Camera Lens

Addie pulled my camera down off of the counter. I dove for it, but wasn't quick enough. My 50 mm lens literally shattered before my eyes. Sad day. I'm ordering a new one tomorrow. Luckily, my parents love me. They got me this bad boy for Christmas. Addie's a lucky girl I had something to keep me distracted. :)

Aunt May came to Visit

Aunt May came to play! Yay!

Baby Addie

365 Project. Week 4.

365 Project. Week 4.

I dread them turning 16...

The last day Aunt Liz and Penny were here, we were trying our best to wear Penny out so that she would sleep the whole way home that afternoon. After having collided with Addie the day before and busting her lip and nose up, she wasn't being quite herself, so we thought a nice, quiet car ride for Liz would be nice. 

The girls still LOVE the trampoline! 

I LOVE this picture of Penny!

Addie running and yelling "You can't catch meeeeeeeee".

And this would be the reason I dread them being 16. Addie has recently learned to drive her Power Wheels. And it is FAST. WAY TOO FAST. She delights in flooring it,  and taking off. The girl loves to feel the wind in her hair.
As you can see, Penny was a tad bit nervous when she first rode with Addie...

However, she quickly grew to love it. 

I actually had to call Liz outside (she was inside working on a project for me) for backup. They were easily outrunning me, and running into the street before I could get around to stop them. 

And then, Addie taught Penny her favorite trick. It's not enough to fly around in her little convertible. She has decided she likes it best if she closes her eyes, laughs hysterically, and floors it. Penny quickly took note of how fun this was, so she started doing it too. Which means even when you jump in front of them to stop them from running into the street, they don't see you, so they just run you over.

They were quite adorable, even in their craziness.

Back  to jumping some more...

Penny.

Addie.

We finished out of visit with a nice picnic lunch before they headed back to Atlanta.

I SOOOO love that these little girls are growing up so close, and that they really do love seeing each other!!

A Day at the Park

While Penny and Liz were visiting for the circus, we took advantage of the nice weather and headed to our favorite park!

Addie's all time favorite thing to do at the park!

Penny practicing her balancing skills.

Aunt Liz hanging  around...

Addie and Penny

Aunt Liz posing with the Dragon.

Aunt Liz and Addie.

Penny and her Mama.

Penny going down the big slide.

Addie going down the big slide.

We are still LOVING this weather!! (Minus all the storms!)

The Circus

The circus was in town this week, and it did not disappoint. We luck out when it comes to tickets (they are EXPENSIVE!), since Ryan works for the railroad. With just one phone call, we got tickets for our family, as well as Liz and Penny. We KNEW Penny would be excited, since the theme this year was dragons. Unfortunately, Penny fell at our house earlier in the day, busting up her lip and nose. It looked pitiful! So, she wasn't quite as enthused as I think she normally would have been. However, she did say as soon as we got back home that she had a great time. Addie LOVED every second. She clapped and cheered and was completely captivated by the whole thing.


Addie eating her popcorn waiting for the show to start.

Penny enjoying her popcorn.

Addie watching everything going on.

Fun Circus Acts.

Cute girls during intermission.

We actually left during intermission to head home. Penny was MORE than ready after her rough day, and although Addie was still happy, she had no clue we didn't see it all. The girls got to go and experience the circus, and were still very excited (and wound up!) about it all when we got home. I love that we live close enough that the girls can experience all this fun stuff together.  I'm sure we'll be heading back again next year!