Where in the world is Mali?

Pray for Alan as he's there for 10 days (and for us as we are without). He arrived safely tonight and thanks to technology we got chat with him face to face on our phones and he was able to say goodnight and blow kisses to his girls before bed.

We miss you lots, babe!

At the park with cousins

so big, I can't even believe my eyes sometimes!

Margot has certainly started the "Emma" worship that Eloise oozes with. She screams "Emma" as we drive near her house, see a white van or even now when we go to Ikea (as we've gone twice with Emma in the past)

Somehow, I don't have any pictures of Davis.....he was just running around too fast to be bothered with the paparazzi!

Ready for the main stage!

I especially love how Eloise's elbows are helping her do a plié and Margot opening her mouth with each ballet move!

Halloween 2011

recognize the dresses, Claire?

Mary Poppins...

..and her chimney sweep (everyone called Margot a boy all night-we just went with it instead of explaining that she was a girl and really had a raggedy ann costume but her older sister INSISTED that she must be a chimney sweep. She was pretty darn cute though!

even this old ladybug came along with us for a few houses

Eloise was most entertained by seeing all the other trick-or-treaters' costumes. Margot was all about the candy. She could pocket lots and lots while the unsuspecting adult was squatting down and listening to Mary Poppins exhaustive monologue about her Cinderella birthday party and Emma's Rapunzel party.

Boo at the Zoo

Disney Princesses on Ice

This picture isn't great, but you can still see her smile from ear to ear! Grandma took Eloise and I to see the Disney Princesses on Ice for Eloise's birthday and she loved every minute of it!

She was a little nervous being high up in the stands, she thought one of her glass slippers might fall off and down to the ice. I assured her that if it did, I would go retrieve it.

One of my favorite parts was watching a thousand 3-foot princesses walking through downtown Atlanta descending upon Phillips Arena. Eloise loved seeing and pointing out all the other princesses too!

Sisters