some pictures for you

this is ainsley in her blessing gown. no, you didn't miss anything. we still haven't blessed her yet, but i wanted to try it on her and see if it fits. it's perfect!

i love the lighting on this shot. yes, i know you can see the messy bedroom behind her. this was just a test shot.

this is the dresser I started working on. you can see the two drawers I started sanding.

ainsley just chilling in front of the fireplace with her crazy hair!

look at those teeth!!!

little mowgli trying to get into the bathroom with hannah. funny kid!

hannah & ainsley having fun together!

this is the ring that hannah made for me earlier today. apparently, it's my ceremonial ring for when she marries prince philip... did i tell you that she thinks she is princess aurora now?

hannah is playing daddy's harmonica

hannah playing daddy's harmonica, while daddy plays the guitar & ainsley drums on a box

this is our house!!! yes, the right side of the duplex that looks like white trash is ours! i took down the christmas decorations yesterday and thomas is hauling the boxes out to the garbage tonight.

this is the dresser. you can see the difference in the dressers. The really sad thing is that the dresser drawers that originally looked the worst actually sanded the best. I guess all the layers of dirt and grime protected the wood. I spent a couple of hours outside yesterday (freezing my BUNS off) sanding the rest of the dresser. The other drawers are scratched so deeply that it won't be worth it to stain it. I am going to fill the scratches with putty and paint it. And it is pine, not oak. A bit disappointing, but still FREE and it will look nice when it is done. I am going to paint it a really nice nutmeg color.

this is princess aurora in her wedding gown and cinderella slippers, reading for her wedding to prince philip! what a creative little kid!

this is hannah and zoey in their carseats. they are so different. you can't really tell how much smaller ainsley is. Ainsley is tiny!