The Fields Family

American Girl Store

2011-01-01T17:06:00.002-08:00

We took a trip to the Grove in LA with Tausha, Reina, & Keira and had luch at the American Girl Cafe. Such an amazing place, I love the way they cater to little girls and make them feel so special.

Ainsley & Reina on the AG star- where Ainsley says dreams come true. :)

The girls making a sunvisor craft. Today was the unveiling of the 2011 girl of the year named Kanani, so everything had a Hawaiian theme.

Ainsley and Lanie.

Allie waiting with her new Bitty Baby for the cafe doors to open.

Bitty Baby was hungry!

Allie & Bitty Baby at lunch. See the cute high chairs for their dolls???

Ainsley & Lanie at lunch. Mom was mean and wouldn't let her take Kanani out of the box. One doll to have at the table was enough!

Happy 2011!

2011-01-01T17:06:00.001-08:00

Ok, I am going to try to get back to this blogging thing! :)

Danger Will Robinson

2009-12-31T17:44:00.000-08:00

Allie has no fear. She climbs like a maniac, even moving things quickly to help her climb more quickly. She scares me.

Here are two times I caught her today. Sorry for the grainy pics- they are from my phone.

The one you don't see is when I caught her standing on top of the table. ACK!

Christmas Day

2009-12-25T17:23:00.000-08:00

Grandpa & Poodle and Kelly, Cameron, Miley & Irelyn came over today to celebrate Christmas. The girls had a blast playing in the backyard together. As usual, I did not have my camera around to capture any of the moments...

Here are a few of the after...

Ainsley got a telescope from Grandpa and Poodle and she is checking out the moon.

Ainsley loves her My little Ponies from Kelly, Cam, Miley & Irelyn.

Christmas Morning

2009-12-25T17:16:00.000-08:00

The girls were so excited to wake up and see that Santa had been to their house! Ainsley was difficult to get any pictures of since she never stopped moving, but she was very excited about her Barbie scooter & art table. Allie was delighted with her rocking horse. Being a parent and seeing the excitement and wonder on your child's face on Christmas morning is something that just cannot be explained. :)

Christmas Eve

2009-12-25T17:10:00.001-08:00

Christmas Eve was a super busy day. We baked cookies for Santa & finished our shopping.

We took a walk to look at Christmas lights and it was Allie's first wagon ride. She LOVED it!

She kept singing songs to herself and dancing.

Ainsley wrote her first letter to Santa. I was so proud of her. All I did was help her make the sounds and she spelled the words herself!

Before going to bed, Ainsley left milk and cookies for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph.

Allie Candids

2009-12-25T16:54:00.000-08:00

She's such a cutie. Here are a few from the last few days.

Allie's piggy bank

2009-11-05T18:06:00.000-08:00

Ainsley taught Allie to put the coins in her piggy bank yesterday. The sheer delight on her face when she gets one in is precious!

So proud!

2009-11-03T19:53:00.001-08:00

We had an appointment for Allie to get her 1 year shots (we are a bit behind!) today. She got 6 shots and is up to 19 lbs. 4 oz and 31 inches long. Such a big girl!

While we were waiting, Ainsley decided to write on the paper on the bed in the office. So darn proud of her writing. I had to help her a bit with spelling her last name, but the rest was all her!

Halloween

2009-11-02T21:12:00.001-08:00

The girls had a blast on Halloween! Ainsley was a cowgirl and Allie was a cow. The theme was not deliberate, it just worked out that way...

Walkin!

2009-08-19T21:19:00.000-07:00

Allie is on the move! She actually made it across the room this evening- she wanted to see what Ainsley was doing, but I did not have the camera.

Dance Recital

2009-06-26T20:14:00.001-07:00

Ainsley's dance recital was last Friday. She did awesome! We were very proud of her and she liked being dressed up in her costume. It is so funny to see her all dolled up- hair curled & fancy.

With Poodle

Mom, Allie, and Grandma

and with Grandpa. Look at the sass with her hand on her hip!

Unfortunately, flash photography was not allowed in the recital, so I don't have any decent pictures of her actually dancing! Thanks to Aunt Kelly for taking all these pics!

Chatterbox

2009-06-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

Ainsley has always been a talker, but lately you can't get a word in edgewise.

A gem from yesterday...

"Hey Mommy, this morning I was going to look up why the space shuttle did not go up when I was on the internet and print it so I could read it, but I forgot how to spell space shuttle."

