Fall days working, playing, and running around with Rose have been so super sweet. She is such a kind, caring, funny, surprising and delightful little girl. She has really come into her own, and we all love her to pieces! She keeps our family giggling and entertained at every turn, from the silly songs she makes up to the crazy stories she tells. She’s our buddy, and we can’t get enough of her! Just enjoying our preschooler today and always! xo
We had so much fun meeting Ana, Olaf and Elsa for breakfast at Chick-fil-A; Mrs. Peggy did it again!
The kids got tickets for balloon animals, a video booth, raffle and party favors, along with breakfast! We had such a fun time!
One last picture with all the characters before we were off to Lizzy’s birthday party!
Rose loves to spot the moon during the day. It’s one of her special talents. And she giggles all day too. But, Giggle Moon is the name of one of our favorite children’s clothing brands! Check them out if you need a special outfit for the little girl{s} in your life.
One of Rose’s BFFs, Harper, has a new baby sister, and we couldn’t wait to meet her; She is beautiful!
Her smile tells the story. This surprise was magical, fantastic, amazing in every way, and we are happy and grateful beyond measure! Cheers to Noelle for dreaming big!
Here are two of our sweet turkeys on Thanksgiving day this year. This was the extent of my pictures because we were so sick. You can tell Anna Kate wasn’t feeling well in these pics, but she was on the up swing! Noelle was a sick girl this Thanksgiving, but Rose was 100%, can you tell? 
We’ve been on a few more date nights this fall, and every time we come home, Noelle has left us a snack in the “fredirator.” I also think of the card above and laugh at myself. It’s so true!!!
Anna Kate’s awesome kindergarten class on book character dress-up day!
I let Noelle wear mascara for dress-up and Halloween. I walked in the closet and she was putting on her mascara with a notecard to help; I learn something new every day from this kid!
Our pumpkin was the 4th one from the left. We won 2nd place at our first Karve N Keg party on Halloween!
The girls wanted to give Mike and me foot massages one night. They are so sweet… most of the time! 
They even set up little stations where they wanted us to sit.
Saying goodbye to Mrs. Paula was so super hard and sweet, but you guys know all about that!
Happy Birthday, Nat! I love you so much!
Happy birthday, Eden!
Rose on her first day at Mrs. Julie’s Preschool. We just finished our third week, and they are rockin’ and rollin’. We are so excited to be a part of her new home preschool, and Rose loves it! When I picked her up last week from school one day, she said, “Thank you, Mrs. Julie, for letting me come to your house.” And she was so sincere. She’s having a ball!
The Lions cheer team had such a fun season!
I got rear-ended in early November, so we had to get new car seats. The girls were not with me, and although I’m still dealing with neck and back pain, we feel so lucky because it could have been much worse. It’s been just over a month and I still do not have my car back, but we’re hoping it will be ready next week. It’s been a mess, but we are okay.
We’ve had fun swimming at the gym this fall and nothing beats breakfast for dinner with Cary’s sugar free syrup. You should try it!
Selling the girls clothes is fun, rewarding and sometimes very sentimental. I sewed this name label in this jacket when Noelle was less than a year old. All three babies wore it for a couple of winters each, and it still looked brand new. I keep some things for the girls, but I just can’t keep everything. Removing her name after all this time and seeing the blank space with “This belongs to” written above made me super emotional. I think I’m having seller’s remorse about this one, but at least it will go to a new family, and they will get to enjoy it on their little cutie as much as we have on ours!
I get to have lunches with Anna Kate at school now, and she doesn’t cry when I have to leave! Yay! We are so happy about that!
This.kid. #nowords
Loving all of Noelle’s fall/winter outfit creations. Wish I could take a picture of all of them every day!
New car seat boxes = new store for Anna Kate to create. She’s talking over the intercom to her store customers in this picture about her specials. The movie boxes are their computer screens and their keyboards are extra ones Mike had in his office. This is too good! Anna Kate sets up shop on the daily, always a different store with different designs and features. She has customer incentives and employee goals, even runs background checks on everyone, customers and co-workers. It’s hilarious and so very creative. We all love participating in Anna Kate’s shops!
Annika and Anna Kate always have a blast playing together!
I made a few vinyl shirts for the girls, and we loved how they turned out. I’ve sold a few in a little shop I set up on Instagram, and it’s a lot of fun figuring out new things!
Rose has her fair share of pretend areas around the house on the daily too. Here she fell asleep in her “car.”
She used the Nintendo remote for her steering wheel and her keys are in the ignition. After she wakes up, she’ll be ready to go!
My new love of finding and pondering quotes is a little obvious! Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
Really sweet reading all of the IG tributes to Oscar de la Renta. He was amazing and inspired us for sure!
Aunt Joe took the picture on the right in Cornwall. She said, “The birds are expecting…. something wonderful.” I just love that!
Some of my finds being the “Litter lady” at the girls’ school one day. Picking up litter is fun; You never know what you are going to find. It’s like a scavenger hunt, just be sure to wear gloves and then give it a try!
That was a lot of iPhone pics! Cheers to having this one in the books. xo
Such a fun birthday party for Rose’s friend, Harper! Check out her giving me a thumbs up and a wink to let me know she was having fun. Love this kid!
Happy 4th birthday, Harper!
Love this stage and this age! Such a fun time having giggle tea with friends.