I am trying to resuscitate Miss Daisy so I can buy a new plant this week. It's not looking so good.
She is sad, and I think she needs a beer and some Christmas cheer. I'm going to play her Bing Crosby this weekend and wet her petals with some Coors Light. Betcha she'll be smiling by Sunday.
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You know what I like?
Catching Nella goin' for a fry.
You know what else I like?
An appearance from the secret magic dimple.
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Brett's been in Orlando for the second half of this week, and the girls have been holding down the fort. Less time to post, less time to e-mail, more time for this kind of stuff:
Lainey's friend's family is joining us for Thanksgiving dinner. Consequently, Lainey is planning every detail of what she and Aleena will do. Where they will sit. What they will drink out of. What angle each chair will face. She wrote their names twelve times yesterday. Twelve times and eleven scribble-outs until she had what she liked. Some scissors, glue and buttons later...place tags for her table.
*****
Sister's not quite confident yet to show off her walking skills sans push-toy.
But her crab walk is fierce.
So fierce, Lainey keeps it in check.
It's clearly a confidence issue as her balance seems to be no problem at all. She surfs Lainey's bed.
*****
The tub is the stage, bath time is the performance, and little lashes are the star. Just sayin'.
That is all.
*****
It's Friday, Friday, Friday!
Cue Phone Photo Dump:
Friday Phone Dump photos are taken on the Instagram iPhone app (free) and dropped into a 12x12 collage using a photo editing software (Photoshop Elements works). I am "etst" on Instagram if you want to follow the feed.
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Congratulations to Nicole Brabender Samples who won the one year subscription to Mamalode for liking them on Facebook. And I just noticed Matt Logelin is in the next issue (and graces that gorgeous cover!)...it will, no doubt, be amazing.
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New favorites: Andiamo the dog, the driftwood garland, the blank board books, these mint green retro sunglasses, and this kitschy-coo clock.
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As always, Darlybird's product descriptions are fun to read. Grab a cup of coffee and go browsing!
Check out the Earring of the Month Club--one new pair sent to you each month--a great holiday gift.
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Or try their Surprise Goody Bag, $45 worth of product compiled in a cute bag for only $16! Two commenters on this post will be randomly selected--one to win an Earring of the Month subscription and one to win a free grab bag.
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And happy weekend to you!
Friday, November 18, 2011
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1 – 200 of 497 Newer› Newest»Nella grabbing that fry is awesome!! Ha ha, love it!
My family recently experienced the death of my brother at age 29. My mother has started writing about life now as we move forward. She inspires me, and I want to share her.
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Love the pics, as usual! :)
Happy weekend to you, too! Hope you guys have a great one!!!!
Oh your girls are beautiful! I am loving that craft project!
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Ooo the grab bag and earring of the month sounds exciting! I love the name cards!
I still love your bathroom mirrors. They are awesome. Your girls are so cute. I love the last photo.
LOVE the last picture of you and the girls! Gorgeous! :)
Your girls are so sweet! Love your little family!
You make me want to have more fun in my life! I love your pictures.
i love your blog because it brings me back to the important things in life. thank you for that!
I love everything about this post - especially those adorable earrings! Happy Friday!
love mommy & baby time! looks like you ladies are holding up well over there! :) love the photos, love the post.
Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend! :)
time with just the girlies is so sweet. best when hubby is home. but, i know i treasure those times with just my daughters.
What fun! Love the photos!
Really like the concept of Friday Dump!
I'm going to check u out on instagram- I post under Lady of the arts (ladyofthearts)
Great idea for the earring club!
Those earrings are adorable. And I love the thought of a new pair of surprise earrings arriving at my door each and every month. An instant pick me up!
Love the secret dimple!
Those place markers Lainey made stole my heart!
Love the holiday cheer!!
Your girls are so sweet and I love Lainey's place cards for Thanksgiving! Don't worry, Nella will be walking all on her own soon and you won't be able to keep up :)
Excellent post as always, your children are such little darlings!
hmmm I wonder if a beer and Christmas music will work on me. Just might have to try it this weekend.
those thanksgiving placecards are too adorable :) what a sweet little hostess you have
Absolutely love that last picture of the three of you!
