One of my favorite childhood songs

and it fits perfectly with the news that the girls want to share.....

# 3 (yes, only one) due to arrive this Fall.

Here are the lyrics to the song in case you can't understand Claire:

Oh, the Lord's been good to me and so I thank the Lord.  For giving me the things I need; the sun, and the rain, and the apple seed.  Oh, the Lord's been good to me.

- From one of my favorite Disney movie shorts, Johnny Appleseed.  Anyone remember when the Disney channel used to play cartoons from our parents' day and the original Mickey Mouse Club show?

I also have the cutest song from Natalie but when I went to look for recent pictures, I have about 2.  My average is about 100/week.  This pregnancy has made me so tired that I don't even want to get out the camera.  I'm sure the girls are happy about that :)  So, I will be sure to get some pics soon.  It's about to be azalea bloom time, so I'm sure I'll make up my deficit very easily.

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas....

Santa couldn't help it.  He granted the girls' wishes, and most of their requests just happened to be pink.  Despite having coughs, runny noses, and fever, we had a wonderful Christmas.  It was extra special because we got to spend it with Poppa, Sugar, and Jen Jen. 

Here's our birthday cake for Baby Jesus with the "squirrly" (curly) candles!

Gotcha!

Yes, I caught ya Claire!  She thought she was in a good hiding place :)  She and Natalie went over to our wonderful twin friends' house and made these gingerbread houses.  You can read all about that fun playdate at our friends' blog, Seeing Double.  Their mom is like a real life Martha Stewart.

The Simple Things Create the Biggest Smiles

Santa Claus is coming to town....

Mommy's Project 52:9 Caring

Mommy's Project 52:10 Cleaning

Not sure where to start.  I don't have any pics of the girls cleaning.  I should probably try to capture that soon.  I am getting better at including them in cleaning the house.  They are getting better at picking up; I just can't walk out of the playroom or they start playing all over again.  So I've learned that they need constant supervision while doing their cleaning endeavors.  They like to take wet paper towels, and help me wipe down the table. Oh, one word of advice to new parents: don't buy an expensive table during the toddler years.  I have eyeliner drawn over the entire underside of my table.  I guess they knew where to draw so they wouldn't get in trouble, because I just found it and it has to 3 months old :)  Also, your table will get stuff like oatmeal, milk, etc  stuck in the crevices of the table and chairs.  It ends up hardening like concrete.  Glad I stuck to my craigslist kitchen table!