The Backyard

Spring is here, and even though the weather can be unpredictable, we are loving it! This week I was able to remember the thing I love most  about our house- our backyard! To lay under the shade of that big tree and  watch the girls chase the dog around, swing in the hammocks,  and listen to their little make believe conversations is just like heaven on earth, right in our backyard. 

 

Tea party picnic

A watchful eye

At play

Sisterly love

It's not always tears and fights ;)

Loving it!

Does my belly look big?

So the girls are trying on dresses that I have stored in a box in a closet, most of them are Naomi's hand-me-downs for Jocie, and some of them fit Naomi small, from last year. Anyway, Naomi tries on a dress and walks over to me to ask "Mommy, does my belly look big?"  My answer was of course "No! You look beatiful!" but really what I was thinking was "AAAAAAAH! !What!? How old are you!!" but instead I asked "Where did you hear that?" She didn't say she heard it from me, but that was probably what she was thinking. I am very careful, or so I thought, not to ever say "I'm fat!" or "Does this make my butt look big?" in front of the girls. I know they are always watching and listening and the absorb everything like a sponge, but I guess I need to be more careful and I will be more careful. What's next? Boys?