My beautiful girls and I.

22 weeks and expanding exponentially!!!! I have already gained more weight and surpassed levels of insanity/ irritability then with the first two pregnancies! Allie loves my belly and "talks" to the baby, often surprisingly lifting up my shirt in public to say "hi". Not a pretty sight!!!!

Isabelle excited to dress up like Daddy!

Ways to pass the winter days....

Some white paper ovals, glitter, and paint provided some pre-dinner peace. The girls had a good time painting their "Easter eggs".

Who knew that a sink-full of bubbles, utencils, and some plastic cups could provide endless entertainment for the 4 and under crowd?

avoid the gutters around our house!!! There are some serious icicles that have formed with all of this February snow melting slowly off the roof!

Cardinal haven

The cardinals love our backyard...especially when we fill our feeders. We have many different types of birds, but we see alot of cardinals resting in our sycamore trees.

Allie loves Disney! I admittedly tried to limit Isabelle's exposure to all things Disney as a toddler and somehow Allie became addicted to it all by herself.

Mr. Potato Head's

lips found a new head.

It's a...

baby!

What a joy to see baby Miller yesterday on ultrasound. We were so happy to hear that the baby looks healthy! We opted to not find out gender although Isabelle and Allie both think that they will be having a baby sister this summer.

On Wednesdays...

Isabelle participates in a swimming class in the morning and we have recently added a ballet class in the afternoon. She likes doing both particularly the ballet. It is so fun to peek in at her and her little classmates staring at themselves in the mirror and doing their "moves". Hopefully they will find a spot for Allie to start swimming in March when she is 3. She isn't tall enough to touch the bottom and have her head above water, but at least it will give her an introduction. Allie of course can't wait to be in a ballet class herself!

Best buddies

Lights out

Peek-a-boo

"ho, ho, ho"

Keeping with tradition, the girls posed while having alot of fun goofing off with their santa hats this Christmas season.

The girls helped make and decorate Jamie's birthday cake. The "3" candle also mysteriously disappeared and so we just have a "7" candle on top and Isabelle holding up three fingers.

Allie at Christmas time sorting out the Christmas lights.

some pictures from the fall

These pictures are around our property (and actually also on the recently sold neighboring property. The girls love the creek and watching the waterspiders skate.

My computer has been on the fritz for some time and now I am so anxious to get a new one to keep my photos in order and finally be able to download video! My resolution included trying to keep my pictures more organized and actually make photo books from Shutterfly and so I am busy finding old memory cards that haven't been adequately saved and downloaded. I think I have my work cut out for me!