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missing these lovelies... back to TJ's for more!

oh, & i guess i should catch up on blogging too...

in fair verona...

... where we lay our scene.

what an amazing & romantic city.

here we are on juliet's balcony.

this is truly a place for lovers... there are little love notes posted all over the entry walls & on canvases inside the house.

& who doesn't need a little bit of good luck?

and we ended the day finding a disney store... needless to say the little princess was in heaven!

and she got to choose a little something special...

i am hoping to see much more of this beautiful country at some point.

~ amore ~

mommy's little helper...

my little one loves to help.

here she is making sugar cookies that turned out less than desirable...

but the batter/frosting was delicious.

she also helps with dinner almost every night.

my little martha stewart...

notice her outfit... tee shirt, undies & her tiny laker socks.

we are starting her young!

princessen in boots

love these photos russ took the other day. this girl keeps me smiling...

well, most of the time anyway.

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something to say...

when you don't know what to say.

this makes me smile.

our girl...

is getting so big!

i can not get over how much she has changed since we have been away.

. she loves to dress up .

. she sings to herself all the time & even makes up her own words .

she is potty training & doing wonderfully . she loves to dance . she loves to help... cook, clean, put on my make~up... whatever we are doing she wants in . she has memorized the majority of her books & "reads" them to us . she has the memory of an elephant & recalls moments from forever ago... disneyland is a frequent topic of conversation .

she enjoys watching videos with "her friends" here is the entire cast of sleeping beauty. watching, what else, sleeping beauty...

she picks up on EVERYTHING... such a little sponge . she acts 2x her age .

. she has an ever changing laugh .

here she is lounging in her new pj's & playing at the play area in our mall...

she enjoys skyping with our family back home... as long as they are reading to her, singing with her or showing her fun things...

just can't get enough of her & all her learning & growing. she has a strong personality & that can be challenging at times. i feel like she is already a teenager who thinks she knows everything. including how to navigate the iphone...

& at the moment she is passing around our go fishing game &

pretending that it is the bread & water in church.

i am grateful to have such a fun, smart, caring & healthy little one. she is truly a blessing.

family luncheon...

we went to this adorable... & tasty... little restaurant in town the other day. it is in one of the old buildings right on the river. they have this great room that has a play area for kids & sadie loves it. not to mention the fact that they give the kids ice cream after their meal...

here is the girl posing for the camera...

like i said whatever dad does is AWESOME as far as she is concerned... walking backwards.

daddy love...

this girl L O V E S her daddy! & I LOVE IT! it is so fun to watch her interact with him. her face lights up when she hears his key in the door & she jumps for joy when he walks in. she wants to do everything he does... hence the following photos from the other day.

yes.. that is a plastic spoon she is shaving with {i did my best}

& check out the seriousness of this whole experience.