Breleigh just hanging out in the playroom!
Aww..... I probably shouldn't ruin the moment and mention that I told her to give me a kiss?!
This one is slightly posed. I just had to ask Jim to actually look at the camera!
I consider this one of two "money shots" I got the other day. I was using my zoom lens and I have not done any editing on it at all. I think it is sweet. Check her fair, fair, complexion!
What's a girl without her wand!
This would be the other money shot of the day. I did crop this one a little closer. I sure do love my zoom lens! So many more fun things to do with photography!
This is why Jim doesn't drink a lot of beer! Does crazy things to him!
You must wear your sunglasses to drive your car!!!
Don't ask me why there are two pictures of Parker. Also, don't ask why I was unable to figure out how to remove one of them. I snapped this shot of him for fun and I thought it looked pretty cute. Flurry was sleeping some where in the house so she didn't get a picture this year.
I haven't posted in quite a long time. I think the only excuse I have is that I just haven't taken any pictures. I just needed some sun shining days and that problem was solved. Now, that being said, just because I haven't posted doesn't mean there hasn't been anything going on.
The girls and the grown ups are doing very well. We were unhappily forced to get new carpet for the basement after we had a minor water problem. In the big scheme of things it wasn't so bad it is just so hard to fork out the money for new carpet when the old stuff wasn't bad. The basement looks good but it really hasn't been put back to "rights" yet. I keep thinking I will "have time tomorrow" I guess it is true- tomorrow never comes!
Helaina has an adventure this week. She is going to the eye doctor for the first time. She failed her screening at school both times so it was time to step it up a notch. I have no idea how she is going to do at the doc. I am a mother who tries to prepare the girls for everything so we will see if I did a good job. She absolutely HATES getting water in her eyes (she is a real wuss) so getting her eyes dilated should be lots of fun! WE have talked about this part so hopefully the fact that she gets to wear sunglasses will lessen the burden.
Breleigh has decided that she would like to talk as much as her sister. She isn't always super clear in what she is saying but I can understand most of what she says. Fortunately Helaina can understand a lot of what she says so I use her as a translator. My favorite thing that Breleigh says is "I don't like it" and Daddy Daughter Donut Day. She also likes to tell us that the neighbors dog peed. Maggie peed. When you ask her where she always says on her foot. (that would be on Maggies foot, she does that) One day at a restaurant she actually said (while sitting in a booth waiting for her booster seat) Look at me, I a big girl now! She is also getting very good at tattling on her sister. This is something that I am sure will grow to be very annoying but for right now I very much appreciate.
We are looking forward to celebrating her second birthday on April 18th. My parents are coming for the big day. Now, if I just knew what to get the little bug!
I am doing just fine. I had the flu about a week ago and it really knocked me on my keester. Thankfully Jim was able to play Mr. Mom for me. He did a great job and other than the fact that the girls hair didn't get put up in a pony tail they survived just fine! I am very much looking forward to my parents coming. I can't wait to spend some of my gymbucks while shopping with my mom! I don't shop with anyone as well as I do with my mom. YEAH!
Jim is doing great. He is still working his John Deere followed by Weight Watchers. He loves it and it shows. I love to hear him talk about his co workers and how his members pick on him. This part of his life makes him smile so big!!!!
After an MS attack about a month ago we (Jim and I his Neurologist) decided to try a different medication. He now takes a monthly IV at an infusion center. Hopefully with this medicine we can continue to NOT see very many signs of his MS progressing. He needs to be able to do everything her can to walk his girls down the aisle on their wedding day.
In a nut shell...we are doing very well here in the beautiful Quad Cities!
My big girl officially has her glasses. She hasn't tried to take them of yet so that is good. (But it has only been a short time) At first her eyes started water but that seems to have passed. She likes them a lot!
Once again, I have no idea how to really upload pictures so they tell the proper story in the proper order. Please forgive the time line! We had a great birthday weekend (and it isn't over yet). Nana and Papa came to help us celebrate Breleigh's birthday and got a lot more than they bargained for. They were lucky enough to accompany us to the eye doctor where we picked out Helaina's new glasses. My mom and I shopped at Gymboree with gymbucks and got some great deals and they experience an extremely chilly weekend. (which just felt like they were home in the Great White North but I guess because they came South they were expecting a bit more warmth!) 
Don't you just love how you can't help but smile when people start singing Happy Birthday to you! 
More Tickets Please- we had to go to Happy Joe's for dinner and we had to play games. Over 300 tickets and I think we got two whistles, two princess wands (that have now become necklaces because they broke) and two packages of sour patch kids. 
The popcorn game!
Just a really great picture of Nana and Helaina. Breleigh wasn't interested in posing at the time so she didn't get in on the action!
Our Girls! I took advantage of the cooler temps and dressed them in some of my favorite clothes for dinner. 
This is Breleigh showing that she is 2! Helaina is trying to help her with her fingers. It looks like she might be trying to break them but Breleigh is much too happy looking for that to be the case! ;)
Fish cupcakes in the shape of a fish! These were very fun and actually easy to make. 
The girls got sailor dresses and they came with dolly dresses that matched. Breleigh also got this new bonnet. We are not trying to recreate it. Oh... and when I say WE I actually mean... My Mom! My mom rocks, just in case you hadn't heard!
Helaina and Lanie match. She kind of likes the idea of matching her dolly. I told her maybe she should put that kind of thing on her Christmas/birthday list. 
Papa and his girls hanging out watching a little TV. Papa loves his Fox news and other political shows but will easily give them up for a little Blue's Clues with his girls!
Breleigh just hanging out in the playroom!
Aww..... I probably shouldn't ruin the moment and mention that I told her to give me a kiss?!
This one is slightly posed. I just had to ask Jim to actually look at the camera!
I consider this one of two "money shots" I got the other day. I was using my zoom lens and I have not done any editing on it at all. I think it is sweet. Check her fair, fair, complexion!
What's a girl without her wand!
This would be the other money shot of the day. I did crop this one a little closer. I sure do love my zoom lens! So many more fun things to do with photography!
This is why Jim doesn't drink a lot of beer! Does crazy things to him!
You must wear your sunglasses to drive your car!!!
Don't ask me why there are two pictures of Parker. Also, don't ask why I was unable to figure out how to remove one of them. I snapped this shot of him for fun and I thought it looked pretty cute. Flurry was sleeping some where in the house so she didn't get a picture this year.