Short sleeves!! (and playdoh)

Today we get to wear short sleeves!!! Okay, so that might not sound like a big deal to you, but to two little fashionistas, it's a BIG deal. We also got to play with some playdoh this morning, much to everyone's delight!

 Playing TOGETHER!!!

 Cheesy-face!

 Busy girl!

 Sisters!

 .....posing one last time before being TOTALLY absorbed by what they're doing!

Thank you Grandma Carol!!!

Grandma Carol made some adorable dresses for the girls!

 Awww...they stood still next to each other!

 Smiler!

 ....full length shot...

 .....more smiles!

 ....and a great smile from Danielle, too!

Tea Party!

The other day things got quiet....so of course I needed to investigate. Danielle had set up a tea party, and everyone was invited!

 

Playdate!

Last week some friends came over to play! (Their Mommy and Daddy went to see if baby bro or baby sis will be joining them in a few months -- I won't say for those who haven't had the news from them yet!) The kids had a blast, the train track was by far the biggest hit.....but what do you expect when two little boys enter girl-world?

 Getting it all set up....

 A-1 was fascinated.....

 Ashley set up all the princess to watch the show....

 A-2 also liked the Larry-mobile!

 .....and Danielle wanted to play dress up and make silly faces!

Princess castle and random playtime

What does a good daddy look like? He's not too proud to build a castle for his daughters' My Little Ponies, princess dolls, and Toy Story figures.  Kinda like this:

 ...setting it all up...

 All done!

 And so proud of it!

 Danielle was coloring.....

 ....which meant that Mom was able to do a pretty hair-do!

 Danielle is reading a story to Ashley!

 ...and Ashley is....um.....I have no idea what she's doing!

Bob the Tomato hat

Bob found an adorable hat for Ashley. She's quite fashionable!

 Such a cutie!

 ....I call this her "I'm so innocent!" face....

A rough day....

I don't have the pictures at the moment, but hopefully I'll get something relevant up soon. Monday was a rough day -- it actually started Sunday night, but really, Monday was tough. It was tougher on Bob than myself. Sunday night we got hit with an ice storm. Don't think anyone thought it would actually be an ice storm, just maybe a little snow and sleet mix. Yeah, then there was a ton of wind. Right around 10:30 to be exact. A branch (a big one) broke off one of our trees and snapped the power line the connects to our house. No neighbors affected, just us. So we sat on hold for 45 minutes with the power company to report our emergency -- that a power line was down in our front yard. Finally made it back to bed around midnight. Bob had a LONG day planned that started off with a 4:30 alarm and a 2 hour drive. On the drive, he slid into a guardrail. Now he needs a rental car. And a hotel. Praise God he's not hurt. Also in the morning our wonderful neighbor calls the power company and reports that our power line is down. When he calls, they respond! The trucks got everything fixed and we had HEAT again!! Yeah!!! So all things considered, our family is safe, so nothing else really matters. I suppose I should probably go catch up on work now......