elly m.'s new phase

she has entered the hitting and telling me what to do phase. a little early i would say.. but nonetheless, that is where we are. i am hoping it is short lived... most of her phases are. so everytime evie would sit with her, she didn't really want her too and she is getting rather possessive of her toys... eek.. i don't like this stage at all, but we will get through it and love her all the more. she is so special... even though she gets pretty mad and sad.. she is still so sweet and such a happy child...she even wants to sleep with us again... i hope you are reading this joan.. you know i couldn't be happier about that.

Easter bunny shots..

the easter bunny was so scary. i can't believe of all the three girls that ruthie was the one that was least scared. she is the one going through stranger anxiety right now. elly m. wouldn't even get in a photo with the bunny... but she talked about it the rest of the day after she didn't want to get near him. so here are a few shots with the easter bunny.

train ride on farm

Here we are on the train ride on the farm in hernando. it was so fun. it was kind of windy that day, but we still had a great time.

continued pics. from farm

Teresa and evie are becoming such great friends of ours. it is just so perfect to have a great friend with a baby right smack in the middle of our two girls. evie is the sweetest little thing and you can always get a smile out of her. so precious.

Sister fun...

As they both get older, well a little older.. they are still pretty little... they are enjoying each other more and more. i didn't catch quite the part i wanted too, but here is a little tidbit of them interacting with each other. so much fun to watch them laugh together.. i love it.. just love it.

ruthie is doing everything so fast.. i feel like she could walk any day now. i guess has someone to keep up with.

first pony ride..

elly m. went on her first pony ride. here she is with the pony. it was such a funny thing.... three little ponies just going in circles.. slllllooowwwww... circles for that matter for hours.. seems like torture to me, but the kids really enjoy it. bella was a good sport and walked around with both of oliva and elly m. i don't really care too much for the creatures.

Mule days...

What an experience.... mule days in columbia tn. literally means mule days... the parade didn't even offer candy.. they really only offered mules.. hilarious huh? i am glad at least that we got to spend time with bella and the kids.. i feel like even though we live pretty close we don't get to spend near the amount of time together that we would like to. and of course seeing bill, mary jean and susanna was most delightful. a shout out to bill and mary jean.. thank you for being so hospitable and having us....mule days might of been lame, but you aren't at all.

Sleeping beauties...

Here are our sleeping beauties.. there is just something so peaceful about watching children slumber....maybe it is the fact that they are quiet and not doing anything for you to tell them to stop doing or maybe there is just something special about it. but aren't they adorable... of course on our whole trip, there was only one time while they all 4 slept at once ... about 20 minutes from home... so hilarious..

Adding to the family.

NO, I am not pregnant right now. We got a new bunny. isn't he cute???

Playing outside..

Here we are playing outside.. elly m. loves the slide and ruthie is learning to love the confines of the wagon. ruthie has a horrible pattern of putting leaves into her mouth and almost choking to death.. twice already the child has done it. crazy girl. anyways. the weather is so great.. and the bugs aren't out yet, so we are really enjoying being outside the last couple of days.