Third time's a charm?

Well, sort of! This was my third attempt in the last 2 weeks to get pictures of my kids. Actually, the first two attempts were at family pictures. I didn't get the greatest family pictures but was not willing to go through the stress of that again so soon! But what I really wanted was just a picture of my 3 kids together, all matchey-matchey and cute as can be. It was WAY harder than I anticipated. In fact, I won't bore you with all the details as to what DID happen and all the reasons we did not get those perfect shots (seriously, how do other families do it?), but I'm happy with what we did get. Thank you, thank you, thank you to my dear, sweet, and ever-so-patient friend Toni for her time and talents! We love and appreciate you more than you will ever know! Stay tuned for studio pictures in about 2 weeks. I can't wait for my 8x10 of Ava crying and Drews crawling off to arrive! After all, that's reality right?!

Yes, I think this is the best we got of all 3 of them...another reality shot! Don't laugh! I love it because Ava loves to make Drews laugh and Drews loves to laugh at Ava. And yes, I'm fully aware that Drews' hair was a mess and his overall's were undone. And that I forgot to take the girls' nail polish off before we left (I did have the nail polish remover and cotton balls out...I just forgot to make use of them!) Still love it!

Drews - 10 months

This little booger was not in the most smiley mood. So serious!

Ava - 2 years 2 months

This picture depicts Ava's attitude toward having her picture taken quite well!

Ella - 6 1/2

Look at those eyes!

Little Cow, Little Cow

Ella cow, Ella cow, what do you see?

I see Ava cow looking at me!

Ava cow, Ava cow, what do you see?

I see Drews cow looking at me!

Drews cow, Drews cow, what do you see?

I see Mama cow looking at me!

Mama cow, mama cow, what do you see?

I see the cutest lil' darlin's you ever did see!!

Thanks for a yummy lunch today Chick-Fil-A!

In honor of Cow Appreciation Day, if you came came dressed as a cow, you got a free meal. We had quite the time making our costumes and an even better time wearing them! Oh the things we do!!

Deep breaths...

Ella's been wanting a boy barbie for quite some time now. She's worked hard and saved her money and today she went and bought one. She's so excited and has been playing happily for quite a while. I started playing with her and made the comment that this boy had big muscles. She very quickly, with a hint of a darling southern drawl, replied,

"That's how I like my man!"

WHAT?! It took me a few seconds to process it after she said it. Should I be worried?!