Love love love the last picture! What blessings you have!
That fry snatcher is pretty cute! Love the earrings too :)
Your blog always makes my day. To see your children smiling warms my heart! I can't wait until the day that I will have these moments with my own children.
I'm amazed by how Nella seems to fall asleep anywhere. Is this just the type of kid she is? Or did Lainey do the same thing? My first only falls asleep in her crib or stroller. How is this possible? Is it a second child trait?
I would totally steal a those fries as well. Hot Fries as we call them here are the best.
Love love love L's name tag for her and her little friend.
Oh I would love either of those prizes.
You girly-girls are just too cute!
Loving the crab walk. Great photo!! That Nella is one scrumptious baby girl!!
Nothing like catching the secret magic dimple!! Sweet place tags-she must be so proud of herself! You're an awesome Mama Kelle!
Happy weekend to you!
Monique
Lainey!
You did a fabulous job with the place tags! Have a wonderful thanksgiving :) (And good for you for helping your little sis stay safe)
Chantelle
Lainey's creations are precious, I have no doubt she is beaming with pride. I so enjoy seeing when little ones write. Have a great weekend.
LOVE the crab walk. And Bing was singing to me on Pandora right as I read about Miss Daisy. :)
Lainey is so cute making those place cards! I feel the same way getting ready for my own thanksgiving :)
You tell Nella "you go girl" from happygirl. LOVE the fries, too. :)
Loving the lashes! And the surfing! Here's to a great weekend.
I love everything about this post! And all your posts. I love how hard Lainey worked on the placecards and Nella's sweet face! Happy Friday!
I need to see a video of that crab walk! Looks amazing! :-)
Great pics, great post! Every day is full of little lovely things, isn't it. :) Have a great weekend!
Those last three pictures are amazing! Have a fabulous Thanksgiving!
great sisterly photo's which im sure they will cherish when they are older. ;-)
I absolutely love reading your blog and being inspired by you and your beautiful family!
And oh, how I envy that your little Nella seems to fall asleep wherever she pleases! My guy is too nosy to sleep. Ever!
#1. I heart Lainey's placecards. She is such her mama's daughter, so creative and fun!
#2. Nella on Lainey's bed made my day.
#3. My dear husband is at work. Cue, me, breaking a rule of our marriage (and proclaiming it on the internet) and starting to put out a few little Christmas things, and put away a few other little things to make way for Christmas.
The picture of Nella asleep in her little chair is beyond sweet! Happy weekend to you and yours :)
Oohhh..I want earring for a month!!
I LOVE all your pictures, but that last one melts my mama heart!
have a GREAT weekend!
tara
Happy Friday- girl time is the best! Lainey has mad skills in the place card making department!
Lainey's name cards are so precious! Your love of holidays is clearly rubbing off on her!
I think that last photo is saying "I'm your future new header!"
Your pictures are so gorgeous and I love how you always try to put a positive spin on things. Little Nella is so cute! Seeing pictures of her makes me miss my little girl (who is the same age) when I'm at work. Lainy is such a artsy craftsy little lady! I love her place cards and how much effort she obviously put into making them.
Looks like Lainey is becoming quite the little crafter!!
love Lainey's hand writing, reminds me of my own little girl :)
I love the photos of your girls, I feel like I've hung out with y'all for a day after I've read one of your posts! And I signed up for the goody bag for myself ... I decided it would be a good Christmas gift to me, from me. :)
Lainey and Nella are so adorable!
Your happy pictures made me smile.
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I needed this so much today. Thank you.
Great post and pictures! Lainey's name tags are perfect and Nella's fierce crab walk is awesome!
Those place cards are SO sweet, made me tear up. And earring of the month club? hello big check mark next to a name on the Christmas list
Your happy makes me happy!
We just got dumped with snow, so we're taking our wee girl out in the sleigh this weekend and I'll be thinking of you and your girls!
Hope the frosty fun thoughts make their way to you!
