Noelle got to take an awesome field trip to the Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland on Tuesday!

We were actually right here in Lego Land when the tornados started… it made for a crazy day staying safe and then getting home!

Before things got more serious, we still got to do a lot of playing at Lego Land!  Noelle was having a blast!

Here’s Chloe, Noelle, and Emily posing for a pic in the karaoke room, which was Noelle’s favorite part of the entire field trip! 

We had Rose’s baby dedication on Sunday this week.  It was so special to share that experience with our dear friends, Stephanie and Phil, and all our friends and family at the Euc!  We pray Rose grows up to know her creator God in a passionate real way that gives her happiness and hope for her life!

These pictures just crack me up.  They are so baby Rose… Mike shared with the group that Rose always comes to us with arms wide open and throws herself trustingly into us, and he said she has taught him to live with arms wide open.  It’s true.  She goes full out, with no inhibitions, and we love and admire that about Rose.

It’s amazing how your heart fills up and overflows for each little miracle.  I love each one as if they are the only one and in totally different ways.  They are my best friends (of course with Mike being at the top of that list) and I know they feel valued, secure, and loved unconditionally.  It’s all so special and so perfect! 

The Horton girls came to join in the commitment and celebrate Rose.  It was super special having them join us for sure!

Kay Kay and Grandpapa came too which was really neat having them join us as well.  Anna Kate was a hot mess in this picture, which I love!  One of the babies pulled out her bow, but she just kept on playing.  Sweet Noelle wanted to match Rose, so she picked out a white dress just like Rose’s. 

There’s so much I want to say about this service, but suffice it to say, it was intimate and freeing, and felt so real as we dedicated ourselves and our daughter to God.  We promised to do everything in our power to raise her to be a kind, compassionate, and giving person, as we follow the example of Jesus Christ.  Amen!

We have so much fun cheering for Noelle and her teammates at their games!  Sweet Emma always find time to love on baby Rose!

I can’t believe Rose is old enough to sit in Noelle’s chair.  Just last season, she was a little baby… life is so fast and crazy like that!  Please freeze time and let me enjoy my baby!  It’s okay though, she will always be my baby Rose.  It just fits.

I caught Anna Kate giving Rose a drink of water.  She is sooo good with baby Rose!

You can tell Anna Kate is really concentrating, and Rose is going all out because she trusts Anna Kate.  The girls are all playing more and more together… it’s so cool!  Rose will be dressing up, dancing, and playing soccer with her big sissies in no time!

Noelle didn’t want to make Rose get out of her chair, so she held her while Coach Suzanne was pumping them up. Rose was just right there in the middle of it all having a ball!

Okay, let’s focus on the game!  Great kick to Emma Noelle!

Noelle totally got the ball away from the pack in this picture – YES! 

Love this light-hearted little grin… I think she was proud of herself and trying not to smile.  She was doing great!  Love Autumn’s peace signs to the right of the pic!

Yay, Skittles!  Go Noelle!!!

Yay, it’s lemonade stand time again!  We had so much fun hanging out with the friends on our street!  Good times and memories we will cherish for always.

I think this is Anna Kate’s first sucker all year.  Every once in a while, we splurge.  Chloe, Mia, and Noelle were having fun doing their thing.  It’s so cool that everyone has someone to play with in the neighborhood!

Malia, Anna Kate, and Julia

Daddy’s girls… we let Rose have diluted lemonade, and it was so good to her, there was no way she was setting it down, lol!

Mia and Noelle are bus buddies and sit together every day.  We love sweet Mia!!!

Beautiful Rose and Noelle and Colbey having a good time.

Rose already has the boys chasing after her, lol!

The Pond girls admiring the Cunningham’s dogs!

Ainsley caught a butterfly and helped the little ones look at it while protecting the wings.  She’s our nature girl!

Rose LOVES wearing these little pearls I got her for Easter!  We tried them out one day last week to see if she would pull on them, and she came to life when she saw how fancy she looked in the mirror, so… I’ve been putting them on her pretty much ever since then.  I’ve had comments here and there, like, “She looks so cute, but why is she wearing pearls?”  I think they mean, what is the occasion, but my answer has been, “Why not?”  We have places to go, people to see; Let’s rock the pearls and a funnel why we’re at it, to look fancy for all of you guys (quoting Noelle there) and have a blast doing it! 

The girls got comfy cozy in the game room for a sleepover with Betsy, Smurfette, and Little Lucy!  The girls get to have a sleepover one night per weekend in the room of their choice, and they really look forward to that.  Noelle was getting sleepy, but Anna Kate’s heart was just so filled up, she was too excited to go to sleep, so we had to lay with her for a while! 

Anna Kate has been wishing for her first Build a Bear, which she named Betsy, for a long long time.  The deal was she could get Betsy when she went 3 days without any potty accidents.  We started a sticker chart, and when she put the last sticker on the chart, we were out the door.  Mike’s parents met us at the mall to join in the fun!  In the second picture, she was kissing Betsy’s heart before she put it in her bear!

I loved watching her giggle with excitement as she watched Betsy come to life!

She washed her and dressed her and was in stimulus-overload heaven!

Kay Kay and Grandpapa bought Anna Kate a bed for Betsy, and Noelle an outfit and shoes for Noelle’s Little Lucy and Smurfette to share.  Thank you guys so much!  The girls were so excited!  They are really great about sharing everything, and it’s so cool to watch them having fun together!

Congrats Anna Kate!  We’re so excited for you!  Love ya, pilly willy!

Noelle asked if I would take her picture, and this is what she did!  Love.this.girl.

The little sisters love playing on the play ground during practice!  Anna Kate looks forward to soccer practice each week because she knows she’s going to get to play with her friends! 

Sweet Ava and Anna Kate!  Rose was sooo happy to see Daddy when he arrived on the scene after work!

Carson’s back!!!  Remember the mascara picture from last year?  This little diva had on high heel dress-up shoes and strutted her stuff the entire practice long!  She is one hot mess, and a cute one at that!!!

Anna Kate’s friend Avery lives close by and came with her mom to play at the park during our practice.  It was so fun to get some extra play time with Avery!  They were pretending the wood chips were ice cream, and were taking orders and making treats for us!  They had a blast!

Our little PTA group got together for an afternoon antics egg hunt!

It was a quick hunt, because the kids were so fast!  Anna Kate was loving it!

These girls know we love a good picture, so they pretty much lined up by themselves!

Rose was so content with her basket of Easter confetti!

I love my sweet girls soooo much!!!  Seriously, my cup runneth over looking at these precious little creations!  God is so good!

Lovin’ me some Rosey Posey!

Rose gives me the most precious little innocent looks all the time.  I love all of her expressions!

This picture just makes me laugh… there is always someone being silly (Julia), someone trying to obey (Noelle), someone crying (Rose), and someone who just doesn’t quite know what’s going on (Anna Kate)… love it!

Anna Kate loves dance so much!  She asks me every morning if it’s dance day.  Her sweet friend Brylee gave her this leotard, and she wears it at some point every day!