Sweet girl, sweet dress, sweet friend.

A friend of mine once brought her darling little girl to church in a sweet little dress. Her little girl is always dressed impeccably and this certain dress had a real vintage feel to it. I oohed and ahhed over it, and told her how cute the dress and her daughter were. Fast forward a few months and my friend gives the dress to Miss Lexi Joy.

Pictures were in order! Lexi Joy will not pose for pictures unless bribed with cookies.

Cookie in hand (and headband removed!) my Dad held her back so that I could get in position. Lexi moves fast!

Here she comes strolling down our fashion runway, also known as my Dad's garage, wearing the sweet vintage-y dress.

Oh Lexi! Pictures of your are a lot of work (and a lot of cookies!) but so worth it! My sweet little girl in her sweet little dress!

Obrigada amiga por el lindo vestido! :)

SuperHero Dad

For Fathers Day the girls made Brian a comic book of sorts. I told them I would draw a picture of Daddy looking like Super Man. So I drew this:

They scratched their heads and said, "but that doesn't look like SuperMan or like Daddy."

Tough luck, kids. I'm no artist!

And while I may not be an artist, I can whip up a good batch of cinnamon rolls for my husband on Fathers Day.

Happy Fathers Day, Brian. We love you!

What is it?

We made this hair clip thingy today out of circles of fabric. We went crazy with the hot glue gun. We can't decide if it looks like a fabric flower hair clip or like a bunch of fabric circles hot glued together.

What do you think?

Elena couldn't hold still, this is normal.

Abbie kept making funny faces for the camera, this also is normal.

Today I got all the laundry done.

(And by done I mean washed, NOT, washed, folded and put away. That would just be crazy.)

Eggs, Paper, Paint, Sandwiches

*Whew*

Today is over and it was a good day, but I'm Tired. (Yes, with a capital T!)

Abigail learned how to make her own peanut butter and jelly sandwich today. She was very proud of herself and told me to "tell your computer I can make my own sandwiches." I think that's her way of saying "please blog about me and my new skill."

So there you have it, computer. Abbie can make her own sandwich.

She also made this painting which I really, really like. I think I might frame it for their play room in the new house.

One of the reasons I may be so tired is because I found two weeks worth of eggs smashed on the floor.

(Alice thought they were AWESOME.)

I won't name which child did this, but here is a picture of a certain someone fleeing the scene.

Dear Lexi,

That's a lot of eggs,

and they smashed on top of the construction paper

that I bought downtown.

Going downtown is a nightmare for me.

No more ruining construction paper, please!

Signed,

a Tired (with a capital T) Mommy

Cooking with Alice

Tonight I made dinner all by myself. I love cooking with my girls, it's so sweet when they help me stir, chop veggies, lick the spoon or dump ingredients into a pan. Every now and then it's nice to cook without them, less concentration required, more quiet in the house, less mess. That was nice.

Of course I wasn't completely alone. I did have some company. And while I would like to think she was there because she loves me so much, I think she was just hoping to eat stuff off of the floor.

Why would I think that? I mean, it's not like every time she hears that Lexi is in her highchair Miss Alice goes scooting over to see what's up.

They are good friends, those two. I love them both to pieces.

Before I leave you tonight, please, check out Captain Alice's love handles. Aren't they the cutest?

Our Weekend

We had a busy weekend. Well, maybe not busy compared to a USA busy weekend. Seriously, life there is FAST. How do you all do it?

Busy for us, our little slow moving family in a country known for being "tranquilo." (calm)

Here is a glimpse at our busyness:

1. We played with balloons.

2. Lexi read some books, one of which happened to be about balloons. What are the odds??

3. We had church and it was good.

4. We made a double batch of Easy Yummy Oatmeal Cookies.

5. Captain Alice escaped from her kennel around 3 AM and made a HUGE mess in the living room.

6. Brian and I went to a birthday party for someone we barely know. Then we left because, hello, we barely knew the person.

And there you have it! Our busy weekend.

That is all certainly busy enough for me! I am very easy going and I don't like rushing. At all.

How was your weekend?

Chubby cheeks are meant for kissing.

Bedtime kisses on smooshy baby cheeks, is there anything better?

We think not.