This photo is of my big girl Emma on her way to a sleep over birthday party.  She recently got this Princess luggage for Christmas and uses it any chance she can get!  She had a wonderful time, we were told, and slept in the longest of all the kids!  Way to sleep, Emma!

*Note to underage viewers:  Prince Phillip is pant-less in this photograph.  And he is only wearing one shoe.  We’ve lost his clothes, poor fella*

We are currently hosting our second sleepover of the week.  On Friday we had a big girls sleepover & now we are having a little girls sleepover.  I love that my girls are old enough to have friends over for fun events like this.  Cousin Mackinzie is sleeping over while her mommy & daddy celebrate their birthdays in sunny Florida.  She’s spending the night with us tonight because Emma wanted to return the sleepover favor that she showed us a few weeks ago.  Right now as I type they are upstairs playing with all of our princess paraphernalia.  As you can see by the photo of Brooke, we’ve misplaced some clothing, but that doesn’t derail the fun!

This photo is of Brooke with Belle, baby Belle, & Prince Phillip.  She put their clothes on very meticulously, got Phillip’s one boot on, and now they are a family.  It’s so cool to see their imagination during these games.  You also hear a lot of what you’ve said to them throughout the day come flying back out.  Like when Emma says, “What the?” And when Brooke says, “Actually…..”  Don’t know where they get these things!?!?!

Well, I’m off to get some little girls ready for bed.  We don’t have school tomorrow so they’re getting a treat by staying up late.  Night!

I’m posting earlier today than on other days because I’m about to be invaded by a great group of high school girls from my church for a “Finals Are Over” sleepover.  I’m sure we’ll be up past midnight so I can get some shots for tomorrow’s post.

About this photo:  I’ve been eyeing this fire hydrant for a while now. I pass it every time I drive my girls to preschool & it just intrigued me.  I’m not sure why.  So, today, I finally pulled over on the side of the road and snapped a few pictures of it.  I wonder if it still works?  I wonder if the people in charge of fire hydrants know of it’s dilapidated conditions?  I wonder why I chose it?  I don’t have any answers today.

Photos I’ve been looking at:  Heather Grace Photography.  Heather is a very dear friend of mine, and also a photographer.  We have daughters around the same age & I love seeing what her little ones are up to throughout the week.  She also just shot a sweet newborn session.  I love what Heather does with newborns – they just look so newborn-y!  She’s got a special touch with them.  Great work, Heather.