Sunday Snapshot: Dress up

 A friend from dance class has 2 daughters who are slightly older than my girls.  She offered to give us some things her kids had outgrown and the girls were thrilled to find new dress-up clothes!

E already had the lovely princess hat (is there a better name for this?) and was thrilled to get a new princess dress to go along with it!

Such a beauty!

Mi princesa Guatemalteca!

B received a cute Minnie Mouse dress.  Without the ears and with those shoes(and yes, so thrilled to have shoes "with high heels!"), she looks a bit like a 50's housewife to me! ;-)

Pretty! Pretty! Pretty!

Goodness gracious!

Black and White Wednesday:Growing Up

Taking some pics of my girlies the other day, I realized how much they are growing up.  Miss B, sporting her new 'do, looks like such a big girl.  She can't wait to turn 7 this summer. 

And my baby.  Ok, she's almost 4 and a half, but always my baby. Right?

Not loving the rain.  Miss B is ready for spring so she can play outside.  Love this pic of her in this quiet and introspective mood.

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Sunday Snapshot: Locks of Love

B has needed a haircut for quite a while.

Her hair was really long.  As you can see (from the wavy hair), it stayed in braids most of the time.  Otherwise it was tangle city. Since her hair was so so long, I asked B if she was interested in donating her hair to locks of love.  She was very excited to donate her hair (even insisting we stay when the wait was so so long). 

Here we go!

A bit of a shock!

Feeling proud!

And yes, she loves her new sassy 'do!

And is proudly telling everyone that she donated her hair.  I love her giving little heart!

joy of love: day 12

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The eyes have it.




This was an easy assignment for me as I seem to take lots of photos focused on the big brown eyes of my daughters.  I even found a couple with a Valentine's Day Theme! ;-)

Sunday Snapshot: Mommy and B Day at the CNY Parade

Yesterday we had a special "Just Mommy and B" day. Although the whole family had planned on going to the DC Chinatown CNY parade, DH needed to work.  I was disappointed, but also glad to get a special day with my big girl.

We stopped in at the community center where they were having arts and crafts, games and performances.  B had her picture taken with the "Emperor." 

Then we waited outside for the parade to begin.  B wore her rabbit mask - it's The Year of the Rabbit you know!

Finally!  After waiting "so so long!" here comes the dragon!

Love this shot!

Intently watching.

Playing pin the nose on the rabbit!

On the way back home (and holding a couple of goodies).  What a great day with my big girl!
 
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Joy of Love: Day 3 Then and Now

Yes, I'm trying to play catch up with The Joy of Love photo challenge so Day 3 it is!  The theme is Then and Now.  When I think of dramatic changes, I think of my older daughter.  She has grown and changed so much over the years.  I see beauty in her face at every stage. 

Reminds me of the Bruno Mars song.  I sing the chorus to B all the time:

When I see your face

There's not a thing that I would change

'Cause you're amazing

Just the way you are

And when you smile

The whole world stops and stares for a while

'Cause girl you're amazing

Just the way you are

Then: CNY 2009

Now: CNY 2011

Joy of Love: Day 4 What They Wear

They wear princess crowns, dress up clothes, and cat masks...

They wear day of the dead shirts, kung fu panda pants, and tiaras in front of the Christmas tree.

They wear cat masks while playing Wii Dance...

And yes, more pink and more princess.  What can I say, we have 2 girls!

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