Hillbilly Kateroo!

I'm sure glad I stopped making them brush. Those teeth are gonna fall out anyway.

Isn't she adorable!

Roxaboxen

One of my favorite childhood memories was helping to build a city out of mud in the backyard. My oldest brother started it and we came along and tried to help. We probably messed more up by helping but I thought it was the best thing ever created.
We have this lovely Palo Verde tree in the back corner of our house(Palo Verde are those green trees with lots of thorns and they blossom beautiful yellow flowers that make me sneeze) and since I have been in the back raking and cleaning to make a compost pile, my girls are out more and have taken over this back corner where the Palo Verde branches make a nice little secluded spot. They have cleaned up all the weeds and dead branches and created a playhouse. When I asked them what they were doing they told me they were making roxaboxen. If you aren't familiar with that book then go check it out at the library. For the past few days they walk in from school and walk straight out the back and I call them in to dinner. Isn't that how it is supposed to be?
Best thing I ever did was get rid of TV and get the girls bikes and gardening tools. I guess moving some where warm year around helps. I will have to post pictures but I needed to write it down so I would remember. Daphne and her friend are the original creators of this place but they did try to charge Kate money to come in. I found out because Kate was walking outside with two dollars and I asked what was going on. Daphne was told if she started charging an entrance fee then her dad was going to charge her rent. My poor Penny watches all this through the screen. It is so cute.
Today they had the annual Ajo Shindig at the park and they do a coyote call contest. I took Lily over to watch and asked if she wanted to do it and she actually said yes went up and did her best impression of a coyote into the microphone. It was adorable. She didn't win but received a little purple ceramic coyote that she will never put down again.

3 Months

This is my goal dress. Cute, simple, and very nice for summer.( Well any time here cause it's always warm). I have til May 31st which is Penelope's 1st birthday. I am half way there from my post prego weight and making it public will hopefully give me that extra push to get there. Of course I am going to need new shoes, jewelry, hair cut, and to be taken out on a date by my husband to complete the outfit.

Spa Days

Daphne is always finding wonderful new ways of playing with her sisters. Friday Daphne came home from school with a fever and we all know the second the Tylenol kicks in they feel better and need something to do. So Daphne and Kate decided to play spa. They set the whole room up including "background music" They also had a waiting room. I had my toenails done later. It is so much fun when they play and not make a big mess. They also ate their eye wear.

Biker Kate

We have been working on this bike thing with Kate for a while. Ben took her out about a month ago and she was getting it but was too scared for him to let go. I tried once but it was hard for me to run next to her on the sidewalk so I gave up for a while. She was becoming frustrated because Daphne took over her bike the second we took off the training wheels since her other bike was stolen. So the other day I took her out in the street and started running behind her. It took me about 3 strides and she was off on her own and mission complete. She has told Daphne repeatedly that she is not to touch her bike anymore cause it's hers! Now Kate lives outside and always tries to sneak out without her helmet.