The girls had a blast trying on their new consignment clothes after school last week!

Date night to celebrate 10 years of marriage, 13 years together!  Our love grows more and more every day!  So thankful to have a happy and healthy marriage with my man!

…and when I don’t, this happens, or something comparable.  You are our wild child, Rose!  What are we going to do with you!?!  You’ve got three Mommies and a Daddy watching over you, and somehow, you always manage to get into everything!  We love you so stinkin’ much, even when you are a mess!

P.S.  You looked grossed out in the first picture, but you weren’t… trust me!  You were just confused you got caught in action!

Emily’s last name starts with a P, so the girls endearingly call her Ema-P!  Emily is such a good friend to Noelle and Anna Kate, and I’m overjoyed to watch the girls laugh and play together with their sweet friend!  She is mature beyond her years and always has a smile on her face and a spring in her step!  The girls are blessed to have such an awesome, happy friend!

Sleepy girls stayed up way toooo late having a total blast… definitely lots of giggling!

Noelle calls this ring her “Memory Friend” because she said it helps her remember what a fun night she had with her friend, Emily!

Caught our baby girls cuddling up and watching a movie on the iPad together with their fingers in their mouths, the way they’ve both been since day 1.  Our silly babies are so cute!!!

I told them to get their fingers out of their mouths and they were cracking up.  Anna Kate had to hold Rose’s hand so she’d stop sucking her fingers.  They’re a trip and so much fun!!!

Noelle had a blast showing her friends all of our fun Japan souvenirs!

I had to come late to the fair because I had a previous commitment, so Mike had to get the girls ready and do their hair. I showed Mike how to do a bun in Noelle’s hair the night before, and this is what it looked like the next day when it was his turn! Noelle made him take a picture of it so she could see what it looked like because she couldn’t believe her Daddy knew how to do that. So cool!

Anna Kate went with Mike last weekend to pick Rara up from the airport; she couldn’t wait any longer!  Rara went to Santa Fe to spend the week with her sisters and join in the celebration of a wonderful art exhibition my Aunt Joe premiered called, “Journey.”  We sure did miss our Rara but were so happy she got to go spend a fun week with her sisters… and we couldn’t be more proud of our Aunt Joe Joe, whose art transcends time!

Mike sent me these pictures via text one day while I was out, and we were cracking up!  Rose has her own agenda, that’s for sure, and she wasn’t taking pictures for Daddy today!  The only thing she was having was showing the world her cute little new haircut! 

ThePondFam5 had a blast sharing our Japanese souvenirs from our friend Tomomi at the multicultural fair this week!  I’ve had a very special pen pal from Japan since the 4th grade, before the internet.  My wonderful friend, Tomomi, sent me these pictures and fun letters throughout the years! (and the kimonos Noelle and Rose are wearing)

Here’s another picture of the PondFam5 booth, and the sweet little kimono girls their Daddy dressed for the fair!

Here’s Noelle’s wonderful school counselor, Mrs. Arnold, posing with the Pond girls.  Don’t know what we’d do without her friendship and support!!!  Noelle had a blast tonight, and I’m so glad we got to share our love for Japan with the students at her school.  Mike even made origami with the students who wanted to take home a piece of Japan!