Summer Sleepovers!

The Caswell Kids have been invading one anothers bedrooms lately and sleeping over in each other's rooms lately. It is so cute to walk in and check on them at night and see them cuddled up together. Too afraid that I was going to wake them with the flash of a camera (that would be my luck), I haven't snapped a shot yet, but may sometime soon since it's just way too cute not to. :)

Napping on the Couch

Knowing that my little monkeys were going to need a nap for the evening edition of our Tuesday Trip, we started winding down for a rest this afternoon. Little Miss A insisted on sleeping by Sophie and Mr. D insisted on sleeping by Little Miss A.

So here they are...

sweet little angels!

Just Plain Cute...

We borrowed a movie from Ms. K for our Friday night, family movie night...Peter Pan. Okay, I thought we had all the good ones, apparently not. We have the original Disney Peter Pan, but this was a different one, one with real people. As we are watching, Little Miss A leans over to me and says so sweetly that she almost has tears in her eyes "Mommy, when is Peter Pan going to visit me?" Wasn't sure how to answer that. Condoning some strange boy flying to her "princess tower" as her bedroom has been dubbed makes me a little uneasy. Suggesting that maybe he has already tried to visit makes me worry that we would then have to battle the issue of strangers trying to get into our house at night. Shooting the idea down altogether was clearly going to crush her. Instead I just left it at "I don't know, sweetie" then directed her attention to Tinker Bell for a diversion. Sweet girl!!!! :)

Early Mother's Day Present

Mr. D made this for me the other day...

I absolutely LOVE it...totally up my alley!!!!. Isn't this the most beautiful ring you've ever seen? I think I have an early Mother's Day present from my bouncing baby boy! :)

Little Miss Animated

I've thought this at least a THOUSAND times, but don't think I've ever REALLY posted about Little Miss A's animation. I LOVE that she can bring anything to life. She'll sit in her room for hours consumed with all kinds of imaginative play ideas that she brings to life with her stuffed animals, babies, barbies, cars, books, etc. You name it, it will come to life in the hands of my sweet little girl. Just the other day, J was making carrot-orange juice for breakfast and Little Miss A grabbed a couple of the carrots he had laying on the counter and began an entire dialogue exchange between the two carrots.

Carrot A: "What are you doing today?"
Carrot B: "I don't know. What are you doing today?"
Carrot A: "Why are we here?"
Carrot B: "Who knows."
Carrot A: "Do you want to play?"
Carrot B: "Sure!"
Carrot A: "Okay, la, la, la, la."

She never gets to the part where they are about to be pureed or anything, thank goodness. But her willingness to play with anything and everything is just precious. I love to listen to the conversations she has back and forth between whatever she is playing with at the time. :)

Roses...

Last week one of Little Miss A's dance friends received a rose from her Daddy after class. Of course, Little Miss A REALLY wanted one too!!!! So, when D's surprise showed up on the doorstep (that's another post for later) Daddy brought home a beautiful pink rose for Little Miss A and a red one for me. (So sweet!!!) Our daughter was in heaven, okay I won't lie, I was too!!! She wanted to find just the right vase to put it in and make sure that it had plenty of water. Two happy girls!!! Flowers may need to be a more frequent occurrence in the Caswell house. :)