A picture is worth 1000 words...

Jolie is officially pooping with pride on the big girl potty! Here is her completed potty chart & a picture of her holding her potty prize. We are so proud of our big girl!

So sweet

Jolie likes to fall asleep with her closet light on so I always go turn it off before I go to bed. When I went in her room last night, the closet light & the lamp beside her bed were on & she had her new favorite book (Pinkalicious) in the bed with her. I went & grabbed the camera to catch this sweet girl sleeping. She is her father's child - sleeping outside the covers!

Rockin' girl

Sarah loves to climb up in my old rocking chair & sit. She tries her best to get the chair to rock with her. She is such a cutie!

While I was vacuuming...

Things happen so fast around here! I was vacuuming the living room & when I turned it off Jolie yelled, "Help, Mom, I'm stuck!" I went into the kitchen & this is what I found:I never dreamed that she couldn't get down because Sarah was in her way! I snapped a quick picture & then rescued them both - although Sarah didn't seem to need rescuing.

Five minutes (maybe) later this is where I found Sarah. I don't know what I'm going to do with this kid. What a little monkey!

Helper?

Not so much. I can no longer load/unload the dishwasher without my little "helper" joining me. Here she is in action:

Doesn't she look guilty?

Laugh 'n Learn Chair

One of Sarah's favorite things is the Laugh 'n Learn Chair that she inherited from Jolie. She loves sitting on it & getting it to sing to her. She giggles the whole time! So cute. Here she is enjoying her new favorite toy:

Our new look

I just discovered a site that walked me through how to design my own blog background so I played with it tonight & here it is! I used supplies from one of my favorite digi scrapping sites: www.digitaldesignessentials.com.

My Gymboree Girls

We broke out some of our new Gymboree clothes that Nonna bought the girls in August. I thought they looked too cute not to share...matching hair accessory - so cute!

Uh, Oh!

Poor Todd will never know the sound of silence living with three girls! Sarah is entering the world of speech...

More outdoor fun

Thanks to the cold front and our new bug fogger the girls & I actually went outside for a change today! Here are my cute, swingin' girls...

the big girl

the baby girl

and sarah's growing hair

Getting some fresh air

We've spent much of this week indoors thanks to the rain (10 or so inches!) that Gustav brought us so I decided we needed to get some fresh air this morning. After months of collecting dust, spiders & mosquitoes I cleaned off the wagon & got it ready to go. The girls really enjoyed it & had fun "talking" the whole time. Here they are in their wagon...And for those of you who haven't seen Sarah's new teeth - here they are. She is up to 4 & three of them have debuted since the beginning of August. Isn't she a cutie?

Happy Birthday, Sarah!

We celebrated Sarah's first birthday this past Saturday with all of her grandparents. It was a special day & she enjoyed being the center of attention for a change. She LOVED the cupcake & ate every bite. Jolie helped blow out the candles & open presents - what a good big sister! Here are some highlights...