Aww-www!

Someone likes to put her head down.  Here she is at breakfast today. As soon as you say "Aww", she will plop her head to the side and lay it down.  It is too cute!

And a stretchy arm to show how we can really get into the groove.  She is such a lover! 

Hair do?

 This whole girly hair thing is a bit of a foreign concept for this mama who has had short hair her whole life.

 So we're testing out some new stretchy headbands.

Add a hair clip, and voila!  I think we've found a winner. Now how long before it falls out, or Lucy pulls on her sister's hair?  Time will tell.

Hot Wheels

I'm not exactly sure how this happened, but I think Rick should avoid taking my van for oil changes at car dealerships from now on.

 Apparently he decided it was time for a little upgrade for himself.

I can't blame him- he inherited my hand-me-down when I got the van two years ago.  So, this should make him pretty happy!  Brand new, loaded with some fun extras, and now we can ride in style when we go on a date...and all for the same monthly payment!  Now why didn't I take these pics while it was OUT of the garage??? 

And equally important in our car upgrade news...was that Lucy's seat is now front facing!  Don't call the car seat police on us-we know it's now recommended they stay rear facing til age 2, but really, people??  Have you met Lucy?  She's been whining about not being able to see the DVD screen and has been throwing fits.  And, she weighs nearly as much as her big sis, and is definitely just as strong, so..here we are!   She kicked with glee for the first ten minutes of our commute the next morning - I think she likes it!

Balloon Friends

 Do you know what's better than eating out at a restaurant?

 Eating out at a restaurant that has a balloon artist on kid's night!

We love our Benny's Pizza...and now we love our Benny's Pizza on Wednesdays!  Caroline and Lucy both were thrilled with their pink elephant and ladybug creations.  How cool is this?  Can you guess who belongs to who?  And almost a week later, they are still intact (with the exception of the elephant tail that Lucy's teeth took out.)  Not a bad deal.  My apologies for the lack of creativity with the blog posts!  I'll do better, I promise.

Lucy's Shiner

 It started as a nasty purple bump under her eye - a casualty that happened at the sitter's.  She probably fell onto her cup, or hit a wall corner -who knows!

 But as much as this determined little girl goes, there's no stopping her.  We know this is the first of many.

And here she is the next morning - purple all under her eye. It gets a little worse each day.  I'm just glad we had pictures taken LAST weekend, and not this one!  She's done very well despite her shiner.  It just doesn't make for very cute pictures!

Coed fun

 Neighbor boy Everett says hello to Lucy from outside, and clearly Caroline is checking this situation out.

I'm pretty sure she's checking to see if there is going to be a kiss....guessing this won't be the first time she'll spy on her sister with a boyfriend!

 And despite their 'shadow', he goes in for the kiss-nose to screen to nose!

 This catches the attention of his big bro, Ivan.

 And as Lucy gives out high-fives all around, Ivan moves on to better things.

 And in case you can't tell by that head tilt, this is Caroline saying "You wanna do chalk, Everett? Do you?"  (Head remains tilted and bobs up and down throughout the entire question).  Young love...  I can already see them cringing at this blog post in about 8 years.  Ivan already asked if Caroline could stay the night at his house.  I told him not without a ring on her finger....and I meant every word! 

Pure Sweetness

 Just had to post a few of my faves from the weekend.

 This little sweetie is all smiles these days.

 And she loves to look outside and point to her Daddy, or big sister.

 How about a kiss through the screen?

 Such cute concentration, and sweet little curls on that head.

And a cheesy grin through our rose-colored specks.  Ah, if only we could all see the world through the eyes of a toddler.