Number 3

 Arriving early October!

Easter Morning 2013

Weekend Getaway

Dessert at The Melting Pot...so yummy!!!

Como Conservatory

Dim sum and bubble tea.  Good eats!

We went for a winter walk...

Catch Up

The girls chowing down cookies at Lyla's school Valentine's party!

Lyla's toddler bed-- they love playing in it.

Lyla and Pearl's first time to Chuck E. Cheese's for Ethan's 2nd birthday party!

Just some cute candids...

A very special trip up north...

Pearl and I went on a road trip up north to visit our friends Susan and Luke and their three kiddos.  They live in northern Minnesota, near Fargo, so it was quite an adventure!  Pearl had an absolute blast playing constatly with the kids.  There was never a dull moment!  And I had a blast catching up with my friend Suz.  The snow storm of the century happened to hit while we were up there (they got 16 inches of snow!) so we got to stay for an extra day and a half!  Here are some pics and vids...

Louella, Vivianna, Grayson, Pearl, and I

The girls reading to Pearlie

Oh how they love Pearl..and the feeling is mutual!

Riding on the play horse

"Auntie Suz" and Pearlie (Vivianna photo bombed)  :)

handsome little Grayson

bouncy bouncy

Dress-up time!

Little Cinderellas,  Louella and Pearl :)

The expressions on her face in the mirror crack me up!

Dancing!

Two hot mamas

Pearl was trying to get her wings. So funny!

Grayson: "I'm ready to get workin' "

Lego fun

This was my car in their driveway, and the storm wasn't even over yet!

We sure had fun but we were ready to come home by the time the roads were safe again--we were missing Lyla and Daddy pretty badly!  Thanks for being a wonderful hostess Susan!