I adore Lainey working so hard on her place cards...they turned out beautiful!
Have a super weekend! I can't believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Loved Lainey's place cards!
Girl time what fun!!
My daughter has a secret magic dimple, too! I'm willing to do anything for the chance to see it.
Love the pictures! Lainey is so thoughtful setting up everything for her friend!
I love reading your blog even more than usual at this time of year. Helps me see all of the things I have to be thankful for. So thank you for that!
I love the phone dump photo of Nella sleeping on the chair. I have so many pictures of my girls sleeping in random places or positions. Some of my favorite! Love your blog!
Love the earrings and Lainey's place cards!
You look very posh and sophisticated in the earrings. Love them! Nothing makes you feel like a superstar while wiping up milk and changing diapers like looking fabulous while doing it. Love the pictures of the girls!
Laura
your posts just make me happy - love the pic of Nella just conked out in the chair...some serious playing must have preceeded that. The wet lashes are fantastic too!
Enjoy the final planning for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Don't want to rub it in - but we've seen our first snow here...just north of Toronto!
She can walk on the bed but not the street - love it!
I love the simple joys of your life.
And I also wanted to say thank you. I saw that shell in shoes video you shared. I had a really crappy day that day and decided to watch it while waiting for a meeting. HOLY CRAP. THANK YOU for sharing that. It made me entire week. I was crying I was laughing so hard :)
Arya is a fry thief too....they are so adorable when caught in the act!
I LOVE that Lainey is so excited for her friend coming over. The planning that she's putting into it is amazing. Can she make place cards for my holiday dinner, please? She did a great job!! I love her creativeness.
Happy, happy Friday!!! Hope you have a great weekend!!
This post included some of my all-time favorite snapshots of the girls. The simple day-to-day tasks just look so sweet. Sneaking fries, practicing writing names, bathtimes, snuggling and giggles. Your posts always make me look forward to being a mother one day :)
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Ooooh, a rare Nella semi-O face! They make me smile so.
Could that crab walk be any cuter? Precious! Would love some earrings!
Nella is getting so strong! Can't wait to see her run! By the way, I'm going to make those cute trees with the buttons this weekend...I'm so excited!
I love your incredible, unique sponsers. I think it says a lot about you! Love the pic of Nella asleep in the chsir, so sweet!
love Nella's bathtub pic, she is so precious! both of your girls are such a joy!
I love Nella standing on the bed, like she is doing some fancy trick she thinks! That should be a great confidence booster;) Enjoy your beautiful weekend!
Looks like you gals are having a great time holding down the fort!! I love that Lainey wants to make Thanksgiving perfect for having her friend over! Adorable!! The girl's got the attention to detail early!! :)
Adorable photos!! Love Nella surfing!!
Try adding about 1/4 cup of Sprite or 7Up to your daisy :-) and continue to water as usual.
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I love the "READ" letters in L's bedroom.
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Aww, poor Miss Daisy. Aside from the droopy blooms, the plant itself looks healthy - she'll come around! I had a tempermental daisy that loved sunlight, but the heat on my bay window was too much for it. It just needed occasional re-situation, sun in the morning and a cool spot in the afternoon, while it got acclimated to its new environment.
The only thing I have to say is you and your girls make me smile. :D
I meant to tell you on the Christmas card post how much Lainey and Nella look alike when Lainey was younger. So cute! Also, I love earrings, so the club sounds like a dream. :)
My five year old is obsessed with making placecards so everyone knows where to sit too. I'm not sure where she gets it since I am more of a come as you are, sit where you please minded person.
Happy Weekend! Missed you around here this week :)
Happy Friday to you! Love the pictures and Lainey's place cards!
Love Lainey's placecards AND her dimple. And the crab walk brought a huge smile to my face. Have a lovely weekend lady and little ladies.
Wow -- I'll be the products are as terrific as the descriptions. What a great find.
Oh Darlybird is one of my favorite shops. I got the grab bag last year and it was so fun!
Denise
I was just talking to a co-worker yesterday about making place cards as a little girl. SO CUTE!
