A day in pictures

So much can happen in a day, especially when your days start at 5:30 or 6am if she is nice. What is so great about watching the girls go through their day is the fact that they live so presently. Its not about what we have to do later but what is happening now. I love it, even if its exhausting for us adults.
Ryanne recently saw a cover of a magazine with the Toy Story characters on it...She has become so attached to 'Buzz light year' the astronaut and 'Woody' the cowboy. So we added a cowgirl hat to the dress up box. Originally she was scarred of Buzz, until her dad talked her through what an astronaut does, and why he has a clear bubble over his head. It just takes a little eye to eye explaining. I just tucked Ryanne in for a nap right beside her pretend Buzz. She thought it was pretty funny that I told Buzz to have a good nap and got a kiss.
Another fleeting adorable moment occurred when Ryanne heard me mention her sister "Flibbley"...it is what she called her sister since she was born, and it stuck...although this time Ryanne corrected me and said "No, mommy, its Fin-leeeeee". The name Flibbley will always be a part of our family. To Ryanne, it made all the sense, to me it was the beginning of an end to some of my early days with two little ones. However, I know I have many more stages to look forward to.
Ryanne has become such a caring little person...she wants to swaddle everything she sees, not only her stuffed animals but also her blocks. Her blanket was too big, so she went with a tissue for the blocks. Makes sense, doesn't it? Ryanne was able to calm her sister down at the breakfast table this morning with some TLC. Fin was crying and hungry, and Ryanne told her "Its OK, don't cry Finley, mommy is coming".....grrrbbblllaaahhhh- so cute!
Its becoming hard to find a photo of Finley when she ISN'T smiling...She seems to like her sister's chair, and has finally grown into her flipper slippers...which are renamed "flibbly's slippley's".

We are back to hiding from the camera sometimes

why buy toys when we have kitchen gear?

To welcome the hummingbirds