Just Pictures

My mom was asking for some more recent pictures of the girls the other day. Something must have been seriously out of alignment in the universe today, because not only were we ready for church on time - but we were ready 15 minutes early!!! I took the opportunity to take a few quick shots of the girls. For every one decent picture, there are at least 10 silly pictures to go right along with it - so I give you some of each!

Imogene - 19 months

Idige is finally able to wear a small ponytail. This is big step for her recently! The best part is that I will sit the other girls down on a stool to do their hair, and Idgie will insist on sitting down and having her turn too! Idgie is still very much into shoes as well. Mostly she prefers other people's though. You can often catch her wandering the house in Emmaline's sneakers. She is also talking more and more everyday. The pronunciation is still a bit garbled, but she is putting out 2 and 3 word sentences easily. She is also learning how to fight back as the little sister. Liliana tried to steal a toy from her the other day and I watched Idgie strong arm her and make Lil cry.

Liliana - 3 years

Lil is very hot and cold lately! She feels everything so passionately. One moment she is stubborn and ornery, and the next she is wrapping her arms around you and giving huge hugs and kisses. She actually loves to cuddle, and loves to have her own way. The funniest thing she does lately is add a big "HRMPH" to the end of things. I really need to catch it on tape to give it the full effect, but it goes something like this: "I no go to bed! HRMPH!" She does this while crossing her arms and flipping her head away to not look at you. It really doesn't work out well for her because all it does is make us laugh. She also wants to part of everything that everyone else is doing. She is very insistent, for example, that when Emmaline does her homework, that she wants to do homework too! She'll get over that in another few years!

Emmaline - 5 years

Emmaline is just soaking in school. She has recently discovered the fun of just pulling a book off the shelf and attempting to read it herself. She is also starting to notice fashion and design more. She will look in shop windows, or at pictures in catalogs and comment whether something is "SOOOOO CUTE!" or whether is "boy stuff" or not. Emmaline has also been helping a ton in the kitchen lately. She thinks its a huge treat to be a part of the dinner making process. She can stand at the stove and brown hamburger, she can slice small vegetables, rip lettuce, scoop and pour things. She thinks it is all great!

The Whole Pack

It's quite a spectacle when the three of them are doing something all together! Idgie is to the age now where she gets involved in the play - and the fights - too. The play imagination games, build things, run around in circles, and even cuddle on the couch all together! It is awesome to watch! They can also brawl with the best of them (Idgie too!). A fight between the three of them is something to behold. It is amazing that they can own 20 My Little Ponies, yet still fight over one!

How in the world is a little boy going to handle living in this fray???

Rating: 3 Pixie Dust