nesting

when we moved the big girls to a shared room, i asked Madeline if she wanted to keep her own duvet or pick something new that had more color, like Anna's.  her reply, "i want it like Anna's.....didn't you make hers special?"  gulp, why yes i did. so Maddie and I searched through my stash and put together her very own special quilt.  i even has some left overs from Anna's, so there's some coordination there.  i love the results. 

 also, recently my parents brought us some dressers from their house.  i painted them (one for the fourth time in my life, that was funny.)  and this little beauty landed in the girls' room.  i love the pink knobs. 

the girls a so happy to be sharing, and Avery can't wait to transition to her "big girl room."  i just need to do some finishing touches in there, but i'm resting for now!

bored at mc donalds

we had our tires changed today, which called for an extended stay at Walmart.  since i'm not too keen on walking around lately, we opted to spend most of our time in McDonalds getting a treat.  being bored, i whipped out the point and shoot for a little silly time!

 this girl can get engrossed in anything on tv, seriously, it doesn't matter what's on she's like a zombie.  when she was a baby, she would even stare at the security monitors in stores. 

 the girls love to do silly poses and then see themselves on the monitor.

after a bunch more of these, our car was finally ready.  and i was ready for a nap!

girly girls!

we had some family pictures taken tonight to commemorate the 4th belly.  i think we got some great shots in studio, but i couldn't resist snapping these of the girls dancing around the house when we got home. 

it'll be interesting to see who we get when this baby is born.  another princess, twirling around in our lives.  or a  prince, not quite sure what he would do in this scenario!

tile!

the humans are not the only ones around here excited about the pool!  Nalu does her fair share of sniffing around the work site, inspecting the latest. 

 and the latest is: tile!

party!!!!

the Honeybees had their end of season party today.   coach Paul set up a bunch of fun games and treats.  fun was had by all.

 the girls were so excited to get their awards.  Anna's certificate was for "great team spirit".

 and Madeline received "phenomenal potential" and award for being the hardest working 4 year old on a team of girls turning 6!

 and the most exciting part of course: the trophies!

great season girls!!!

pool update

the back wall of our pool is built and ready for tiling. 

 i think Jason has a hard time going to work rather than hanging out watching and participating in construction. the girls love "helping" him.

 we can't wait to be swimming this summer!!!

last game

we have really enjoye this soccer season!  it was so fun to have the girls both be on the same team, even though Maddie had to play up 2 levels.  she kept up really well with the big girls and saw a lot of improvement in her game.  Anna also improved, getting aggressive and scoring goals!

Avery had been the number one fan, and can't wait  until she gets to play soccer too!  hopefully this love of the game will inspire some potty training! you know, 'cause only girls who wear underwear can play soccer.

way to go Honeybees!!!