Camping

Liv has been begging us to go camping.  She wants the whole nine yards - a tent, sleeping bag, s'mores, a fire and ghost stories.  Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about camping.  To put it bluntly, if it doesn't have a soft mattress and indoor plumbing, I am not staying there.  Period.  Particularly with a four year old that I doubt will last more than 5 minutes.  So my answer?  We would camp out in Grammie and Grandpa's back yard.  So the last time we went to Grammie and Grandpa's house, that is exactly what we did.  My fabulous brother Randy pitched his tent (which was so nice I was a little surprised it didn't have indoor plumbing) in the ninety degree weather.   Inside the tent was a perfect 110 degrees - balmy.  He also set up his fire pit for roasting hot dogs and s'mores.  Liv set up her sleeping bag with about 15 of her favorite stuffed animals.  Grandpa offered to sleep with her in the tent (I am sure he assumed she wouldn't make it past dark).  Well, wouldn't you know it, but Liv made it until 10:30.  When I last left them, Grandpa was BEGGING her to go in - it wasn't a pretty sight.  She finally relented and agreed that it was "too hot." But she was very perturbed the next day that they forgot to tell ghost stories.  Can't have it all, can you?

Oh, and did I mention I totally bailed on the entire experience?  Yep.  I went to the Lake for the day.  They don't call me a smart woman for nothing!

The tent!

Roasting...hot dogs?  Marshmallows?  Not really sure...

Feeding Lilly a hot dog - she loved it! 

Jealous!

Checking out Grammie's new car...

I think yellow is my color, don't you?

Lilly is ready to take it out for a spin.

Grammie - we are so jealous!

I just broke out in a cold sweat imagining my girls taking this out for a night on the town!  Thank God they are too young to drive!

Photo Session 2011

We signed up for a fabulous deal through the girls' pediatrician's office.  A Caring Touch Pediatrics has joined with Cydil Waggoner Photography for a special photo session that allows our pediatricians to display one large photo of the girls in their office for a year in exchange for an incredible deal for us!  I have to share the photos because they are so spectacular!  Cydil did a fabulous job - and you would never know that Lilly was fussing and crying through the entire shoot or that Liv's hairbow kept falling out - or that I injured my back lifting Lilly and ended up at the doctor myself!  Nothing good comes without a price!  Here is a sampling...

(This is the photo of the girls that will be hanging on the wall at ACT for the next year)

A Visit to the Tooth Doctor

Olivia went for her second (third?) visit to the "tooth doctor" this week.  Dr. Robinette, our dentist, said her teeth looked great!  Olivia was so brave and I was so proud of her for sitting still and letting the dentist and her staff take a look at her teeth.  She was also so proud of the prize she got after the visit was over...

Trying to get x-rays of her teeth - but her mouth is still too small :(

Wearing her shades so the light doesn't blind her while the hygenist cleans her teeth.

Proudly displaying her vampire fangs...let the Twilight cracks begin!

Golfer Olivia

This is her frustrated face (because, let's face it, every golfer has to master one)...

Still frustrated (you have to get really good at this if you play golf)...

This is the pose she is going to take when she wins the Masters (oh, wait, that's just for men?  No obstacle is too great for "Golfer Olivia" - she even invented her own theme song!)

Lilly refuses to be just the caddie - she wants in on the action!

S'morin!

This is Olivia's favorite summer treat - can you tell she loves s'morin (as she calls it)?

Tragedy

I am so disappointed that something so fun...

Is so easily destroyed by my dog Maggie - who is now on my list.  Don't be surprised if in the coming months you only see one dog as part of our pictures rather than two.  Maggie's days are numbered...