monkey see, monkey do

cue the theme music from Rocky...

the kid is in training for the next Olympics, the Snowflowers will be the first sister ensemble to go to the bars together in 2020! I might have to step up training a wee bit. 100 push ups and chin ups before dawn every day should do the trick.

I know I sound like the gushing Mumma, but Paisley was so far behind physically when we got her that we had a physical therapist come to the house to help her build stregth, muscle and tone...sure looks like it has worked!

Fearless...first time on slide

Yesterday I took the Snowflowers to the local park for a bit of a run around... Paisley followed Piper up the stairs to the slide, sat down next to her sister and PUT HERSELF DOWN THE SLIDE...and laughed! I couldnt believe it, so I took Mike back with me when he got home from work...here's the proof...this is the kid that just started walking 10 weeks ago!

crappy photo ~ cute dresses

can't help it, these photos stink, but I had to post them because I have waited a long time for the girls to wear these dresses together. Now in this photo Paisley is actually standing a few feet behind Piper so she actually looks much shorter, but in actuality there is only four inches between the two of them! If you can believe it!

I got the smallest dress on clearance a few years ago for Piper and last year I picked up a larger size for Piper on ebay...gotta love miniboden, they are my favorite and my best!(thanks to ebay and consignment) I also offer no apology for dressing my kids in matching dresses, as long as they are happy, I'm happy! Piper actually loves Paisley to wear the same dress or a similar design to what she has on...she loves the 'sister' look...I'm pretty sure it wont be like this for much longer so I indulge while I can!

fakin' bacon!

Hey, I'm 16...

"I have my passport to prove it!"

The worlds youngest Olympic gymnast outside the real Olympics!

When I take Piper to gymnastics Paisley gets really antsy and want to go with Piper into the gym area, of course, she isn't allowed to so she makes do with practicing her 'somersaults' on the floor of the waiting area! When Piper and the neighborhood girls spend hours doing cartwheels and somersaults on the front lawn, Paisley is ALWAYS right there, trying her hardest to get involved! I think I might have to sign her up for a Mummy and me gym class or she will start complaining!

hey, what about a photo of me?

Paisley loves the water, she is super confident around it...she swims on her tummy in the bathtub, splashes like mad in the paddling pool and generally just enjoys playing with the sprinkler and hose. We think she will be ready for swimming lessons in the Spring, we're not going to sign her up for the Fall/winter sessions, nothing is worse than hitting the pool(indoors) then going outside with wet hair when it's -20 degrees outside!

Icee pops are evilMike came home from the gas station the other day with a two foot long frozen tube of food colored sugar water - whoopeee! Piper absolutely devoured it, but the stinkin orange die got all over her bikini top and I couldn't get it out...so I threw the bikini into some oxyclean and left it overnight...uh oh, I completely destroyed the bikini, the black ran into the pink and the dye completely ran everywhere! So...no more icee pops, natural iceblocks(popsicle's are fine, but the fake crappy ones are no longer welcome!(I knew my Mum was right about these things!) However, this photo is proof that she at least had one of them...in her lifetime!

BATCAT GOGGLES!

"monkey cheeks and scoop like this Mummy"

Piper is still doing swimming lessons, she really enjoys them, although as I have said before it is quite evident that she isnt a 'natural' in the water...thats okay, she's not going to be swimming the English Channel anytime soon, we just want her to build her confidence in the water and learn how to be 'safe' and know how to get to the side if she needs too. One thing I cannot understand is how so many pairs of swim goggles can go missing? I swear we have had four pairs this year and they keep disappearing? A few weeks ago I had to buy her a new pair, she picked these feline ones out, and told me they were 'Batcat'(a superhero on Charlie and Lola)goggles...it's bizarre, but since she has been wearing the new goggles her confidence has multiplied 100x, to the point that her teacher keeps mentioning how well she is doing! Could the goggles be magic?

Piper obviously thinks so!