Brown Marker disease...

Last week our little Ruby had Roseola.. a rash appeared. And, Miss Elida had the ole brown marker disease.. as you see here:

Girls' vacation..

The gals and I took a vacation together to attend Gramma Carmel's retirement party (congrats again, mumma!)... we had many good times, it was more like 'what didn't we do' than what we did do.. literally everything!!! Here's a glimpse:

Hey Let's do the Limbo Rock!~

I thought Elida and her little green balloon doing the limbo was so cute, even though the first picture is a bit fuzzy, I thought I'd share it anyway. She began doing the limbo with Aunt Renee.. and then grabbed hands with a little girl when Renee bowed out... How Low Can You Go?

My three Fords

One for each.. and look how big those tires are~!

Matching outfits!

It's amazing how a girl can grow... but then again, maybe not so much! Elida had an outfit marked "12 months" and then Ruby got a new outfit ala Aunt Renee that read "9 months" so when Ruby put on her dress, Elida wanted to wear hers.. here's the result! (Can you believe there is only ten pounds difference between my girls? How can this be?

You'll appreciate this mom!

The (in)famous cheese and mushroom fondue bake.. all puffed up in my oven! Taadddaaaa!!

awwww

Ruby Ruby Ruby would you be mine?

A day in the life..

This past weekend was Ruby's Baptism. A good time was had by all. One of my favorite pictures is just what it's like having all the kiddos around.. it's one of the in-between shots that shoes just what it's like to try n' pose for the perfect shot.. this one somehow seems just perfect in my eyes for the times lately.. anyway-, you be the judge:

dad n daughter

aw.. this is a cute picture of the dad and daughter duo laid back combo pack..

Flower Child.

Well, Miss Elida and I have several thing in common, one is a love of jewelry- and another is a love for goofy headbands... one day I found her in my jewelry box just eyeballing what she's likely to inherit.. and there were more than just her eyes on it all... little fingerprints too!