just home from a late afternoon “stroller ride” (I run, the girls in the jog stroller), turn Christmas music and lights on, Friday pizza in the oven and we are all a bit wind blown.

It appears that I am having a hard time keeping up on two blogs. I love taking photos, but there is the writing part too that I enjoy. And that is saved for my other one. Even still, here is my Ave…one of the girls I get to spend all my days with. love her.

I love this photo. Our Chloe reaching inside the backyard golf hole to find?? Evidently she was thrilled with all the possibilities. It ended up being a pink golf ball. Who could’ve guessed?!

Could little Weston get any cuter? I wish I had snapped a photo of Chloe and he together. He is Cameron’s little brother and only six weeks younger than our Coco. He’s a budding skater/surfer. Obviously.

We leave the market with two balloons now. Chloe is not content with just looking at Ave’s anymore. She must have one for herself and with that comes a strong attachment. This is just moments after her balloon had flown out of her hand. Luckily, we were indoors and the ceiling stopped it from flying away. Secured tightly in her little fist and feeling better. (Maybe a little worried about it leaving her grasp again though.)

These two have been friends since birth. Just three months (almost to the day) apart, they share a similar personality and click as soon as we get them together. Best part is that I feel the same way with Cam’s mom! It is a win-win situation for all parties…even better when we add Rubio’s for dinner at the end:)

On vacation Ry filled the tub for the girls up to their necks with bubbles aplenty and jewels all around. Basically a dream come true for any two and three year old little girl! Avery and Lilly splashed their way around the over sized tub singing the theme song to The Little Mermaid.

We walk to the park by our house almost daily. Usually around 4:30 when the sun starts to cool down and to get out of the house before the dinner, bath, bed routine begins. Coco loves the swings.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

-nelson mandela

Together their mean age is 5. When they are together, Ave jumps up a couple years and Eden trims down and they become excellent playmates. It’s happiness to watch, really.

This was taken over two years ago. At the time, I remember thinking how big Avery was…I was newly pregnant with Chloe and just getting over the sick part of the first trimester. We had the beach all to ourselves that day, flying the kite while lounging right on the sand.

Sized to a 16×20, this picture hangs above Ave’s bed. I can’t bring myself to replace it with a more updated picture of her. I will sooner or later, but for now it stays. It is such a favorite of mine. The photo yes, but the feelings and memories it holds as well.

Both my girls la, la love their blankies.

Devin likes them frozen, I like them whole, Avery won’t touch them and Coco prefers them sliced thin.

You know picking the right rock to skip along the glassy Lake Tahoe is serious business. The two of them were having deep conversations while finding treasures amidst the pebbles and boulders. Made my heart sing really. There are few things more pleasing than seeing little people make friends.

They definitely have a look. The sibling similarities that will always classify Lila as, Oh you’re Bree/Eden/Dylan’s sister! I know because I’m the youngest in my family. It’s the best spot little Lila.

I’m still having a hard time realizing that it was 11 months ago that she made us a family of four. It feels like she has always been here. And yet seems like DAYS ago that I held her as a newborn. Love, love this little one.