Too Many Choices

Michaela had gone to the eye specialist a few weeks ago but life had just been too crazy to go pick new glasses out.  Finally this past Thursday night we went to Target to pick them out.  The past three years we have gone to Sears so we were faced with many new choices at Target...too many new choices.  I really let Michaela pick them out.  We help her with some good options and she picks them.  I figure she is the one who has to wear them day in and day out and we want her to be comfortable.  Plus when she is older and says how out of date they were or ugly or whatever I can say she picked them out!!  Win, win.  I kept taking pictures and texting with Grammy to get her vote.  Here are a couple of our top picks...

 We did love these sunglasses...maybe someday.  They weren't in the budget this year.

Today we picked up the new glasses and she loves them!!!  

Not So Fast

It seems like yesterday my sweet little ladies were sweet little babies.  As we all know babies depend on us for EVERYTHING and for the most part I loved that.  There were those occasional times when I was tired and wish they could...change their own diaper, make their own lunch, etc.  But overall, I love doing for my girls.  As my babies are growing up I find that they are wanting to do things on their own...make their bed, do their hair, etc.  I will be totally honest and keep it real...I don't like it.

Yesterday as we were getting ready for church Michaela needed to have her nail polish taken off.  I started to do it and she immediately said "Mom, I can do this, I don't need help."  I wanted to cry.  Two weeks ago both girls borrowed small purses from me to use for church...I was stunned.  I didn't think we would be sharing purses for years.  I want to scream NOT SO FAST!!  Stop growing up so fast.

They now vacuum their own rooms.  They actually helped me clean the house with real cleaning stuff this weekend.  They can crack open eggs.  Michaela loves to steam mop my floors (I think she does a better job than me).  Sophia ties her own shoes...the list goes on and on.  Don't get me wrong, I am SO proud of them but sometimes I secretly wish that I was still doing all of this for them.

I want to hold on to each moment and cherish each stage of their little lives because they are growing up SO FAST!!!  

Which makes moments like these seem forever ago!!!

Cleaning Can Be Fun!

What?!?!  Cleaning...fun...yes, it can be!  When I was a little girl my mom always worked hard at making whatever we were doing enjoyable.  We would play little games and make believe all while getting chores done.  Fast forward 25 years and I am doing the very same with my 2 little ladies.  We often play a game while cleaning.  Today we are playing "pick the room" game. Basically you write one room per little sheet of paper and then fold them up so no one can peek.  Then put all your papers in a bowl or small bucket.   I usually include a break or two depending on how much we are doing.  Today we are attempting to clean most of the house so I included two breaks.  The girls love this game.  We also like to work to music. So we rotate...one girl picks the next room and the other girl picks the music and then we switch.  Thanks mom for all the fun ideas you passed on to us!!!  I am so thankful to be playing these games with my babies.

These girls are sooo silly!!

OK, got to go, breaks over!!

Girls Night

I love Friday nights.  I really love them if we don't have anything to do!!  That would sum up tonight.  It was going to be just us girls and we did not have any strict plans...yippee!!  I picked them up from school and we headed to see Gram for a few minutes and then we headed to the park.

After the park we headed to Zaxby's!  We had some yummy chicken and fried pickles in honor of our Auntie Mimi.  They were so good.

The night could not end without dessert so we headed to McDonald's for an ice cream cone.  

After a quick bath to clean up they went to bed.  To continue with the Friday night fun they are sleeping together, which is a special treat we reserve for random weekends.  They love to have little "slumber parties."  I just snuck in and snapped this picture.

I am so grateful for those 2 little ladies!!

Smoky

No, I am not talking about my eye shadow color!  I am talking about the conditions outside my home right now.  We live in Florida and right now we have a large wildfire burning just miles from our house.  One day I will do a little post on all the perks of Florida...wildfires will NOT make the list.  Visibility is not even a half a mile right now.  It is awful.  If you have asthma or any lung issue you just have to stay inside.  Which means my sweet Sophia has spent the last two days at recess inside :(  I snapped a few pictures today while I was out and about.  You better believe we prayed for rain tonight at church!!

These are not the clearest pictures but I think you get the idea!

My front porch has black ash all over it.

From my backyard.  It looks like clouds but it is all smoke.

This was from our parking lot at church.  Nope not clouds just smoke.

We are not singing rain, rain go away but smoke, smoke go away.

Easter Sunday 2012

Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior,

waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose; 

with a mighty triumph o'er His foes; 

He arose a victor from the dark domain, 

and He lives forever, with His saints to reign. 

He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Happy Resurrection Day!!!

Two Little Ladies

I am linking up with Kelly's blog today since she is doing the show us your life - moms with all girls.  I am so grateful that the Lord has blessed us with these two little ladies!!  They are truly gifts from God.  I thought I would just post lots of my favorite pictures of my girls.  Please prepare yourself for picture overload...

I love these girls SO much!!!