EVERYTHING about Lainey is magical! And of course, Nella too....I love her so much!
I think these are some of my favorite captions of yours! So simple, cute, and funny--yet hittin' me straight in the heart!
Much love to you and yours,
Kelly
Love the placecards!
Happy Friday!! Love the earrings, and the last photo!
Super cute as usual!
I think your gerbera daisy just needs a little water. Mine did that all the time, worse when they were in a terra cotta pot. Happy gardening!
Caryl
Love the eye lash shots!
I love seeing your instagram pics and have enjoyed taking pics of my own sweet boys :) I can't wait to put them in a photobook for Christmas gifts this year!
You have such a precious, precious family! I love that you are such an involved mom who clearly makes time for your children - something rare in today's society (unfortunately). I was raised by a stay-at-home mom and I am extremely grateful for her decision as I'm sure your girls will be some day. You dress your girls in the most adorable outfits. As a sibling of someone with Down's Syndrome it is so heartwarming to see that your family has truly embraced Nella. The more I read your blog the more I fall in love with your family.
Great post on the small things! Sometimes keeping it simple ends up being more than enough. This is exactly what I needed today, thanks.
Bwahahaha....that crab walk IS something fierce. Too cute. As is she asleep on the arm of the chair. Sweetness...
Happy Friday! I absolutely have a brown thumb myself so good like with Miss Daisy!
It takes some mad balance to bed surf. Just sayin'. :-)
Love that hidden dimple!
I love that last photo. LOVE it.
I really want one like it, except with my children. Ha, ha!
That will be one to treasure for years.
Also, I love that "READ" sign you made! I need to make that.
Have a good weekend!
Your girls are beautiful! Happy Friday, love the photo dump!
That crab walk is killing me! SO CUTE!!!
I love love the crab walk! Too cute!
The last picture is gorgeous!
Those are excellent placecards.
This weekend is going to be devoted to camera timers and self portraits with me and my girls. I think I have, oh, maybe 5 pictures with me in them since they were born...it's time I took matters into my own hands! You have perfected the art, and have inspired me to do the same.
In other news, one of our radio stations is set to start playing all Christmas music, all the time starting this afternoon and I CANNOT WAIT!!! I have had Pandora set on it since Halloween (okay, the day before), but nothing compares to the radio playing it...makes me all warm and fuzzy. :)
happy weekend! I'm going to do some loving on my girls as well, fully enjoy who they are. Tone
Sweet Nella with the lace! Gorgeous! :)
I adore your Friday posts, and I love the Friday Phone dump! Hope you have a good weekend x
that sounds exciting!
Another beautiful post! Thank you for reminding me to slow down and enjoy the season.
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Congratulations at getting your Friday post done so early! Now Dot doesn't have to share you with the blog this afternoon.
Wonderful weekend to you!
Jennifer
LOVE that last photo the most, you and your girls :)
have a fantastic weekend!!
Have a wonderful weekend, dear Kelle! Hope Brett's home by now :-)
I love that last photo of the three you - it's so happy!!!
love her sleeping in her chair!
such a great post
you take the best pics!
The crab walk is too cute!!
Great last picture of you three! What is it about bathtime? I love giving my sweet girl baths - we end with me blowing bubbles and it is simply magical...the smiles, the giggles, the splashing. And your sweet Nella and my sweet Ava need to hang - balance is not Ava's issue either as she scales stacked boxes in a single bound, but her confidence just needs to catch up. We are close, oh so close, to independent walking. Oh happy day, happy Friday!
GO NELLA GO!!!! I love how Lainey gives her a hand with the walking. Your girls are so sweet.
Happy weekend to you!
All I can think about now are the white yarn and button Christmas trees on your mantle. And the cotton snowman. I wish I had white yarn and button Christmas trees on my mantle. If I had a mantle.
The crab walk is the cutest ever!!! It makes you want to do it no matter how old you are!
Your girls are just too precious!
HAHA! Lainey carrying Nella is the cutest thing ever. I so adore your posts!
