ok, i know i say this all the time, but i really can't believe how fast my girls are growing. time just seems to be sneaking up and zooming past me like a bargain hunter on black friday. way, way too fast! the girls and i spent a day together roaming the mall and hitting a couple of antique stores for kicks. it really made me miss those carefree days before they were both in school. we just talked and laughed a lot... had lunch, took some pictures. i {heart} spring break!
just last week suzanne posted this comment on the 100k giveaway thread
I collect scrapbooking supplies, dishes (oh how i love dishes!), books and magazines! love your photography. i have a question for you...how do you get your girls to wear all the cute things they do and do they willingly allow you to fix their hair in all those cute styles? do they ever argue with you about not wanting to wear something? (i have a 9 year old, if you couldn't guess!)
i've been asked this before, and figured with MORE matchy-matchy girlie pictures, now was as good a time as any to answer. :) torrey & emma have never really been picky about what they wear. maybe because i always pick it out, and maybe because they like sleeping in and having morning decisions made for them... either way, it's never been a battle. that's not to say that i don't think my years of matchy fun are almost up. torrey is 8 1/2, and apparently 8 1/2 is the age when you start to "grow up." (that's what she's told me, anyway!) at 7 years old, emma really doesn't mind one way or the other. i'm still amazed that they've lasted this long!
besides loving how darn cute it is to have a matching set of sweeties, the girls have worn the same size clothes since emma was 18 months old. apparently she wanted to catch up to her big sister, and then stay that way. they weigh exactly the same amount, are the same height, wear the same size clothes... they are, however, a half a shoe size apart. lol. and they've been that way for almost 6 years! so buying matching clothes was kind of an easy out... you like it once, you like it twice. and darn it, if i just don't love it too. :)
as far as the hair thing, it's been pretty much the same story. they really just don't mind, but emma does especially love it. she's always trying to think of new styles to try... and then i'm trying to figure out how to make them in a way that they'll last through all day kid play. in fact, just this evening while they were doing their american girl dolls' hair, we started doing some online research of hairdos. (we made one trip to libby lu last year, and they're still mourning the store shutting down.) to make a long story longer, we were trying to see if we could find some fun do's online when i stumbled across the holy grail of little girl hairdo sites! a mom with four little girls, and a sweet little adopted boy puts together this
seriously AMAZING blog! she's also got adoption info there too. anyway, the girls got really excited about the whole thing, so we've got a trip to sally's beauty supply planned for tomorrow for a new rat tail comb and some more rubberbands.
all that to say suzanne, i have no idea how i got two little girls who don't mind getting daily do's and living in 97% gymboree... but i'm soaking it up for every minute i've got it because these years are gone so fast. (and YES! it totally sounded like a 9 year old! lol!!!)
we snagged these cute little headbands at the forever 21 accessory store this afternoon on our trek.
on a whim a couple of months ago we redid the decor in the girls' rooms in hopes of them keeping their rooms cleaner... i have to admit that i didn't really have high hopes for this process. being an inherent mess myself, i figured it would last about as long as it does for me... which is usually right up until i use the space again. lol. anyway, much to my surprise, they've kept their rooms very clean. and emma's even made her bed everyday since! so in celebration of this momentous accomplishment, we went out antiquing to find a little decor reward for her room. (torrey decided to hang with daddy and do yard work.)
she had a bunch of cool stuff in the running... an old bulb style perfume bottle, a decorative bird cage, a pedestal with a glass dome, a turquoise diamond-style paper weight, a frilly pink apron (this girl's got style!). but in the end she went with a fancy vintage barbie dress and cape set. after all of that hard shopping we snapped some pictures, then ran a couple more errands. just a fun hang out sort of day. makes me miss our thursday date days of years past... i love being a mom!
and to all of the mom's out there that give and give up so much for the love of the dear ones in their lives... this little laugh is for you! happy mother's day!
