checking in

yes, we're still here. but the girls are sick. again. and i am sleep deprived. so, blogging hasn't been happening as much. here are some pictures though. when we're all feeling better, i will post pictures of a recent project fail, sure to entertain. in the meantime, enjoy the girlies. 

where are that girl's pants and why is she eating ken? well, sometimes it takes a while to get diane back into her pants after a diaper change. you'd think that she'd get used to having her diaper changed, seeing as i do it several times a day (i will refrain from talking about the astounding frequency of this child's bowel movements on my blog). but no. each time is a fight. it is like changing a cat's diaper. i am just happy when i get a new diaper back on. the pants are just icing on the cake.

and ken? well i'm pretty sure that our barbies' feet all had teeth marks all over them, so either it is a universal childhood experience to try to eat barbies, or it is genetic. 

diane is snuggly all of a sudden. this brings great excitement because she has never been snuggly before and i love it when my girls want to snuggle with me. here she is cuddling up to my mom.

who can tire of the crusty highchair closeups?

madeleine is obsessed with puzzles lately and is quite good at them.  i finally bought her some new ones because she would do this winnie the pooh puzzle in about a minute, take it apart immediately, and do it over again. over and over again. i figured i'd give her a little variety. the dollar store is great for that kind of stuff.

and yes, i do attempt to do my child's hair.

enjoying some happy one-on-one time with diane at 5:45am. 

madeleine and rachel and their babies. not sure why madeleine is looking suspiciously at rachel in both of these pictures.

the other day madeleine busted out her sunglasses and the girls took turns wearing them (matthias, do you recognize these? they are the ones you fished out of the bottom of the merced river). i don't blame her. it must be the same hankering for spring that drives me to plan all of the skirts that i want to sew for myself. maybe we can will spring here with our attire. 

i also do attempt to wipe my children's noses occasionally. i may or may not be successful.