Love those place cards! And LOVE the series of pictures dedicated to Nella's walking...gosh, she is precious.
I bet Nella will surprise you when you least expect it and walk without her push toy. =) LOVE Lainey's bow! So pretty!
that crab walk is hilarious!!!!!!!! :)
You make being a Mom look so much fun. I really think I need to work on that. Sometimes I feel so caught up in "getting caught up" that I forget to enjoy the kids and what is going on around me. Thanks for the simple reminder, that life is good and being a mom is the best!
The "crab walk" photo made my Friday!
haha my daughter likes to sneak a fry when her dad isn't looking. And she even tries to dip it in the ketchup (like her dad) even though she has never even had ketchup!
adorable bow on lainey by the way!
Your Friday photo dumps are the main reason I want an iPhone - it makes me sad that instagram is not available for my phone.
And I gotta say, your girls bring a smile to my face :)
Love that beautiful fry grabbing crab walking child!!
Have a great weekend!! Jen
uh girl you out did yourself this week. those are awesome. my fav was nella breakdancing...oh happy day:) have a great weekend.
I love that you let Lainey create the place cards for her and her friend, as well as each detail of the evening. She'll be a great hostess in her home! So cute!
i love the lainey is making place cards for her friends!! happy thanksgiving to all!
i jst love reading your blogs!
And the photos of the girls are amazing!
Lainey's dimple is the cutest, as are her homemade place cards! :)
The picture of the pup licking his/her nose just cracked me right up. So cute!
I love looking at your photos. And your ear rings are gorgeous! Have a great pre thanksgiving weekend!
I LOVE the picture of Lainey looking at herself in the mirror! She looks as if she's seeing herself for the first time- that amazed look! And Nella with the lace--Can she be any more precious? Happy weekend :)
My sister-in-law would go NUTS for the earring of the month club! Should I be selected, there's one Christmas gift to check off the list =) Hope your family has a wonderful holiday
Your girls are absolutely beautiful.. on the inside and out!! It is so obvious how well they feel loved by you, which is part of the reason I love to read your blog so much. Lainey's place cards are adorable (as is her dimple.. seriously?!) and I can imagine it feels good to have her pick up on all the hard work you put into holidays. You make it fun and important and that is awesome! And lastly, to make this the longest comment EVER, I had a dream we met... and you had a Southern gangster accent?!?! After I woke up and realized what I dreamed, I just laughed and laughed.
Have a good weekend!
I love the earrings! That picture of Lainey holding Nella is too cute :)
~Hannah
oh how i love Nella walking!! Cart or no cart she is Fabulous!!
Happy Christmas Time!!! <3
Kelle! I *LOVE* the idea for easel name tags!!! Where do you come up with this stuff?!
Nella's fry-grabbing is giving me the biggest McDonald's craving!!
Love all the pictures!!
Your girls are just beautiful!
I've posted it before. I have the boy version of Lainey. And he also has a secret dimple. And I LOVE IT!
Love the pic of Nella sleeping in the chair (Fri photo dump). Just precious!
Love the placecard craft! soo cute!!
Thanks for the cute giveaway! That crab walk picture made me laugh out loud. So cute.
I love the pictures today! Happy Friday! Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend. I might have to get some fries myself tonight.
Kelle
For some reason I read your blog and think WOW she is so cool and extraordinary. Today however when reading I noticed in the picture of the girls eating, that you have the laugh and learn house, and realized while you are cool and extraordinary, you are also a family that is just like ours. Your just writing and inspiring so many others through it.
Your blog is beautiful with all of the colorful pictures of your beautiful girls. I love looking at the pictures. I just wish that my pictures were as amazing as yours.
Thank you for sharing your family with all of us.
You always give me the push I need to be supermom after a long hard week! Thanks for the pick me up!
Nella crab walk pic is adorable... love her eyes... she is such a little cutie... also the little name tags with Lainey's hand writing is so fun... what a big girl she is becoming!
Hooray for Friday!
