retro

So my mom recently discovered the mother load.  She has saved a bunch of Kirby's old t shirts from when he was a toddler.  So now Norman gets to wear them.  They're super soft and very cool.  Anywho.  Norman finds himself with a lot of time on his hands lately.  Him and Fixit are becoming best buds.  No replacement for his sisters, of course, but apparently a lot more fun than I am.  

you see those red dots?  they cover him almost all the time.  he has such sensitive skin!!!

doodle has discovered how to work smarter, not harder.  

Mini

So I basically haven't figured out how to sleep anymore.  I'm not really sure how we are managing to do anything with such an interrupted sleep schedule.  Doodle and Marls are generally pretty good, especially now that school has started.  Norman is hit or miss.  Primarily miss.  And Fixit asks to go out in the middle of the night every single night.  And getting Norman to sleep at night is kind of impossible too.  All that to say I need a nap.  And I think Norman is growing out of his.  Not surprising, as both girls quit napping by two.  Saturday I needed to relax a little, so I told the girls they could give me a makeover.  I looked amazing, as I am sure you can guess.  They also did each other's makeup.  And Norman was not to be left out.  Here's just a quick look.

first day of school!!!!

Just a quickie.  Today was the first day of school!  Marls starts first grade today and Doodle starts pre-k.  First we took Marls to the big kid playground, where she proceeded to burst into tears and throw herself into my arms.  I wasn't expecting that at all, so of course I fell over and almost took out a couple of kids.  She cried for a very short time and then one of her sweet friends came over, took her hand, and led her off to play.  Then, expecting a full on meltdown Doodle style, we headed over to Doodle's playground.  Kid threw her backpack down and was off to play without a look back.  I went and gave her a push on the swings and a kiss and we left, not wanting to tempt fate.  Peeked in on Marls and she was on the big slide laughing and playing.  So, all is good.  I can't wait to here about their first days.  Norman is bored with me already.  We'll settle into a rhythm though.  I took more, but here's a little picture from this morning.

Doodle is 4 (3 months ago that is)

Doodle turned four the end of May.  I am finally getting around to sharing her birthday pictures.  They are a bit scattered on my computer b/c we took pictures on different days.  And of course, my mom really out did herself on the birthday dress.  It is really so cute.

doodle designed this outfit herself.  cape and all.  and she picked her helmet out too.

random

Just some random summer time fun at granny's park.