Who whould have thought?

Turtles and Lemurs are best buds in Madagascar? What a sweet sight to see.

Super Dad

This guy is my hero! He is a an at home daddy to our little peanuts. Although I would love to do his job:), they are so lucky to have such a sweet and loving teacher every single day.

Our sweet 2nd born...

This little girl is somethin else!!! She is a beautiful ball of spunk, sass, and personality! Liv is full of her own opinion about life and isn't afraid to show it. She is a little talker and is formulating sentences that we clearly understand.."I want it" "I got it" "NO" "oh-tay" are just a few...when asked what her name is she says "Harper"...She can count to ten and sing her abc's. She still LOVES to read and will be found sitting in a tornado of books quietly reading to herself or aloud. She wants to put her shoes on by herself, loves to brush her teeth, and still loves to drink her milk. She is still a picky eater but is getting a tad better about this. She still doesn't like sweet things and perfers meat, cucumbers, tomatos, pickles, chips, and crackers. She can sing words to various kid songs and loves to dance around both in the house and car. She loves her movies (Vinko the dancing bear, Barney, Boz, and Diego.) Her little spunky butt lights up the room with her big brown eyes. She does this cute head tilt slightly down when she is being shy. She continues to want to be in my arms when I am around and although it isn't always condusive to doing things, (like getting ready for work) this time will soon pass, and she will be running out of the house to be with her friends instead of me. I cherish her sweet little soul, am head over heels in love with her & her sis and couldn't be more proud to be their mother.

Sisterhood...

Sisterhood is an amazing bond that grows overtime. Although they are immediately born into this situation, it is there choice to be friends and develop a sisterhood front. I am blessed to have that in my life, not only from my blood sister, but two other amazing women who are my sisters by sisterhood definition. The girls are coming to the age where they are starting to play more and more together. It is so fun to see them worry about each other, cooperate, and start the building blocks of a sisterhood relationship. YAY!

Not so "terrible" after all..

Dear Harper Sage King,

My nearly 3 & 1/2 beauty who is extremely full of zest and life. The other day I was thinking and even spoke aloud that you are in the "terrible two" phase at three and then today I had this realization that the "terrible" are simply moments and rather this phase of your life is so amazing. The "terrible-ness" simply makes your dad and I be on point more, to teach you the lessons of life, so it's not so much as terrible rather challenging us to be better parents. I will say that I am not always on point with that and am constantly working on being more patient with you and finding ways to make those "terrible" moments more positive. You are a sponge and a lover of this life of yours. You still attend preschool two mornings a week and have some favorite friends that you have made. You saw two of those fav friends at the zoo with daddy and sissy, you clamed up and became that shy little Harper I know oh so well. Although you have come out of your shy shell in the past year, you will still turn to that when presented with new situations. It takes you less time now to snap out of that mode, and you turn into an outgoing little lady. You yearn for new experiences and to learn new things. In the past month or so you learned to write "H" for Harper. Tonight, you drew an awesome picture of yourself with circles and a smile, you were so proud of your work as was I. In fact, everyday I am extremely proud of you. You are a sweet and loving big sister. You tolerate having a little sister around who likes to take your things and you ALWAYS have to be the bigger person. You know why? Well, your sister is LOUD and very scrappy, so you tend to have to let her play with your toys and teach her how to share. She loves you very much and definately looks up to you, its just, she marches to her own beat most of the time. You greet her very sweetly in the morning and she usually yells "no" at you. She is a tough one in the moring and I will have to say she gets that from her momma. You are very pleasant in the morning and ready to breathe in every moment there is to be had. You still take a nap most days which revives you but you still don't see the benefit of that and try to refuse it everyday. I keep reminding you that your brain gets smarter when you sleep, so you have to take your "siesta." You aren't a fan but will do it most days. Because I'm your mom, that entitles me to brag about you. You are a smart little peanut. You amaze me daily with your conversations, the way you observe the world around you and then articulate it into sentences. Just tonight you told me to be quiet and tip toe out of your room so that your daddy who was laying on your bed wouldn't wake up and therefore would sleep with you. The other day we were at the lake and we all sleep in the same room. You told me that I can't snore and that if I was going to snore then I should sleep on the couch. WHAT? Are you kidding me? When I told you that I can't help it, you still insisted that I take my snoring bum to the couch. TOO CUTE! Speaking of lake, we will be spending most weekends there since Spring has sprung. You love that place and the freedom of the nature and the simple life. I do too sister! We have so many people around us that love us unconditionally and we are blessed to have such a community of pure love and understanding! My dear, I love you with every inch of my being and look forward to all the moments ahead, both "terrible" and "fantastic" Thanks for being you!

Love,

your mother (as you have started to call me lately:)