sleepover!

Katherine spent the night with Lydda Grace when her sister had a little surgery. We had a lot of fun! The girls were so sweet together. Jon went in about 9:30 and did his "mean" voice to tell them to stop talking and go to sleep.... but he came out laughing :)

LG and Katherine on the double mattress.... this didn't last long :)

I wanted to get a picture of the girls in their matching dresses
guess who didn't want to take a picture.....

Wade wants in on it.... but not LG!!

Still nothing!

and that's as good as it gets folks!

making get well flowers for Mary Elizabeth

fishy tails

I would LOVE to fix Lydda Grace's hair in lots of fun ways.... unfortunately she likes two things: having it pulled back half way, and in a ponytail. Anytime I start to do something different she notices and typically throws something of a fit. Sad!

A few months ago I started to do her hair in double braids and as expected whining ensued. I said, "What if I do a ballerina bun?!?!" LG said, "Nooooooooo!!!! I want a ponytail!" I said, "What about fish tails?!?!" (thinking about the fishtail like braid thing) LG said, "Ohhh, yes, fishy tails!!!!!"
I reasoned to myself that she probably wouldn't know the difference in a french braid and a fishtail so I just did french braids, she loved them and now regularly asks for "fishy tails" in her hair. Just DON'T call them braids!!!! 

beauty shop

botanical gardens

With beautiful weather in February we had a fun trip to the Botanical Gardens with friends!

in Peter Rabbit's garden

Lydda Grace and Phoebe

holding hands!love this!

guess who?

I found Guess Who at Goodwill a while back and hadn't thought Lydda Grace was old enough for it yet. Wow was I wrong!

We pulled it out a few weeks ago to try and she loves it, after a few times playing as a team she can play all on her own now. 

catching up

We're coming up on almost a month since the last blog post so this is a really quick update from the rest of February and into March!

1. Making sugar cookies for friends to decorate on Valentine's
2. Reading with Mama
3. Loved finding LG and Jon passed out while he was singing and praying with her before bedtime.
4. Little helpers in the kitchen.
5. We've had a few rounds of colds.
6. LG had just done a tough puzzle and wanted a picture.... but I can't get the puzzle to fit in this little square :)
7. Hanging out with Miles
8. Popsicles in the tub.
9. Snacks outside in great weather!!

matching

Lydda Grace and Evelyn love to match. If we're together on Saturday and talk about it (or if one of the girls is having a clothing meltdown on Sunday morning) we let them match each other at church. For example, today they both wore smocked Clemson dresses. It is beginning to escalate a bit because we were just getting ready for night church and LG didn't want to change clothes unless she could match Evelyn! So I called Amanda to make sure we're on the same page tonight.... this is the conversation LG and I just had while we were changing her clothes.......

LG: I love Evelyn the most, she is my beeeeessst friend!
Mama: I'm so glad, she's a sweet friend.
LG: I know she's really sweet to me. We matched in big church today.
Mama: Were you both wearing your Clemson dresses and mary janes?
LG: Yes, she had on tiny mary janes because her feet are tiny, but I love her anyway.