Back Track!!!

With all the hustle and bustle in December (no excuse)... I can't believe I forgot to post pictures from Clara's birthday!

 Happy Birthday to the crazy haired kiddo!!!  Talk about some serious bed head!!!

 Whoaaa... Lots of balloons to wake up to ;-)

 And now we wait for our guests to arrive...

More family!!!

 And the best part... THE CAKE!!!

 Even Natalie thinks so....

 And we even got a special visit from a couple of Clara's favorite little girlies.... Emma....

 Ava....

 And Mac!  They were all very excited to be princesses for a day :-)

 Lots of fun with a some seriously silly girls...!

 I can't believe she's 4... But she's itching to be 5!  She asks me at least once a week, "when am I gonna be 5 Mom?"... I wish she would stay this little forever...Well maybe not forever, but we sure will enjoy her while she is!!!

Lots and Lots of Love....

Happy Valentine's Day!  Here are our little loves....

Such pretty blue eyes... that Pippy...

 And such a sweet little smile from Natalie..

 Daddy was away for the evening, so us girls made some yummy waffles!  And who couldn't resist a beater???  Please note... What this little character has decided she'll use for her stepping stool... There is just no stopping her!

Oh look... Clara finished hers and has her tongue out ready to attack Natalies...!

 Mad face... and smiley face....

 My little Nut head... She loves her some good nuts :-)

 And... My artist... You wouldn't believe the hours, yes hours, this child spends coloring and cutting...!

 Cheese...Cheese... and more Cheese... She can't help but make the face when she see's the camera!

 And some rolls for the birds!  One of her favorite things to do with Papa is look at the birds... and now feeding them!

 Mr. Crow was actually chatting at us while she was tossing them out in the lawn...

 "eat birdie"

 Showing the bird where the good stuff is ;-)

 Happy Valentine's day!  Clara woke up this morning anxious to see her Valentine :-)  She told me I was sure taking a long time, as she laid up in her bed waiting for me to put it together...

 And Daddy suprised the girls with some balloons, candy and a very sweet card!  What a Daddy!!!

"Emma, Em's"

 "ohhh, crayons for me and Daddy!"

 And a little festive breakfast....

 Yan Yan... or ... Yum, yum!!!

We sure did miss you today Daddy...!

A whole bunch of Silly's!

 If only she would sit still.... "POTTY?" Yes... Please use it... She told me the other day as I was doing some dishes... "Mommy, P.U., Change da diaper".  So anxious for her to really want to use the potty!!!

 Up, down, up, down... now she's sitting....

 And now she's not....

 Minny was entertaining for a minute but after all the getting up and down, I decided to just put the diaper back on before she had an accident... Well, that didn't last long and she figured out how to take it off herself.  Thankfully when she did, she went right back to the potty!

 and now we wait....

 brush our teeth....

 A little horse riding....

 oops... Missed the potty!

 A little "spinning"

 some up side down time....

 Maybe this is a new fangled way of using the potty??? last time I check... it doesn't come out of our toes...

 some slipper time...

 and a little snuggle with Ellie... Not kidding... this is all within 2 minutes!  She is just a little too busy!

 

We had to get some ants out of our pants before bed the other night.... And I think we shook them right on out!

Followed by a little ring around the Rosie....

 All fall down... lot's of cute buns!

 And some fun airplane rides with Daddy...

 BATH TIME!!!

 The girls always have so much fun in the bath... Making bubble beards, splashing, jumping... and it's always nice when Clara lends a hand to clean some buns for me!

And a little peek at Clara's valentines project she has been working so hard at!  She wrote her name on all 25 of them, cut the ends to make them pointy and stuck the glow sticks in by herself!  My little crafter ;-)