Last week we were long overdue for hair cuts, so off to Sweet and Sassy we went, just in time for Easter!

 

Throw-back picture!  Noelle’s changed so much, but her sweet little face is still so much the same baby I remember!

Anna Kate LOVES getting a bob!  This is her second one now!

 

The very fussy watcher got a very special treat that every mommy uses as a last resort every once in a while! 

 

Fishy faces… almost finished!

 

Yay Anna Kate!  Your hair is much more blonde than it is in our heads.  We were talking about that the other day when we saw these pictures.  You have a very pretty hair color; it’s unique!

  

Rose has found where she was meant to be!

 

These girls love to work the runway!

 

I love girly days!

 

The girls livin’ it up!  We only get hair cuts twice a year, so they really look forward to having fun at Sweet and Sassy!

  

While Noelle was reading with her bunny ears on, Anna Kate was playing doctor, and Rose was going on a walk with her baby!

I was supposed to be packing, but as their little worlds collided, I had to take a couple of pictures!  Sick bunny had to go to Dr. Cutie Kate!

 

Anna Kate plays doctor very seriously!  She even takes your pulse while listening to your blood pressure (no one taught her that either)!  Noelle is such a good sport with Anna Kate… she loves to entertain her imagination!

 

If you play doctor with Anna Kate, she will look up your nostrils with a light… beware!

Rose is always monkeying around!!!

 

All of their personalities are so sweet and cute!  We love each one as if they were the only one! 

Sunday night, when we got home, Anna Kate, Rose, and I all got a really bad stomach bug!  For the past two days now, we’ve be so so sick!  Today, we are finally moving around the house a little… I wish there was medicine we could take to keep that from happening.  I didn’t remember how bad a stomach virus was until our family got it with multiple casualties, and then I remembered how truly awful it can be.  We’re on the up swing now though.  Whew!

The day before we left for Jacksonville, Georgia came over to craft it up with Noelle.  They had a great time, of course!

They wanted me to take a picture of their sign with their paint brushes in it… so cute!

 

Happy Easter!

Although the storms blew through East Texas this afternoon, the sun came out just in time for these bunnies to hunt Easter eggs!  Happy Easter, Happy Day, Happy Life!  He is risen, and we are free! 

P.S.  Some “bunny” lost a tooth the night before Easter and got a visit from the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny!  Yay Noelle!

P.P.S. Rose was guarding her eggs no matter the cost.  She would NOT look up for a picture because those eggs were her top priority… which makes me love this picture even more!

 

Sweet and Sassy style!

The Banks boys and Pond girls had their first play date last week!  We had a blast getting to know these great little guys a little better!

Noelle (6), Brayden (5), Anna Kate (4), Braxton (3), Rose (2) and Breland (1)!!! 

Noelle is about to lose her first top tooth… like, any.day.now. We are so excited to see her toothless grin! Mike and I were talking about it the other day, and in 3 years, she will be 10. We are not ready for double digits yet; not with three girls. There’s going to be the perfect window in there for a couple of years where we can just hang out with our buddies. We’re thinking when Rose is 4, Anna Kate is 6, and Noelle is 9. No diapers, fewer melt-downs, more sanity! Don’t get me wrong, we are living it up right now! The story is that we also have a lot to look forward to. I always tell my high school friends who are going through hard times, not to worry, just get through it, because life truly does get better and better in time, especially when you pray and try your best to make good choices with the intellect God has given you to use. I tell them no one can take away your dignity, so you’ve got to earn it and never let it go… anyway, that’s another story for another day. My brain is here, there and every where these days, constantly thinking of how to give these girls the best life they can possibly have… and that includes tons of awesome childhood memories. Can’t wait for this next little milestone!

  

Apparently Rose loves yogurt… on her tights!  God love her!

We love when our neighbor Lesleigh stops by to hang out!

 

One day Daddy and Rose took Noelle to the doctor because she had an ear infection while I was at the doctor for bronchitis (good grief) and another day the littles and I got an afternoon snack and drove around in the sun.  Anna Kate made a “foot ghost” on our way home!

 

More fun to get us through these past few weeks of being sick!

 

Anna Kate absolutely loves going to the dentist!  She still wants to be a doctor when she grows up and is so observant of everything when we are there for check-ups!  She wants a skeleton for Christmas, ha! 

 

We had Texas waffles the morning of our hotel visit for Anna Kate’s birthday!  They were delicious, of course!  Rose is getting too big, too fast!  She got up from the table last night and got a spoon out of the utensil drawer all by herself and came back to the table.  What!?!

Anna Kate had a hard 4 year check-up… but she’s got all of her big girl shots now, so we’re good to go!

Anna Kate’s enjoying her play doh “Doctor Drill ‘N Fill” she got from Malia for her birthday.  Even the toothbrush squirts out red play doh!  Rose is such a sweetie… pictures like this one make the terrible 2’s do-able, lol!

Emily, Luke, Ella, Brielle, Anna Kate and Layla had the best field trip of their lives to visit Luke’s farm!

Yay, the girls doing bunny ears with Mrs. Paula!

 

 

Anna Kate did such a great job holding the bunny!  I’m impressed that she did it!

She was brave enough to pet the little goat too, cool!

  

 

When the little pony came out, she studied him and decided he was okay too!

 

So she rode the miniature pony!  Yay, Anna Kate!  I’m totally proud of you!

 

She’s proud of herself too!  Love her little expressions and so thankful Mrs. Paula took pics of them for me to see!

When the big horsey came out, Anna Kate studied him and decided she’d stop there.  She didn’t chose to ride this big fella, but I don’t blame her.  A smart girl knows her limits!

 

  

Luke’s “rock pile” was the most talked about farm activity!  I love that Mrs. Paula slows down and let’s them have fun just being kids!

Look how happy they are!

“We’re in charge of this rock pile!”

Skipping rocks for the first time was another amazing memory for Anna Kate!

 

Anna Kate said they climbed up the hill to find rocks and then would run down the hill and throw them as hard and far as they could in the pond.

 

 

Back to the rock pile!

 

Mrs. Paula asked Anna Kate to compare the sizes of the two rocks in her hand.  She was trying to figure out which one was bigger and which one was smaller… always teaching… always learning!

 

Aww, I love this picture of Luke’s mom, Mara, hugging the little girls as they thanked her for letting them come out to their farm!  And how precious is this picture of Mara helping Anna Kate get the rocks out of her boots… from one cowgirl to another!  Best field trip ever!!!