Lilly Gets Bangs!

Little Pig, Little Pig, LET ME IN!!

Kylie's 3rd Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Kylie!Sandbox FUN

Kylie's favorite gift - TRICYCLE

BLOW out those candles
(check out my sister-in-laws cake - she is so good!)

Eating ice cream with my cousin!

Uncle Rick's and Ryan's Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Uncle Rick & Ryan!

The singing was just TOO loud!

But the cake was GREAT!

Morgan's First Ponytails!!

Daddy Waxes the Slide

Bringing in the HARVEST

More than she could hold...

Lilly picked this tomato herself - never mind it was green and spotty!

"cchini" Morgan thinks everything is zucchini - she actually had a cucumber!

"Look Ella" - Morgan likes to squish the peppers and squeeze the seeds out!

Once again - very proud of her tomato!

My little "TORNADO"

Let me warn you these are the ramblings of a sleep deprived mommy... I am not sure I have a point with this post, but it is heartfelt ;')

We spent today at Cook Forest and didn't arrive home this evening until 8:00pm - we had been home a total of maybe 5 minutes when I walk into Ella and Lilly's room to find not one, but EVERY single drawer emptied on the floor.....in the middle of the mess MORGAN. She was as happy as ever trying on all kinds of clothes and throwing Barbies across the room. How could I get upset with this precious little blessing from God? She looks at me with those BIG BROWN EYES and says "Hi - Mommy! MESS!" Mommy responds in a pleasant, yet exhausted tone "Yes, Morgan - a BIG mess." Morgan just laughs and says "I help!" - loading up her little arms and carrying the items to of course the entirely wrong drawer, but putting her whole heart into it!!

She is just SO independent. She can climb up the stools and onto the counter, scale the counter top to the corner cabinet where she knows we "HIDE" the key to the basement door. Then ever so clumsily scale back down the stools
and over to the door to attempt to open it to go outside to go swinging. Now, the basement door is LOCKED because about 5 months ago Morgan fell the ENTIRE way down the steps - she seemingly has forgotten how dangerous they can be.
She is so smart for her age and you just cannot get a thing by her - so strong willed and just completely different than Ella or Lilly ever were, but oh, so precious.

She is absolutely my "TORNADO" - from one thing to the next never missing a beat and keeping me hopping all day long. I wonder where she gets it from and Bill and I wonder if we will ever get to just sit down and enjoy a meal, event, anything?? But God just blesses our hearts with her sweetness and innocence - we are so thankful for little Morgan and love her so much. So I guess the reason this sleep deprived and thoroughly exhausted Mommy is sharing this with you is because I can only imagine the MAGNITUDE of the things God has in store for this precious BUSY little girl and although I feel a bit overwhelmed at times with her "tornado" like ways I want to enjoy every minute of her fast moving childhood - even the frustrating and tough ones - because it seems like yesterday I was just holding her looking at her for the first time, now she is 19 months old - soon to be two and time is flying just so incredibly fast.

I just spent 10 minutes rocking her back to sleep - she had a bad cold and a cough that continually wakes her up - and I have to say sitting there rocking her just blesses my heart. I am just so thankful that God has blessed us with three beautiful little precious girls and each day as they continue to grow I see the impact God has on their lives already and I am encouraged and blessed.....

Cooks Forest with Family

We spent the afternoon in Cook Forest with Grandma & Papa C as well as Aunt Becky, Uncle Rick, Richelle and Ryan - we all had a great time!!

Grandma & Papa CTickets!!

Morgan getting herself ready to go!

Cute Cousins

Lilly - to little to ride, but having fun pretending!

Daddy & Ella

Uncle Rick and Ryan

Morgan's First "Roller Coaster"

Cousin Alyssa's Baby Shower

Baby Robl will be coming soon - we had Alyssa's baby shower today... here are a few of the pictures I was able to take.


What can I say Morgan LOVES sweets!

My silly little Lilly!

Precious Ella

Yes, I cannot believe this is the ONLY picture I got of Alyssa - most of the time I was either taking little girls to the restroom, filling plates or chasing Morgan throughout the entire building! You can't even see the baby bulge - I am going to have to ask someone for a better picture!