Fashionista

Clothes are so important to Lizzie and so are colors! Today she had to change panties because the ones she had on were not as beautiful with her blue leo!

As far as this picture goes - I don't even have an attempt to explain what Lizzie was playing in her room that night. All I know is that I went in to check on her and this is what I found. Lizzie was soundly sleeping in her bed.

How they've grown...

I found these old pictures while going through old files on my computer!

KNEE

This week Anna Claire is learning about the letter "K." At night she likes to talk about words that start with her letter of the week. Last night I told her that knee starts with a "K." She said ,"you mean this knee? No way, Mommy. It starts with a 'n'." She is still in utter disbelief today and insists that it starts with a "N."

Favorite Words

You know how funny it is when little kids start learning to talk. Their mispronunciations are so cute! Lizzie use to say "tiffue" for tissue. Fork is a really fun one to hear. I remember Russ and my brother-in-law asking Anna Claire how to say fork at restaurants - so funny! "Fowler" for flower...
Now that my girls are older I don't hear as many as I use to but my favorite is the way Lizzie still says crayon - "craowns!"
Another favorite is that both my girls call their throats "drains." Like "Mommy, my drain hurts." So hysterical!!!

Anna Claire's 1st Wedding

Saturday night Anna Claire and I went to her first wedding! Lizzie was suppose to go but instead she stayed home with her daddy and they had a date at Chick-Fila. Our entire family was invited but Russ says "No" to most every wedding - they are not his thing.
The wedding was at 6pm in a town about one hour from our house. Anna Claire was very excited/nervous/scared about going. She thought maybe the music would be too loud... Over all she was great! We arrived early so she had time to examine everything, everyone and read the hymnal. While they seated the mothers she started clapping because "Canon in D" plays on her glow worm! She clapped again when a duet was sung of "In Christ Alone." "Mommy, we have that song in our car." The male singer had a nice but loud and harsh voice, I think his calling is more AC/DC as opposed to "In Christ Alone." At one point Anna Claire said, "Someone is screaming instead of singing." I wonder how many times she has been told those words???
She sat quietly through the ceremony because I gave her a peppermint.
I must take a moment and comment on the bride. Her father died in June 2005 and she chose to walk down the aisle alone! Everyone there must have welled-up with emotion, like me, as she walked alone in her own wedding. As someone who lost her dad about a year after my own wedding it was very touching.
Back to the star of the show ... Anna Claire asked me if it was Jeana's birthday since she got to wear such a big dress. And she was disappointed that the groom was already at the front of the church - she thought he ought to be her prince that comes and gets her. So interesting to see things through the eyes of a child!
The highlight of the evening was wedding cake and the marshmallows dipped in chocolate. Unfortunately these two thing were the extent of her supper that night.
Another funny comment she made ... I told her that we had come to my cousins wedding at that same church and Anna Claire was in my tummy at that wedding (I was 32 weeks pregnant). She was so excited and said, "O good! I was being carried around. Did I like it in there?"

Bubbly Party

We had a tea party this afternoon except we substituted bubbly (or Caffeine Free Diet Coke) for tea. The girls dressed up as Minnie and Alice and we had a delightful time! For our crumpets we served graham crackers, caramel rice cakes, banana slices, and a Reese's Easter egg. The girls LOVED it!

Comparisons start so young!!!

This morning Lizzie was so excited to get to wear her spring/summer twirly dress. She put it on and danced around so happy!!! Then we dressed Anna Claire in a cute outfit and Lizzie dropped to the floor crying because she was "not beautiful enough!"

I remember thinking other girls had on a cuter outfit than me but I didn't realize it starts in preschool!!!