Round ‘em Up

And head ‘em out. It’s rodeo time here again.

She looks ridiculously natural on the back of a horse

She just looks ridiculously adorable

And together, they just look like trouble

Up first, the rodeo parade at school

Eliza wasn’t too sure about this

She’s a big fan of her regular routine

And apparently we were interrupting that regular routine

Big sister was a bigger fan of seeing us

Have you seen anything cuter than a class full of cowboys and cowgirls?

Then it was Go Texan day. While neither Josh nor I are native Texans (duh) our daughters are, so we’ve embraced this wholeheartedly

So dang sweet

I didn’t even mind the fact that my Friday afternoon run was disrupted by the trail riders coming into town

Or that I had to share my sidewalks with covered wagons

On Saturday, the girls dressed up again to see the trail riders come downtown for the parade.

And at this point, after putting together three “Western” outfits in a row using clothes they normally wear, I think it’s safe to say they don’t have to try to dress like cowgirls, they just are cowgirls.

Maybe cowgirls that wear double breasted trench coats, but still, cowgirls.

In the past, we’ve gone downtown for the big parade, but this year, we opted for something quieter. Like our backyard.

It ended up being a lot more fun than elbow to elbow with everyone else

See that horse kind of in the center of the photo? Her name is Sally. We wouldn’t have found that out downtown.

The girls really enjoyed being able to run around and say hello to the trail riders

REAL cowgirls on REAL horses told her she was the prettiest cowgirl they’d ever seen. Her life is complete.

And seeing things like this in the middle of Memorial Drive is just darned neat

Ostrich boots and giraffe pants. It’s how we roll

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Why Every Parent Needs A SmartPhone

So when you hear the distressful cries of “mama, mama, mama,” you can grab your phone before going to the rescue.

Which is how you catch awesome parenting gems like this one

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Video Thursdays

Dear Eliza,

If you make it go “uh-oh,” I don’t think it’s really an “uh-oh.”

Love,

Mama

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Pissy, the missing 8th dwarf was as cooperative and as skeptical as usual, but we still hope everyone had a lovely Valetine’s Day with your loved ones!

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Tea Party Time

While the plague ravaged our household over the past two weeks, we had to find some easy entertainment for the girls while Mama rolled on the floor, trying desperately not to cough up her lungs.

Tea parties are the perfect antidote to the plague, if you were wondering.

Proof of how sick I was. I served graham crackers with peanut butter and chocolate chips instead of homemade scones.

It didn’t slow Eliza down though.

Marion took her hostess duties very seriously.

Having a cuppa

So sweet to share!

So proper

And then she turns the teapot upside down.

So nice and neat

So not so nice and neat

Big sister taught her how to stir with her spoon

It’s all fun and games until someone drinks out of the creamer

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Friday Phone Dump, Week 5

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Video Thursdays

Everything is harder with small children around you. Cooking and meal times are absolutely no exception to this rule.

This is why dinner now takes us an hour to get through. Not because we’re all enjoying a five course meal, but because we have to listen to thirteen thousand renditions of her brand new, best one ever, “Rabbit Song.”

And this is why cooking anything takes twice as long as pre children

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