That sweet face...

Look at this little cutie pie...

That sweet face SAVES her on a regular basis!!

Surely this isn't the face of a girl who has gotten thrown out of nursery.

(OK that's a little dramatic...she was just told she had to finish church with mommy and she would be able to come back when she stopped spitting in the faces of the teachers)

Surely this isn't the face of the girl who got in trouble, got sent to her room, sneaked into Mom & Dad's room to get a full cup of water to pour ALL over her bed

And it COULDN'T be the girl who growls loudly when she gets frustrated/upset

(thanks alot Kai Lan - her favorite show)

And certainly it isn't the girl who had a FULL melt down when we went in to pick up Thai food because I made her put her shoes back on (how unreasonable of me).  The food wasn't ready yet.  Imagine arching back, kicking feet, big tears, and me carrying her and Jane (in her car seat) back to the car to wait.  Oh and don't forget to pick up the shoes that she just threw half way across the room.  Ha!

It is the face of the girl who gives me "big squeezy" hugs

And the girl who tells me the song "Familes Can be Together Forever" makes her cry

It is the beautiful face of the girl who comes to cuddle me every morning

and the face that completely lights up when Jane comes in the room

It's also the sweet face of a girl who asks if I'm ok after I cough

and the girl who likes to sing lullabies to her sister.

It is the face of a girl who tells me, "Thank you, My Highness" after I give her something (not sure where that one came from LOL!)

and says, "I don't feel the Holy Ghost in my heart anymore!" occasionally when there is tension

Our Sarah is smart, sweet, and sassy.
And we wouldn't have it any other way.

For Mom & Dad (and Lolly-since I'm pretty sure they are the only ones that still read this. Ha!)

Again...I'll say it with pictures this time.

We got a little person trampoline.  It's perfect for Sarah, our budget, and our backyard.  She loves it!  Probably jumps on it every day.

 I got a new lens...fun stuff!  Opened the pantry to see the colors in the background.  I'm a dork.  Wanted to play with distortion in the focal length...I thought this was the perfect face for it.

 You rarely see this kind of face on Jane.  She is such a delightful baby.

Set up to do 6 mo pics for Jane.  Of course, Sarah had to participate.
She chose her outfit and was dancing very dramatically.  This just makes me laugh.
Love our little drama queen.

 

And here's Jane's 6 month.

I could practically squeeze her all day.

She's kinda floppy, and really cuddly.

Swimming at Sneed's...
I have a feeling we will be doing that a lot this summer.
Especially when they heat it to 88 degrees!

 Jane's first time in the pool - not sure what to think

 Yes.  I am already training Sarah for cheerleading.
Gotta start 'em young!!  LOL!

Sweet Baby Jane at Cousin Meg's birthday party...
and Meg was nice enough to let the cousins dive into her cake.

Sarah started a little ballet class.  She loves it!
She however, thinks she is the boss of everyone.
Not quite sure what to think of that.  She definitely is our "Mighty Mini."
She may be small, but she has a big personality.

I love that you can see John's reflection in this picture.  And it looks like Sarah is looking right at him.  Awwww....


Fun times at Town Square.

 Rockin' it all white trash-like at the cabin...all of us.

Sarah admiring her sister making a mess of herself.

Totally thought she was teething, gave Jane a biter biscuit.

This was a hard weekend.  We came home thinking,
"We are NEVER doing a family trip until the girls are WAYYYYY...older."
Come to find out they both had strep, tonsilitis, and Jane had major ear infections.  Lovely.


So glad I caught this moment.  I tell John how cuddly Jane is...
he tells me, "She saves the cuddles for Mommy.  I don't get them."

 Such a cutie!  Oh, and Jane too.  ;)

At 7 months (tomorrow) I want to record some of her milestones.
She is a cuddler...especially after nursing
She finally started rolling over about 3 weeks ago
Super smiley and mellow
Loves squash, pears, applesauce
She sits up pretty well now, but still needs a pillow to protect from face plants
Jane sleeps like a champ now (knock on wood).  9:00pm-6:00am
Is fitting into a lot of 12 month clothes already
I'm sure she'll pass up Sarah before they get to middle school
Patiently let's Sarah hug her and "love" her to pieces
Sucks her left thumb.  I fought it for so long, then just gave in.  She's such a laid back baby, that I decided to just let her.
At night she sucks her thumb and holds her blanket.  It's so cute!
Loves her toes
Laughs often
She's hard to hold - almost like she has no spine!  She just flops around everywhere.
We think her eyes are going to be brown, but right now they are very grey.
No teeth yet, but is trying