Earrings

I am not sure why but while at Mimi and Papa's for Thanksgiving, we promised the girls a trip to the mall to buy some clip on earrings.  Our rule is no pierced ears until you are 10.  It didn't really dawn on me that clip ons look just like regular earring and, of course the girls want to wear them everywhere.  They instantly look 10 years older!  I may bump the age back a few years...

Twins

Coastal Carolina Fair

Lily had a piece of her artwork chosen to be displayed at the Coastal Carolina Fair this year.  This was the girls first time going to the fair and they had a blast.  At first, Lily was pretty nervous, but quickly settled in and enjoyed the festivities.  We visited the agricultural building to see all the animals. We also attended an elephant show.  When they asked for volunteers, I was a bit shocked to see Lily's arm shoot up.  She got to go up and help feed the elephant.  I was so proud of her.  We then took a chair lift ride.  Little did Lily know, I was just as nervous as she was, but we BOTH did it!  The girls rode some rides and went down a humongous slide.  Their facial expressions on the slide were priceless.  And who can go to the fair without eating.  I had to have all of my fair favorites:  french fries, a sausage dog with peppers and onions, a caramel apple, and an elephant ear.  One can only imagine how great I felt after all that.  

Lily got a little nibbled in the petting zoo!

Daisy Was Cold...

Halloween 2013

This year Lily wanted to be a veterinarian and Sarah Ellen wanted to be a bumble bee.

Lily insisted on pushing Sarah Ellen the whole way to the park - and she did too!

We made a stop for a quick hug from Sarah Ellen's kindergarten buddy.

Margaret Anne was cracking me up all night.  She was the perfect little old lady.

These babies are growing up…

Beauty and the Beast

The girls and I were excited to go see Beauty and the Beast performed by the amazingly talented students at the School of Arts.  Well, I was excited and they were scared to death.  We are still working on the whole fear of theaters thing.  Once the performance started (and the girls settled in), we were mesmerized by the singing and dancing.  Many kids in our church attend SOA, and the girls were very excited to see them up on stage.  I was astonished by the level of talent.

It's Just a Little Scrape...

While the mommies hosted the baby shower, the daddies took the kiddos for a fun afternoon of bike riding and playing at the county park.  When they got home, James mentioned that Sarah Ellen fell off her bike and got a "little scrape" on her chin.

DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A LITTLE SCRAPE TO YOU?  Poor baby looked like she had a ping pong ball on her chin.