“Our Family” by Zoë

Our Family by Zoë

Zoë brought these assignments home from school yesterday. My heart melted when I read them. From the mouths of babes… I am so glad that Zoë convinced us that she should have a little sister. They love each other so much.

Cookies on the Brain

My house is FILLED with cases and cases of Girl Scout Cookies. I got suckered into volunteered to be the cookie mom for Zoë's troop this year. I have been in cookie mode ever since I picked up the 150 cases, not boxes, cases of cookies, two weeks ago. I am not kidding you, I… read more »

My Little Runaway

Zoë has the patience of a saint when it comes to her little sister. Eden is a sweet girl but she is a bit more, shall we say…dramatic, than her big sister, especially since she has reached the terrible two's. Zoë normally takes it all with a grain of salt, but last week she had… read more »

The Best Hair Style EVER

One of my favorite things about our house is the design of the upstairs. When you walk up the stairs you see a huge open room, which happens to be our playroom. The girls can play upstairs happily without direct supervision, which makes it much easier for me to get ready in the morning. I… read more »

Pete and Repeat

I love getting out Zoë's old clothes for Eden to wear for two reasons.  1) It makes me happy to get so much use out of the clothes (and they are just plain cute.)  2) It is so much fun to compare photos of the girls wearing the same outfits. It is crazy how much… read more »

You Can’t Avoid Genetics…

I have had this layout sitting on my desktop for a year. I kid you not, ONE YEAR. It felt so good to get it finished. I fully intend on duplicating this layout for Eden when she gets her glasses. Both of the girls had eye exams last month. Eden's eye sight is worsening. If… read more »

The Santa Photo

I love our yearly Santa photos. It is so fun to see side-by-side comparisons of the girls as they grow up. Last year Eden was so small that she really couldn't have cared less who was holding her. This year she was a little unsure of the strange man with the huge white beard, but… read more »

My Little Kindergartner

Today was a very exciting day at our house. Zoë started kindergarten! She loved it, of course. That is pretty much a given with Zoë. She walks into a room and says, "Hi everybody, I'm Zoë! Do you want to play with me?" The big drop off was pretty anticlimactic. I took her picture and… read more »

What a Difference One Week Makes

Kelly has been out of town on business this week. It is always hard for him being away from the girls, but especially these days with Eden growing and changing so quickly. I don't want him to miss a single milestone so I have been taking lots of pictures and videos. It truly is amazing… read more »

Happy Birthday Zoë!

Today was an all day birthday celebration for Miss Zoë’s 5th birthday. We started the day off right with some birthday doughnuts (complete with candle and singing of course) and the day just got better from there. Presents, a little bit of shopping, swimming lessons, dinner at Ruby’s Diner. It was a good day. Here… read more »