Tiaras, birthday parties, and funny baths

Have tiara---attack cat.

Have tiara--chill with cat.

Back to attack the cat.

Maya attacks Mia---thank goodness not vice versa.

Maya and Mia--same attacker. Same victim.

Mia is very tolerant of Maya. Not as tolerant of Delaney. I think she finally learned to love on the smaller child who can't hurt her as much---or at least not put toothpaste on her. Not yet....

I took the girls to Keely's first birthday party. Keely is my friend Jennifer's little girl and Jennifer is one of my oldest and dearest friends. Maya and Keely are only two months apart and both enjoyed a Goldfish snack together.

Delaney joined in the snacking fun. The party was at Jennifer's moms house and it brought back so many memories of hanging out with Jennifer there. It was a great party and I am so glad I got to go with my girls.

Delaney loved the cupcakes.

Maya did too---and went in headfirst.

Delaney dons her McDonalds headset to do a little Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo karaoke style.

Maya gets a big kick out of me making shadow puppets. She was laughing so hard at me doing a dog.

Holiday Pictures

We got the girls all dressed up to take pictures for our annual Holiday card.

A little phone call before the shoot.

Even though blurry--I liked this little action shot.

The sisters with a snuggle in Maya's crib.

The girls' adorable outfits came from a mom of a little girl I treat. She is making the cutest clothes for kids and she started a little company called Lillybeanz. These next pics are somewhat redundant but each one has a different smile or facial expression that I just love and couldn't resist posting.

Delaney loves jumping and actually can jump really far.

Little Maya still gets nervous when she stands by herself. She is getting better but it freaks her out a little bit. Delaney is good with her and tries to help her. This sometimes ends in disaster with Maya getting knocked over but it starts out sweet and harmless.

I love our beautiful new street where we can play on the sidewalks. Even though we have lots of leaves to rake up, it is so pretty on the streets. Leaves definitely beat pine straw which is what we used to have at our old house.

Silly Laney

I Phone---Where Have You Been All My Life?

So if you read an earlier birthday post of mine, you know that my purse was stolen that had my camera and phone in it. Because I need both of these items, I had to figure out the smartest and most economical way to do it. Hello I Phone 4 S. It had the best reviews of any phone camera and after playing with it for 5 minutes---I must agree. I am very happy. These pictures on this post are a bit blurry but I have gotten used to it now. Delaney had a lot of fun with the feature that allows you to see yourself while taking a picture of yourself. Fun for hours.

We obviously already love the new feature on I Phone 4-S where we can look at ourselves and take pictures and movies.

One of my favorite models when taking pictures.

One of my favorite models stuffing her face. A regular pasttime.

Delaney is still taking dance at school every Thursday and she loves to dress up in her leotard and tutu. Maya looks pretty cute in her little tutu onesie---pretending that she is a "grownup" ballerina like Delaney. The two girls were so cute going through the kitchen together.

Maya doing some of her independent standing. It is brief but good.

She gets kind of freaked out when she stands by herself.

Delaney tries to comfort her....but usually ends up pissing her off.

I told Delaney to make a pouty face. She did a pretty good job.

My beautiful little girl.

Delaney sings the alphabet song while Maya nods and then blows kisses. You notice that Delaney says "next time won't you wash with me" during the song. She has learned at school to sing the alphabet song while washing her hands to ensure that she is doing a good job washing. I love her daycare. They are so creative and they make Delaney do things that typically aren't fun and make them fun.