Sticker face

Warning: this is what you may look like after letting your big sister "decorate" your face with stickers

Sometimes the sticker temptation is just too hard to resist! 

Now that's pretty silly!

Time for a Smile!

Sometimes the simplest words say the most. I love this sweet girl of mine...she makes my heart happy. 

"I love Mommy. She is very nice," - Talk about bringing tears to a mama's eyes, and a giant smile :) along with it!

This is fun!

Ellie loves playing with her big sisters. Dress up is especially entertaining!

This is fun! Right, Maddie?

Isn't this so much fun, Kate?

Yep! Most fun ever!

Mother's Day

Back in May I had a very special Mother's Day thanks to my three very special girls. I always love the homemade gifts the best. This year Maddie made a beautiful pillow and Kate touched my heart by putting her thoughts down in a card. Moments like this are some of my favorite "mom moments" of all...

Thank you, my angels! I loved every minute of it!

Batter Up!

Oh, the fun to be had with a bat and some balls! We were looking for something fun to do one day this past spring, so we got the girls a bat and a tee and it was game time. Batter up!! My absolute favorite part was how almost every picture I took showed the girls closing their eyes at the moment of impact. So much for "keeping your eye on the ball." Now I can't wait until Ellie is big enough to take a crack at it too!

Popcorn Night!!!

Ellie loves popcorn night! We have it about once a week on Friday or Saturday night, and once we mention during the day that it will be popcorn night later, she makes sure to re-announce it to all of us several more times throughout the day. Then when we get out the popcorn popper and set to popping she's filled with extra energy, running from the kitchen to the living room and back again to check the progress of the popcorn and report back to her daddy and sisters. Then she gets to have the very important job of carrying the popcorn bowls into the living room for everyone, assuring me, "No spill, Mommy! Ellie no spill."     

And then comes the very best part of all, snuggles with Daddy while enjoying the popcorn!

Let's color some eggs!

The days before Easter were beautiful this year, so we decided to take the egg-coloring fun outside. No worries about the mess that way either. The girls had a lot of fun and Ellie enjoyed her first year of official egg-dyeing participation. 

Having lots of fun

The beautiful finished eggs

And the next morning there was the excitement of finding the Bunny's hidden surprises...

Don't forget the best part...chocolate before breakfast!