It's in their blood..

I would like to say they get their musical talents from me but that would be an out right lie! Well, maybe not, if you were there for my rendition of the Birthday song, then you might, just by chance, think otherwise. At least my family enjoys my voice. I can make Sam bust up laughing in 3 seconds if I bust out a tune. It's amazing! Well, the girls here have memorized their Auntie's song she wrote and decided to preform it for us a couple nights ago. So happy I pressed record.

Enjoy!

These Girls...

Are so very precious to me.

They drive me insane and melt me with their smiles,

All in the same breathe.

They truly are indescribable.

So very different from eachother.

The perfect storm, these two.

Quiet and calm and tornado-like.

You guess who is who.Ha!

They bring me to my knees,

In laughter and prayer.

Seriously.

And they both will leave my sweet little nest

in the fall.

To start another adventure

together.

School.

What?

I know,

right?

I am NOT ready.

So don't you dare ask.

But until then,

THEY are ALL mine for now.

And I'll keep em.

Thank you very much.

Making Pizza...A Dance warm-Up

Starring: Carys as 'The Instructor' & Bay as 'The Student'

A New Adventure

Carys and Baylie have recently discovered  a secret hiding spot beyond our back fence. It's kind cute being that Sam and his siblings used to do the same thing when they were young, Hopping over the back wall and find all kinds of cool things and animals.And yes, Carys is still very impressed with her recent run in with the toothfairy. Here's a grin for all who would like to witness the glory of her missing teeth.Enjoy.

Girls Room

Finally.... The girls room is becoming what I always envisioned. It must be the time of our lives that Bunk beds are the big purchase these days. But I began with an idea and it just might be coming together. I grabbed the vintage mirror @ the fabulous Pasadena's Flea Market. Love it! The hutch used to be Sam's (when I first met him) and has been painted/distressed since by my sis (in law). And the glass door knob added for fun. I'm think of painting the hutch a solid white and adding more glass knobs to the drawers though. So while it was fun, it's not complete quite yet. But I am enjoying the process and thought I'd share. Enjoy your Saturday!

Have a Great weekend!

No more Monkeys jumping on the bed

These girls can keep me from being sad anyday. They both made my bed today, along with making theirs. And then decided to celebrate this momentous occasion by a little jumpin' around. I should let them have their cake and eat it too.

We have an almost- sort -of -band....

Untitled from Andria Phillips on Vimeo.




Untitled from Andria Phillips on Vimeo.

The girls are alive too...

The girls have been busy too. Carys has joined a small class 2 days a week and loves it. She has met new friends and enjoyed her time out of the house. She has been my nurse for the past couple months and needed a vacation of sorts. She hasn't left my bedside, or should I say toilet side. She does Ballet once a week at the studio I dance at as well and enjoys all the mini ballerina's there. They are all such a sight to watch through the window. Baylie has really picked up a larger vocabulary lately and even though we still need translations every now and again from Bsis Carys, she has really turned a corner in her speech, which my us smile. You feel like you get to know her a bit better. The girls got bunk beds and have adjusted well to those. We try to encourage sleep as they find they are more fun to just play on. I am trying to get it together enough to get some re arranging done. I have picked up many things for their room over the past year and want to get those incorporated somehow. someday. right?! Anyway, girls are great, healthy and ready for their next adventure right around the corner.

Sisters

Nothing in our daily living together is boring. And with these two girls, I'm try and keep up. But snagging a moment like this almost makes my day short of perfect!Enjoy!

Singing Sisters

Presenting the singing sisters in all their glory. I caught them catching up at the end of their day last night. It was comedy and precious too. Enjoy.

Catching up to do

So the girls and I had some catching up to do this past week. After welcoming Jude into the family, my girls and I were in need of some Play Time. They allowed me to abandon them for about 4 days while I helped Christine and Shawn at the hospital so I owed them (my girls) BIG TIME. We hit up Dennis the Menace, Lover's Point (which Bay has so affectionately called 'the beesh') twice and had a spa day of their choice. Which always gets me doing both toes and hands somehow. Even if I said it's one or the other. ha. It was really good to connect with them and have some fun. Here are some snapshots of the past few days... and Yes! it's been beautiful here.

Mommy Wars

Baylie was pressured in the Mommy War to reproduce as well. So Carys and her chatted away about what it's like to be a mom. Enjoy! We keep on multiplying over here, Watch Out!

Funny!

I was flipping through my camera and found this shot of Carys that Sam took the other night. I guess by the picture she has fallen asleep half standing up, kids rights?! But I don't find the picture until I am snapping away at Bay the next day during nap time and a smile came over my face. Both Sam and I had snuck in to click away at our 'sleeping beauties'. They are so sweet when they sleep.

Bathtime..take 3

These girls can not get enough bathtime. It's almost a treat to them. If we say NO! to bathtime, there are some minor meltdowns in these here parts. The only rule... NO water on the floor, which isn't all that easy most of the time.Here are some quick pic's of the hooligans in all their glory,we have decided to blackout the private parts just for peace of mind. Thanks for stopping by....

The death of me

Ok so, this baby doll will do me in someday soon. So if you hear a rumor that I checked myself into GP (for those of you who don't know GP it's the local looney bin) it will be true. The girls fight kick, pinch,scream, wrestle over this thing like it's the only baby doll in the house. Ridiculous! SO here they are in all their glory in a moment of peace about the baby which Carys has named Flower-heart and Bay has named D. Pray for their survival and mine...please.

Showing off

Carys and Bay put on a show for Uncle Manny's arrival last night. OMGoodness, I about died when I saw Bay roll out in Carys' outfit. It was almost too small. Geeze she is growing. They had a blast entertaining us last night and as always, snuggled up to their new found company. These girls have it made I tell ya. With family rolling in and out like this, it's no wonder we have to be creative or else they would just want to hang with ALL their Auntie's and Uncle's all the time. They keep things light-hearted as well recover. It's a nice mind break lately.

Gizdich Ranch Adventure

An adventure to say the least. Auntie Christine suggested we head to Watsonville for some strawberry picking and we did. Little did I know Bay would decide to have the melt dwn of the century right there in the fields. She couldn't quite understand filling up her basket and dumping it in mine to lighten her load and going at it again. She thought I was taking her strawberries away....FOREVER. Only in the mind of babes. So we ended up with many berries, 2 tired girls and had a whole lotta fun anyway. Thnks Christine for braving with me my girls in every way. You are a trouper.

Our own Private Beach

Yesterday we got a dose of what we will soon miss this summer from Arizona..... The heat! Our summers in AZ were beyond perfect. With a community pool and tons of lawn and sprinklers to boot, the fun was endless. Our neighbors became family and the kids have memories forever. So with the weather calling yesterday I decided on the sly to set up the pool (thnk u Ralph and Suzanne) and sprinkler (thnkx Doc and Sandy) and have our own private Beach party. The girls as you can see on their faces were in water heaven. I think I caught Bay actually dive in a time or two. I tried not to let her see me watching. She gets stage fright sometimes and will not try things twice with an audience. Anyway, sorry for the time away from the blog, we have been busy with Family in town and just plain keeping up with the girls and life! So this is mostly for you Carol, Denise, Aimee, who enjoy this blog so much. Glad you do and we miss you all so much. Get out here already, will ya? Lov Me