Court time

The court. The area in front of our house...the place where bicycles loop, motor cycles race, knees are skinned...and the Barbie Jeep reigns supreme! It's full of good memories...watching the littles in the court...playing...being little. I love it!

My girls

Watching them play...laugh...fight....and love is one of my greatest joys!

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.  ~Marion C. Garretty

warmer days....

warm.....warmth....it's coming....

we are starting to get a few day of bare shoulders here and there.....

 barefoot sisters in the swing.....

 and blooms and green are everywhere.....

I know it's not here to settle in yet...but I love that it gets closer everyday!

Coloring at Creasy

While the boys ran on this beautiful fall day...the girls and I colored...Hello Kitty pictures. We talked and discussed every item on our pages to color and in between the perfect color pics we talked about our days...our friends...and how excited we were for fall.

 I love these girls.....these sisters.......

 They truly could not be more different......

 and yet.....although they fight like sisters at times.....the love they share and the bond they share is....real....genuine...

 When I see them together in moments like this.....I feel so blessed that they have each other......

 and that I have them......

 Happy Fall, sweet girls......

Let's fill it with memories!

summer sisters

The Hardy sisters have had a good summer so far! They have really enjoyed being together as Sarah Kate is more tolerant after a year of school under her belt and Lila is a lot less like a baby as she nears her 4th birthday. They have found that place in the middle where they can play together and really enjoy each other. I love seeing them being sisters...and friends...and hearing their playful, fun giggles! I love this summer for giving them this special time together!

the sisters

"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost."

-Marion C. Garretty

Ear surgery

The night before Sarah Kate's ear surgery Rollins slept with her for moral support....oh to have his heart....it is tender and precious and I am so lucky to have him in my life...and so is Sarah Kate.

We got up early and headed to the surgery center...she was ready and excited for her bubble gum flavored mask to put her to sleep!

Soon she was sloppy happy and pretty darn sleepy....and ready to go back...

I held her little hand and said a prayer before they took her away...it was just a tube removal and a paper patch for her ear but still.....it was hard to have her wheeled away.....she's my girl....my dream come true.... she's mine ......

The procedure was a success and as we headed home I held her close....she was so weepy coming out of anesthesia...."I want you, Moma...I just want you" she said over and over.....it means a lot to be her chosen one...the one she wanted in that moment....and I was so lucky to be right there with her....I am so blessed to be her Moma.

We picked up Lila from Bumpa's and Lila held Sarah Kate's hand the whole way home....that sister love is something else...

Back at home we rested.....and recovered and she went back to school the next day. 

American Girl Tea Party

Sugar and Spice and Everything nice.....

that's what little girls are made of! 

I love my little girls and getting to do girly things with them!  It's always so fun to get dressed up and do something special with them....they seem to just sparkle when we do "fancy" things! Today we got dressed up and headed to Churchill Downs for the American Girl Fashion Show!

 Julie and Elizabeth were so excited to be going with Sarah Kate and LIla Ray!

 We arrived and they were so excited! It was pink and sparkles every where!

 Little girls and tea parties just go hand in hand!

 It was just lovely!

 Lila Ray even won a door prize! A bag of books and 2 mini dolls! It was a fun afternoon and I was so glad to spend it with my sweet girls!

It's my blog and I want to remember it all so let it be noted that Lila started diarrhea at the fashion show and we spent the second half of the fashion show in the potty....got to the car and had to stop at Kroger to go again.....on the way home she just went all over her car seat! So after a lovely girly afternoon tea I spent the rest of the afternoon throwing away car seat covers...doing laundry and cleaning up sh** ! So maybe it's not ALWAYS sugar and spice and everything nice.... ;) but it's a life I love!

I find myself in love with every moment these sisters spend together right now. How let me help you down from there now brings tears to my eyes. It's special right now...these moments of them being together because they are fleeting. Soon...so soon... Sarah Kate will be off to Kindergarten every day...and even though I know she will remain my sweet girl..she will be changed...different...big.

 I want these moments to last forever....

 to see how they love and help each other.......

 to see the happiness they find in each other and how my heart dances because they do have each other...

  Oh Sweet sisters that I love with all my heart!

Dear Summer,

Linger as long as you can...

Fill my heart with moments just like this one!

Love,

Me

Treasured time

With the boys in basketball camp every morning this week...I have been really enjoying my girls. Our time together...as a threesome...is coming to an end...with reminders everywhere...Lila got her letter from Watkins today with her teacher assignment...SK got an inviation to her Kindergator meet and greet...and every store has isles and isles of school supplies! Today we bought Sk some new sparly tennis shoes for back to school and had lunch at McAlisters where I got to be with three of my favorite things that are sweet....

Sarah Kate......

 Tea.....

 and Lila Ray......

Just want to remember...

I just want to remember how fun it is to get too little girls ready for the movies...

 and how, for now, they are so excited to take their dolls along.....

Garden gifts & tiffs

All the littles have enjoyed the garden and our flowers but especially the girls. They love to walk to the back and all around the yard and see what treasures await us! Today we were greeted by the first of the sun flowers.....and many other beauties!

The highlight is seeing what is in the garden....what we can pick! Today we found squash and zucchini...but as quick as the excitement came that there was something to pick...it immediately set into who gets to carry what treasures! A true garden tiff!

As sassy as Lila is...SK still has the height advantage!

In the end she won the whopper zucchini!