They really DO love each other....

Some days, I have my doubts...

The fighting...

The arguing...

The bickering...

Pushing each other's buttons and driving ME crazy....

Tonight, as I checked on them, this is what I found...

...and it made my heart so, so happy!

Dancing with the Stars Commentaries by Ainsley and Elleanor

A: "Oh my gosh...I have a lot of dancing to learn to be like them..."

E: "I love their costumes..."

A: "Oh my goodness...he is naked!" (referring to the male dancer wearing only an open jacket)

A: "I would be so embarrassed to dance with all those people there...Wouldn't you, Elleanor?"
E: "Not me. I like all the people in the audience!"

A: "I can see his belly button while he is dancing! Good thing she isn't naked!"

A: "Oh my gosh...that dancing is really so sloppy!"

E: "Mommy...they said a bad word...butt!"

E: "Can't you believe that we saw that dance last week?" (After watching a re-cap of one of the couples from last week)

E: "Looks like she grew her hair longer...unless she got a wig..."

What do you think of our make-over?

Many, many thanks to Danielle at The Design Girl for my awesome new blog design!

I have been thinking about creating a "permanent" blog design for awhile, as it takes me FOREVER each time I try to change my blog backgrounds myself. It just took my sister starting her own blog to kick me in gear! :-)

Hopefully this will inspire me to post more frequently!

MckMama Photoshoot

I have been a follower of MckMama's blog for quite some time and was very excited when I heard she was going to come to Seattle to do some photoshoots!

We drove in to meet her on a VERY rainy Sunday and she took some great shots of the girls!

We tried for a family photo, but it is very hard to get four girls under the age of 6 to all cooperate and look at the camera at the same time, let alone smile! Sigh...

Thank-you, Jennifer! It was so great to meet you!

Ainsley's Mexican Popsicle

Before:


After:


Who would have guessed they were made of tequila? Ha!

Scenes From Cancun - The Final Day

Happy New Year's Eve!

So sad to be going home tomorrow...yet it will feel so good to sleep in our own beds!

The kids will miss the pool, sun, and Shirley Temples.

Joe will miss the Margaritas, warm weather and disconnect from work.

I will miss the daily maid service and having restaurant staff clean up after my kids a few times a day instead of me! Ha!

Seriously, we have had a wonderful time with my family and feel grateful to have spent a week with my parents, sisters, brother-in-laws (brothers-in-laws?) and nieces...

















Did Daddy dress me today?


Celebrating the THREE upcoming January birthdays...Jessica (33), Ashby (2), Elleanor (6)







So tired after a very long and fun week...

Scenes From Cancun - Day Five

Painted Toes...The first of five sets Joe will have to pay for! :-)


More Fun in the Sun...








Drinking From A Coconut They Chopped Down From the Palm Tree...



Following the Leader...


Face Painting...




Don't Bug Me...


Painted Pottery...







Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe...



Dessert...