Where does she get this stuff?

Ainsley's Art

2009-06-14T15:28:00.001-07:00

She LOVES to draw. This is her and I playing together.

Allie is 8 months!

2009-05-25T19:45:00.000-07:00

Today is Allie's 8 month birthday!

A few bits about her at 8 months... she started stage 2 foods & her favorite is carrots, she crawls like crazy and pulls herself to a standing position any time she has the opportunity, she loves to have the attention of her big sister, her favorite toy is a small duck, and she loves to push balls around and chase them.

Afternoon at Tom's Farms

2009-05-24T17:01:00.001-07:00

We spent the afternoon at Tom's Farms with Kelly, Cameron, Miley, Irelyn, Poodle and Grandpa. What a fun day!

Allie got her own little car so she could be like her cousins. Boy did she love it!

Here is all 3 of the little girls together. They were quite a spectacle!

Ainsley got to ride Dexter the pony...

and feed the goats and pigs at the petting zoo...

After running out of food she told us that it was better to not have food because the goats leave you alone.

and finally, a carousel ride...

It was a fantastic time. On the way home Ainsley told me that she needed to learn "piglish" before we went back so that the pigs could understand her. :)

Tupperware

2009-05-24T16:56:00.000-07:00

There is nothing more fun for a kid than the tupperware cabinet!

Music

2009-05-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

Ainsley has always had a love for music and so Daddy got her a keyboard! The keys light up and help her play songs and she does a great job.

Sister fun

2009-05-19T20:07:00.000-07:00

They sure love each other

A horse is a horse of course of course

2009-04-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Ainsley got to spend the afternoon at Tom's Farms with Grandpa and Poodle, Kelly, Cameron & Miley and Irelyn. She got to go on the carousel...

and go to the petting zoo...

and best of all, ride a horse for the first time.

She had a BLAST and was not even a bit scared. I'm guessing we will be making a trip back to visit the horse again soon. :)

There she goes.....

2009-04-24T17:33:00.000-07:00

we are in trouble now! :)

It won't be long...

2009-04-08T18:52:00.000-07:00

Swimming Lessons

2009-04-07T21:11:00.000-07:00

Ainsley started swimming lessons yesterday. Yes, I know her mother was a swimmer and it is wrong that she does not already know how. Anyways... considering the amount of tears she has in the bathtub when the water gets in her face, I was worried about how this was going to go. Ainsley was very wound up about being in the Frogs class.

Here she is before class started

When class started, her teacher had her jump in to her. Ainsley jumped right in. Apparently she did not realize that she would actually be going under the water. There were lots of tears when she came up. :(

Kicking with the other kids in class. See the look of terror?

Floating on her back- better known as clawing her teacher's face off.

and the smiles were back when she was back out on the pool deck

Hopefully next Monday will have less tears... from both girls... Allie starts classes next week too!

That's quite an outfit

2009-03-29T17:35:00.000-07:00

Perfect outfit for getting the mail....

Getting strong!

2009-03-29T17:28:00.000-07:00

Allie has made so much progress lately- here she is trying to get herself up on her knees. She'll be crawling before we know it!

Ainsley + a magnet on a string = disaster

2009-03-27T18:29:00.001-07:00

Ainsley and her magnet on a string- 1

Daddy's glass topped desk at the shop- 0

Solids!

2009-03-25T19:43:00.001-07:00

Allie started rice cereal last week! She did so well. She knew immediately to open up and put the spoon in her mouth (thanks for the spoons Aunt Kelly!). The taste of the rice cereal though, she was not sold on. We are moving on to applesauce which I bet she will like a lot more!

Spider Girl

2009-03-25T19:38:00.000-07:00

Ainsley studied bugs at school for a few weeks. They even got to see a bug show! I love Crossroads- they have the greatest "special activities" for the kids each month. Here she is in her spider hat. :)

Weekend cuteness

2009-03-15T09:57:00.000-07:00

Chatterbox

2009-03-09T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hang on, let me pose

2009-03-08T19:17:00.000-07:00

Aye-yi-yi. Ainsley was playing in the backyard and saw me coming out with the camera. "Hang on, let me pose!" she shouted and then does this...

We are in trouble.

Little Dancer

2009-03-08T19:13:00.001-07:00

Our girls

2009-03-08T19:07:00.000-07:00

they love each other

Disneyland

2009-03-08T18:28:00.001-07:00

Being off track is wonderful! Ainsley and I decided to go to Disneyland last Wednesday. It was a rainy day and so it was not very busy... perfect for us.

