The big girls performed in their Christmas "play" last Sunday. Their part was singing "Away in a manger" which we had been working on memorizing since Halloween. The May pre-recorded saying Luke 2 8-14 before the play. I have to say I was amazed at how well she memorized it. Thanks to "Charlie Brown Christmas" and especially to Linus for all the help! The highlight of the night was when The Belle gently pushed The May out of the way so she could sing directly into the microphone! Oh, and when Jude (a wise man) tripped over a cable and fell face first onto the stage (thankfully he was not hurt and hopefully he wont be mad at his entire family for laughing hysterically when he watches it on video in years to come)! The Lynn waved wildly at her sisters and cousins throughout the performance.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ok, so I am really behind. That seems to be the new norm in my life. 19 days until Christmas and I have bought 3 gifts. The Lynn turns 2 in 14 days and I have not sent out the first birthday invitaion. Nor, have I sent out the first Christmas card (although I have bought the girls dresses for the picture). We got our tree up on Saturday and there is one strand of lights on it.....not a single ornament. I haven't folded a single piece of clothing since we have gotten back from Disney. That's right we went to Disney for Thanksgiving with Nana and Papa and haven't blogged a single picture. So, what have I been doing? Trying to survive. You know the typical everyday chores....take The Belle to school, groceries,laundry, dishes, lunch, take people to the bathroom (yep The Lynn is potty trained!), pick The Belle up from school, homework, dinner, bath, bed, and then start all over again.

The Pre-K, K-5, 1st grade, and 5th grade had a Thanksgiving feast at school. The Belle made the cuteset pilgrim I have ever seen! Husband and I both went and it was so much fun. The girls have their Christmas program at church this Sunday. Hopefully, I can post some pictures of that before New Year's.....but don't hold your breath!

And she's off!

I know I am really late posting this but better late than never! It has been about 2 months since The Belle started riding her bike without training wheels! This was a huge deal to me. I mean this is one of those things that makes her an official kid. Although, I was beaming ear to ear as she rode off on her own it made me think back to the first time she rolled over, crawled, talked, walked, worte her name, you know all those big milestones. It all just happened so fast.

Trunk orTreat

Our church "trunk or treated" on Saturday night. I took the girls a couple of weeks ago to pick out there costumes. The May chose to be a cow, The Lynn chose (with my help of course) to be a pig, and The Belle chose to be a farmer (with a little guidance from me since there was not a farm animal costume in her size). I tried the animal costumes on in the store and The Lynn pitched a fit when I took it off of her. I frequently asked The Lynn "are you going to be a pig?" and she would reply with a hearty "ses (yes)". So, trunk or treat day arrives. The plan was to celebrate Aunt Sarah's birthday with Grandmama and Pappy and then head to trunk or treat. So, the time comes to put on the costumes. Everyone was so excited, everyone but The Lynn. I try to put the pig on her and she quickly puts her chin down to her chest (with the grumpiest face imaginable) and says "no". I quickly remind her that she loves the pig and all week has been saying "pig, yes". After battling with her for 20 minutes or so I knew the pig costume was not going on. Thankfully, we have costumes from years past so I drove home and got a ladybug costume. She also protested the ladybug but Aunt Sarah and myself prevailed and she grumpily headed to trunk or treat. The girls had a great time and got entirely too much candy. The bucket of candy has currently been moved to the top of the refrigerator due to sneaky little hands constantly going through it (cough, cough, The Lynn and The May). I have a feeling that bucket may be cleaned out by the end of the week (wink, wink). Here are some pictures from the night.

The May Turned 4

Dear May,
I am so sorry that I am almost 2 weeks late writing this to you. You had a wonderful 4th birthday party! 4 years old already?!?! It just doesn't seem possible!
Some of my favorite qualities about you are:
*Your love of singing! Although, you tend to only perform for your immediate family.
*Your sharing heart. Out of all 3 girls you are the first to share with others.
*Your imagination. I love that you make up names for total strangers. If you don't know the name of something you will just make one up (which is very entertaining).
*You play so well by yourself. When you go missing at home, it never fails you are in a closet or corner playing with baby dolls.
*You actually enjoying cleaning; not putting things away, but actually cleaning. You will rub every spot or stain out of the carpet.
*You still want me to hold you when you get hurt or are sad.
*Your love of reading! Madeline is your absolute favorite book right now. Grandmama gave you a Madeline doll for your birthday that says 4 French/English phrases for your birthday. You have slept with her every night since.
*You love to go places.......anywhere as long as you get to go!
*Your daintiness. You may be my tiny little girl but what you lack in size you make up in personality!

You are a very special girl and you continually keep us laughing. I love you more than words could ever express!

Here are a few pictures from The May's girly princess party. *Jude did stop by to tell her happy birthday.

Titanic

I have been a terrible mommy blogger. One of the main reasons I started a blog was that it gave me the ability to journal. I love to scrapbook but the reality of that happening with 3 small children is dim. So the blog allows me to journal and then go back and scrapbook at a later time (like when the girls are grown). But, I have terribly failed. The May turned 4 a week ago, The Belle got her training wheels taken off her bike, and The Lynn is growing like a weed! All of this (plus tons more) has come and gone and I have yet to blog it. I feel like the Titanic. Not like I am on it but I am actually it! I wish someone would have warned me over the summer of the huge ice berg (The Belle starting school) that I was about to plow into. And I just like the Titanic keep taking on water. There is so much going on in our lives right now I don't even have time to list it all. I may be floating belly up before I know it! But I promise I won't sink. I will get back to blogging even if I'm water logged.

Titanic

I have been a terrible mommy blogger. One of the main reasons I started a blog was that it gave me the ability to journal. I love to scrapbook but the reality of that happening with 3 small children is dim. So the blog allows me to journal and then go back and scrapbook at a later time (like when the girls are grown). But, I have terribly failed. The May turned 4 a week ago, The Belle got her training wheels taken off her bike, and The Lynn is growing like a weed! All of this (plus tons more) has come and gone and I have yet to blog it. I feel like the Titanic. Not like I am on it but I am actually it! I wish someone would have warned me over the summer of the huge ice berg (Chloe starting school) that I was about to plow into. And I just like the Titanic keep taking on water. There is so much going on in our lives right now I don't even have time to list it all. I may be floating belly up before I know it! But I promise I won't sink. I will get back to blogging even if I'm water logged.