cowgirls

i worked 14+ hours both saturday and sunday this weekend, so the girls spent quality time with daddy. on sunday they went to a cowboy-themed birthday party and came home with lots of fun accessories. noa texted me these pictures while i was working:

little cowgirls

noa said makena kept shouting "i'm a cow bell!"

and we THOUGHT she was in her bed...

i check on the girls every night before i go to bed. turn off their fans, re-tuck them in. the other night i headed up the stairs at about 10:30pm, and saw light coming from under makena's door. i thought, oh no, she's up and playing in there (which she has been known to do). however when i peeked in the door, i came across this sight (and quickly had to cover my mouth to keep from laughing out loud):

fast asleep in her chair with two of her three favorite babies. you can't see the book tucked away on the side of the chair. she must have decided her babies needed a story so thought she'd go to the reading spot. if you look closely at the big picture, you can see that she also thought she needed some accessories and put on a nice jade and gold bracelet. she is just too funny for words most of the time!

Silent Night - Les Benedict - 8 Trombones

posting this a few months late, but this is my dad, all 8 trombones on the recording. it is beautiful!

how to choose??

these are some of my favorites from the shoot...

makena

photos from nanea's headshot photo shoot. we were lucky that tracy took a few of makena too!

head shot session

i took nanea to update her pictures for her head shots/comp card this weekend, and makena had to get in on the action. "aunty" tracy was nice to have makena take a few shots with sissy. makena is not a good picture-taker and rarely smiles now a days, but tracy was able to get a little hint of a smile out of her. can't wait to see the rest of the pictures!

valentine from aunty mikie and uncle mark

after almost two months, aunty mikie and uncle mark's valentine's package arrived for the girls (thanks mikie & mark!). makena especially liked her card with the magnetic strawberries, which she has been bringing along with her everywhere we go...car, babysitter, gymnastics. once we get home, they go on to the refrigerator. the minute we leave, she runs to grab them. another item added to her "do not leave home without it" list. and, unlike her older sister, she does not forget to bring what she wants with her.