Baby Girls

I can't help but take pictures with the subjects I have! The sound of little girl giggles is one that we hear constantly in our house - the sound of little girl screaming, little girl whining and little girl crying is also a common sound but we won't go there!There is nothing better than hearing the sounds of our three little ones laughing, playing and loving each other. And that means Mommy has to get the camera out and snap a few pictures of my little angels.

These little faces make my heart skip a beat every single time! I am such a lucky Mommy!

GNM - ILY!

Just some random little stuff!

I was reading through some of my older blogs and realized that although I label lots of pictures and record lots of moments I don't do alot of what bloggers call "journaling" for the kids. Not than anyone wants to hear more from me about my amazing kids - but that is the point of the blog right?

Let's start with Peter. School is boring! When you ask Peter anything about his life that is what he will tell you. Despite the complete and utter boredom that he experiences for 6 hours a day he is learning quite a bit. He dislikes science but is actually pretty good at - it makes sense to him in ways that it doesn't to other kids. He loves experiments, weather, biology and all of the other fun stuff that his Mom could talk about for hours. Peter is really into the magic tree house books and the Percy Jackson book series. He watches Dragon ball Z Kai any chance we give him and is obsessed with his IPOD Touch that Grammy and Papa bought him for Christmas. He and Daddy are "fighting" each other on some weird game that involves jet fighter packs. Peter could play the card game 31 100 times if you let him - he beats me all of the time but he and Daddy get pretty darn competetive!

Molly is just Molly - sweet, loveable, bright, energetic and an amazing big sister. She never tires of reading stories, bringing the kids outside or just doing playdough with the little girls. She LOVES school but still misses Miss kelly - her teacher from last year. Molly loves the Fairy books that Auntie Ann has made sure she has lots of and anything by the author of Ella Enchanted. She reads a book or two a week but still struggles in math. That wont be for long since once a week she gets time with the best tutor ever - her grandmother! Molly usually weasles her way into staying at Grammy's for dinner and a game of cards afterwards. Molly and mommy have a ritual of watching Glee together and then downloading our favorite songs! Molly and Abby recently watched the Glee live concert and have decided to be performers now - I don't doubt that they could be with all the singing and dancing they do. Molly is still taking Irish Step Dancing and is truly amazing at it. She still, after five years, has a huge grin on her face when she dances and can't wait to perform this year in her hard shoes. I love to watch her play soccor and basketball but I am in awe when I watch her dance!

Annie is sugar and spice that's for sure. She has Bob's easy going, laid back attitude about life but when she gets fired up watch out! I always say that Annie is just pure magic - she loves anything whimsical - fairies, princesses, gardens, butterflies. She loves being outside no matter what the weather or how appropriately she is dressed for it. Annie literally talks to the animals outside and is convinced that the entire universe is just hers to enjoy. When I asked Annie what she wanted to be when she grew up she told me that it was very hard to decide, "She might want to be a mom but that is too frustrating. She might want to be a dancer but that is tiring so she is thinking she might just be a butterfly who lives in a fairy garden." Annie is just like Molly in that she was made for school. Her teachers adore her because they say that she is polite and kind and her Daddy and I can't wait to hear the stories at the end of  the day. She is also a reader - she reads everything in site and begs Bob and I for one more story at night. She is already recognizing site words just from the shear repetetiveness of the books we read. Annie also takes Irish Step Dancing and is in love with it. She truly gets the beats and the rythm of the dancing - which is surprising given who her parents are!

Elizabeth  is a little on the grumpy side these days but when she is in a good mood her personality is bright and fun. Lizzie's smile brightens the room and her giggle is truly infectious. She is a smart little things, mastering puzzles in 5 minutes and learning letters and numbers just by listening to Annie recite hers. Lizzie loves Dora and Diego but her true love is Cookie Monster thanks to Auntie Meg and Uncle Brendan - when I started having kids I swore that I would never be a mom who indulged in characters but since the kids don't watch alot of TV anyways I have embraced it! When Lizzie was two we feared she would never speak and now she never stops talking. She tell us elaborate stories about animals and where they live and what they eat. Lizzie is another reader - she prefers to have us read to her but can listen to the same book 20 times. When she reads a book to herself she sings it - cutest thing ever!She still has a binky because, quite frankly, she defeated us! We tried to take it away and after one night turned to each other and decided it was not worth it - she can be a monster. Lizzie also loves to sing and dance and listen to music. She is going to be a natural next year when she starts Irish Step Dancing with her sisters. Lizzie is by far our biggest snuggler - especially with BOb. She is a Daddy's girl through and through! Bob is sure that lizzie is going to be an athlete and I have to admit she is pretty fearless and a natural at certain things!

And that brings is to Ellie or Number 5! We don't call her #5 but one day Annie did and we thought it was adorable - someone must use that term! Ellie is the ultimate baby of our family. She loves to be held and would prefer to be held rather than walk, run, play or dance. She loves to be close to your skin - especially Mommys. Ellie has, what I call, a sparkly personality. She is all giggles and grins and people are attracted to her wherever we go. She loves dresses and ribbons and bows and can make anyone smile! Ellie also has a bit of a grumpy side - what is it about our twins? She can be sulky and whiney one minute and happy and dancing the next and its hard to tell what is going to bring on which pesonality. Ellie loves Elmo! When we met Elmo in Sesame Place she was a bit withdrawn and scared but now she carries the pictures from that trip with her everywhere. Ellie started school this year and loves it. She has lots of friends who she plays with, loves the homework packets that come home every weekend and can't wait to see her teachers on Mondays. She rides in a little bus and adores her busdriver, Jayssa! Ellie is amazingly bright and quick with new things and her love of learning makes it fun to teach her new things! She is a homebody like her brother but she loves to be outsie in the yard - especially with Dizzy (lizzy)!

Last weekend when it snowed Bob was out all day shoveling so we had to come up with fun things to do in the house - baking always works!

Annie likes to lick the bowl more than bake the cake!

Lizzie is loving her cake batter!

Kind of amazing that we had enough batter to make a cake!

Molly even got in on the decorating - the girls love using sprinkles - lots of sprinkles!

My girls helping bake, frost and decorate our cakes.

I adore those eyes!

Since Daddy was out we decided to have cake for dinner and pizza for dessert. Ellie LOVED that idea!

Like I said - lots of sprinkles!

Ellie and Peter loved their cake!

My good friend Amanda had a baby today. Mason James was born at 5:48  and weighed in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces. I headed there as soon as I was invited and held the little peanut! I love newborns!

I hope that wasn't too boring for you - less words and more pictures next post! By The way - we don't know when Auntie Beth is coming homes next so she does not have a ticker yet - a few people asked about that! We do miss Auntie Beth alot but she is busy busy busy doing taxes so she can come home in May so we are being patient!

GNM - ILY!