For Aunt Grace...

Remember how Kaitlin got her hair cut while I was in Oklahoma? Well it's super cute! And soooo much easier to take care of, especially when we're in a hurry to get ready for school in the mornings.

D.J. got his hair cut too! Now he REALLY looks like his daddy.

And, no, it is not completely shaved on the sides. It's just so blonde that it's hard to see.

Climb every mountain...

Yesterday I was rearranging the items on my plant shelves with the help of a 6' ladder. Looky what happened when I was naive enough to turn my back for a second...

Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains...

As all of you know by now, I went to Oklahoma a wee bit earlier than planned to help out with Elisa while Brandon and Grace were watching over Evelyn at the hospital. Thank you so much to all of you for your prayers and offers of help.

It was such a special time that I got to spend with Elisa. We've never gotten bonding time like that before, and it was so precious to me. She and D.J. are only five months apart, and they seemed to bond instantly. I had so much fun watching them interact.

Baby Evelyn is finally home (and it better be for good, young lady) and I have returned to Florida. I wanted to post a few pictures of the trip.

This is Elisa's favorite hiding spot. Normally it is to play peek-a-boo, but you can also find her there getting into things that she knows she shouldn't have, like Auntie Christina's make-up or toothpaste. Mmmm.

Speaking of toothpaste, the girl loves to brush her teeth. Seriously, any chance she gets. She points to her teeth and says "tee tee". She has immaculate oral hygiene---and cute dimples too!

One day she insisted on wearing her apron for the whole day. I was hoping that it meant that she was planning on taking over the housecleaning and cooking for that day. Sigh, I was wrong.

Elisa has also discovered the joys of watching TV. It's hard to get her attention when she's absorbed in a show.

As mentioned before, Elisa and Baby Doug got along splendidly. One of their favorite games was wrestling. It mainly composed of rolling over each other and laughing hysterically. It also normally ended in either Elisa pulling D.J.'s hair or D.J. biting. Sometimes both.

Another favorite game was to climb from the chair to the couch and back again. I'm pretty sure they're whispering to each other in this picture. Probably plotting something mischievous and sneaky.

As a lot of you know, when you have two kids close together in age you bathe them together. Elisa was very pleased with this arrangement. Her favorite part was when D.J. would get his hair washed. She was an excellent helper. I'm thinking of hiring her out for the bathing of my children. I love the looks on their faces. Elisa is concentrating so hard and D.J. is just trying to figure out how he got two moms.

And, of course, eventually Evelyn came home and I was able to take some pictures of her too. Don't you just love a peacefully sleeping baby?

Okay, I seriously love this picture. Any ideas on editing? I want to frame it---or eat it. She looks deliciously precious.

I didn't get to do a whole lot of visiting while I was out there since I was a busy Mommy. However, to those of you that I was able to see at chapel, it was great seeing you. I did get to spend some time with both sets of grandparents, as well as my family, which was really what I came down for in the first place. Thank you so much, Calista, for coming and keeping me company one day! And, of course, thank you Betherson for finding time to come and see me. I wish you would have fit in my bag so I could take you home. No, that was not a fat joke, my suitcase is just poorly constructed.