Happy 15th, Kourt!

My baby is now 15 and I'm surprisingly okay with that. She is funny, she is smart, she is growing into a great person. The downside - driving permit, one year away from dating, growing taller than me, going to high school next year. Happy Birthday, Kourtney!!

New very cool phone

Kerry sent Kourt a pearl necklace - you pull the pearl out of an oyster



Some gfts - for some reason ended up sideways and can't be corrected



Happy St Patty's Day

Ashley's Birthday Party

Ashley had her birthday party tonight at our house - she had pink and black decorations. The girls played Minute to Win It games, ate pizza and junk food galore. They stayed late and watched a movie after the party ended. My neighbor Heather gave each girl Glitter Toes. It was a hit!

Girly Bathroom

We even jazzed up the bathroom with pink and brown polka dots, a Pretty as a Princess sign above the door, polka dot clock, cute picture frame (that still needs to be filled), rug, and a really cute earring holder that Kourt made at Girls' Camp last year.

Ashley's Room

Ashley went with bright blue with damask accents. It turned out really bright and cute. Of course the focal point is a giant chandelier over her bed that is oversized for her room, yet somehow so fitting. We still need a few black bins and of course some irridescent beads to hang down the inside of her closet. Very cute, very Ashley.

Fixing the Girls' Rooms

We've been working on the girls' rooms. Kourt is still a bit undecided about what she wants, so her room hasn't been done yet, but Ashley and Grace both decked their rooms out. Grace went for Pink - bright fun colors, butterflies and flowers. So very Grace. There's a big wooden sign on on side of the room that says "Princess" and another small sign above her closet (with boas and dress-up beads) that says "Princess of Everything." That about sums it up.

There's a young woman in the family

Well, Ashley turned 12 - yikes! She is so excited to be so grown up, in young women's, graduating from elementary school soon, shaving her legs, wearing dangly earrings, etc.

We did baptisms for the dead this week - Kevin baptized both of us. So neat. It was cold and rainy, so I didn't pause for great pics, just the idea that we were there.