Life With Our Little Ladies: Snapshots and Quotables

Oliver has a sister named Lily and she belongs to our good friends, the Ritters. When our families need a doggy sitter, we call each other. It's a perfect fit and has honestly been one of the sweetest things to watch. Each time they are reunited, they go nuts. It's so different then the way I've seen other dogs respond to each other. They greet each other with such excitement and love for each other. They keep each other company all day like two peas in a pod.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhqnJK2J_8I&feature=youtu.be

Our summer has been so full that we haven't had the time to fully devote to potty training yet. That hasn't stopped Ella for trying from time to time. She is definitely interested. Now, we just need to crack down and stop buying those diapers.

On Ella's birthday, Ayash came for a visit. We love having Ashley here! As always, she was constantly playing and crafting with our girls and they loved every minute of it.

Ella's new Doc McStuffins playdoh set

Ashley arrived just in time to help me prepare for the Ella's big birthday party. She is a party planning machine. Her creative forces took Ella's Sesame Street party to the next level. Seriously, I'm still trying to convince her to go into business. She's that good! We had so much fun I couldn't have done it all without her!

my real life Franc

Ashley almost always arrives with a new pair of shoes for the girls. All of their cool shoes come from her. Here they are rocking their new Toms.

One night after dinner, Ashley and I went out for some last minute birthday supplies while Joe put the girls to bed. As soon as Ashley and I walked in the door, we heard Ella cry out. "Asyeeeeeee...I need you. Asyeeeee....nuggggle me. Asyeeeeeeee!"

Running some more birthday party errands and Abby just had to stop for this photo op.

On Thursdays and Fridays, our home is extra ~~crazy~~ fun with two little girls, an active and newly crawling baby boy (our neighbor Joseph) and a little rascal dog. They keep it exciting. At one point, Ashley looked at me wide eyed and said something like, "Wow! This is nuts!" That might have been the moment I was simultaneously pulling things out of the puppy's mouth, while keeping Joseph from eating dog food, while helping Ella through an emotional toddler breakdown and reminding Abby to use kind, not bossy words when talking to her sister. We just looked at each other and laughed at it all. I loved the days we had her here because having an extra set of hands to help and play throughout the day is always helpful (and even more fun)!