We started the day at Ariel's Grotto for the Princess Lunch. Ainsley got to meet Ariel first-

then Cinderella (her favorite)

Snow White

Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty

and Belle

We also got to have a very fun lunch- just being her and I made it very special!

As you can see, she was quite tired after lunch... she took a quick snooze while Mommy zoomed her across CA Adventure and into Disneyland to go on Pirates. She did it with no tears! YEA!

Then we went on Dumbo, her favorite ride-

After playing in Fantasyland for a while we headed down Main St. to leave. As we got near the train station, characters were everywhere. Thank God for Mickey Mouse for grabbing Ainsley by the hand and leading her back to her Mommy who was screaming for her after she jumped out of the stroller and took off running for him.

She got to visit with Pluto, Chip, Dale, Goofy, & Donald. It was a great day!

Party

2009-03-02T19:42:00.001-08:00

This weekend we went to a birthday party for the little brother of one of Ainsley's friends. It was at a place called Child's Play which is an indoor playground. It was such an awesome place. Ainsley had a blast!

Allie really enjoyed the mirrors. How cute is that face?

Gymboree!

2009-03-02T19:18:00.000-08:00

Allie has started going to Gymboree classes just like Ainsley did. I had hoped she would like them, but I had no idea how much she would enjoy it! Seing the other kids, the colors, songs, chants, and especially Gymbo the clown just makes her light up. Gymbo time and the tummy time on the mirror are her favorites. Unfortunately pictures are really difficult to take while playing with her!

Here she is with the finger puppets.

and the bubbles...

and Gymbo!

giving him some extra love

First stuffed animal

2009-03-02T19:14:00.001-08:00

Allie has not really given much attention to toys. A few weeks ago we were walking through Target and she saw this stuffed bunny on the shelf. She started sqwaking at it and it was obvious she wanted him. They are friends now. :)

Gator Faces

2009-03-02T19:10:00.000-08:00

Ainsley's Valentine Party

2009-03-02T19:05:00.000-08:00

Ainsley's class had a Valentine's Day party. She had a blast eating heart shaped brownies with strawberries, whipped cream and cherry 7-up. :) Her festive clothing fir in perfect- thanks Grandma!!!

The Shop

2009-03-02T18:56:00.000-08:00

A lot of people ask me what the shop is like for the girls- it is like home to them. Here are a few pics.

Allie playing on her play mat upstairs. Please note that she does not usually play nicely like this without tears- it is a rare occurance!

Ainsley taking a nap on the couch.

So proud

2009-02-08T19:59:00.000-08:00

I am so proud of my girls!!

Allie has been rolling over from belly to back for quite a while. This weekend she started rolling from back to belly! Now she just rolls across the floor until she gets to what she is looking for. It is amazing how much happier she is now that she can move!

Ainsley is doing so well writing her name. She has been practicing and is even signing her name to her valentines for each of her 18 classmates. :)

Scissors

2009-02-04T20:31:00.000-08:00

So Ainsley's homework for preschool this week was to make a collage of the things she loves. She was supposed to cut the pictures out and glue them herself. Silly me thought that she must be using scissors in school. "Noooo! Scissors are dangerous." Ainsley tells me when I asked if she uses them at school. She did very well, I was proud!

With the finshed product that she did all on her own- even typed out her own name! :)

Weekly Catch Up

2009-01-25T18:55:00.000-08:00

It's been a busy week, so there are a lot of photos to catch up on...

Ainsley loves dress up! Here she is as Tinkerbelle...

Grandpa gave her this dog that she has named Blackie. He has been going everywhere with her for the last few weeks.

Ainsley doing some stamping- spelling out her name. (Thanks for the stamps Aunt Carrie!)

Allie took a ride in her stroller without the car seat carrier for the first time. Boy did she enjoy facing the right direction when she was moving.

Sitting in the Bumbo. We are wondering if she is starting to get some teeth. Her hands have to be in her mouth all the time.

And last but not least, so cutie patootie pictures that Julie took of AllieGator at Miley and Irelyn's birthday party yesterday. It is hard to believe that the girls are one!!!

Adorable!!!

2009-01-19T15:52:00.000-08:00

A HUGE thanks to Julie who took pictures of the girls today, they turned out fabulous!

