dress up

we're raising girls, ya 'all. and nothing says that more than playing dress up on a sunday morning in our pj's AND turning it into a photoshoot.

e was super into it...

and totally played it up for the camera...

she could only sit for a minute...she had to get "backstage" and change...

that's right...they'd go 'backstage' and get a whole new gitup on.

daddy was running 'backstage.' i know...i was a little surprised too.

ad was into it too, but more wanted to do the dress up part... put things on and take things off...

trying to put it back in... even though she just pulled it out

so back and forth....

in front of the camera for a minute....

then backstage for a new look...

all over their pj's...

needless to say, we had fun...

and i got to capture my beautiful girls...

being fancy...

and loving it!

show me coy...

show me happy...

show me mad...

show me shy...

show me i-got-an-eye-on-you...

show me shock...

show me delight...

show me endearing...

give me surprised...

show me flipping cute...

show me serious...

show me mysterious...

show me angry...

like, really angry...

oooh, vicious...

show me too-sweet-to-be-mad...

what fun we had being fancy!!

all four of us!

"A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer." ~Author Unknown

duck...duck...duck...duck...

duck...duck...run run run in a circle as many times as you can and as fast your little feet can go.

we've been playing "duck duck goose" 'round here during these cold couped up months. and seriously, it's a freaking riot. lanie gets it of course, but ad took some time.

here is some footage from our first ever game of duck duck goose...

duck duck goose 1 from Molly Leone on Vimeo.

and here is some from the second time...

duck duck goose 2 from Molly Leone on Vimeo.

they do get it! but really...really, they just LOVE to run and run and run and run in circles. so duck duck goose = perfect way to spend time in our house and the perfect way to bring a smile to our face.

p.s. j and i might have to start taking dremamine, cuz we get dizzy just watching them let alone when they goose us.

"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back." ~William D. Tammeus

rocking twenty eleven

we have been rocking 2011. our girls have been on such good behavior that jo frost would be taking notes. and good behavior = fun activities and smiles on all our faces!

it started with elena scoring some major smiley faces on her responsibility chart. and good behavior deserves to be rewarded!

they got a trip to hobby lobby to pick out a craft. everything was singing valentine's day, so we went with it...

finished project...

"ta daaa..."

movie nights...the highlight of our week, really.

right after we ring in the new year, we celebrate daddy's birthday!

of course, some things never change...

we are still spending 90% of our time just being silly...

playing around in our comfy clothes...

and loving on each other...

oh, and of course we are still awesome at getting dizzy... it'll be 2021 before this gets old. ;)

"Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits." ~Author Unknown

new year's

new year's for me has gotten better and better every year. i always have more blessings to reflect upon AND more to look forward to! plus, whether you make resolutions or not, january always has a fresh start feeling and who doesn't love that?

we were lucky enough to have temperatures almost to the 50's on new year's eve, so we headed outside for a brisk walk to breathe some fresh air!
lanie was ecstatic to be on her bike again!
and adelyn took it all in looking as cute as ever, of course.
try to miss the snow, k lanie...

then we had our usual (for the last few years) movie night with the girls...

toy story 3...

we cuddled up together and it was a perfect way to end another blessed year!

and of course after the girls went down j and i partied it up together til 2am! no, really we did. we're so lucky and are very excited for a brand new year full of many wonderful memories!

"New Year's Day is every man's birthday." ~Charles Lamb