Gabi's 1st Day of School

Sisters..........

They are either the best of friends or the worst of enemies. This is one of the moments when they weren't fighting and I couldn't resist taking a picture. So sweet when they're asleep!!!

Regan's 1st Day of School

Regan Driving Down a Dirt Road

Anytime we're home in Florida, I let the girls sit in my lap and drive on a backcountry road. As you can tell from the big smile....Regan loved it!!!!!!!!!!!

The Girls Gone Fishing!!!

These are pictures of Gabi, Regan, Emma, and their cousin, Autumn, fishing this summer @ Mama and Dennis's fish pond. It is one of their favorite activities to do every summer. And they always catch more fish than me :-(

At The Park

One of the girls favorite things to do as a family is go to the park (of course, after we go thru the Baskin-Robbins drive thru). These are pictures of them at a park that is close to our house.

Gabi and Regan Climbing The Rock Wall @ the YMCA

Friday Night Pizza Party

Around our home, Friday nights is Pizza Night. Instead of PapaJohns or Dominos, I thought the girls and I could make our own pizzas. They had a good time making a boring old cheese pizza. I got a little more creative than that and added in some portabello mushrooms, spinach, and fresh parmesan cheese. I loved my pizza but it turns out the girls only like what is delivered in a box.....what stinkers!!!!

Emma Posing In Her New Fall Outfit!!!

The weather is starting to get cooler here so this week I started stocking up on sweaters and tights for Regan and Emma. Emma loved hers so much that she had to pose for pictures. I thought they were cute enough to share with everybody!

Jesus and George Washington

Regan thinks she is in charge of Emma because she is "almost 6 years old" after all Emma is "only three"! So the other day Emma was being naughty and Regan proceeded to tell her how disappointed Jesus and George Washington were going to be in her cause they were both watching her from heaven and could see her being bad. They've learned a lot about George Washington in Kindergarten and have been to Mount Vernon a couple times since it's only about 7 miles from our house so he is very esteemed in Regan's eyes...I just didn't realize he ranked up there with Jesus. Too funny! I'm just happy she didn't say Jesus and Obama...I would have had an a heart attack and/or stroke!

Princess Emma

Emma got a new scooter this weekend and it has caused an endless amount of fighting between she and Regan so I took it away for a few days. This morning she asked to get it back and I told her no that it was raining outside and she was riding it in the house. So she turned to me and said she was a princess and was calling her guards to come put me in the dungeon unless I get her scooter now. I didn't give in and am now blogging you all from the dungeon as Emma and Dixie run rampant all over the house. Send help now!

Gabi's Sketching

As most of you know, Gabi has had a lot of problems with her stomach the past few months which has resulted with her being up late into the night many times. On those nights she discovered a love for sketching and being the proud Mama I must say I think she's pretty good especially for an 11 yr old with no training or lessons whatsoever. So I thought I would show off some of her first drawings she did a couple months ago.

Emma At The River

One of my favorite activities with the girls is to go to the Potomac River here on Fort Belvoir and let them explore and collect treasures otherwise known as rocks, sticks, snail shells, and once they even picked up petrified goose poop.(That I could have done without!!!) A few days ago we had a nice day in the midst of all this spring rain we've been having so Emma, Dixie, and I spent the afternoon at the river. Here are some of the pictures I took. It was a great day and she and Dixie really enjoyed theirselves. And Emma being Emma she made friends with all the fishermen and people walking their dogs who were out there....can't imagine where she gets the friendly chattiness from?!

My Little Artist!

I have noticed that Regan seems to be the artistic one out of our three girls....not sure where she got it from as Frank and I are not artistic at all! Routinely, I find artwork on walls, the refrigerator and even the toilet seat....why restrict yourself to boring paper? But today she took it to new heights and Mom's temper to being tested and blood pressure being raised. Apparently, chocolate milk while good for drinking is also great for painting white walls. As Emma gleefully told on her sister, Regan insisted it was an "accident" and she didn't mean to leave over a dozen chocolate milk handprints on the wall. One of her consequences was having to scrub the wall clean and of course, she couldn't possibly do it because "her arms hurt so bad" ha ha! Enjoy the pictures and laugh as it is me dealing with it instead of you!