She loved it and rode like a real cowgirl - bareback and one handed!
Lillianna was quite good. 
She has her Daddy's golf stroke.
We had a great time with all our friends!
Going for a swim next door at our sweet neighbor's house.
Let's go!
{How cute is that $5.99 suit from Kmart!}
Lillianna: Did you say time to go? Mmmm...I dont think so Mom.
Ellenie: You guys have fun. I'll just catch up on beauty sleep.
Ellenie: Can't sleep. Guess I can't get any more beautiful.
And then the moment passed. I finally got sweet Ellenie to sleep. I finally got those ridiculous things done. And then I was frustrated at myself for being frustrated. 
I wish that thought was enough to pull me out of that frustrating moment. And I know I'm not the only mom having them so I don't feel crazy. Crazy would be what my house and life would be like if I didn't worry about those little things that have to get done.
Just like a little funny moment tonight when I pulled a pair of pajamas out of Lillianna's drawer to put on after her bath. As I pulled them on her first leg, I spotted a large brown smear. "It looks like chocolate. Have you been eating chocolate for breakfast?" I asked jokingly. "It looks like poop." Lillianna said. (It passed the smell test and seems to be peanut butter.)
In rushing around this morning during a 4 minute stint where Ellenie was content on the floor and Lillianna was engrossed in Dora, I had a armful of stuff to put away. I had seen the spot but accidentally put those dirty pajamas back in her drawer instead of the hamper.
Everyday is so yummy with these two. So full of sweet moments, funny instants, and unforgettable times. Yet they are also full of some very long minutes I'd like to forget.
I guess it's those yucky, frustrating moments that make the good ones that much sweeter, brighter, lovelier...all around so very very worth it.
Nothing like a little ketchup covered banana to get your morning going!
Lillianna then offered to find something for Ellenie to eat for breakfast.
Yum-O!
Perfect!
don't go away 
and come again
Some other day
Lillianna wants to play ...
some more.
Sweet cousin Ella helping Lillianna color inside the lines.
ME: Everyone strike a fancy pose and say Cheese!
Ella, Daisy, & Leah: Ok. (strike fancy pose) CHEESE!
Lillianna: I DON'T WANT TO SAY CHEESE! (walk away.)
Still having fun!
Still striking fancy, beautiful pose.
Lillianna hadn't seen her cousins since Easter. Not too long but they were all so excited to see eachother and had so much fun together. They ran and giggled and ran and ran and talked and ran and giggled and ran. Now if we could just get sweet Bentley to join in there with them.
The picture above captures what we observed alot during the weekend. Miss Bossy Applesaucy...Miss Sassy Molassy...aka Miss Lillianna leading the pack or demanding to be the line leader of her cousins. Of course, I give much credit to the sweet cousins who were just being patient with their younger cousin. Still, it's so funny to observe her being bossy with others besides Bibby and well, me. She usually is too shy, too sheepish with others. Then again, she has ALWAYS known JUST what she wants..how, when, and where.
The next morning she woke up knowing she was going to be doing a lot of running with her cousins again so she ate...alot. Marsh Man made her a scrumptious breakfast and she was his buddy the rest of the day.
Inside, Cousins (and 3 weeks apart) Ellenie and Christopher had a real heart to heart about life...in diapers.
Christopher felt things were getting to dark (pun intended) so he told her his best joke.
Which Ellenie thought was so funny.
Then she taught him her "I'm so cute" face she uses to get extra kisses.
Back outside, after much running (see Lillianna's hair) the girls had lovely lunch.
Which ended with much giggling when Lillianna added ketchup to her juice (and drank it) and Ella put ice in Lillianna's ketchup on her plate. They laughed so hard.
I wish I could still laugh that hard at ketchup in my juice.
Then Ya-Ya came up with some Lollipop rings which were lip-smacking delicious.
(Right Daisy?)
Cheers to a great weekend! Can't wait to all be together again soon!
Oh great! Now, I lost Ellenie.She's hiding (sort of) and I can't seem to find her.
There she is!
