Cabin

When we were growing up as kids, we had the most fabulous place to visit, my Grandparents cabin. I adored everything about it, the smell, the freedom, the constant explorations, freezing in the river, the long walks, waffles on for breakfast, my Grandpa cutting the cantelope and starting the fire on Saturday morning, the player piano, and of course the pinocchle games. We had the opportunity to go up this past weekend and take our kids and it was truly walking back in time and it was perfect. The girls fell in love with everything immediatly. Bella woke up at 6am Saturday morning and was ready to ride the horses. All the girls took turns with the player piano while Lindsay and I belted out the tunes. A perfect walk back in time and I got to spend it with the 2 most wonderful girls!!!

Super Hannah!

Hannah was so proud of her self portrait! She happened to wear a perfect outfit to school so her Super Hannah status could go down in history!!! Boy do I love this girl!!!

A Seussical evening

What more fun could one have than a Dr. Seuss evening. Macy, Emma and Lindsay spent the evening with us eating green eggs and ham for dinner, coloring pictures of The Cat in the Hat, decorating brownies with marshmallows and licorice to look like the cat's hat and we topped it off by watching Horton Hear a Who! I just love these ladies and being a cheeseball, they both work perfectly together!

Schwartzy

Well it's hard to believe, but Grandma and Papa really want us to stay with them so they allowed a puppy to be added into our family. It only took about 3 minutes to find the perfect one. Bella and Hannah were so excited they couldn't stop giggling. As soon as we saw him we knew he was a perfect addition. We named him Schwartzy, which means black in German (aren't we clever)!

So far, he has been the most well behaved family member without one accident in an entire week!!! Of course, he will have to relearn how to walk as he is constantly being snuggled and luckily doesn't seem to mind at all. We love you Schwartzy, and thank you Grandma and Papa!

Hannah's first day of preschool/year 2!

My Hannah Banana could not wait for school to start. When Bella started 2 weeks ago, it was absolute torture for her to have to wait, but it was worth it! She was so anxious to see her favorite teachers Mrs. Stoker and Mrs. Jansen and give them loves. She even got to meet a real frog on her first day, which of course was her favorite part!

I usually only post if I have a picture, but I couldn't decide which one to choose from today. Bella's emotional meltdown at school, the fire breathing dragon I turned into as a result. The frustrated look on my face as the dentist explained why yet again we have to perform surgery on my mouth, which is of course expensive. Or the look of Hannah and I when we found our car interior soaking wet from the sprinklers being on! Any one of these picures would have told a thousand words, but I was humbled (yet again) by my wonderful girls. The entire day was put into perspective at bedtime when we were all snuggled into the king size bed with me in the middle and the girls both laying on each shoulder as we sang our bedtime songs as a trio. There was lots of giggling, kissing and Silent Night being sung over and over. I love these little ladies more than I could ever imagine and I am so grateful to have my priorities reprioritized!
I love you Bella and Hannah, and Schwartzy!