Cute Sisters

Finley and Keeley have a lot of fun together. Finney is such a good big sister and always tries to help Keeley. They were so cute riding this car together!

 I just love their cute smiles!

 And, of course, if you ask Keeley to smile pretty, this is what she does! So silly.

Star of the Week

Finley got selected as star of the week for her class. We had to make a poster all about her that she took in to show her class.

It was a fun trip down memory lane to go through all our old pictures of her and pick out special ones for her poster.

As time passes she has changed so much, but so gradually, that I hardly noticed. She was so tiny, sweet, and silly. I love all of her cute faces! We had a lot of fun making her poster together.

Just a Day

I'm not sure who took these next pictures--but I'm guessing Isaac. These are from July, and you can see that Hillari's homeschool was still in full swing--open math books on the table behind Keeley.

 This silly little grin!

 Me playing on my ipod.

 Whoever was behind the camera followed Keeley around on her path of destruction. You can see that she knocked over the fan in the background.

 

We love our baby girl!

 Finley had a turn playing on Isaac's ipod.

 And a parting shot of KeeKee.

Ice Cream Dream

 Don't kids just crack you up?! Who eats an ice cream cone like this, and doesn't even notice the stickiness that is completely covering their face?

Cute Finley girl, that's who

Finley's family party

Finley turned five, and that evening we celebrated with a little family party. Lexi and Scott came over, and she opened up her presents. Sareny picked out this cheerleader outfit for her.

 She got a Monster High doll.

 And this baby Rapunzel doll that she had asked for.

 Grandma Nancy sent her a present.

She was excited to get Princess Cadence and Shining Armor ponies.

 Such a cute girl!

Then we had ice cream and brownies.

Such a cute 5 year girl!

Blowing out her candle.

 Such a grown up girl!

The next day, Holli, John, and Rhys, and Grammy Jo and Bampa came and Grammy gave her this gorgeous tiara, which she had asked for.

Fin's birthday lunch

On Finley's birthday, we had Ty and Syd over and then met Daddy for lunch at Chick Fil A. It was a fun little birthday outing!

 Keeley likes wadding food in.

 Mommy and Sareny.

 A birthday girl! Since it was her special day, they gave her a free ice cream sunday.

Keeley sure was loving the ice cream! When you gave her a bite, she would say "Mmmm!" Really loudly.

 It was so adorable! Every bite, "Mmmmm!" Nearby diners were laughing at how cute she was.

We had a fun outing!

Skate Party

Sareny had a best friend in kindergarten named Lisa. They were so cute together and had so much fun together. Then we moved. I wish I would have tried to stay in touch with them, but I didn't. The last week of school, out of nowhere, Lisa's mom called me up and invited Sareny to Lisa's birthday party. We hadn't seen them in almost three years, and they had gotten our phone number from the Slinker's. Sareny was so excited to see Lisa again! We were wondering what she would look like now, and if we would recognize her. Lisa's dad told us that Lisa was wondering the same thing. The party was at Great Skate, and I had to take all the kids there by myself since Keith was in San Francisco for work. The girls were so excited to see each other and were able to pick right up where they left off.

The skating place rented these things that were like walkers on wheels, and they were a big help to the younger kids.

I parked KeeKee on the side of the rink and helped Fin and Isaac around one time--and they really needed help! Their legs were moving, but they just weren't going anywhere.

We took a break for pizza, cake, and presents. This little girl wanted out of her stroller.

And then everything seemed to click for Finley and Isaac. I was amazed as I watched them racing around.

It was fun to see how much better they got!

Sareny with Lisa's neighbor and Lisa.

The girls were cute and had a fun time together skating around and holding hands. Although Sareny said it is a lot harder to skate and hold hands.

I was surprised at how well Isaac did, and how much he enjoyed it. As we drove away, he asked if we could go back the next day. We need to go back soon, because he keeps asking about it!

Finley was adorable racing around! I really couldn't believe how fast she got.

Whoever invented those wheelie things was a genius! There is no way Isaac and Finley could have skated at all without them, especially since I had to take care of Keeley most of the time. So yay for those things! Anyway, it was fun catching up with such a nice family and I'm glad they thought of inviting us. We have since had them over for swimming at Starpointe and dinner, and look forward to continuing our friendship.

My Finney Lynney Girl

After taking some pictures of me and Isaac for school, I realized that I don't have enough pictures of me with my children. A big reason is that I don't love the way I look, but in twenty years or forty years, I think these pictures will be precious. Think how much you would value similar photos with your own mom.

My Finley Girl! She is sometimes a little stinker--in fact she was kind of being one during this photo shoot, but we persevered and got some that were pretty cute.

 I love my little girl--attitude and all.

 I think we may look the most alike out of all the kids.

 She's the only kid that has an obvious dimple--and she gets that from her daddy.

 I love my little girl so!