Friends and Fun

Making the most of the last of our summer days,

we loaded up with our precious friends, The Barlows,

and headed to The Hands-on Museum in Tuscaloosa.

So much to do! So much fashion to try on!

L (In her best British accent): Would you care for a spot of tea?

E: Is she talking to me?

September's VOGUE cover

E: Yea, I'm headin' to town with these veggies. See y'all later.


3...2...1....Blast off! The girls take a ride in the NASA Space Shuttle.

So much fun!!

Life is good.

Rabbit Residence

L: Ta Da! Look at the masterpiece of a mansion Daddy built for Princess Jumper!

Boone: You've got to be kidding.

I've been around for 6 years and never got a custom built anything!

L: Oh Boone, if you were just a little smaller like Jumper Princess, I'd love you this much too!

Princess Party Time!

It really was a great day.

I am so full of feelings about my oldest turning four.

All of the sudden, she really is a little girl.

A precious, smart, sweet, funny, sassy, princess of a little girl.

So of course, we had a princess party...A GRAND PRINCESS PARTY if I do say so myself.

Everyone came decked in their royal best: tulle, gowns, tiaras, wands, boas, fancy shoes...

even pigtails for Ellenie.

The entertainment was provided by Mother Goose, a true Columbus treasure & children's librarian, who led the girls in two parades, played piano for a fashion show, taught them tea party ettiquette, hosted a tea party, and made the rest of us laugh...alot.

Lillianna LOVED all her presents! Can you see how much she loved her new dress from Bibby?

She told me later that night in bed that this moment was her favorite. "Blowing out the candles and everyone was singing and Cinderella and Prince Charming were sitting on the cake."

The Pinata was supposed to be the Grand Finale...

but what could be more exciting that getting a LIVE BUNNY from your wonderful &

crazy Aunt Shannon?!

It was a perfect ending to a very FULL party!

Whew!

You'd think we'd all collapse after all that fun but these two were up for more the rest of the weekend. We were so glad Cousin Christopher came to see us!

The whole weekend was so special!

It was so fun to have almost all the cousins together...we missed you Connor!

Here, they pose in their adorable, family-reunion-style outfits brought by Aunt Kelsey.

(Captain America for the boys, Hello Kitty for the girls)

This was the best shot I got of this beautiful bunch of 7!

We will have so much more to share about our newest family member...

Jumper Princess also known as Princess Jumper.

She really is sweet...

just like her Mommy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MY FAVORTIE PRINCESS IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

Lillianna is not quite as little anymore.

This little girl is turning four tomorrow.

Oh me.
Four of the fastest years ever.
Please let the next 4 go by in slow motion.

Multi-tasking...

It's harder to do than you think...yawn and pick at the same time.

Baa Baa Black Sheep...

Meet Dessa, Lamby, and Cuckoo Lamby.

Like most lambs, you probably assumed that they like to eat boring ol' grass all day...

However, they prefer organic rocks served on freshly picked-from-the-ground Magnolia leaves.

It must be a Mississippi thing.

Funny Faces

I just told her that there were no more Tic Tacs in the whole world.

Want Ellenie to love you? Tic Tacs.

She can tell you all about the different types of Monarch butterflies or that the Eiffel Tower is in Paris, French but putting on her shoes is still a toughy for this almost 4 year old. Especially if you want the shoes to be on the right feet.

Cousins Camp

When I look down, this is my view most afternoon after nap and before bedtime.

I love it. But sometimes I need a little help...so I called in the reinforcements.

Yea! Half the Millers came to play! We were so happy to have Ella, Bentley& Aunt Kelsey come for the weekend but we sure missed Daisy, Leah & Uncle Ben.

We climbed trees,

And made huge piles of soft stuff to lay on,

and jump on,

and we went scuba diving (well, atleast swimming),



and played it super cool walking through water falls,

and pretended we were superhero-waterfountain-unicorns,

and collected yard treasures,

cups and cups of yard treasures.

Whew!

What else is left? I mean, we did it ALL!

Oh yeah! We loved and hugged, and loved and kissed, and LAUGHED and LOVED!

Lucy Goosey

We've been so busy! So we have lots to catch up on...

First, we had a very cute little lunch date last week...

Lucy stopped by on her way home to North Carolina.

She loved her very first popsicle! Leave it to the Parsons to introduce the good stuff!

Everyone practiced their "cheese"

L: Look at me girls, this is how to really "cheese"!!

E: Let me see your "cheese", Lucy. Very nice.

Lucy: You could do it too...if you took our your paci.

E: Wow. You both really have this thing down.

E: This is all the cheese I got.

Lucy: Yea, I'm back to my popsicle.