his first bath

luckily the doots have a function that allows warm water run out of their hose otherwise i do believe this first bath experience would have been traumatic. look at that face, i think it was hard enough with the warm water. he honestly did not know what was happening. but it was so much fun to see his skinny little body underneath all that fur. and he is soooo soft now. 

i really love this dog. i just wish he'd stop putting holes in my pants. it's safe to say he's been in time out a few times recently.

the park and some chocolate

 ^^an afternoon walk in the park^^

^^someone likes chocolate batter^^

random. aren't posts on this blog always random?

 ^^We went to Mya's preschool graduation picnic on Friday. We took Blue. He absolutely loves being outdoors. The picnic was cute because the kids sang some songs they learned throughout the year and then they ran around with their little pals for nearly two hours and ignored their parents. It was every parent's dream. Mya had a really hard time saying goodbye to her teachers Mrs. Pfaff and Mrs. Bartsch. She loved them almost as much as she loves me...not really. But close.

^^We turned around the other day while making dinner to find this little guy all cozy in Elle's car seat. He loves soft blankets or towels so since the kitchen linoleum was bare and cold...he stole her seat the moment she got out. He is just the silliest dog.

meet blue

 

Meet Blue. We absolutely adore him. We are so excited that he gets to join our family in San Diego. Tim will finally get his male. 

i've been lame about taking pictures

 V's all about dressing herself these days. She always and I mean always put things on backwards.

 I am trying to coax this one into crawling forward. I'm not sure how well it's working. 

Morning cuddles. I'm so glad Elle is a good sport. Poor thing.

heeelllo.

 bathtime babe. 

 elle just doesn't know how she feels about v. oh v. when will you learn to be soft? 

 We were a little bored yesterday so the girls started doing gymnastics on the couch. 

what's happening here.

 //this little love rarely sleeps so i snapped a picture to document a decent nap//

 //she's so smiley these days//

 //and she is sitting like a champ//

 //i even got her to stand one day//

 //i spy alfalfa//

 //we made easter bunnies out of rice krispie treats//

 //she loves her too much//

 //she has been struggling lately because i took her binkie away during the day so it is rare to see her smile. so many tantrums right now.//

 //we tried an excellent new restaurant on a whim. so delicious.//

 //mya and i went on a date last week. she is my fashion buddy.//

 //my attempt at an easter picture on my phone.//

 

//mya was so excited about the new outfit she picked out on our date. she paired it together all by herself.//

 

 //elle is on a fantastic night routine//

 //mya keeps telling me she wants to be just like me. here she is dressing in my clothes.//

 //so many tantrums//

 //a brief clean moment//

 //it is impossible for her to leave elle alone//

 //a semi-warm day called for a walk to the park (32 degrees)//

 //she insists on helping me in the kitchen//

 //her first braids//

 //sitting again//

 //park day//

//i took all five kids to the zoo by myself. i'm pretty amazing.//