Mike and I snuck off to the mall one night to window shop, and that is exactly what we did!  I was so crazy about all of these outfits at GAP, but instead of buying, I just took pictures for layering ideas instead!  Turns out, the next weekend, over half of these items went big time on sale on their website, and I was able to buy several of the pieces after all.  The turquoise sparkly dress was on sale for $14 with my coupons and the hat and scarf to go with it were $5 a piece.  Delayed gratification feels so much sweeter!  Bring on the cold weather; we’re ready when you are!

I guess I was just nervous it would be more trouble than it’s worth for the big girls to feed Rose, but once I started thinking about it (because sometimes I don’t get around to thinking), Noelle is the neatest neat freak I know!!!  I asked her if she would feed Rose some yogurt while I was unloading dishes, and she was so excited!  She played airplanes and made it so much fun for Rose!  You can see in this picture, she’s taking it seriously too… no messes here!

Rose was not ready to stop eating for a picture.  She looked at me like, “No you didn’t just interrupt my snack to take a picture!”

When they were almost finished, Noelle wiped her lips clean and let her lick the last little bite… and then Rose bit down, of course.  I said, “No Charlie!” and the big girls started cracking up.  That made it all okay!

I actually did get the dishes unloaded in between taking pictures, and Rose was all smiles from Noelle’s royal treatment!

The big girls and I had such a blast meeting baby Eden and hanging out with big sister Madison last week.  She is 5 pounds of total cuteness!!!  Congratulations, Garman family!

Our tree looks pretty bare this year, thanks to this adorable toddler!  She’s enjoying taking the few ornaments we put on her level on and off the tree each day.  We are so blessed and looking forward to decorating our tree with Christopher Radko ornaments, in say, half a decade or so… until then, our tree remains toddler-friendly and shatter-free!