Allie in the bear hat

Ainsley with her sucker

The cutie pies...

Our beautiful girls!

We've got a roll

2009-01-17T05:51:00.000-08:00

Allie's newest trick this week!

Smile!

2009-01-13T19:07:00.000-08:00

Could they be any cuter?

Roller skating on a Saturday afternoon

2009-01-10T19:01:00.000-08:00

Skating in her dance clothes :)

uh oh...

and playing on the Wii Fit!

2009-01-10T18:57:00.000-08:00

Watering the flowers

A solution for tummy time! The boppy :)

Better late then never...

2009-01-03T20:46:00.000-08:00

I have been meaning to post this video of Ainsley singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. :) Not the greatest quality since it was just taken with my camera, but you get the cuteness...

She's Crafty

2009-01-03T07:16:00.000-08:00

All day long I hear the same thing... "Can I do a project now?" Ainsley loves craft projects. Her wonderful Poodle got her a tote filled with crafty stuff for Christmas and she loves it. Last night we made a kitty cat. She did so great with the glue. I was impressed!

And the finished product...

Breakfast

2009-01-02T08:22:00.000-08:00

Ask Ainsley what she wants for breakfast and it is always the same thing... Mickey pancakes! A few months ago I made these for her for the first time as a treat. Who would have known that we'd be eating them nearly every day!

The Girls

2009-01-01T20:18:00.000-08:00

I decided to start off the year with a picture of the girls together. Good grief that is no easy task. I have such respect for childrens photographers- to get them both looking the same direction and not making a wierd face is nearly impossible! Ainsley was so afraid Allie was going to spit up on her that she was freaking out and giving fake smiles. When the moment of spit up did arrive, she bailed off the couch lightning fast. Wish I had a picture, but I had to jump to catch poor Allie before she fell off the couch!

and a fun one of them watching Wow Wow Wubsy together

So far so blue

2009-01-01T20:14:00.000-08:00

I've been asked a lot lately what color Allie's eyes are. So far they are blue!! Not as sparkling blue as Ainsley's, but more of a deep blue. Yea for blue eyed girls!

Morning

2008-12-31T21:24:00.000-08:00

What morning at our house is like...

Crazy Cowgirl- you gotta love the red cowboy hat, someone in Hawaii loves me shirt, fake pearls, and no pants. Now that is an outfit!

Exersaucer time while Mommy makes sister's Mickey pancakes (there is also a possibility that she is laughing at the cowgirl)

Little Worker

2008-12-30T14:38:00.000-08:00

Putting her to work at the shop... sitting on mom's desk helping her start the taxes!

Sass

2008-12-27T20:24:00.000-08:00

No pics today, just a conversation with Ainsley.

A: I am not ready for bed.
Me: You can watch this Thomas and then you are going to bed.
A: I want to sleep with you.
Me: Nope, you can watch this Thomas and then you are going to bed.
A: I don't like that option, can you give me another one?

Seriously.

It is so hard to discipline her b/c you are too busy laughing at the things that come out of her mouth. Her reasoning skills amaze me.

3 going on 13 I tell you.

Psssttt... SANTA!

2008-12-24T21:28:00.001-08:00

we're ready for you!

Fancy

2008-12-24T17:10:00.000-08:00

Tummy Time

2008-12-23T13:03:00.001-08:00

Tummy time is usually filled with tears and screaming, but today was a different story!

Here she was talkiing to the bird on her blanket from Grandma. They had quite a conversation. :)

Exersaucer

2008-12-22T18:45:00.001-08:00

One of Ainsley's favorite activities when she was little was her exersaucer. We decided to give Allie a try in it tonight and she liked it too! It took a few blankets to hold her in place and you will see from the second picture that her feet cannot touch the bottom, but the smile is worth a thousand words!

Preschool Christmas Party

2008-12-22T08:30:00.000-08:00

Ainsley had her preschool Christmas Party this week. Poodle got to come and be there with her, so A was especially excited. The kids got to come in their pj's for the day and decorate cookies at the party. Word is that one kid licked the sprinkle shaker- thanks Poodle for keeping that away from Ainsley!

Ainsley and Miss CeCe

A special thanks to Poodle who watched the girls all week. They sure had a blast!

Christmas at Grandma's

2008-12-22T08:18:00.001-08:00

We had Christmas at Grandma's last weekend, and boy were we spoiled! I am furious at myself for not gettng a picture oif the girls with Grandma!

