Random Ramblings

• Carley's asthma is in check and we don't have to put her back on the daily inhaler routine (just as needed) Yay!
• Zoe's stitches came out lickety split....and it looks like it will heal very nicely.
• ....Just gotta keep the little monkey from climbing and jumping on the furniture!! Ha!
• Football season is over, enjoyed watching the last home game with Jodi and Chris and the girls last night... but no time to take a breath; basketball tryouts started today. Carley tagged along to be daddy's assistant at the gym this afternoon.
• I am photographing a Sweet 16 birthday party tonight. Oh boy a room full of teenagers....not intimidating at all.  ha, ha!! :)
• I have such a good husband and I'm so proud of him and thankful for him! Out of the blue, he washed a giant pile of dishes this morning while I was at a meeting a the church (and I know he hates washing dishes). Such a sweet lovin' guy!
• Twice this week my big girl Carley got up before I was even out of the shower and she picked out her clothes, got herself dressed, fixed breakfast, and even helped her baby sister get up and brush her teeth and hair!
• She is getting so grown up, so mature. Over the past two weeks she has done random things that just make me so proud. One night she was just finishing her snack and noticed that daddy was taking out the trash so without a word and without being asked she got up and returned trash cans to their places throughout the house and just went about her business. Another time she told Zoe, "let's make clean-up a party and started teaching her a clean-up song as they worked together to pick up toys".
• There are so many moments that jump out at me lately and I just have to catch my breath and thank God. I don't want to take it for granted, don't want to waste it, dont' want to miss it! Just want to praise the Lord and be a good steward of all we have been entrusted with.
• Zoe is keeping me in check for sure! Little stinker has been sewing her wild 2yr old oats with some rotten little games of "lets push the limits". Sticking her tongue out or mimicking or making scrunched up fussy faces and yelling "NO". Poor thing is also getting up several times every night with nightmares or wanting milk or just wanting to come to our room because she is "scared of the dark". Oh, boy! .....or in the words of little Zoe "Awww, bumba!" (oh, bummer)   ....let's get this terrible 2 phase over with quickly shall we. I'm ready to sleep through the entire night again, and ready for my strong willed youngin' to simmer down. Even though I love every single bit of her and her strong will is pretty adorable most of the time!
• I especially love it, and all is made right when she crawls up on my lap and snuggles up and hugs and kisses me and says, "I love you....SOOOO MUCH!" ....and then Carley comes and does it too. ..........next, it's Jeremy's turn.  ;-D     LOL!  ha,ha!

Here are my two favorite girls, enjoying the end of Madagascar 3 with a dance. :)