Our Girls Are Fantastic

We seriously have the cutest daughters on the planet. Amelia was helping Mommy and Daddy clean up breakfast dishes this morning, and first she wanted, "Up!" Then... she wanted in the sink... Don't worry, Eric stood by to make sure she was safe while I ran to get my camera. And look at that hair! We're having to barrette it back now!

Our favorite tree, all winterized. It was a bright and blustery winter's day Thursday, and we just had to get to our park for some sliding, digging for treasures and jumping on the 'troll bridge.'

On the walk there, Amelia became aware of her shadow. She kept stopping and staring at it. Eventually, she began pointing at it, and telling me it was a 'baby.'

"There it is again..."

Amelia has had some funny, strange moments lately. First of all, she has learned some incredibly cute, new phrases to speak. "Tickle me!" and "Go eat, puppy!" which she loves to say to Walter after feeding him. She really likes to pour his food into his dish for Mommy. Also, at the park she was very curious about the taste of the outdoors. Quite a few times she would bend down, lean over... and taste a leaf... or our little shovel that we brought to dig for treasure...
I didn't need to persuade her not to lick anything yucky, or cold and metal. Luckily, she stuck with leaves and mulch, etc. Oh, my, can you just visualize "A Christmas Story" when Ralphie's friend's tongue gets stuck to the pole?! (I did, however, try to persuade her to taste a rather clean looking leaf again, for photo documentation. No luck.)

And here is our Hannah-Bee, ever sweet and graceful. The other day, I caught Hannah 'reading' an entire book to herself and Little Sister, just about word for word. Olivia Helps With Christmas (we have the entire series--I just adore that pig!) The thing that impressed me the most was the inflection in her voice. What a smart, sweet girl we have!