The girls with Aunt Kristin

Ainsley LOVES candy canes

Dance Recital

2008-12-22T08:13:00.000-08:00

Ainsley had her first dance recital! She did so well. Mom was scared that she would be nervous with all the people and under all the lights, but she was fine! She had her beautiful holiday dress and put her hair up in spoge curlers for curls! She looked beautiful and made us proud.

Flash photography was not allowed, so the pics are not as great as usual, but you can see her!

It's exhausting

2008-12-12T19:54:00.001-08:00

to be this cute...

Christmas Countdown Chain

2008-12-12T19:48:00.000-08:00

Ainsley is big into craft projects these days so when we saw the countdown chain on Rubie's blog, I knew we had to make one. Thanks to Aunt Kelly for the saying that goes on the star!

Here is Ainsley making the loops- she did awesome lining up the two sides to make the loop and alternating the colors.

and taking off the first link...

Candy Land

2008-12-10T17:59:00.000-08:00

Ainsley LOVES playing Candy Land. Daddy has played many, many, many games with her since she got it for her birthday. She never, ever cheats either...well maybe sometimes, but don't you worry, she will make sure to remind you not to cheat. :)

An Allie Gator Smile

2008-12-01T05:36:00.000-08:00

How cute is she? We got a laugh from her this weekend too!

Fairy Princess

2008-11-29T14:44:00.000-08:00

As I have mentioned many times, Ainsley has quite the imagination. For the last two days she has decided that she is a fairy princess. She prances around with her fairy wings and wand and grants wishes.

Here she is last night trying to fly...

and this morning showing off her wings...

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-11-29T14:38:00.000-08:00

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year and it was a great day. Yes, it took us 3 turkeys to have the meal (long, ridiculous story), but it was TASTY! We were blessed to have my parents, Kelly, Cameron, Miley & Irelyn, and Nancy over for the day.

Unfortunately, in all the preparation, I only took one picture, and it was long after everyone was gone. Ainsley was one tired girl from going on adventures in the backyard with Grandpa. She sure loves her Grandpa- he is so good at helping her with her imagination! :)

Yummy

2008-11-27T07:17:00.000-08:00

Baking brownies with Daddy is so much fun!

The sickies

2008-11-22T19:51:00.000-08:00

Poor Ainsley has some sort of throat infection. She's battling a nasty fever and sore throat. :(

Our little turkey

2008-11-21T18:13:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Ainsley's class had their Thanksgiving party. They wore turkey hats and sang a turkey song for all the parents. It was adorable!

Each kid was asked what they were most thankful for and their answer was written on a turkey feather for a bulletin board. Awww...

And then they chowed down!

I was so glad to be off work still to be able to be there for the party. Hearing her shout "That's my Mommy!" when you walk into the room just melts your heart.

Let's compare, shall we?

2008-11-20T09:32:00.000-08:00

Ainsley

Allie

Add some more hair to Allie and you have a match!

Big Sister

2008-11-20T09:23:00.001-08:00

Ainsley has been amazing with Allie since she was born. Having been the center of attention for so long, I was a bit worried about how she was going to react to Allie taking some of that from her. Well, she has done so well! She loves to help with her and her favorite thing is hugs and kisses. I hear over and over all day "can I hug her?" It is very sweet. Don't get me wrong, she does get jealous every now and again, and will sometimes follow you around when you are carrying Allie, but she does not complain.

We have tried to make "special Mommy or Daddy time" for her where she is just with one of us and no sister. Every three weeks or so, we go and get a pedicure together, on Fridays she rides home in Daddy's car with just him, today Mommy gets to come to her class Thanksgiving party and Allie will stay with Daddy... all of these things really seem to help her feel like number one to us.

Here you can see her watching over her little sister. :)

Babywearing

2008-11-09T18:46:00.001-08:00

I get a lot of comments about wearing Allie (and Ainsley when she was small enough). Some people think it is cute and others wonder why I don't just use a stroller. First off, I like wearing my baby. Yes, I know using the term wearing sounds odd, but that is just what it is. I enjoy knowing they are safe and close to me. It keeps busy body strangers at bay, and then I do not have to be the mean one asking them to keep their hands (and germs) to themselves! They are able to snuggle in and hear my heartbeat just like when they were in the womb, and you can almost always feel them relax once them are inside. Plus, having 2 hands free is quite helpful! I can make dinner, grocery shop, clean up, carry stuff around. It works out well for both little one and me!

