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Today I am thankful for bedtime. I have to say that at the end of every day with the girls, I am pretty ready for them to hit the hay. I am tired and the idea of peace and quiet is so exciting. I love quiet. I love this time before I go to sleep when I can do whatever I want to do with no distractions (except for the occasional waking of Annie) or interruptions. I cherish the hours after the girls go to bed. I love spending every day with them - I wouldn't trade it for anything, but that doesn't mean that it is always easy or glamourous. The highlight of my day today was lunch at Chick-Fil-A with Mandy and her kids. Don't get me wrong, I had an awesome time because I got to sit and talk with a dear friend, but seriously, Chick-Fil-A was the most exciting thing I did today. Most of the time this doesn't bother me in the least. I don't mind playing toys, listening to Lucy's constant chitter chatter, or carrying Annie around. I didn't really mind it today, I was just ready for my break and the girls were awesome, as they always are, and went to bed with no fuss or fight. So I am thankful that it is quiet time for me.

Other than a few errands and lunch, we just hung out around the house today and played. I worked on my website while the girls napped and it is really getting close to being done. I will share it when I am done, but for now, you will just have to wait. I really like the way it is shaping up. My business name turned out really cute - Mandy gets full credit because she did think of it and I love it. She gets free sessions for life for thinking of the name. She would have gotten that anyway, but that is how I convinced her to be thinking of a name for me!!

The turtle that the girls are holding in these pictures is from Marble Mountain in Danang, Vietnam. Lucy loves that thing and would take it everywhere if I would let her. The girls are so cute and yummy right after bath. There is nothing sweeter than a freshly washed baby.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

I took these two videos this morning. Every day when I take a shower, I put Annie right outside the shower opening with my make up bag. It keeps her busy and happy while I enjoy a hot shower. I end up spending a lot of extra time in the shower because every time I peek around the corner to check on her, I catch her eye, and she lights up so bright. I love it. I peek at her over and over and get the same wonderful reaction every single time. She is such a special soul. I will be saying that for the rest of my life because she truly is. I hid in the shower afterwards today to get it on video. You get the idea, but whenever she sees the camera, she is not quite as excitable.



And this one shows off her ability to do the Vietnamese cluck that they do at all of the babies. Justin learned to do it on our trip for Lucy, I learned on our trip for Annie, and Lucy even learned to do it the other day. Annie has always been able to do it. She still loves for us to cluck at her and if she is getting fussy or upset, I see Lucy go over to her and cluck. Melts my heart!


Annie's eyes are like glass. I didn't even have to point out the other day that you could see me plain as day in the reflection in her eye, and that is the case again today. This happens a lot with her eyes and has inspired me with lots of ideas. Some day I will share these ideas.


This is one from yesterday.