LIFE AS THE MAMA OF TWO LITTLE GIRLS

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Not a morning person

Those of you who know Leilah know she is not a big people person. She is not a morning person. She doesn't always have a smile on her face.

Well because our sweet pea is one of a kind we have to come up with different strategies to greet her when she wakes up in the morning. With hopes she will laugh and smile instead of give us dirty looks :) This morning Ervin thought Brobee would do the trick. So this is what he did................

Cracked her door open a little.....and Brobee peeked through

Leilah looked at Brobee a little confused

She cracked the tiniest smile.

Then as Dada and Brobee came closer she threw herself back and gave the yuckiest look.

She looked at Brobee a little

Played with his horns

and giggled as Dada tickled her

Leilah says "Don't take it personal, I'm just not a morning person."

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

PLAY TIME WITH DADA

I have some pretty lucky little girls. They have an amazing Dad who loves them so much and is so hands on. When I first met him he was always watching sports. Checking his phone for the latest stats. Going to baseball games. Driving around in his sporty Volkswagen Bug. Things have definitely changed these past years and the sporty guy that he is has somewhat had to adapt to a whole different life..............a life of

TUTU, BOWS, FAIRY WINGS and TEA PARTIES.

God Blessed him with not one but two little girls. The girly-est girls you can ever meet.

I walk in their room and this is what I saw...............

Two little girls

Pink Lego's, A tutu, fairy wings

And their DADA.

Every fairy princess needs a castle

They played

and they played

And they played.....

Making the biggest castle.....

that they can possibly make!!

This was the smile that melted my heart as I watch her play with her Dada.

These are two lucky little girls.

I got to sit and watch. Behind the camera I got the best seat in the house. As a photographer these are the best moments I love to capture. Our moments.

But even a photographer needs a picture with a Princess.

I am blessed to have a man in my life who loves his girls so much. I am able to watch the love of a Father that I was robbed of at such a young age. I had a Dad who absolutely adored me. I was his only Princess out of his 5 kids. He was the kinda of dad who braided my hair and played tea party. Since the day my Dad passed away I have missed him and longed for that Father, Daughter relationship. There has been many times in my life as a little girl where I cried because I didn't understand why I didn't have a Daddy but my friends did. I did have a man who loved me more than words can ever express but God needed him. He is the best guardian angel one can ask for and I strongly believe he sent me not only a good man to love and take care of me but two little Angels as well. I will miss him everyday for the rest of my life. I imagine him holding and loving these babies the way he loved me but I know he watches over us and keeps us safe. I am lucky I get to see and experience that love all over again as I watch Ervin love and adore his girls. We are a household of pretty lucky girls to have a Man who adores us. Ervin still loves sports and he still gets the latest stats on his cell phone but these days you might catch him watching the game while having a tea party at the same time. :)

Thursday, July 28, 2011

We are in trouble now

We got a very girly girl!

Niah has always been girly but definitely not as girly as Leilah. Niah was more motherly at Leilah's age. Always playing with her babies, rocking them, and feeding them. As for Leilah, occasionally you see her with a baby doll but these days you see this 1 1/2 year old singing loud to to Kelly Clarkson's "Nothing Without You" with a purse, high heels, and talking on the phone. Getting her dressed is a fight. She always wants to wear dresses and tutu's. She usually wins.............

Cheese!!