i wanna tell you sumping

 
 
"Mom, i wanna tell you sumping", she says... " I love you"

Drummin

 
 
kinda shows their personality, T-bird refusing to pose, Eiley the little mommy and Brielle just wanting the wooden spoon.

Teensy

 
 
 
I love your teensy self, your bum shuffle instead of crawling, your coy smiles and easy going nature. You are our mini princess.

you make me smile

 
 
 
what to say about T-bird. She makes me giggle ( How bout that look on her face as she tries to use Brielle's head as a booster...'Oh you saw that mom?'. what would I do without you Taliah?....I certainly would not smile as much.

My grownup Kindergartener

 
 
 
I can hardly believe I have a school aged princess? We are homeschooling our girls and loving it. These are one of the projects we did in our first month. She is sooo proud, and I am so proud of her.

My autumn lovelies

 
 
 

Pearl at the beach

 
 
 
 
Don't you just love that ivory white baby skin? Our little Briellesy got to experience her first lake wading this summer and she loved it. sand in mouth and diaper.

Summer with family

 
 
 
 
This summer has been rich with visiting family. We saw my entire "Peterson" clan in July all 30 somthing of us for a lovely weekend in Minnesota and then the girls cousin Charis stayed for 5 weeks ( with her parents of course) here in N-ville. We fell in love with her. We are so blessed to have such family.

Taliah is 3

 
 
 
HOw did three years fly so fast my darling little T-bird. I love you!

love them

 

a gaggle of girls

 
 
 
 
I don't think there is anything quite as funny as trying to get 7 little girls under the age of 5 to all look one direction and smile. We just got home from the most lovely family reunion with my Dad's side of the family and it was little girl heaven ( with a little prince Kendrick, my newest and only nephew charming the girls)When i look at these pictures I laugh thinking of my sis and I talking , threatenging, coaxing through our smiling teeth..."Look at Uncle Micah, Look at Papa...please look at the camera take your hand out of your nose, your mouth, the rocks, your cousins hair. I just love it and my favorites are the silly ones. Oh I miss those girlies already.....sigh

something in the way she looks

 
 
 
 
There is something in the way she looks. She watches with an intensity, guarded at first and then, once earned, with trust. She looks into you, not just at you... so perceptive...so sensitive. Unlike her sisters, she can break my heart with one look. When she shows her heart through her eye, it moves me. Somedays I wrap her up in my arms, my little T-bird, and tell her she is my treasure...my precious treasure.

the arch

 
 
 
 
Saint Lousi has the most amazing steel arch downtown. quite impressive, and the day before we left we made a trip to see it, then it was 19 hours home with a stop to see some more cousins ( yes also girls) on the way home. Home sweet home!