Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! These are some of the best Christmas presents anyone could find under the tree.

Have a wonderful holiday!!!

First Swim

Adam took Tora on her first swim! She loved it! What a lucky man Adam is to have all these girls surrounding him. :)

"Real" Photo Shoot

Last month Adalyn, Mieley, and Tora were asked to be part of a photo shoot for a new clothing line called Born Ready. They seemed to have fun though it was pretty cold outside. The photographer was Brianne Serrano. She did a really good job and was super fast. A definite plus with little kids.

Alright, You Guessed Right

Okay, so you all guessed right on the "Who's Who" post. Not that I thought it would be hard, but I thought it was fun to see all the similarities. (And that's the best $10 on a dress I've ever spent!) Adalyn and Tora look a lot alike with a few subtle differences, while Mieley's eye's give her away. Here's one more look at Adalyn and Tora, both around 6 months of age...


And here's Mieley around 6 months old:

They are all definitely sisters!

Snowball Fight!

More JibJab fun!

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

Who's Who???

1.
2.

3.

Adalyn?
Mieley?
Tora?

Who's Who??

Haircuts

Earlier this month, Adalyn, Mieley, and I went in for haircuts. This was Mieley's FIRST haircut EVER. She's just shy of 4 years old and this was the first time her hair saw scissors. I tried about a year earlier and she just hid underneath the chair. But, this time she did it and was all smiles. Adalyn on the other hand, loves getting her hair cut and asks when it's time to do it again.

Adalyn:

Before

During

After. Sorry, I didn't get a good after picture to show off her hair more.

Now for Mieley:

Before

During and...

After

Mieley had just the tiniest of curl left at the very bottom of her hair before it got cut, but now it is completely straight. Straighter now than Adalyn's. Though I don't miss the snarls and serious bed head of Mieley, I do miss these beautiful curls:

Sigh.

For the Moms. . .

I saw this on sugardoodle.net and thought it was cute. . .

Dear Santa....

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited their doctor's office more than my own doctor's, and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground.

I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmas', since had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt, in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.

Here are my Christmas wishes:

I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

If you're hauling big ticket items this year, I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother", because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely.

It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back.

Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in to dry off so you don't catch cold.

Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.

Yours Always,

MOM

P.S. One more thing ...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.

New Family Pictures

Here's a few new family pictures from Thanksgiving Day:

This one is probably my favorite though Adalyn isn't looking at the camera

And I just had to throw this one in - when Mieley tilted her head, she hit me squarely on my head and it hurt so bad!

My cute family!

And I couldn't help but throw in a couple new Tora pictures: