My Pretty Little Goof-balls

All ready to go, but boy was it a pain to get them there!!!!

She is over a year old and we still fight over whose turn it is to hold this baby.
"I don't want to get dressed, and if you want to get me, you will have to get through my big sister!"

--Adele

"Hide me!"

Actually, this was the result of a photo shoot I was doing trying to get a few good pictures of Elsa in her pretty white dress. Here is what I got:

Elsa Makes it All Better

Adele hates, HATES, to have her diaper changed and to get clothes on. The process, from the second she realizes it is going to happen, often results in screaming, yelling, and crying. And then afterwards she needs to recover for a few minutes. She often finds that the arms of her sister are a great place to do this.

This series of pictures were taken over the course of about a minute or so. They document the normal transition from traumatized to happy again.

Right before this one was taken, she was kicking and screaming bloody murder. I handed her to Elsa and told Elsa to stand by the door.

I call this shot "OK Mom, we May have Peace (But I'm Watching You)"

"Finally, Someone I can Trust"

(I should mention that in Adele's entire life, ever, Elsa has never changed her diaper.)

"I See a Smile Creeping Up Your Toes"

"What's That Flashy Thing Mom is Showing Us?"

"I Love Flashy Things!"

"Mom is Forgiven"

Adele's First Birthday Cake

Valentine's Day Pictures

Last month I got this great idea to get a really darling picture of the girls and have it put on a mug or mouse pad or something for Ryan for Valentine's Day.

I dressed the girls in their ridiculously adorable pink and gray outfits and did a "photo shoot."

Unfortunately, with both girls getting sick and everything, I didn't get a chance to go through the pictures, let alone get them sent anyplace to have anything done with them, till today. So they have become designated blog pictures.

Things Adele Likes to Eat

The other night we gave Adele a chunk of Celery. She thought this was the bset thing ever. She kept chewing it for about an hour, as she continued to explore and play. If it fell out of her mouth, she just picked it back up and stuck it back in. Better than a pacifier I guess!

Also, if you need to keep her happy, if anything will do it, a set of car keys will do it.