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April 24, 2009

Our best friends/neighbor, Emily was showing off her skills on the Fropper this afternoon. She was so cute with her huge helmet and her little bubble outfit!

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April 23, 2009

This is another example of Little Peanut wanting to be just like her big sis. She tries so hard to ride, but she can't reach the pedals very well, the helmet is too big... But man is she proud that she can stand up on a big girl bicycle...just like her sister!

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April 22, 2009

This afternoon the girls were sitting on the front porch eating bananas while I was watering the flowers. I think it is so funny how incredibly bored they look. The funny thing is, about 5 seconds after this photo was taken, they heard the ice cream truck. So, naturally, they chucked the fruit and ran for ice cream money!

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April 21, 2009

Little girls love to emulate their big sisters. Ione really wants to be a big girl like Isabella. She sits on the potty and smiles and sings and practices wiping (her back, not her behind!) and lots and lots of flushing. But...she hasn't *done* anything in the potty yet. I know the big day will be here soon enough, and I can only imagine how proud she wil be!

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April 20, 2009

Ione LOVES baby dolls. Lately she carries around as many as she can hold in her arms. Since she has this handy-dandy doll stroller, she can carry 6 or 7 around everywhere she goes. There have been occasions where we pack the babies, still in the stroller, in the back of the SUV and head out to run errands.

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April 19, 2009

Our flight home was much less eventful than our trip to Alabama. This was most certainly a good thing! On the way out of the plane, Kevin stopped the Captain and asked if Isabella could meet him. He invited her into the cockpit and even let her press a few buttons on the instrument panel. She pulled a lever that made a beeping noise (I think that scared her a little!!) I know she felt really special and I have a feeling she'll remember her whole adventure for years to come.

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April 18, 2009

We spent the weekend in Alabama with grandparents. Since Kevin's brother lives in Mobile, they drove out to their parents' property to spend the day with us. The weather was perfect, the company was fantastic, the view was gorgeous and dinner was incredible (fresh fish from the pond!) Isabella and Ione don't get to see their cousins very often, but they adore each other and play together like best friends. Aside from the just running and playing, the kids enjoyed a fun jump, fishing and riding in the trailer behind Papa's 4-wheeler. Even though it was a long trip there and back, it was well worth it!

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April 17, 2009

We had an incredibly long and adventurous trip to Alabama this weekend. We left the house at 4 pm Friday afternoon and arrived at our final destination at 2:30 am Saturday morning. Needless to say, we were all exhausted. Even so, Little Miss Independent wanted to walk the dark, empty airport all by herself. So there she is...notice the ever-present baby doll in hand!

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April 16, 2009

Isabella's class took a field trip to the Oil Ranch today. Most of the horses here looked kind of old and thin. This one was just beautiful in this light though.

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April 15, 2009

Dad got the trailer hooked up, pumped up the tires and took the girls for a ride around the lake. It was a beautiful afternoon and the girls had a blast!

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April 14, 2009

She can't even eat dinner in peace!

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April 13, 2009

Isabella is showing off her nest that she made at school. There are some little malted milk ball eggs in there. Ione is always so proud to hang out with her big sister. :)

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April 12, 2009

New shoes from the Easter Bunny. I didn't plan on the girls wearing these with their Easter dresses, but Isabella insisted. Good thing they matched well!

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April 11, 2009

I took these shots of my grandparents' dogs (Hogan and Cricket) last weekend. I wanted to surprise them with nice photos of their "babies!"

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April 10, 2009

Queen Isabella

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April 10, 2009

Isabella and her best friend, Lisette, at their class Easter party.

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April 8, 2009

We are growing tomatoes and bell peppers. Every day we water the plants and check to see if there are any little veggies hiding under the leaves. One of our tomato plants has a ton of fruit on it! The bell peppers are a little behind...there are only two baby bells so far. We can't wait to eat fresh tomatoes and bell peppers on a salad. Isabella told me that she will teach me how to make a really good salad once they are ripe!

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April 6, 2009

We were leaving to run errands so Ione grabbed a few things for the road...sunglasses, purse and Easter basket!

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April 5, 2009

Isabella was a great model this afternoon while I practiced with my 50mm lens. She's been playing with her horse a lot lately, so he had to be in most of our photos today.

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April 4, 2009

We spent the day at Forest Hill, picking out trees for our backyard. Ione's with her Super-Daddy, wearing Papaw's hat while we decide on which River Birch we want. It was a long and tiring day, but we came home with 8 trees! Now we'll have a real backyard with shade and everything!