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look at that girl ruthie... she sweats bullets just walking out the door sometimes. and little elly m.hardly ever sweats... so different, yet from the same place.. love them both to pieces... literally can't get enough of them.. good thing huh?? i am with them most of the time!

cute dresses from sweden.

thank you so much farmor and farfar for the cutest dresses ever. aunt helen, bella is holding your hostage until birthday time i guess, but i do thank you in advance, i know they will be darling... so much fun to get presents from sweden.. we miss you guys and love you so so so so much!

sisterly love...

The sharing of a drink can soon turn into a love/hate relationship. Elly M. has to often be enticed or talked into sharing a drink with her sister... but once she does, she often feels the need to share the drink and hold the drink and maybe shove the drink down her throat until she cries.

keep a going to get the full story..

Went to another lake...

We were going to go to arkabutla lake a couple weeks ago.. sounds pleasant huh??? arka"butt"la... but arkabutla is flooded and we couldn't swim there... so the determined little girls teresa and i are... she found another lake a little less than an hour from here and we went on a little adventure... so fun to soak in a lake and play barefoot in the sand, not just for me, but for everyone.. little ruthie fell down backward and her whole back turned black, but recovered quickly. it was so fun, and as teresa said "it was worth it even if they screamed the whole way home!"

so happy!

She talked about it all day like she enjoyed it... does it look like she enjoyed it.. but then of course, i came home to find out she had a really high temperature and is getting those stinkin' two year molars.. gotta love teething.

fun times in ioway!

I can't believe what a lack of pictures i have been taking lately, i act as though i am super busy or something hanging out with two kids under two... nope not me! so here are a few from a little lake in iowa.. all you swedes would appreciate the beach with the cold water! as you can see elly m. and her cousin elijah have a wonderful time together... and you can also tell that my mother would much rather be on land than in the sea... strange that she raised three children that behave like fish.

Pickwick!

We went to pickwick a few weeks ago and had a great time with the cousins.. with a few exceptions to that great time... i won't go there though. Elly m. and ruthie love... love love the boat and the water! they are just a blast! and so is jonathan of course!

pickwick cont.

so precious...

Elly M. reads herself to sleep everyday for her nap... it is so cute because i often walk in on her sleeping with books over her face. of course she is such a light sleeper that when i went in there to take her picture she woke up immediately and got sort of shocked that i was taking pictures, but so cute of a habit!

did you see that girl's hair?

I do let her go out in public like this often times, but fortunately she is a girl that doesn't mind getting her hair brushed and combed out. i may be speaking oh too soon about the not minding getting her hair brushed out... but anywho... doesn't ruthie crack you up with some of her faces... she is such a hoot these days!

I will take the award for Jerk of the Month!

Wow.... i look at my blog everyday, every single time i open the computer to do, I don't even know what i waste my time doing... reading other people's blogs that they update everyday... sorry family especially that i haven't posted pictures of my cute kids in a whole month. i go through funks too i guess! Not that you didn't all know that! Here are some pictures of the girls a whole month ago. Elly M. looks dangerous, but isn't really. She is coming in to brush her little ruthie's small amount of hair! Forgive me for the delay, I don't know what my problem is!