5 words

Challenge:

To describe the following pictures in FIVE words or less.

Why is this a challenge?  Do you know me at all?

I never know whether I should write about the picture above or below it.  Eeny meeny...  top.

1.  We are HOT.

2. A flood is comin'.

3.  Starting to fight back.

 4.  Got prunes?

5.  BEST. BINKY. EVER.

6.  The calm before the storm.

7. Now demanding COLORED everything/anything.

8.  Bored?

9.  Back view of "bored".

10.  Obsessed much?

11.  And pose.

12.  What the??

12.  Holy Fudge.  I mean, cottage-cheese.  (Barely got that one in.) Dashed words don't count.

13.  Scissors + hair on the counter. 

14.  Love/Hate relationship.

Mission accomplished.

BOO-YAH. 

I just know it.

CRAP. 

(Sorry mom.)

I want to blog.  I do. 

The photography biz has taken over my late night computer time.

Ha.  Late night computer time.  Get your minds outta the gutter.

I am in LOVE with taking pictures.. and I am also in love with editing them.  Most of the time.

Editing is a time-sucker.  And Copper is a fun-sucker.

This house is full of suckers.

My kids are clean-suckers.  Meaning... they suck up any ounce of "cleanliness" in this home.

Cody is a coke-sucker.

(the fizzy kind that comes in a 2-liter.  Or a fountain cup.  Depending on whether he has "quit" that day.)

I digress.  I love looking back on my blog and reading about things I've forgotten.  And laughing.  Cause I'm hilarious.  If I don't post things.. what will I have to look back on?  Plus.. you guys must be DYING to read my shiz.  Cause I'm THAT fabulous.

**crickets**

So here I am. With nothing in particular to blog about.

I should probably share some pictures.  Yes.  Thats what I'll do.

Kapri started a dance class in January.  Her cousin Addison is the only other one in the class.  First, we were a little disappointed, since we had wanted it to be a "social" thing.  But, after going to a couple of classes and watching our girls have a hard time following directions, staring at themselves in the mirror THE ENTIRE TIME, shaking their booty while doing a plie (okay, that might just be Kapri) we realized that it might be a good thing that there aren't other distractions.

Their teacher's name is Miss Candace, (I think patience is her middle name.) and the girls LOVE her.

I'm won't lie.  I almost cried during their first class.  The Little Mermaid song "Part of Your World"  came on while they were dancing and I had this PROUD MAMA moment. 

There is no better feeling.

Little Mermaid is my absolute favorite Disney movie.. with Part of Your World being my absolute favorite Disney song.  Seriously.  I can't not sing it if it comes on.

Shonni can vouch for this.

Dancing.  Tutus.  Crowns.  Sparkles.  Wands.  Music.

This little lady is in H.E.A.V.E.N.

Plus, all 36 lbs and 38.5 inches of her have moved on up to a booster seat. 

I am officially the mother of a kid in a booster seat. 

February is bring a friend to class month.  My fabulous friend, Bree, has a fabulous daughter, named Stella.  Addison hurt her foot and missed dance class.. so we brought Stella along.  She wanted to TWIRL the entire class and didn't like being told how to dance, but she LOVED it.

These two girls talked about farts and butts and poop the entire drive.  Followed with crazy giggles.

  It was quite entertaining.

I always pictured putting my girls in dance class.  Its everything I hoped it would be.  I cannot wait to be the mom that is so excited to see her 3 year old dance at the recital.  You know what I'm talking about.  Its not exciting to watch other people's 3 year olds. 

But MINE??  I will probably die of cuteness.

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Piper is almost walking.  ALMOST.  Meaning, she could totally walk if she wanted to. 

I just know it.

She is at the CRAZY age where she doesn't want to sit in a high chair, shopping cart, or my arms when we're anywhere but home.  This makes taking her anywhere almost miserable.  ALMOST, because she is absolutely, positively, the CUTEST 11 month old baby. 

 I dare you to second-guess that.

Shonni can vouch for this too.  She wishes Piper was her's.  Going as far as to say "if you get pregnant, I'll have Piper."

I am not pregnant.  Nor do I plan to be in the near future.  :)

Holy. Freak.  I love her.

"MILK", does a burning eye good.

Came upon this today.

