Working on hair.

Abby loves her sister's braids. Sometimes her sister is okay with that. Usually I have to save Eloise from overzealous love.

California Rainbow.

We don't often see rainbows here, so even a dim one is a treat.

Valentine Girls

Our Goofy Girls.

Valentine's Day Style.

Both picked out their own ensembles.

Valentine's Day

Notice the 2 teeth on the top (front and incisor), so loose they are sticking out.

Front tooth gone.

February 15

2nd tooth gone.

February 16. Bringing Eloise to a total of 5 teeth lost thus far.

All tucked in.

Abby arrayed her stuffed animals for a nap, and then joined them.

Disney Afternoon with friend.

We borrowed Eloise's best friend for an afternoon at Disneyland. Their favorite part... riding with just the two of them.

Happy Abby.

Snack Time

Pirate Girls

In spite of the fact that Disney claims the Columbia is a respectable merchant ship, the girls all said "let's ride the pirate ship."

Another Pirate Girl.

Crumped

It is a very rare occaison when Abby falls asleep before we leave the park.

Girls Together.

Reading.

It is so fun that Eloise has reached the point where she is comfortable with chapter books. She likes to read me parts when she finds something funny. It is very sweet.

Can we play in the rain?

With the umbrellas of course.

Ready for puddles

Tightrope walk

Eloise wanted to host a circus on a Saturday afternoon. Here she is practicing for her tightrope walk.

Work in the yard.

We cleaned up the parking strip and added some stepping stones. We planted the big aloes and the jade tree a couple years ago. The girls are thrilled with the stones.

More stepping stones.

Even better than the parking strip, a big long row of stepping stones along the driveway. The girls love hopping up and down the row.

Mossy spot.

This is Abby's favorite mossy spot, under our neighbor's tree. Both girls love to visit, collect acorns, and walk on the moss in their bare feet.