Water, Bird Pants, and Pigtails, Oh My!

Thank you, Wendy, for this amazingly cute photo! 

Getting three little girls to look at the camera simultaneously is very difficult, but watching them play is easy as pie.

We started with all three on the porch step, hoping to get that magical-all-three-smiling shot.

Look this way, Girls!

Rose just wanted to play in the water, so we tried moving it closer to the camera

 But then Addie was on the move, and it was goodbye porch steps!

Emily was happy to sit and ham it up on her own, though.

 Then we decided it was time for some serious water play.

We love you, Rose and Wendy!

Shopping

What Wendy visit would be complete without a little shopping? Since she and Rose live in a small town in Kansas, far from any large malls complete with our favorites Naartjie, Baby Gap, and Gymboree, we must spend a good amount of our time together shopping the sales racks to find next year's wardrobes.
Last year, our girls were a little more content hanging in the strollers while we shopped, so we were able to head up to the outlets after a trip to the mall. This year we made it through the mall, but it took lots of snacks and when the girls were done, they let us know. I'm thinking next year it will just be Wendy and I as I don't see any two year old enduring the kind of shopping we like to do.

Of course we needed to stop at the food court for lunch! Yum!

When we got home, we laid out our spoils to oooo and ahhh over while the girls napped. Then we watched the girls play outside in some matching oufits we bought them last year.

Sliding with the Sebrings

Our first adventure with Rose and Wendy! We were off to Longmont to visit the Sebrings, and Addie and Emily decided they were ready to try out Claire's Big Girl Slide.

Emily and Rose try to squeeze up the steps at the same time

Claire and Emily are loving this!

The tumbling begins....the girls discovered it's hilarious to get bowled over at the bottom of the slide

I'm sure the squeals of delight could be heard blocks away!

Again! Again!

Addie begins her ascent (note the photographer in the upper left-hand corner...Hello Wendy!)

Rose is ready to play ball

How fast can you climb, Claire?

Addie's toppa-the-slide pose
 SO excited!

Claire is such a great big-girl friend

A sleepy Daddy Greg watches from the wings

Do you know how much fun you're in for, Vivian?

THIS much fun! Oh yea!

Rose is Here!

Our good friends Wendy and Rose made a road trip from Manhattan, KS over Memorial Day weekend to come pay a visit. They came for a visit last June, but now that the girls are all a bit older, they were actually able to play together. It's pretty amazing what a difference a year makes!

Addison and Emily (3 months) with Rose (8 months) June, 2011

Emily and Addison (15 months) with Rose (20 months) May, 2012

Addie and Rose had some bonding time in the wagon while Emily napped

Rose called Emily and Addison babies all weekend. I think she felt pretty cool being the big kid for once. Here she is helping Addison get buckled in, because buckles are the coolest.

Beautiful Rose

Those eyes! Those lips!

This is just the beginning. We had quite a few wonderful adventures during our three day weekend together.

Fun at a Friend's House

Nicole, Jack, and Foster had us over for some backyard play, and oh boy was it fun! Emily and Addison love getting dirty, and Jack and Foster showed them the perfect spot under a great old tree for dirt digging and bug watching.

Emily, Addison, Jack, and Foster chillin' under the tree

Addie finds one of the boy's sippy cups. Don't you know water always tastes best out of someone else's cup?

Mmmm, ice pops

The girls got bucket baths in the backyard after this stickiness! :)

Foster, what a cutie!

Sweet Jack

Addie and Jack play on the slide

Foster and Emily finger paint on the table with melted ice pop

Solar Eclipse

Our pinhole boxes worked!

Addison says, "I love Lucy!"

Auntie Allison introduces the girls to Lucy

Kisses!

We have new deck chairs and we think they're pretty cool

Annalea

Just can't get enough of this precious baby girl!

A Visit with the Sebrings

We took a trip up to the Sebring's so Chris could meet Vivian. Addison's love for babydolls deepened while she watched Claire taking such good care of hers, Emily had a blast playing pretend at the mini kitchen table, and Chris had fun holding baby Vivian.