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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

yep, a bunch of random pictures again.  I snap away trying to freeze tiny moments here and there knowing full well it just might make my littles get bigger even faster.  so many sweet faces though, I can’t help it.

happy scrolling.

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babies in stripes are the best!

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miss e thinking about rolling over

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and tadah, she did it!  anabelle and I were so proud.

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my girls

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outdoor gifts from anabelle

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skeleton snuggles

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a couple recent awesome outfit combinations. and yes, both went out for errands.
*the second one includes a butterfly costume from gran and emilymae’s puffer vest*

just full to the brim with awesomeness!

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sharing, kisses, and signing
(after hearing a helicopter outside and showing me the sign, she wanted to teach emilymae how to sign helicopter too)

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happy spaghetti face

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playing ‘airplane’ with both girls

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faces in the mirror after bathtime

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extra days home lead to anabelle’s first tea party.  well done, papa.

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glimpses around the house like this make me smile

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of course, so does this one!

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thanksgiving with my bestie and our babies

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it’s playground approved to wear your leopard print skirt with your leopard print crocs, right?  especially when you break them up with your watermelon babylegs. 
*this was a papa-anabelle creation*

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there is nothing like your baby falling asleep on your chest.  makes you want to sit still long past the time that your bum falls asleep.

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leatherneck museum date with papa.  she came home naming all sorts of different jets.

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first time with water colors . . . and another awesome wardrobe selection!

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happy sweet sisters

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look at the little smirks on these two!

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usmc ball

Sunday, November 25, 2012

chris and i recently went to our 11th marine corps ball together.  thanks for the invite, muggy!

i was feeling a little anxious about being away from emilymae and the logistics of having both girls at the hotel with us but it all managed to work out great – thanks to three incredible ladies, their big hearts and special talents.

momma – thanks for my awesome dress.  i think it might have been my favorite ever!
christal – thanks for waving your magic ‘sassy’ wand over me and making me feel so gorgeous (& a dash different) with my hair and makeup!
oh and thanks for squeezing in anabelle’s trim too.
*if you need any help sassy-ing up or just a new ‘do, go see christal at teasers in pacific beach.  i can give you her number*

amy - i can’t thank you enough for spending the evening with my emilymae and sharing your momma love!

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tadah!

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getting ready is one of the most fun parts of the night.  yah, happy faces!

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the squadron arranged for free childcare at the hotel so we helped anabelle pack her backpack with goodies, she grabbed carter, and was ready to go!
she was pretty impressed with papa’s fancy uniform too.

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a few more snuggles and a little more milk before getting dressed.

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alright, miss amy has arrived!  i guess it’s time to go.

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bigger tadah!

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so, how do we look?!

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please notice the sweet purple suede wedges too!

oh and all of those shiny metals!

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we had a great night but it sure went by fast.  crazy how quickly the party is over when you have to go upstairs twice, change out of your dress to nurse the baby, and to put the big girl to bed.  who gets to ‘wear’ their ball dress multiple times though?!  ha ha!

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i was pretty impressed with how quickly i transformed our swanky hotel room into a family friendly slumber party.

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bringing the tent was chris’ idea and it worked out perfect.

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the next morning we ordered room service, jumped on the bed, watched the boats in the harbor . . .

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and then went for a walk to go ride the carousel at seaport village.

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such a great weekend - definitely a ball like no other! 

sun kisses

Sunday, November 25, 2012

about a month ago anabelle noticed a spot on the back of her wrist that she wanted me to wash off.  ‘clean it’ she said.
she’s not a huge fan of being dirty whether it’s paint, food, a temporary tattoo, etc.

she showed me the spot – it was her very first freckle.

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i showed her some of my freckles and explained to her that we get these from the sun.
when we play outside we soak up the sun’s light and can get freckles on our skin, sort of like little kisses from the sun.

and so was born (at least in our anabelle dictionary) . . . sun kisses!

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‘right there, right there’ she says.

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