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Can't believe my little girl turned 3 yesterday!!! It really doesn't seem like that much time has passed. We had a wonderful day yesterday. It was my first day back at work, so the girls spent the day at grammy's (getting spoiled, I'm sure). After Jaron brought them home, we went swimming and had chocolate ice cream (2 of Makayla's favorites). Then, Jaron took her to Walmart to pick out a birthday surprise- her choice was a Dora purse filled with goodies.

Thinking back to 3 years ago, I could have never dreamed about my now 3 year old. She is such a special little girl. She's very feisty, but very sweet. She's always so concerned about everyone, especially when her little sister is unhappy. She definitely has a stubborn streak (hmmm, wonder who she gets that from?), but is learning how to be patient and understanding. She has learned her manners better than I could have hoped to teach her, and is SO smart. She's known her ABC's for a year and talks as well as most 4 year olds I know. She absolutely loves anything having to do with being a girl- dressing up, jewelry, makeup, the works. She's becoming so independent- wants to dress herself, leave her hair down (we're working on her independence in the toilet training area- she doesn't really care about that part). She is so much fun and very rarely has a bad day. She is so thoughtful and has to make sure she gives everyone hugs and kisses before she leaves a place. She loves to pray and talk about the Bible stories she learns. My heart melts every time I hear Brynley and her having a conversation- I just can't believe how much they are both growing. Makayla has held our hearts since her first appearance and has been such a blessing to our lives. We love you monkey!!!

Didn't get many pictures of yesterday, but she was happy to show off the contents of her new purse, so here you go...

Ok, if you haven't heard me rave about Divine Consign, I'll let you read this previous post...

DC Obsession

My girls were happy to model their clothes this year (well, only one outfit each, but I got them a whole lot of CUTE stuff- and I still have 2 sales to go... yay!!!). Glad to be back home after a long week, but I had tons of fun. Have a good weekend all!!!









(If you're wondering what Makayla is holding, I got them a bag of Incredibles toys. They were both a little excited about that- and their Dora bean bag chair). GO TO DIVINE CONSIGN!!!!!!!!!

The girls had so much fun at their party tonight (well, I guess that would be yesterday since its after midnight, ugh)...
We celebrated by doing some of their favorite things- jumping, sliding, bouncing, eating pizza and of course cake/cupcakes!!! Thanks to all who were able to make it- you truly blessed our girls by being there and have created a great memory. I'm gearing up for an awesome week at DIVINE CONSIGN in Arlington, but I wanted to make sure and get some pics on here b/c I won't be on a computer for a few days. You're welcome. :)

Josh and Beckham zooming down the big slide


A couple of the cutest red heads ever


Birthday girl zooming away


E5- way too busy to stop for a pic


ABL and Cbug (I can call him that b/c I'm family, right?) :)


He has some really cute smiles, but I just love this Beckham face. :)


Hello, heartbreaker. Cannon really makes me like the idea of arranged marriages for my girls. Well, just one, I don't think he could handle 2.


Cutie pie preggos


This was after she said, I'm done playing- let's eat cake!!


"Sharing" the car


Bryn agrees with big sis- let's EAT!!


Addy pushing Makayla


Sweetie Ava


They were all supposed to be taking a picture- here's some of them...


...and a few more... they were all WAY too busy playing.


FINALLY, pizza and apple juice...


How awesome is this cake that Libby made?!?


LOVE it!!!


Bryn doesn't really like a whole lot of attention- she was just staring at everyone singing to her...


Ummm... can I just have a cupcake please??


Oh, yeah!! Going...


Going...


Gone!!


I keep forgetting to take family pics of us... here's our attempt after we got home


Brynley on her new comforter. Good NIGHT!!!

Pics from Bryn's birthday, sorry it took so long!!

In case you've forgotten the details of her fabulous day, here's the post...
http://pittshomeinc.blogspot.com/2008/08/happy-birthday-brynley.html
















Makayla showing off Brynley's present- if you don't know what it is, it's Diego's rescue pack!!! Cool, huh? (One of Bryn's favorite phrases).

I know, I know, I still need to get up pictures of Brynley's birthday... but it'll have to wait...

The marketing geniuses of the Olympics were very smart to start on this cool day. And the opening ceremony has to be the best I've ever seen (and I've watched them as far back as I can remember). I don't know what it is, but I always get a little emotional at the opening ceremonies. I don't know if its just seeing so many people so proud of their nation, or the innocence in the children's faces, or just the sheer beauty and artistry that's put into this spectacular production. This year was no exception- I've always been fascinated with the Chinese nation, and I loved being able to witness the beauty and nobleness of the people. I was completely blown away by the beginning portion and about lost it completely when the little boy who survived the earthquake led the Chinese athletes with a part of his hair gone. Hello waterworks! I just love learning about other nations, even in small parts, and being able to see them unified for something like this really takes my breath away.

Ok, that's it, just wanted to blog before it hit midnight... I'll try hard to get pics up of my cutie pies tomorrow. Again, I know that's all this blog's really for. :)

Congratulations Meg and Ryan on your precious little girl!!!

My baby girl is 2 today, I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!! This past year has gone by especially fast, and I've tried to enjoy every second. I will have to admit, though, I'm a little excited to be out of the baby phase... yes, both girls are still in diapers, but other than that, they are 2 very independent little girls. Its been so amazing to witness the transformation, especially in Brynley, over the past couple of months.

Brynley is talking SO well and is such a busy little bee. She will rarely sit through an entire movie or TV show (unless its The Incredibles, her favorite at the moment), and absolutely adores playing with her dolls. She's been using her "please's" and "thank you's" so well, I've been SO proud of her. She loves to swim every chance she gets and would eat goldfish and drink apple juice all day if she could. She absolutely LOVES to dance, and usually prefers to be naked. :) She has no problem going to sleep when she's tired; she'll even, very often, curl up to her "Ellie" (elephant blankie) and just sigh contentment when she's going to bed. She adores her big sister, and always has the biggest hugs and kisses for her when she gets up from her nap (Makayla tends to take a little longer naps). She loves to cuddle with her daddy and is still sucking away on her right thumb. She definitely can still throw some mean tantrums, but she's learned they usually don't get her what she wants, so they've become less frequent and she's mostly very sweet and loving. She definitely has Grandpa and Daddy wrapped around her little finger and Mema's even offered to trade Barney for her. :) Words are hard for me to find to express my love for this little girl. She has been our precious little joy and I cannot imagine life without her.

We hadn't made any concrete plans for her big day today, but it ended up being fabulous! Our friends, the Faris's took us to Ghattitown (we'd never been), and treated Bryn (well, all of us- thanks guys!!!) to lunch and play time. The girls had a blast, but I think Bryn's favorite part was getting a balloon and riding the train around the parking lot (it was definitely her birthday, b/c we would not have done that on a normal day in this heat). She had been kinda shy all day about her birthday (didn't want us to sing to her, would hide her face when someone would say happy birthday to her), but when we were leaving Ghattitown, she said, "No! My birthday!" It was WAY cute. After our naps and dinner, we enjoyed some yummy chocolate cake that Makayla helped me make, and then went swimming, of course. Jaron took Brynley to the store to pick out a birthday treat and she was so sweet to get Makayla a little something as well. We let them watch The Incredibles (of course) in bed. :) Great day for a very special girl. We love you Brynley!!!!

I have a lot to clean up, so pictures will come tomorrow. Well, here's ONE for you...


Side note: Its 10:22pm and everyone is in bed but me... how is it that men can pass out with no thought as to the chocolate cake on the floor or wet swim suits that need to be washed? Crazy how different men and women are. Oh, well. :)