this week...

We just barely made it through our yearly heat wave.  High eighties for over a week.  Can you believe it?  Spoiled I know.  We ended up staying at church for over 9 hours trying to avoid our heat box of a house. Spiritual and physical refreshment for the week. 

The girls have been begging for a dog lately.  Watching "Where the Red Fern Grows" really got them going.  Brooklyn went so far as to say, "I probably wouldn't need nay toys at all if I had a dog."  That girl.  Lucky for me, Leighton is perfectly content with her mess-free Snoopy dog.   Although it did have to be walked around the block this morning.

 Ellie had big news this week when she discovered her first loose tooth.  Girl's gowing up for sure! 

Somehow Leighton has completely filled her crib.  Could she be a cuter napper?  Seriously look at those hands under her cheek.  I'm loving her (and my) nap times these days!

 Ellie is adjusting to life in kindergarten more each day. Thanks to the help of a sweet friend, lunch recess has become a lot more bearable. 

I can't get enough of this little lady.  Potty training and all, she is such a joy to spend time with. 

insta week

 free fro yo with my girls

napping together

beauties

 

valley friends visit

lunch date with my man

 

 friends forever at the safari park

 " I want my OWN!"

insta week

new snack of choice around here.  

go get yourself some now.  

first costco for the dip, then tj's for the chip.

  found this tidbit of happiness on the back of brooklyn's timed test.

life is full of rainbows.

big cousins.

little cousins.

 ellie is hanging up the ballet slippers... for now

 old school movie night.

vhs aladdin.

still know all the words to all the songs.

impressed the girls.

flower love from leighton.

every found flower is unquestionable a gift for mommy.

love that girl.

insta-feb

If you've spent any time with instagram, you probably have run into this...

 

A photo prompt each day for a month.  

A creative way to capture life's moments,

and see how others have interpreted the daily photo prompt 

though their own lens.  

So here's my February...

This week....

This week...I took the plunge and started tackling the alphabet with Ellie (and Leighton too I guess).  I realize each day how different my girls are and how I need to respond to their unique needs in different ways.  Brooklyn teaches herself.  Ellie needs someone to teach her (in very short segments!).  We had great success and (remarkably) she is looking forward to next week and letter B.

This week... Leighton got her 2 year old shots.  Probably the only 2 year old in history to tell the nurse,  "Ouch that is hurting me," when she gave her the injection.

This week... we ventured to the mall for a new watch battery (aka: excuse to get froyo and peruse H & M and  forever 21.) 

 

This week... this continued to grow on the pinterest charts to number 7005 (repins that is).  Yowza!

This week... we got a care package form Tennessee that included this Hello Kitty wonder.  Love it.  And love the grandma who made it too!

This week... I added to my girly books collection.  Little House on the Prairie- love the blue binding.  I think we'll get to that one this summer. 

This week...our marble in the jar incentive continued.  I finally found something that will get Brooklyn to play the piano.   That girl thrives on positive reinforcement.  And the funny thing is, I never mentioned what she'd get when she fills the jar.  Just filling it is enough for her I guess.

this week via instagram...