A B C D Emily

A is for ADORABLE

B is for BEAUTIFUL

C is for CUTE

D is for DARLING

E is for EMILY

Crocs

Based on my very scientific study I have determined the following:

1. Pink Crocs are for girls and red Crocs are for boys.

2. If you want to get a picture of more than 3 kids in one place just ask them to make funny faces.

3. You should never run in Crocs.

4. I'm not sure what the fashion police would say about Ben wearing a Super Mario Brothers T-shirt and Lighting McQueen Crocs at the same time. I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that his underwear are probably Thomas the Train too! Oh whatever!

Suzette

Suzette is our Nanny's daughter and she is wonderful. Emily just adores Suzzette and is currently going through some Suzette withdrawal symptoms now that school is back in session. Suzette recently got her drivers license and Emily now keeps asking me if she can drive! I'm serious. Tonight while reading a bedtime story (about a pig, Mercy Watson, that wants to drive) Emily asked me again if she could drive. Before I could even give my standard reply Emily said, "Me drive, when older?" Yes Em when you are older you can drive and while she thinks 16 is a long long time I know it is just around the corner.

Minnesota State Fair 2009

Time Warp

The difference a year makes. The top picture is from September 2008 (Ben 4, Emily 1), the bottom from September 2009 (Ben 5, Emily 2). Going to the park and watching the kids explore the play ground always makes me stop and reflect at how much they have grown, developed and changed. Ben now walks across the chain fence and hangs upside down, Emily runs across the wiggly bridge and goes down all the slides by herself.

My fun new hat

Love Love Love

No they do not always get along this well.

Seriously, where do they get those looks from?