Emmy LOVES to dress up like a princess~
Elles has wanted to join in the fun for some time now....but I didn't a have a dress small enough for her
until now-as you can see- she was shocked- and delighted
and quickly joined in the princess fun!
She even got into character enough to stand like a princess- I love that girl!
The color has not been altered on these pictures at all--
in some lights she really is a RED head--
and then in others not as much.
She is not a BRIGHT red head-- but for sure ginger-- and much closer to my goal of a red head!
I love this little mouse!! She is for sure the happiest baby alive- but lately she has started doing this crazy fake smile-- I managed to capture two of them in the pics below!
We gathered up all of Emmy's binks and left them on the the table for the Binky Fairy to come and take them.
Something I wasn't expecting was that Emmy has gotten less attached to her loveys since the Binky left-- I was thinking it would be the opposite.
She fell asleep in her little pile-- I sobbed-- and I mean, broke down~ full on broke down. When the fairy came.
We had been talking about it forever-- so Emmy was ready-- the first day there were 2 little sad moments--and the second day there was only one--She went do bed without a peep and has been just fine-- the moral of the story wait until your kid is almost 3 and they will have an easy adjustment!
This is the last Picture I took before we left--we were at the airport and I told Emmy we had to go-- this was her reaction-- funny, because she really is all about adventure-- but I have to say that I was feeling the same way.
We (the girls and I) flew from Atlanta (after driving 3 hours to get there) to Sacramento CA-- with a stop somewhere like AZ- it's all a blur.
Thankfully our amazing family was waiting for us in Sacramento while poor Jason drove with Justy across just about every state and over multiple mountain ranges-- he is my hero==
Emmy and Ellie were delighted to be back with their best friends again.
matchy matchy
I LOVE this face!
I LOVE this face!
the best of times!
Grandma took us to the park-- Emmy found a worm- of course she did-
I literally got ONE picture of Diana's bottom last time we were there-- I was livid-- and so I made up for it- a little- this time!
Grandpa Larry has grapes that grow at his house-- Emmy really thinks it is heaven there.
The profile that could launch a 1000 ships.
Ok-- this is Miss Titan (my nephew) they say that you have a twin somewhere in the world-- I found Titan's-- sadly-- she is a girl and NOT photogenic-- she was adorable in real life and I kind of wanted to call her Abi Star instead of Elizabeth- her real name.
The food, the pre-show games, the family time, the fun, the movies- oh how I miss the MO!
Again-- in real life- it was uncanny-- in pics-- not so much-- but you can get a tiny hint.
My sweet CRAZY girl-- she is a daredevil for sure!
Great Gatsby's!
My 2 curly Q's!
Part of our GORGEOUS tour that Annie and Ryan took us on.
Don't even ask me how potty training is going...
We got to play at all of my old stomping grounds-- it was a PARTAY!
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee!
Not the most modest choice of bottoms ;)
My mailbox-- that is still short from when my mom backed over it and my dad stuck it in without replacing the pole!
Stone Mountain laser show-- the best of times!
BEST FRIENDS reunited at the laser show.
Moody Madness-- sooooooo happy to get to see them!
Gina and Belly boo.
NOT best friends... there's a running joke that Hawken and Brooks (2 different boys from 2 different family friends) will be vying for Ellie's attention in the future-- Hawken-- you might be winning at the moment ;)
It really was the funnest weekend-- for so many reasons-- one of them was that I got a break from parenthood and Ryan and Annie filled their "kid Coffers" 
and Atlanta would not be Atlanta without an AMAZING meal from Susan Gill (Annie's talented mother)-- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh- my mouth is watering just remembering!