Phoebes new words :)

Phoebe has finally learned to say Please and Thank You! I'm thrilled!

Or can she?...
(you'll have to turn my music off at the bottom... sorry!)

listen close ;)

UPDATESo incase you couldn't tell Phoebe's answer to every question was no and as I just listened to now with Phoebe on my lap she again answered no to every question she heard from the computer, then promptly got down "answered" the telephone and talked for a while then handed it to me and said "Tank ou" It's very cute but I guess you'll have to take my word for it :) Oh well :)

Big Sisters and bubbles :)

So The other day Ally and Livvy decided to blow bubbles for Phoebe :) and seeing Phoebe bouncing and jumping around Layna put on her tutu and decided to join in the fun. Here's how it went :)

Easter Time in Arkansas

So this was Easter at our house and yes these are all the pictures I took... So sue me!
Thankfully Ally decorated for us. What do you think? We left all the decorations in Texas even the easter baskets so again Ally rescued us and the girls all had custom made Easter baskets by Ally those are them on the table. Also available online for a small fee :)

Wanna be beach bums

You can tell these girls have been living in Texas after all the rain we've had here in Arkansas there was a little sunshine a while back and out came the swimsuits and beach umbrellas Poor Phoebe, she has no idea what sand is :) I suppose the rocks are kind of like really big sand :)

ABC's of Me...

I was tagged by my friend Sherry... and I've been following it around and so I thought why the heck not...

Attached or Single: Attached

Best Friend: Here goes probably Mom, sisters, Sherry, & Laura... Strange that's even the speed dial order :)

Cake or Pie: Cake or pie... if it's cheesecake or a chocolate peanut butter pie... Cheesecake I think :)

Day of Choice: Saturday... It's either a lazy day or a play day and both those can be fabulous!

Essential Item: My fuzzy slippers

Favorite Color: in clothes pink, in my house blue(s) or otherwise happy colors :)

Gummy Bears or Worms: Worms... they last longer and tend to be softer :)

Hometown: I claim Hamilton MO though technically it's probably Salinas CA

Indulgences: I'm trying to avoid them today, but there's a great tub of choc. chip cookie dough in the fridge. Mmmm.....

January or July: I would say July as it's summer time and in my head I look great in a swim suit!

Kids: 4 girls... Adorable sweet fabulous girls

Life is incomplete without: Alex

Marriage Date: December 29,1998

Number of Siblings: 4 brothers, 3 sisters

Oranges or Apples: Oranges

Phobias: Death and throwing up.

Quote: “Love is the feeling you feel, when you feel, you are feeling a feeling, you feel you have never felt before." -- Mom?

Reasons to Smile: I'm living with my husband :) Toddler kisses :) Grown up kisses :) little dancing girls :) ...cheesecake :) :)

Season: I would say Winter or Spring... Snow or flowers... I'm gonna have to go with the flowers and the right now :)

Tag others: Selissa, Natalie, Alicia, & Stephanie... yes all of you :)

Unknown fact about me: I don't know I don't keep many secrets... maybe that I'm a Star Trek junkie, but even that is not completely secret most people just choose not to talk about it with me :)

Vegetarian or Meat eater: Steak baby :) My mouth waters at the thought of it :)

Worst Habit: I agree with Sher - Procrastination- especially in regards to deadlines and house cleaning :)

X-rays: Yeah Dental ones, I don't think I've ever broken anything and you'd think that even I could remember that.

Your Favorite Food: American, definitely a steak and potatoes kind of girl :)

Zodiac: Pisces

Still unpacking :)

Things that make me happy today... TREES! We got up this morning and found the sewer line gushing in the yard... talk about depression. but as we are on the phone figuring this out Alex stops and says we have 2 deer outside... (the water had stopped gushing, Alex shut it off, the deer were down in the ravine making their way past our house, not playing around in the nasty water- just so were clear on all this :) ) So like a true midwesterner :) I jump out of bed to see myself and then run up the stairs (it's good for the legs :) ) to tell the girls so Ally can see them out her window (how cool is that to wake up and see deer out your bedroom window) Then we decide to go out on the deck to see them if we're very quiet :) and Livvy goes first and is also first back in going (in a very loud whisper) Mom you were wrong there are 4 deer not 2! So I grab my camera (Alex is scoffing at this) and try to go take a picture. but the deer blend in to well and I can't see them through the camera lens... hmm... oh well. I lean over the edge of the deck and feel the coolness of the morning air, gaze through the trees and enjoy the last moments of watching this family of deer walking past our house.

So why is this post about trees instead of deer? I was just feeling grateful this morning as I did yesterday and the day before that I can walk out my back door and stare into trees. I can touch them and enjoy the beauty of this gorgeous area and because of them have such peace and serenity. I think the deer agree :)

By the way Still unpacking title is because I did take several pictures and even caught some deer on camera finally after zooming in but I don't seem to have a usb cable. And so the search for the missing things goes on. :)

Birthdays past

Well I realized I had these pics of Laynas birthday and had never posted anything so here's to Laynas happy 4th birthday!

She had quited the princess affair! Getting all dolled up :)

She had a great time with a couple friends over and then we all went to the movies! It was very exciting :)