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Festive

Found these cute skirts randomly at WalMart for five bucks! So I had to get them for my girls.

 Abbi sporting her blue skirt with stars. Love her red bow.

 Mia with her red skirt and stars. Didn't have a blue bow but I had a headband. Still cute!

 Gorgeous Abbi!

 Charli in her skirt. Layered cuteness. White headband for her.

Yeah... that was a rough Sunday....

Jared's birthday

I did NOT feel festive at all for all the birthdays coming up. I had more things that I originally planned but this was all I could manage. We went to the Bounce House with the girls in the morning and they of course LOVED IT. Jared went to the temple during the girls' nap and we had cake when they woke up. I blew up 30 balloons and wrote an accomplishment or goal that Jared has on each one. It was supposed to be this beautiful floating bouquet... but I forgot that balloons only float with helium. All well... Still cool idea. My friend Karlee very generously offered to sit with the girls while Jared and I went to a movie for his birthday. Its been like over a year since we've done that. It was nice. We saw The Avengers and we both loved it. It has been out for so long that there wasn't hardly anyone in the theater so it was extra nice. I don't like crowded distgusting places. We didn't get home till about midnight, which is insane late for me. But I think he had a good day.  

Yeah so my cake was uneven.... but still was so YUMMY! Thats what matters right?

 Cake looked better all lit up with 30 whooping candles! I can't believe how fast time goes.

 We thought the smoke detector would go off... HA! But it didnt.

Absolutely love this picture. My sweet man and daddy's girl Abbi.

One rainy afternoon I got clever and made up a sheet tent just like my sister and I used to do when we were little. The girls loved it. Just something different was nice for them. We grabbed a bunch of books and these new stuffed animals Mimi got for them and had a great reading session. Lasted about an hour which is impressive for my girlies.

 Mia loves this duck. Abbi checking out her new kangaroo.

 My sad attempt at a tent. HA! Jared could have done a much better job.

 All snuggled in together. It was tight but that made it more fun I think.

 Charli reading her book.

 Abbi eyeing Charlotte's bear. HA!

Guess she decided her kangaroo is much cooler.

Girlies

I think I'm just going to find pictures and tell the stories from there, because honestly all these have been a blur.

 Charli decided a sisterly dog pile was in order. Abbi didn't seem to mind though.

 Is it chocolate? Is it dirt? Is it poop? No! No! And Ew, no! Its brown crayon.. yep. That's right.

 Maybe they're ready for a drive-in movie? haha Watching Blue's Clues with glasses is totally the cool thing to do!

 "Oh Yeah, Eat your Heart out baby." Abbi is a knock out.

 Ha! Just hanging out with Molly the Dog.

My princesses doing what they love best; Dress up like princesses and stare in the mirror.

Back.

So I just uploaded 133 pictures and videos from my camera. Thats alot for me. I guess that means its time to start back up in the blog department.

I really don't know what to say about whats been going on. My family and close friends know my business and I think I'll leave it at that. This is a public blog and I don't feel its appropriate to blog about the absolute worst moment in my life to strangers who, let's face it, are here for baby updates.

With that being said, lets get to the updates.

Heart Broken

This has been the worst week of my entire life. Bar none. Im not going into details yet because Im still grieving pretty hard and I just cant stomach writing about it. My precious 8 year old nephew, Nathan, went home to his Heavenly Father very suddenly and tragically on Saturday. I cant seem to blog about anything else either right now.... so just bare with me while I try to get back into the swing of things.

Im just too heart broken right now...

Our Sunday

Hanging out with daddy on Sunday

They loved watching the gymnastic tryouts. It was so cute! You cant hear it in the video but Mia kept saying "Oh My Goodness!!"

 Charli drawing

 Charli talking to daddy

 Charli playing her flute

 Abbi spotted mommy taking pictures! "Hi Mommy!"

 Mia crawling

 Mia running

 So thirsty! Enjoying the smoothie mom made for her girls!

 They were only outside maybe thirty minutes and this is how hot it is here! Crazy!

