Jaylee's 5th Bday

Jaylee's 5 Now!!!

Jaylee got to celebrate her actual 5th Birthday with brownies and ice cream. Nan, Poppop, Mandy and Meg came for the "party"

Listen to Jennibelle really sing to her big sis, she's loveing every minute of it!!

Jenni bought and wrapped a Crayola Cutter for Jaylee. (save your money!!)

One of her presents was a Big Wheel, think she likes it?!?

Jaylee got a makeup kit from Mama and Daddy for her "real party" when she has 5 friends coming and Aunt Meg will do their hair and makeup. (She decided to wait to have her party until Grandma and Grandpa are here.)

Every Friday night, us girls have a 'girls party' in Mama's bed and fall to sleep together. So, of course we had a makeup party with the new kit... Jaylee got to give us each a makeover. Notice Jenni's pink blush

Here Jaylee is making herself up.

Christmas Time is here

Christmas Time with The J's

The girls had a Christmas Program at Church about Mary having a Little Lamb named Jesus on Christmas morning. They both sang songs with the group of kids and Jaylee got to recite a verse. (She got very nervous when it was her turn.) Jennibelle loved playing up on teh stage, thowing her stuffed lamby arounf, but did NOT like it when some of the boys in her class started wrestling on stage and took her down. Boy can that girl give some DIRTY looks!! (Sorry the pictures are so blurry... camera was having a bad day - definately NOT the user's fault, haha)

Jaylee was much more into decorating the Christmas Tree than Jenni was this year, though they were both wuite helpful for teh first 3 1/2 minutes. Jaylee preferred to reach the higher branches.

Jenni really enjoyed wrapping presents with me this year. It really wore her out too! Below is a picture of the gift Jaylee wrapepd entirely by herself for Jennibelle. I thought she did a fantastic job!!

Christmas Eve was spent at Aunt Mandy's in her new house and the food was DELICIOUS. (Jason and I prepared the creamed onions. Yes I know I look ridiculous, but we were both crying a lot... contrary to the circulating rumor that Jason had his tear ducts removed in High School) The girls liked getting dressed up for a fancy dinner. And then the girls really liked getting SPOILED by hundreds of presents! (OK, a little exaggeration on my part)

Here is our Christmas Tree sometime after Santa arrived and before the little ladies awoke.

Mama was good and didn't wake the girls Christmas morning until 6 am. Then we ALL napped by 11 am. Everyone was very excited and got very nice gifts this year. Jenni was completely happy with her $3 makeup kit (the first gift she opened). We literally had to force her to open more gifts. Jaylee bought Mama a Clapper... and it really works!! Jason got a GPS and seat massager/warmer for his new truck. Mama got a Futon for the lower level, which is exactly what she was hoping for!

Jaylee enjoyed decorating Baby Jesus' Birthday Cake...

While Jenni enjoyed eatting the decorations!

We all had a great Christmas and miss everyone that we didn't get to spend it with. The girls are very excited to have Christmas again in January with Grandma and Grandpa. Unfortunately we had to take down the tree already... but the rest of the house is ready for the celebration!

Christmas is coming & I have a rash

CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE...

Jaylee and Jennibelle with Santa
Jaylee wants My Littlest Pet Shop and

Jenni wants anything My Little Pony

Jenni and Daddy went on a Christmas Shopping and dinner date...

She picked out her outfit, painted her nails and put on lipstick.

No Christmas is complete without a gingerbread House.

The girls enjoy picking at the candy everyday too.

Jenni always wants to put a cake on top of it and eat it for dinner...

Can we say Junk-a-holic?

Both girls are in the Christmas Program at Church and Jaylee has a speaking part again...there will be many more pictures to come!!

Unfortunately, the docs still can't figure what I'm reacting too, or if it is an illness causing me to break out and itch. I was hpoing my Christmas pictures would be a little prettier...

Jaylee's canine friends

JAYLEE'S CANINE FRIENDS

Here, Georgia and Jaylee are friends...

Here, is Jaylee's lip bit open by Georgia...

Good thing Jenni is always there to comfort her...

And there's always Boop and Oscar, who will always be her buddies!

Maybe Jaylee and Georgia will be friends again ... some day!

Fall leaves are fun

FALL LEAVES ARE FUN!!!

(except for Daddy who has to rake them all up...

time and time again after we play)

Jaylee was COMPLETELY under the leaves...

here's her close up...

DW Christmas Time

Christmas Time at Dutch Wonderland

Jason took us all to DW the other week to start the Holiday Season... the girls had a BLAST. Jenni was no longer terrified of the ride in the picture below.

This is now BOTH of the gilrs' favorite ride. They like to put up their hands and close their eyes!



Jaylee is sometimes shy. Jenni is NEVER shy... she jumped at the opportunity to get on stage.


Jaylee took me another ride that went straight up and straight down... she kept me calm through most of it!!