When Rose makes a mistake, her routine is to say (when she truly feels remorse), “I am so so sorry!  I pinky pinky promise!”

A story by Anna Kate: The fake money we gave to the robbers didn’t ding, and they said to each other, ‘That money didn’t ding, did it? That money is fake!!! There is no ding to that money!’’”

Mommy asked Rose to give her a kiss and she said, “No, I can’t.  My muscles are too busy talking!”

• Mommy: Why do you call Noelle, Noella?
• Rose: Because I love Noella, see?
• Mommy: Did you know that she’s your sister?
• Rose: Of course!!!  Yes! your majesty!  Am I funny?

Rose: You’re a great Mommy, don’t you think you are!?!

Rose playing dress-up with Anna Kate: Introducing, the Queen, my sister!!!

Rose and I went shopping. I tried on a long maxi dress and she said, “Mom, you look so beautiful! Are you married?”

Rose was observing raindrops rolling down the window one day from inside of the car. She pressed the drops with her pointer finger on the glass of the window and said, “Tickle, tickle!” “Mommy, I tickled the raindrops!”

Rose kissed Mommy over and over again at bedtime tonight. When she finished she said, “Whew! There were a lot of hearts in there!”

Instead of “Yes, ma’am!” Rose always says, “Yes, man!”  It’s so cute to hear “Yes Man…” when she’s in trouble.

Every time a car/truck drives by us that is pumping their bass, Rose points out the window of our car and says in a high pitched voice, “Party car!!!”  Every.time.

• Noelle (to Anna Kate): You tried to pick up Hudson way too much!
• Anna Kate: No, I didn’t.
• Noelle: Says the girl who did!

I thought it would be fun to compare what we were up to at Noelle and Anna Kate’s 5th birthday parties.  Some milestone birthdays I’ve decided to do alike for each of the girls because they were such a blast!  Here’s some comparison pictures I’ve put together from both Noelle and Anna Kate’s 5th birthday parties!  The picture above is our family in 2011 celebrating Noelle’s 5th birthday (ages 3 mos, 2, 5)!

And here we are in 2014 celebrating Anna Kate’s 5th birthday (ages 3, 5, 7)!

The day of Noelle’s 5th birthday was super sunny and Anna Kate’s was super cloudy, but they were both so special in their own ways!

Noelle and Lilly at her 5th birthday party in 2011!

Anna Kate and Julie at her 5th birthday party in 2014!

Rose and baby Ariel this year at Anna Kate’s birthday party!

Noelle and Anna Kate both at their 5th birthday parties!

Our 2 year old Anna Kate!

Our 3 year old Rose!

Sister lovin’ then…

And now!

Little sister party-goers!  Anna Kate at 2 and Rose at 3!

Sweet Anna Kate has been enjoying her new doll, Julie, so much!  Julie has a matching pink shirt like Anna Kate’s, but Anna Kate told me Julie was too hot to wear it today!  (which reminds me, Anna Kate’s dress has a pink flower bow to go on it too, just like the one on the front of Julie’s dress… too many accessories!)

Sometimes we wear whatever we want, go wherever we want, and even do whatever we want!  My Granny used to say that! 

We had a yogurt play date with Malia and couple weeks ago, and she brought Anna Kate a birthday present!  Aww, so sweet!

Great happy smiles!

Thanks for the matching bracelets, Malia!  Anna Kate is blessed to have you as one of her BFFs!

When we fill up a punch card, I let the girls pile on the toppings and it was the week of Anna Kate’s birthday, so hey, bring on the worms! 

Neighbors make the best of friends!

Oh those eyes!  They do tell a story, don’t they!?! 

Nothing like ending a play date with some good ol’ silly faces!

This face says it all!  Noelle even made her a potty necklace!  I need one good day with her doing only this, and we’ll have it.  One day…