Theirs and Mine

Pottery barn has this great print, soooo I decided to make my own.  

Theirs

Mine

Cheese!

Claire is eighteen months and a total cheese ball.  

She is very busy!  She has started to climb anything and everything.  She loves to brush her teeth and she talks-a lot!  

And she loves it when Chris squirts whipped cream into her mouth!

Valentine 09'

I asked Ryan if the girls chased him because he is cute.  He said "Yes, but I sometimes go on the girls team because they need someone to protect them!"  He makes me happy!

12

Today my Haley turns twelve.  

The party was a lot of fun.  

The girls went on a Bigger or Better scavenger hunt.  (When  my brother did this once he came back with a pair of skis.) 

I sent each team out with a bar of soap and  they went to five homes and traded the items that they got at the previous home for something bigger or better.

I about fell over laughing when one team came home with an AB Lounge and a Chocolate Fondue set.   (Just for the record: that blows skis out of the water!)

I can't believe that 4 girls hauled that huge thing about five blocks!

Each girl got a pedicure.  It was so funny to listen to their conversations as they soaked their feet in the water.  

Happy Birthday Haley Jane!  We love you!

Room redo

For Haley's 12th birthday  Chris and I (with the help of Grandma O.)  surprised her with a bedroom redo.  It turned out great and she absolutly loves it.  

And best of all, she had no idea.  I got crafty and did a few little things.  (I hope your sitting down...) I sewed a little bird that is perched above her window.  My HomeEc teacher will faint when she hears this.  

In my dreams

i would want to have a wall like this....