the bffs and their strollers

The girls were so so cute yesterday taking their Violets for a walk I quick grabbed my camera.

Side note- Harper got her Violet for her 1st birthday and has loved it ever since.  Well I wanted Emerson to have one and thought Harper would just hand hers down, except she was having NONE of that.  So Santa brought one for Emerson and she now loves her's.  So fast forward 2 days after Christmas and I vaguely remember seeing Violet in the washing machine but didn't grab it out because I must have been focused on something else.   I leave my washer open often to make sure it dries out and I am guessing Emerson put it in the washer.  The next day I open the washer with a huge load in my arms and shove it all in and start it.  I went to switch the load and found Harper's Violet sitting in the bottom totally water logged.  I was so mad thinking I would have to buy her a new one after having it with no issues for 3 years.  Well I left it sit there for a week and I am happy to announce it works again after drying out.  Its not quite as loud as it once was but it works.  Crisis adverted.

Anyway back to today.  Harper sets up little scenarios and just bosses Emerson around.  Which works perfectly because Emerson has little to no opinions and just likes the attention.  Harper had them all set up to take their Violets for a walk around town.













Please note that the cat has now jumped into the stroller and is trying to get the dog to fight back.








Harper thought it was so funny.


But Emerson took off with the cat in the stroller.  Hahaha.


Harper later talked me into giving her a quarter for some gum.  Emerson absolutely loves standing here when they buy candy because it clinks and everyone cheers when the candy falls. 


Harper was sitting there eating her gum and Emerson was so pissed she couldn't share so here she is enjoying her fruit snacks.

the polar express

A few days before Christmas we went on a Polar Express train ride.  Not sure I would do this particular train ride again, but a fun time was had by the kids.  We all wore jammies, and I mean ALL of us wore jammies, and this was a hit.  We were in the end of the car which was right were Santa came from so we got to visit with him first.  Except my goofballs were too interested in writing their letters to Santa that when he came out they pretty much just waved to him and got back to work.  The baby tolerated him glancing her way which was more than she usually does.

OK, enough words here are the pictures.....

The whole gang and we are all looking and most of us are smiling.  What are the odds?!?


3 out of 5 isn't too bad I guess.  And I mean smiling because while yes Harper is looking, she looks.... well I don't even know what she looks like.






















I don't know what the boys are giggling at here, but it can't be good because those two barely ever smile, forget laughing out loud.














So throughout the trip Santa worked his way from one end of the train to the next and back again.  He ended up finishing up his visits with plenty of time to spare so he got stuck sitting with Harper for a while.  She chatted his ear off, like I can't believe he sat with her so long.


At this point Emerson was so totally over being stuck in the small area and passed out, thank heavens.




Thanks for taking us on the Polar Express Mema and Pepa!!

gingerbread houses

They love this day (which was like 3 weeks ago at this point but I am so slow these days getting my pictures done).  Me??  I could take it or leave it.  I saved it for a day when we had plenty of time around the house.  Not surprisingly ours looked nothing like the ones on the box, but they didn't care.













They lasted a long while before actually eating any of the candy and then it was all downhill from there.




The finished products....  I asked them to pose with their house and they gave me the cheesiest smiles ever. 


Close together and cheesy.


Close together and weird.


Getting better.


And from here on out I love them. 




 Genuine smiles??  I melt.