Sparks & Sisterhood

Went from 2 kids to 3 today & had a blast!  Can I just say...I wish I had their energy?!  Outside...Inside...Outside....Inside, running everywhere, lovin' the slip n' slide, creating crafts & making messes, a little sword fighting(don't worry, they weren't real), sailing the seas in a pirate ship with Captian Logan, playing on the swing set, a made up game of 'family'(?!), hiding in closets & then finally a movie & popcorn...but that didn't last long either with so many distractive toys to play with...plus a game of tickle tag, indoors, might I add...!  Grilled cheese sandwiches, watermelon, popcorn, popsicles...oh yes, what a fun day... Hailey & Logan had so much fun in the sun, while Lindsey & I preferred coloring in the shade...                              ...

Noooooo!!!!  Somebody, make time stand still! I can't believe that my sweet little Lindsey Grace is 23 months today!  How did this happen?  You always here the quote, "time flies."  But until you experience it, you have no clue how fast it goes!                                                    How did she go from THIS :                                                  To THIS .....in a blink of an eye?!: Goodness...how time flies!  At 23 months, she is beginning ...

May 29, 2012...Hailey's 2nd time on the big stage!  Here she is getting ready for her 1st tap dance rehersal/recital as Pocahontas!  She's been waiting for this and loves make-up & hair day!  Lindsey enjoyed the almost vacant auditorium & watching with her friend Ella Pratt for their rehersal After rehersal...it was time to get ready for the real deal...so Mommy/Daughter mani's it was June 2, 2012...the Real Deal...can't even describe her excitement and once again, she insisted that she had no nervous bones in her body.                              Backstage with her dance friends...Autumn & Hailey Hailey & Kennedy sit in the balcony, waiting for the recital to start(at the Roanoke Civic Center)              ...

I am totally singing the  HALLELUJAH CHORUS !  After months of contemplating Hailey's bedroom redo and realizing after I started that this was harder than expected with tons of DIY projects...it's DONE!!   Well, at least for now.  Possible that I will continue with cosmetic procedures later, but for now...here it is... Just a walk down memory lane... even though it's totally embarrassing with overflow of clutter in which I strongly dislike... Oh my...look at the bedskirt, lol!  Felt a tad bit sorry for Lindsey who thought she belonged with her favorite stuffed animals in the hammock.... But anyway, after painting her walls pink and hand painting sillhouettes of ballerinas...it was on!  I have been so greatful that God placed the perfect people in my path to finish Hailey's room with one of the Dance mom's, Jenna Pratt who exchanged a ballerina comforter set plus pillows and curtains for a video baby monitor...absolutely perfect! ...