Three Times as Cute

In honor of Catholic Schools week, today was twin/triplet day at I.C.

Since Sophia only goes to school MWF, I had to scramble to get a twin for Lily...

So don't you know that Lily was quite surprised to find out she was a triplet...

(Adeline, Grace Anne and Liliana)

If You Are Happy and You Know It

Lily is really taking all that she has learned in school very seriously.

She loves to read every sign we see.

Some signs require a little sounding out...

After working a minute or two through the sounds, Lily looked at me and said,

"Mommy, does this say 'HAPPY WHORE'?"

After getting my fit of giggles under control, I was able to correct her.

The funny part is that maybe she wasn't too far off from the truth.

Sometimes too many drinks at Happy Hour does lead to Happy Whores.

70's Revisited

Do you ever wonder what a love child of Olivia Newton-John and Elton John would look like?
I have an idea...

 My little, free spirited hippie chick...

My Budding Artist

Lily attended a birthday party today.

It was our first time dropping her off for a party.

She felt like such a big girl.

The party was at an art studio.

The concept was simple.

Each child sat and followed the directions of the artist as they painted.

When we walked in, the paintings were all similar.

So you can tell this group of little girls listened well.

I was just amazed at what they produced...

So contemporary.

So simple.

So my taste!

And all done by a five year old.

This is by far the best party favor we have ever been sent home with.

The Great Clean-Out of 2012

Much of January has been devoted to cleaning my house.

I mean REALLY cleaning my house.

Every closet that is opened gets cleaned out.

I have used the old adage that if you have not used it in a year, chances are you never will.

So my garbage has been filled to the brim.

I am proud of my progress so far.

I knew tackling the girl's play room and organizing it was inevitable.

I have organized it well in the past.

Sometimes too well.

I had stacked and put everything some place.

But many of their toys were hard to get to because there were others stacked on top.

This time, I wanted a better storage plan.

With some help from pinterest, I turned their play room into an organizer's dream.

The girl's can easily get to their toys to play with them AND

they can just as easily clean up after themselves (also an O.C.D. mom's dream).

Just take a look for yourself...

This crazy bin lady also became the crazy labeling lady.

But it paid off.

Now on to the rest of the house which should be a whiz compared to this.

Long Lost Pictures

While cleaning out closets yesterday, I came across an old digital camera.
Lily had been asking me for one, so I knew this one would be perfect.
I was about to hand it to her when I thought about checking it for pictures first.
I'm glad I did.
I came across some gems and just had to share them...

My little popcorn monger...

Just look at that face...

So sweet while napping...

Yet so naughty when awake...

She has ALWAYS loved the water...

First toenail polish experience...

That famous pucker...

The only other ice skating adventure...

What can be better than chilling in your diaper gnawing on a whisk...

Lily lending a hand making her 3rd birthday cake...

Those days went by way too fast.

But the reminiscing definitely made me smile.

Fashion Trends

I love dressing my girls in the latest fashions.
Quite honestly, I live vicariously through them.
I have quickly discovered that I look like like a grizzly bear in one of the latest trends, furry vests.
I may not be able to pull it off, but I know someone who can...

Trendy Toddlers of the world unite!

Mardi Gras Munchkins

Mardi Gras is just around the corner.
The girls are getting into the spirit at this very moment...

Have you ever seen anything as cute as these Mardi Gras munchkins?