6 weeks old!

2008-11-09T14:32:00.000-08:00

Allie is 6 weeks old already! Boy does the time fly. When we went to the doctor for Ainsley's flu shot this week, we asked them to weigh Allie. I nearly fell over when the scale said 10 lbs. 7 oz. That is a gain of 2 lbs. 6 oz. in just 5 weeks! Here are a few pics of the fatty. :)

We seem to be making progress

2008-11-05T18:33:00.000-08:00

Some of you know that Allie is a screamer. For a while there, she was screaming basically any time she was not sleeping, which was just oh so much fun! She was unhappy no matter what you did- holding her, not holding her, bouncing her, putting her in the swing, it did not matter. Thankfully, for the last few days she has been like a different child. She's been happy, cooing, smiling and MUCH happier. She still has a fussy time between 5 and 8 pm, (just like Ainsley did), but in the grand scheme of things, that is just fine!! I was really getting worried since I have to go back to work in 2 1/2 weeks (boo), and she will be with Micheal at the shop all day- not the best place for her to be screaming, kwim?

Allie smiles

2008-11-01T07:46:00.000-07:00

She does this crazy thing with her tongue. :) How cute is she?

Halloween

2008-11-01T07:30:00.000-07:00

Being a big 3 year old girl allows you to pick a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch to carve with your own design! Ainsley drew her design on her pumpkin and Daddy helped her to carve it.

Picking a costume this year was interesting... when we went to the store to look at them, Ainsley got very upset because they did not have what she wanted. What would that be you ask? A blue monster. Only our 3 year old girl would want to be a blue monster. Not just any monster, a blue one. Luckily we found one and boy was she cute!

3 years old!

2008-11-01T07:20:00.000-07:00

Ainsley's birthday party was on Sunday and we were blessed to be able to share it with so many family and friends. She had a blast and was one lucky girl in the present department!

Imagination

2008-10-24T17:39:00.000-07:00

Ainsley has quite the imagination. She has several imaginary friends- the two most frequent visitors are Rony and Dony who are particularly fond of dancing in the kitchen. Thankfully Pennalot seems to have been retired- anytime she did something she should not have, she would say that it was Pennalot's idea. Aye-yi-yi.

She also loves her giraffe, appropriately named Giraffey. Here she is eating porridge with him for dinner. They had a great conversation about how tasty it was. :)

Just a few minutes after her meal with Giraffey she decided to climb a mountain with her dog.

While climbing the mountain, she was shouting to me asking how high she was. Of course she had to shout because she could not see me through the fog. :)

Too bad you don't need a license to be a parent...

2008-10-24T15:12:00.000-07:00

Allie and i made a trip to Target this afternoon to pick up Ainsley's birthday gifts. Now I LOVE Target, it is like therapy for me to walk the aisles and look at all the "stuff" but today was a nightmare. Children running amok, screaming, climbing into the displays, under the clothing racks, knocking things off shelves, you name it. A boy maybe 5 or 6 was even pushing my cart in the baby food aisle! Since I have very little tolerance for that, after the second push, I gave him my meanest teacher face and voice and asked "Where is your mother?". Of course she was no where to be found, but at least he left me alone after that.

I just don't get it. Ainsley (and Allie when she is mobile) would be laid out in the middle of the store if she did even a fraction of what these little beasts were doing. I still remember my mom saying "hands in your pockets!" to us when we walked into a store, knowing that if we did not comply, there was a wooden spoon in her purse. One of my most vivid memories of being little was going to dinner in a restaurant with mom (dad must have been at work). Kelly, David and I were not listening and after she ordered our food she told the waitress "we'll take that to go". Holy crap we are dead, was what the three of us were thinking.

When did it happen that people quit disciplining their kids? Yes, I have heard the whole you don't want to hurt their self esteem BS that is out there. Hello? How great is it on their self esteem when they are not able to behave themselves enough to finish school??? or get a job??? Give me a break.

I've said it a million times... you need a license to drive a car, but not to be a parent. There is something wrong with that.

2008-10-23T10:42:00.000-07:00

Julie took some great pictures of the girls last week. Allie was 3 weeks old and behaved very well for her pictures. I need to get some more of the girls together, because by the time we were ready for the girls together, you can see that Allie was done. :)

2008-10-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

Here we go...

I guess everyone else has a blog, so we might as well....