Lainey's bed. Not leisurely with just one hand each, they have crayons in BOTH hands going at it! The wall never had a chance.

So, Krisha looks at me and says, "Those were washable crayons, right?" In my defense, it has been almost 30 years since I had a child with crayons.......seriously,  you can get washable crayons? We soon discovered, they were not washable crayons.

Krisha goes to purchase Mr. Clean's magical erasers and we go to work. Will the walls ever look normal again? Only time will tell after they have a chance to dry.

As we were getting in the car to go to Life Group, I looked at Krisha and said, "Well, I think that I handled that better than I did when you wrote on the walls as a child!" I am getting better! Ha. (Yes, it is true........our grandchildren can get away with A LOT more than our children ever thought about getting away with!)



A moment to write down so that I never forget....

Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us,

as no one in our entire lives has ever done, not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends -

and hardly ever our own grown children.

  ~Ruth Goode

I kept Aubrey and Lainey today while Krisha attended a funeral. It was just another normal play date for the four of us (Aubrey, Lainey, Eli and myself). But, there was one moment that Aubrey and I shared that I have to post on my blog and write in my Prayer Journal. Because, although it will be stamped on my heart forever,  my mind might forget.

So, Aubrey, if one day  D has Alzheimer's, dementia, or just gets confused and can't remember things.....please read this post to me so that my mind can feel the love that my heart has for you and your sweetness.

I was in the bathroom with Aubrey putting her pants back on after she had been on the potty. I was down on my knees at her level, when she took my face in both of her little hands, looked me in the eyes and said, "D, I like your face."

The tone in her voice told me, what she was really saying meant that it didn't matter if I have wrinkles, age spots, a mustache that has to be waxed occasionally, or circles under my eyes. Because she could see past all of that and what she saw in my face was special, because it belonged to her D.

I love you Aubrey!

Thanks Santa, We knew you wouldn't forget......