(And best wishes for Miss Daisy's recovery)
Precious people, precious doggie, precious pictures! Have a weekend full of blessings! :)
Nella's little spritely pigtails melt me!!!!!!!
beautiful pictures this post! happy friday!
I just love the photos of Nella from the instagram photos with the hat and with her sleeping on the chair! Happy weekend!
Hoping you and your gorgeous family have a great weekend!
The name cards are too cute and so is the picture of Nella with the hat on in the phone dump photos! Earring of the month sounds like fun! Pick me!
Loved the photos of Christmas preparations in the photo dump .. makes me excited for the fun days to come!
so in love with the place cards Lainey made. They are awesome! and the pix of Nella are crazy. You're going to have your hands fuller than you do now when she takes off! Happy Friday!
Those both sound delightful! I would love to be entered to win one!
The pictures of Lainey "moving" Nella around always make me smile. Thanks for sharing!
Nella's such a character loving the fry shot, the crab walk and surfing on the bed! Lainey's lashes are stunning, one day boys will weep over those lashes! Sorry you probably don't want to think that far ahead! Looks like you've been enjoying your few days of girl time but bet you can't wait for Brett to come back! Happy weekend Kelle
Nella found her calling! She must be destined to become a surfer! :) I totally love that hidden dimple too! so cute!
Your girls are adorable.
I so need to become a member of the earring of the month club. My silver hoops are so last century.
love all the photos ... my favorite one is the last ... love all the girls together. so sweet. everyone smiling. laying the floor. sweet. your girls are growing up so fast. what cuties you all are. have a great weekend. (:
Ha ha, you know, the reason we don't have pets is because I can't even manage to keep my pot plants alive! I figure keeping my children fed, clothed and entertained is enough for the moment!
PS: I think Lainey is awesome and Nella is so beautiful! My daughter Rosie is just a week or two older than her and I love watching them grow 'together.'
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I have a fry thief too. :)
Okay, so I'm going to move past the more obvious comments I love to make (ie. "Lainey's dimple is so cute!", "Nella's one adorable surfer chick", etc) and say... I love your blue curvy lamp. I will now be on the lookout for one.
Oh thank you for your fun blog post. Wish I could say my Friday was going as well as yours but not so much as I have one kid with pink-eye and another who sustained a human bite from a kid at school. Thank God it's the WEEKEND!
I hope you have a great weekend! :)
Love that last picture!
Love the post!
I love Lainey's name tags. Gives me a great idea for name tags for Thanksgiving dinner here. Love your posts as always.
Lovely little lashes! Darling nameplates! Delightful moments your girls will cherish always! Maybe Nella can teach me to crabwalk...so flippin' cute!
I always love reading your blog and all that you do with your girls and family. I can just picture Lainey being the big sister and watching over Nella. Nella is just too cute for words.
Thank you for inspiring to be a better mamma.
Kristin:-)
Your pics are just too incredible!
Looks like a lovely couple of days! Happy Weekend....
Love seeing Nella brave the walking!
Go Nella!
Esther Dush
Earring of the month club!?!?!? Well I think I can check off my mom, and MIL, and sister in law off the Christmas shopping list! Very cool idea.
And I love the little place cards that Lainey made. Very sweet of her! Those mini easels are adorable!
Short & sweet. Luv it. And the pic of Nella's crab crawl - brilliant! xoxo Happy weekend.
everything i love about this post..
dogs begging for food, mini easels, crab crawls, dimples. happy weekend!
I think Lainey should grow up to be a party planner
Your life is so full of color and joy! I love it! and I love your blog!
Really enjoy this beautiful glimpse into your week!
love the crab walk!! and Lainey trying to carry her! priceless....
So Funny whenever I read your posts I need to remind myself you are in a sunny state. We live in Montana and right now it is dumping snow has been since 7am this morning and it is still going strong right now at 1pm. The roads are icy and the air has a bite to it but it is gorgeous outside and so peaceful.
Love your blog thanks for sharing.
Ahhh, lashes and dimples. Can't get enough of my girls' dimples. :) So important to "enjoy the small things."
Way to go Nella! She is so close!
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