 Caught Abbi in the middle of one of her screaming bursts.

 So yummy!

 Awe love my daddy! Abbi is such a daddy's girl!

Abbi getting a drink.

Charlotte can read!

The video is here! Yeah! My "subtle" hints to my sister in law worked! haha Thanks Lisa! Enjoy!





Its a miracle! HA! Isnt she the cutest thing ever??

*On a serious note, Mia really can count to ten (but skips 7 for some reason?) and knows her ABCs and a few colors. Child is a genius!

"Ma" and "Isa"

I know its been a while since I last posted. Jared and myself have been dealing with non-baby-related drama that has been keeping me in a frazzle. And now consequently, Jared will be back to selling until the summer's over. But just on Fridays thankfully. He started this past Friday and it was the FIRST time I have ever had to put the girls to bed by myself. Ever... Wow! I was sick I was so nervous. But prayer works. Bath time could have been so tricky but it worked out. It all worked out. Whew..

Also, Grandma Toone and Aunt Lisa came to visit this week! The girls loved having them here. They were super excited to see Lisa or "isa" again. She was definitely a rock star at our house. The girls called Lisa "isa" (so cute) and Charli called Grandma "Ma" (which I love and for some reason reminds me of the Beverly Hillbillies. HA!) We certainly made the most of having the extra hands around here too! We went to the splash pad and even the pool a couple of times and the girls loved that! We also went to the mall early one morning to hit up the indoor play area (since its like 90 degrees before 10 am these days). But midway through the visit something, not sure what, went south and they all just got super clingy and fussy. I actually lost it once before the morning mall trip. But we survived and we really all enjoyed having those two here. I especially enjoyed the company. I sometimes forget that I've pretty much had a roommate since before the girls were born until Lisa left in December and I realized I loved having someone here all day. Didn't know you could be lonely with three little ones in the house, but I guess you can. HA! 

So anyway, between dealing with the drama and visitors, the blog got put on back burner. But Im back now for a bit. My parents will be coming in for a short visit this week!! They will be here Thursday night and leaving Monday morning. Very short indeed, but its been so long since we've seen them we will take ANY amount of time possible! Super excited about that! Jared's 30th birthday and the girls' second birthday is coming up VERY soon so I am not only broke (HA!) but also busy with those plans. Thats okay though. It helps the time go by quicker. 

 One of our favorite activities around here, playing with our "water pens."

 Charlotte had put Minnie in her stroller and was taking her for a walk around the living room. I thought it was the cutest thing ever. Minnie is the new "valuable" around here lately.

 Lisa with her girls! I must say this scene started with Charlotte giving Lisa loving, but once the other two girls climbed up, she was outta there. I think Charlotte is so independent because she spent agonizing months with those two literally sitting on her in my belly and she's thinking "I need my space now." HA! I don't really think that, but she is definitely more independent than Mia or Abbi. I love how Mia is sprawled out on Lisa so Abbi has no room to lay on her too! HA! Silly girls.

Charlotte with the best chocolate mustache Ive ever seen.

 Playing ball with Grandma or "Ma". Charli in purple and Abbi in orange.

 If you look closely at Abbi's cheek you can see a major bit mark courtesy of Mia. Yeah, it got pretty hectic around here.

 Lisa giving out grapes, Mia taking her up on it.

 Princess girls in their chairs! Bahaha love it! Charli, Abbi, Mia.

 Mia checking out her sister's handiwork.

 We completely redid the living room. We hung the TV on the wall and rearranged the furniture. I love it! And the girls do too. Its much safer and looks more like a real living room opposed to a nursery with a couch in it. HA!

 Abbi in her new dress Grandma got for her.

 Mia in her new dress.

Charli in her new dress. (She's planning an audition to be the next member of KISS) HA!

 All my angels before church. Love them so! They are too cute it shouldn't be legal!!

Thats been our couple of weeks around here. Enjoy the photos! I have a very special video coming SOON (cough*Lisa*cough) as soon as it gets emailed to me. One you wont want to miss!