"Dirty toes"

The park produces some hilarity every time we are there! Tripp has decided that he hates to walk barefooted in sand and does not like "dirty toes"

Spring time with kiddies at great ages!

We have never been so anxious for Spring around here! It has been teasing us for weeks and has been a miserable and cold winter! Every nice day that we have gotten which has not been that many) we run outside or to a park or bike or something fun! Juliette and Tripp are at such nice ages and Juliette is really so good to her brother. We have nicknamed Tripp "the Bulldog" has he can be quite naughty to his sweet Sissy. He likes to pinch and scratch and grab her when he is not happy about something. Obviously we are working on this. However, I enjoy them and each and every day and make the most out of the days as I know how quickly they pass.

We had a park day with Ms Tiffany and Grace! These crazy little girls were determined they were going to jump in and swim in the unheated pool - it was 58 degrees! Needless to say they did not last long in there!

 Best friends at the park!

A post swimming ice cream treat for all of the little kiddies!

touching a snake at the aquarium...Tripp tried to grab it more than touch it and he was quickly removed… ha!

What could be more fun than touching button, buttons and more buttons!

We enjoyed a lazy SUnday afternoon after church with the Ollis family! Nothing like a golf cart ride around the neighborhood!

While Mommy is making dinner Juliette is perfecting her cake pops!

A little boy + a playground = this huge smile

Early dinner after a bike ride around the island outside with our Tessa!

A successful and very happy weekend indeed!

A new doo!

Someone got a new Spring hair cut! This MAma LOVES it! It takes years off of Juliette and I can pretend she is still a young four with the cut! She is quite happy too and now trying to help with styling!

Look Mommy what I can do!

What's wrong with these pictures?

Tripp has decided that he likes to rip apart "Froffy" and take the stuffing out of his back - I walked into his room after his nap and this is how I found him! These two are always full of funny tricks! Tripp's new idea is to call his blue blankie "pink blankie" because he likes it to be the same as his Sister's blankie!

A nice idea to take the stroller to the "Birds of Prey Center" I thought? Well it began that Tripp insisted on not sitting in the stroller but pushing the stroller… then his Sister really wanted the stroller…. look who is in the stroller and who is on someone's shoulders. 

If adults interacted like children...

The world would be a much friendlier place! We had a beautiful day the other day - so beautiful I decided to throw the refrigerator in a bag and eat some dinner at the playground. Juliette instantly met some friends. As I began to take the kids to the picnic area we had some instant followers for some dinner goodies… Note, we did not know any of these children! They just invited themselves right in and it was precious! Plenty of food to go around and plenty of little adorable smiling faces! Nice to meet you little friends and we'll see you again real soon at the park!

My budding artist

I have been so proud of Juliette and her coloring lately. She has really been perfecting it and enjoys coloring anytime we are at a restaurant or at home. We went to California Dreaming the other weekend and she had a call doing what she loves to do best…

A little this and a little that...

Tripp insisted on going "hushabye" on the stairs with Tessa and putting his diaper on over his pants!

A few beautiful days lead us right out the door… can anyone let us know when Spring is here to stay??

Pretty Gypsy Rose on her 11 year of life...

Look at these two cuties… Juliette loves to push her little brother in the car on the driveway

And while we're at it… any birds up there Tripp?

My view sitting at a stoplight… How can I resist?

Is she part Indian or part Gypsy?? Not really sure but this little girl surely has an imagination to her!

The worlds largest "yoyipop" (lollipop)… Tripp found this on a walk on the side of the road and could not resist the urge to "get yoyipop"

Passing the time on a road trip… sure looming looks good to him right about now!

A surprise trip to the Waffle House with Daddy! It is favorite place to eat… bad thing is he can spot a Waffle house anywhere and he is a one track mind until you relent and walk in… 

My dancer! Check out the outfit…. some of her pajamas as well as her mommies top wrapped around her like a shirt...

We are so blessed to have Ms. Adi! She has become part of our family...

Tripp blowing a sweet kiss for Ms. Adi

The American way… when too tired to walk, just jump right on for a push!

It may really be the happiest place on Earth...

We made our annual trip down to Disney World! We were there for two days in the park and it was SO much fun! Juliette loved it as always but watching Tripp get to see Mickey was absolutely magical! We had two full park days - one in Animal Kingdom and the other in the Magic Kingdom… 

Look at this face! He could not believe he was holding on to the horse by himself with a strap around him...

Lucky Shelly… this is the class turtle in Juliette's class who spends a weekend with you… well Shelly had quite the weekend making her rounds to the Magic Kingdom...

Little boy blue could not hang on another minute….

Ahhh sister and brotherly love… 

That face of his was twisted and cocked every which way you could imagine. He was determined not to miss an ounce of the action!

And as Mickey would say, "You've got ears…. say cheers!" We did a lot of cheering to a wonderful special weekend together!