A Princess is Born

Isabelle made her first "Build a Bear" for her third birthday!  She picked out a really sweet monkey that she named Princess (aka Rapunzel, or monkey -- whichever she's in the mood for).  Here she is picking out Princess' outfit :)

Successful Pinterest Project!

It has been SO HOT outside!! Pinterest has a lot of great ideas... but a few of them that I've tried have turned out less than ideal.  This idea, however, was awesome.  Carrie froze a ton of neat little toys into two blocks of ice.  Using warm salt water, water guns, water bottles, tooth brushes, hammers (plastic of course), and a  variety of other fun tools, Izzy and her best buddy Brady spent about 30 minutes excavating their new toys.  They had such a blast!!

My baby will be walking soon

Olivia is almost 9 months old: crazy, but true.  I honestly believe she has to be one of the happiest babies ever!  She is full of joy and life.  The only time she cries is if she wakes in the middle of the night.  I prayed so hard for a chubby, happy baby, and boy did God come through.  She is getting ready to take her first steps.  Whenever she does something new, she looks up at us with anticipation for our approval.  As you can see in the video below, she is getting pretty good on her little walker.

I am so excited to have my two amazing little ladies.  They are so much fun, and I am literally the luckiest mommy in the world.  God is so good!

Is it possible that my baby is THREE???

My sweet little girl turned three this week.  It is so unbelievable to me that time has flown so quickly by.  It seems like just yesterday I was changing her diapers and shushing her to sleep.  Now, she is fully potty-trained, articulate, and EVEN dressing herself (as of today).  She is so sweet and spunky, and I thank God for her every single day.

I say she is "spunky," here is an example of her "spunkiness" from today:
 "No, Mommy - Daddy is in charge!!"
"Yes, Isabelle, Daddy and MOMMY are in charge." 
"No, Mommy, Mimi is in charge!"
 "Yes, Isabelle, when Mommy and Daddy aren't here, you need to listen to your Mimi." 
((smirk on her face as she looks at her stuffed animals across the room))
"Buzz Lightyear is in charge?"

LOL......  I will cherish these little conversations forever.