Keeps Me Laughing Most of the Time

We do a lot of laughing around here. Not all laughing, for sure....but pretty-much mostly it is laughing and giggles and very (very...) silly stuff. And it's mostly all good. One thing I like to do is let them sit on the kitchen counter and hang-out with me while I cook and clean and do kitchen-y things. And, as I scurry here and scurry there in the kitchen, they keep me giggling and as tickled as they are....At 3-years old, it doesn't take too much to make a giggle...but hey, doesn't take too much to get me to giggle either...

Ah....can someone out there please tell me how I can keep them 3-yrs old for maybe another 4 or 5 years....

Hugs,
Cindy

P.S. Nicki on left; Sammi on right....

Testing Out Larger Sizes...Do you like it?

Here is the default size that Blogger provides:

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This...

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Of Polka Dots....

You know that feeling you get when you know you're going to get some great Kodak moments...and the lighting is good and the mood is good and the pony tails have the "je ne sais crois" just right-ness? You know, right?....Well, then why is THAT the time time my battery power gets deleted....I only had time for a few of these pictures...!!(i need a spare battery for my Canon DSLR)....

Ah well....always another day, another opportunity..... :)

Hugs,

Cindy

Weekend Hangin'

The girls now have a ritual of taking their National Geographic magazines (thanks, Aunt Regina...very cool Christmas gift!!!) and scurrying off to their "secret" fort or their playhouse to read to each other....They don't want me around..."No Mommy, it's our 'madazeene"...

Here's Nicki reading to Sammi....

And Nicki on the ladder...

Getting ready for our neighborhood stroll over to Pat and Tracy's and then to Kathy's mailbox and then to Deborah's mailbox (our regular stops) with the CareBears...

After naptime snacks.....anything with dip is a hit...

I just really like this shot with Sammi and Ed.

And fairy wings....it's all about fairies and ponies and princesses...Have to admit that I find it all very very cute. I honestly don't know what I'd do if I had boys...I never (truly) pined for boys either...But girls...well girls just rock, don't they....It's hard to get too-cute for me...I really do enjoy it!! :)

Hugs,

cindy

Wordless Wednesday....

Hugs,

Cin

What I Think Is Cute....

Me again. Yep, two postings in one day...must be a first...It's due to the inspiration of seeing all my blogger friends devote the time day-in and day-out to their posts.

Ok...so...here's WHAT I THINK IS REALLY CUTE...

Look at these boots....oh, how cute....the girls LOVE them....have worn them almost non-stop for almost a week now....(and Ed picked them out..not me!)

Sammi in pigtails tonight...
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Goofy Sam-a-rina...


And yet goofier still...


Now to Nick-a-rina.....


And both.....giggles abound....

Ok.well, I even have MORE pics to blog.....maybe I'll try Wordless Wednesday tomorrow...

Hugs,

Cin

Happy 2008 Holidays to You!

Warm wishes that everyone is having a safe and happy holiday season. We are all doing quite fine in this busy season and have had the great fortune to celebrate many Thanksgiving and Christmas occasions and cheer with both dear old friends and new friends, too! And, of course, it’s been quite a blast watching Sammi and Nicki really get excited about Christmas, Santa, presents, Christmas decorations, etc. There’s nothing as magical as watching 3-year olds totally believe in the magic, is there..?

Here's Sammi....(yes, in pink...)

and Nicki....

J and me with the girls....

Ed opening-up a present as Sammi anxiously looks on...

Look at the background of this pic....oh my...so many presents...they had so.much.fun. opening-up the packages...

Horse-Farm...it's all about ponies and princesses these days...

Can you spot the half-eaten carrots on the plate...?

Girls making cookies...oh, my, we made a dozen-dozen (yes, 144!!) Mrs. Smith's cookies and walked around the neighborhood and handed out cookie tins to our friends...lots of fun although I think I won't be able to look at (or smell....) another cookie for..well..at least another year...

See this big "mixing" bowl I used...and see who got the "licks?" :) Oh, and to think that we used to lick spoons growing-up!! Ugh, uncooked eggs...YUCK...what were our mothers and grandmothers thinking...??!! Best left to the dogs, I say...

Here's my sweetheart Kelse...

And high-jinks from Jessie (left) and Maddie... :) It's become quite a ritual every TGiving with Col and John and Jess and Kelse....this "high-jinks" business with the ol' whipped cream. Who started that silly business, anyways...(oh, yeah, that's right....um, I did.....) !!!

TGiving with a crew of dear friends..


Ha...I remember when Amy (on left) and Karen were in elementary school...look at them NOW...


George and the girls....(psst...George is a big ol' softie AND the girls adore him...)

Here's Ed in his favorite holiday pose....

Hugs to All,

Cindy