Pigtails!

We can finally get her hair in….PIGTAILS…real ones! I LOVE IT. I do have to say that with this particular hairstyle, she looks so much like me as a toddler that it is almost creepy…it’s like looking in a mirror from a very long time ago! Of course the “chatterbox” t-shirt helps too. When I was little I had 2 favorite t-shirts, one said “chatterbox” and the other one said “I’ll be the President as soon as I learn how to cross the street” (or something like that). Well, I really don’t want the President’s job…but the chatterbox is true enough (for me anyway).

Arrington Vineyards

We took the girls to Arrington Vineyards for a picnic, some wine tasting (for us...not them), and some live music. Their favorite thing to do was to run through the grapevines! They also shared a cheerio picnic!

I could not love this child more...

I could not love this child more if she was mine. Josie is hilarious. I love her. I love the things she says, I love the things she does. She is insane. Here are a couple of my favoriate Josieisms...

Wendy: Josie, I need you to help me pick out a dress because you have such great taste.
Josie: Okay mommy
a couple of minutes later Josie is holding a dress up to her mouth...
Josie: Mommy, I want to taste this one.

Wendy was keeping Zoe for us when we were out of town...Josie loves Zoe.
Josie: Mommy, I want Zoe to live with us forever...
Wendy: Well, Josie, I don't know if she can stay forever, but she'll be here a couple of days.
Josie: Mommy, I said FOREVER.

I also love that my sister will have to raise her through her teeenage years!

I believe she is pushing her stroller with her Retro Rocket

A tea party with friends

A beautiful picture of Josie and Wendy!

It's belly time!!

Sophie and Josie went to a spring football scrimmage at Ravenwood High School and had a blast. I’m not sure they understood that there was a football game going on, and clearly they had no idea who won. But honestly, we spent so much time watching them we couldn’t tell you either! They had a fun filled night with big belly contests, races, sippy cup stealing, and of course HUGS.

Sophie’s latest trick is to show you her belly. She loves to lift up her shirt and show it off. On this particular day, she decided to lift up Josie’s shirt to show all hers off too. The funniest part is that Josie has an adorable little “outie” belly button which Sophie was just fascinated with. She kept lifting up Josie’s shirt to try and push it back in. Hilarious.
 

The Zoo

We got to make our first zoo trip of the year with the Hamiltons. Sophie loved it, as long as we didn’t confine her to her stroller! Sophie LOVED the giraffes the best, but she also got to give a goat a kiss (literally).

The best part...

I think trying to take a family picture is always a challenge. I remember many sequences of pictures from when I was a child with a random space next to my mom and my dad either missing or entering the picture from one side or another. I think they are HILARIOUS. I actually prefer these pictures to the perfect family photo (if it existed). If a regular photo is worth a 1000 words…these might be worth more!

Easter in Vonore

Here is how the Easter Egg Hunt went in Vonore…