{sisters}

These 2 girls have stolen my heart so completely.

They are playing more & more together.
They talk & have actual conversations.
They love to play dress-up together.
The love to dance together.
They love to laugh together.
They love to sing together.

They love to hang out on the top bunk to watch movies together.

I'm so happy they have each other. I'm so happy they are entering the stage of "friends". I'm so happy they each have a sister, it's the best thing a girl can have.

sometimes, it ain't so bad

Amidst the madness & chaos of our everyday busy life, we manage to squeeze in some moments of pure happiness & calm. These are the times that I need to think about when we are rushing around trying to get ourselves ready in the morning. Or when I am stressed about having to referee the girls all by myself on a very crazy Saturday.

After all, who doesn't love coloring?!

{my feet are absolutely filthy in these pictures. olivia is in her undershirt & panties. rachel is wearing just a diaper. there is a mountain of a mess behind my rocking chair. there are birthday gift bags from over a week ago still in my living room. i know all of these things, but i don't care. i still love these pictures. we were having fun. we were sharing. we were all getting along. we were quiet. there were no fights or arguments. i loved this moment}

Trick - or - Treat

You would think these candy-loving kids didn't enjoy getting dressed up for Halloween at all...
The evening started off kind of, well GRUMPY.

My Hermione Granger perked up...

But my little Gnome girl wasn't as thrilled. At least, not thrilled to have her picture taken.

But we did, in fact, have a very happy Halloween!