Sweet Peas

Samantha had her first taste of pureed vegetable today ~ sweet peas. I think the photos say it all...




"Please don't make me eat anymore..."


I didn't make her eat anymore. (Aunt Faith gets to feed her tomorrow!!)

What Goes Around...

I would like to take this time to apologize to my mom and to my sister, who was forced to share a room with me for several years. I was less than neat as a child and was somewhat of a pack rat. Well it seems my messiness as a child has come back to haunt me through my oldest. Gabrielle apparently doesn't seem to have fun unless she dumps each and every single toy she owns on the floor - and this is a daily occurrence. Not only does she make her room a dumping ground but inevitably toys make their way into the kitchen, living room and even our bedroom and always, always, always just thrown on the floor. I still do not consider myself a neat-freak but the toys everywhere are driving me crazy!!!

Yes, we do make her bed at least most days but within an hour or two the bed is once again messed up.

I just hope Samantha takes after her Aunt Faith!

Sharing Some Cuteness

In my opinion there are few moments when my girls aren't just adorable but I thought they were especially cute last night. I just have to share some photos and video of their cuteness!!

These pajamas were Gabrielle's. I don't know if it is the stripes or
the way they fit so snuggly but I have always thought
they were so cute.

I was wanting a photo of her slippers. I was holding her in a standing
position while Ed stood above and behind me. On the count of 3
I would let go. She slipped down with every attempt but had
the funniest expression on her face.

And for some more video of Gabrielle. Last night while the Black Eyed Peas were playing before the start of the football game, Gabrielle was pretending she was a deejay. I seriously do not know where she learned this!

Thursday Already!?!?!?

I can not believe it is Thursday already! Where did the week go?

The week got off to a rough start with Samantha not feeling well. I took her to the doctor on Tuesday and was told she had a little virus and it would clear up on its own. After the fever left for good she had a slight rash on her tummy and head which led me to believe she had Roseola which ironically enough Gabrielle had around the same age. Her rash is now gone and the only symptom that remains is her fussiness. The afternoons and evenings have been the worse - of course when I need to be cooking dinner and getting everyone ready for bed! The past two days she has screamed so much that now her little voice is hoarse. She did not sleep as well last night as she usually does. I hope this is just a phase, maybe she is spoiled from being held so much while she was sick.

The week has certainly not been all bad though. Gabrielle attended her first dance class yesterday morning. She was so excited. She loves all things ballet and Angelina Ballerina. Her prize for potty training last year was a pink ballet outfit. She twirls around the house constantly. She even wants a ballerina birthday. For her birthday I thought she would like a new ballet outfit and some ballet slippers. Ed wanted to take it a step further and get her enrolled in some classes. Yesterday we were just "trying" the class but I knew that Gabrielle was going to love it - and she did! She talked about her teacher and "ballet school" the rest of the day. We borrowed ballet shoes from the dance studio yesterday. I wish I had a photo of Gabrielle's face when her teacher put those ballet shoes on her little feet. Her face just lit up! My heart melted. It was one of the sweetest faces I've ever seen. Ed and I will take her shopping later in the week to buy her own shoes, tights and probably a new leotard and I'm hoping to get a dance bag made for her by her birthday.

And now this week in photos...



Since Gabrielle will not start preschool this year I try to do as many creative and learning activities as I can find time and patience for but I always make sure it is fun and I'm not trying to force her to learn anything. She loves art projects and here she is cutting and gluing.












And one of the final projects - a boat. She is saying "boat" in the picture instead of "cheese" which is why her mouth looks like it does.

Just playing around with the color options on my camera.

Samantha loves kisses!!

Samantha, like her sister as a baby,
likes trying to
grab Ed's facial hair.

Getting ready for her first Creative Ballet class.
I'll have better pictures up next
week once we have her new ballet uniform.

Samantha chillin' in her playpen. This is the
only time she has been in there not
screaming and it only lasted for a few minutes.
I hope it is just because she doesn't feel
herself and that she will eventually
learn to love the playpen. This is also the first
time wearing shoes. She wears little booties all the
time but these are her first shoes - little pink tennis shoes - so cute!