Year in Review...July Through December

I know you've been waiting patiently for the rest of the "what I missed last year" segment. So, without further adieu...

 July:

Savanna and Amy perfect their circus trick

Cute moment with Aunt Laura

Two little fishies at Glen Helen

Yougurtland tastes just as good in California...

(And Craig is just as handsome...)

August:

Can't wait to meet you, Number Four!

Super Student Status

September:

We lose Craig's phone and find it two days later in the Lexmobile

When wearing pajamas on your body just isn't enough

 Seriously, what the heck are we supposed to do with this giant living room?

October:

Why, yes, we did celebrate Halloween this year...

Trunk or Treating in a frigid 68 degrees

Sorry, she's not for sale

November: 

Craig knows just how to sweep me off my feet

Hallway of Doom

Hauling out the Holly

New fancy dress-ups from Grandma Linda 

December:

Lex gets physical, physical...

Best. Christmas Gifts. Ever.

Rare Moment

I sure love it when they love each other.

Beach Day

 The girls got it in their heads on Saturday that they wanted to pretend to be at the beach...beach towels, bathing suits and all. (Or "babing soups," as we fondly call them at our house.) And what better day to visit the beach than when it's cold and rainy and you can't play outside?

soaking up the sun...er... the light bulb

the girls have been besties all weekend. a welcome change.

cute as ever

love those freckles

Vanna has bona fide beach hair, whether she's there or not.

um...just ignore the fact that this bathing suit is a smidge too small

And what is a day at the beach without inspirational beach sounds from our white noise machines?

It's merely a day in your living room wearing a bathing suit, that's what.

(Thank goodness for authenticity.)

Gone Fishing

That's right, friends. Sometimes I hang up the mop, and I shove the vacuum into the corner, and I ignore the crumbs covering every surface of the kitchen, and I take Alexa fishing. That is, until she decides it's time to play Perfection, which I like a little bit better anyway. Either way, she is a fun little chica to hang out with, and  even though I have to put stuff off to do it, I''m never sad that I did.

gross...it's not even cooked yet!

when the fishing rods just won't cooperate

and when they do!

she's a catch and release kinda girl...

...but since I'm not, I plan on keeping her forever!

Two Peas in A Monson Pod

Check it. Julia One and Julia Two. 

And check out Julia One's fabulous new (short!) haircut. Suddenly, post-bath-time hair brushing is not the exercise in patience it used to be. Just wish we had done it months ago.

Love them these girls.