spring dance recitalSSSSSS

this year amalea and isabel performed on friday, june 11th and saturday, june 12th respectively. here are the beautiful ballerinas themselves.

"i am twee!"

isabel's facial expressions enable one to relive the festivities of her 3rd birthday party held on the evening of friday the 14th of may.

she was oohing and ahhing like this even when she got to the green box - she was extremely excited to be opening presents!
a bitty baby with brown eyes to match her and who she named tallulah after her new waldron "cousin".
a quick wardrobe change by the birthday girl into appropriate bella sara nightgown to fully appreciate her bella sara cake.

out of the mouths of babes

just text for this one as that completely speaks for itself!

thursday, april 29th, a mid-afternoon car conversation...

bel: where do we come from?

me (mom): heaven.

bel: and they turn us into humans?

me: yes.

bel: (after a thoughtful pause) what the!?

friday evening, april 30th at the kitchen table during a tornado watch...

amalea: i cannot believe that the tornado is coming to our house!

isabel: is the tornado mean or nice?

me: mean

isabel: (in a weepy voice) i don't want the tornado to come to our house.

saturday, may 1st after a wrestling match with her sister...

amalea: (all said while hacking) i think i'm allergic to sisters.

mind you, all drama experienced within 3 consecutive days.

spring break

it all began with an egg hunt for amalea. and then instantaneously consuming tidbits found.

for isabel, dance class with the easter bunny.

later that afternoon the girls are released onto the lakehouse beach for their first dig equipped with sand shovels and pails.

amalea's first tooth popped out in the wisconsin woods.

isabel lends a hand (and strikes a pose) in planting displaced pine limbs.

amalea in true cleaning form vacuums up dust galore.

oh joy, the easter bunny found us at the lakehouse!

biker chics

chics on 2 wheels. actually 4. training wheels.

amalea ages

amalea invited her kindergarten classmates to come and celebrate her big day with her.

it was an oscar inspired event. here is amalea strutting her stuff on the red carpet.

awww! puppies sure are irresistible, especially as scrumptious cupcakes.

isabel wept as any sister should in behalf of her eldest sister's advancing age.

let me point out something (with my index finger)

(hi, this is monica posting, the mother of amalea. she will always be my first baby. amalea loves it when i say that!)

almost 6 years ago. that was then.

and this is now. uncanny, the similarities in gesturing and facial expression.

this post is driven by my late afternoon facebook status post: amalea learned about the middle finger at school today.

after a few responses from fellow friends, i commented on my own post: alas, tall man no more.

i learned something today that is giving me a "pressurey" feeling in my heart: i now know how it feels to realize that the innocence of your child is beginning to be lost.

earlier this evening, amalea nonchalantly said, "what's up, homedog?". really, please, answer me that, what IS up with my little girl?