The cutie

I saw this outfit at Shopko and showed it to Renna...

Well she took on look and felt it! And grinned away and held it and felt it again!

She was so cute with it that I wanted to get it for her.

There was another one that was purple and a 4T (Lily's size) that I wanted to get for Lily so they could "match" .. Lily wasn't as interested though so I didn't get it for her (I think she would have liked it.. she was just tired and not paying attention) I DID get them another set of outfits to match though! Both with a little pink furry jacket and dress-like top with leggings. It was a bit trendy for my taste, but I think they'll really like it. Renna liked how that one felt too. Lily has been so into dresses this entire year that I think she'll have fun dressing up in it. I'm going to save them for Christmas though! So.. no pictures till then. I got myself a pair of jeans that actually fit really well and are super comfortable AND look good (unheard of)! I also got a purple hoody and a jean jacket for myself. It's really funny though because when I see the jacket on the back of one of our chairs I keep pictureing it on one (or all) of my fashionable friends and I keep thinking how it couldn't be mine because I don't normally get to own fashionable things like that! For some reason I've just always wanted one and never had one and always loved how they look on other people. I sort of feel like Anne of Green Gables with her puffed sleeves. Like I finally have something that makes me look in style and pretty like the other girls.

I never know what other people consider "in style" though, so if jean jackets aren't the thing anymore and I'm behind the times please DON'T tell me. I want to enjoy my "puffed sleeves" now that I have them! I usually pick what I like more than what other people think are in style anyway. And... I reeeally like.. AND it was on sale which makes me much happier too. Now I need to run to town (the little one) and do a tiny bit of shopping. I needed to do that anyway, but it's a fun excuse to wear the new clothes. I'll have to stop by where Youssef works so he can see us all snazzed up. ;) This might be the first time after having kids that I actually feel like I look pretty (and am comfortable!) in clothes that actually fit. So weird. I didn't even have to do any seamstressing magic on any of them!?!

First real hair-cut!

Before...

After!

I did cut her hair twice before when she was still under a year old and then some time after she was a year old. Just straight across in the back like this time. Only THIS time there's actually enough to keep! The longest part was at least 3 inches. The other two times I cut her hair I barely took off an inch and it was just to even out the very back (she's always had shorter hairs in the front as they grew in and the back of her head was always thicker.) I can still put it in a pony tail, but hopefully it won't get as tangled now! She got a cookie for holding still and sitting up straight. ;)

Renna's new things!

She's been crawling on hands and knees (really well) for a few weeks now, and more recently she's been much more interested in pulling herself up as much as she can!

She likes to explore...

.. and pull herself up on toys.. because they are so spiffy..

.. and even at this young age enjoys Wii fit. ;)

Dressing up!!!

Is she a flower fairy princess with a pet snow bunny?

We got a good smile from Lily after she ate some candy. ;)

I liked making Renna match both Lily and my costumes!

Many people took a second and third and sometimes more looks at Youssef. He was really hard to see in the dark.... except his smile. Very awesomely freaky. ;)

Lily's dress is supposed to look like an upside down flower...

Renna is an English lop in case you are thinking her ears are a little large for her size... that's how they are. ;)

"The Snow Queen" is one of my favorite fairy tales.... so of course...
here I am making some snow!

Night crawler shows how he can stand on one foot before teleporting to work.


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All about the move...

I found this little princess doll at "other mother's" for just a couple dollars and I sewed a bunch of beads on it to make is snazzy. Lily unwrapped her special gift a few days before we moved. I thought it might help her to get something special when her little world was turning upside down and getting rather confusing. They even match! She carried the new doll everywhere. She really like it!
Last look at my poor little garden... (and I picked a few of the orange tomatoes to ripen at the new place)
And now we are in the work zone! My Dad was finishing something on the floors.. the baseboards or something and it was really loud so Lily and Jonathan wore these. The gate that slowed her down enough for me to get this picture is where our door will be at some point.
Lily has a bunk-bed now! She likes to go up there sometimes and read or watch a movie on her little dvd player. Renna is on Youssef's lap, but the book is in the way so you can't see her.

This is our bathroom sink/bathtub/kitchen sink/dishing area/litterbox cover/uttility sink area.
Lily liked playing in the bubbles. Renna actually got to take a bath in there first, but the batteries on my camera were dead and so I didn't get a picture.

I need to buy new batteries so that I can actually get a few more pictures. And I need to take some so that I can put them up on here to show off the new digs. The main room is really wonderfully huge. I'm going to scrapbook today and it will be so nice to be able to leave out the table with my stuff on it! I need to do some sort of crock pot meal today... or chilli so that I don't have to worry about dinner. ... must start a fire inthe fire-place... put the dishes away... and water plants. I was really sick and it's nice to have a somewhat "normal" day so that I can do some easy things like this and also be productive too! Tomorrow is going to be way too busy.