Chalk It Up!

Juli is obsessed with chalking outside on the driveway. Everytime we go out she has to run and get the chalk and start drawing. Right now she is all about writing letters. She's getting really good at writing letters!

"But Mommy if it has stripes, why doesn't it write stripes?"

Hehehe, she doesn't know I stole her chalk!

Sleeping Beauty

I had the camera out the other day and Juli jumped on the couch and said, "Take a picture of me being Sleeping Beauty!!" So here it is, lol:

Cute Babies

Today we were in Target when Juli saw two babies in a stroller (although they looked slightly younger than her and Livi). She turns around to me and says, "Aww, Mommy. Look at those cute babies." I turned around and smiled at the mom and looked at the babies.

Then she turns back around and says, "We have a baby too, and she's REALLLLY cute."

Of course I agree with her, but that didn't make it any less embarrassing!

Happy 90th Birthday Aunt Ida!

Today I went to Aunt Ida's 90th birthday party with Denise & Marie. Here is Aunt Ida with the kids. Happy Birthday Aunt Ida!

They also had a cake for Father Guy, he is celebrating 25 years in the priesthood. Congratulations Father Guy!

Dance Party!

Brothers and Sisters.

Aunt Ida & Me

Hail, Hail the gang's all here!

Edited to add: ALL HAIL AUNT KAREN (D.) who watched ALL the girls! Bless her heart! Click here to see her take on the day!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Tuesday was my birthday. Nonna and the girls whipped up a birthday brownie for me. I ran out of eggs, so we only had enough eggs for them to make a brownie rather than cake.

Party time!

Give me cake!

Mmm cake!

Build-A-Bear

Last week we took Juli to Build-A-Bear since I had some gift certificates. She made a cat named Tabbi.

Here's Juli at the stuffing machine. She told me she wasn't going to be afraid of it this time, but she was a little bit. lol

Livi not sure what's going on.

Juli stepping on the pedal to stuff Tabbi.

Filling Tabbi's heart with LOVE.

Giving Tabbi a bath.

Livi wanting to back in the store, wondering where HER Build-A-Bear was!

Juli & Tabbi

Watching the elevator go up.

My New Toy

For my birthday (and our 5th anniversary) James bought me the Digital SLR Camera I have wanted forever. I couldn't wait to start taking pictures with it!! Here are a few, I'm not sure if they will look as good this way as the do full size. The quality, color and crispness is just amazing! One day I may even be able to get it out of the Auto setting! lol

Livi looks like she's contemplating something.

Livi and Aunt Jenn.

Our Dogwood in bloom.

Yes, most, if not all, the shots of the kids are of the side. I could NOT get the stinkers to look at me.

This is not the best or prettiest shot of Juli, but this is SOOOO Juli!

Juli and Uncle Frankie.