I put Kapri in time out when I found it.  She started freaking out and crying, which isn't too far from the norm.  It took me much too long to realize that she had rubbed the hot stuff into her eyes and around her mouth.  She was SCA-REAMING.  The solution?  Milk on a paper towel.  The only positive to this situation was that she sat and snuggled me for a good thirty minutes.  A rare occasion, being that this kid doesn't sit still for longer than thirty seconds.

Hopefully your day was a little LESS exciting than mine.

Effie Grey Photography Awesome-ness

We're doing a giveaway over on our photography blog. 

Click HERE to check it out!!

Pretty please... with a cherry on top.  Actually.. I don't like cherries.  Lets stick a big ol' snickers bar on top.  Yeah.  Thats better.

(If you don't live in the area, or aren't in the market for pictures, you're welcome to the free session as a gift!!)

Bittersweet

Packer's lost their game yesterday.  I am bummed. 

 Seriously. 

I had already planned my Super Bowl outfit. 

Seriously. 

On a good note.. Cody was only keeping his mountain man beard around as long as they were winning... which means I had the pleasure of cutting it off.

Tear.

  Don't worry, he's still got a beard, its just much, much shorter.  And I LIKE it.  :)

I'm not ready for it to be over...

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate.  Definitely
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Big ones have a bow.. smaller are wrapped. 
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White on the tree, colored on the house.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? I always buy it.. then it sits in the car until it goes bad.
5. When do you put your decorations up? Day after Thanksgiving.  Unless I'm dead from shopping.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Ah snap.  Food is my enemy.
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Getting up before the parents and opening our stockings by the light of the tree. 
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I never stopped believing.  Really though, I don't remember.  Must not have been too tramatic.  I still believe in the spirit of Santa.  :)
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? I'm crazy.  And OCD.  I wish I had room for two trees.  So I could put all of my ornaments from growing up on one.. and have the other one be my CRAZY, anal tree.
11. Snow! Love it or dread it? Love it.. for one month. 
 12. Can you ice skate? I rock.  Boo yah.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift?  My rabbit in sixth grade.  Too bad I killed it.  Sad day.
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? Being with family.  Even though they smell.  My little family Christmas morning.. having kids on this holiday ROCKS.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Here we go with the food again.  SWEETS are delicious.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas Eve Pajamas.  I have a small obsession with pjs.
17. What tops your tree? A big ol' sparkley red star.
18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? GIVING fo shizzle..
I somehow erased 19.
20. Favorite Christmas show? The Family Stone, Elf, Fred Clause, Polar Express, Old Christmas Claymation.  Love them all.
21. Saddest Christmas song? None of them make me sad. 
22. What is your favorite Christmas song? Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  This is the ONLY thing that would make Kapri stop crying when she was a baby.  Now she sings it with me!!  HO HO HO!!
23. What is your favorite Christmas ornament?  The ones I have made with my girls' handprints.  Oh yes.  I am THAT cheesey mom now. 

My house is a disaster.  Just thought you all should know.  :)

Our life...

As seen through pictures from our phones.

I took pictures EVERY SINGLE DAY when Kapri was a baby.  Now I am lucky to remember to get out my camera on her birthday.  Poor Piper.  What has become of me.

Thank goodness for cameras on our phones though.  Thanks to them, you are now going to get a review of TEAM MCPHERRON'S pure awesomness.

Do you get queasy at the sight of blood?  Well, suck it up.

First up.. Kapri had to get stitches.  She decided it would be a good idea to pull down a back massager from the top shelf in the closet.  Her face didn't agree.  She screamed and fought getting stitches so they had to sedate her.  WORST. DAY. EVER.

Luckily she was great when she got them removed and the scar is barely noticeable!!

CUTEST sleeper ever.

This little lady is pulling herself up on everything.  She's crawling now too. 

 Pretty much.. she's the shit.

Mama and Daddy got to go on a date!!  My man looked FINE this evening.

Fast forward to this.

Let's just say he thinks the Green Bay Packers undefeated streak is all because of this beard. 

And who knows, maybe it is.

PSYCH!!

Sorry baby, the Packers are not winning just because you have refused to shave.

But that would be awesome.

Santa's Reindeer

Draper Park has FABULOUS lights this year.. definitely worth a drive by.

Went "ombre" with my hair.  Thats right ladies.  I gave my self re-growth.

Not gonna lie... matching babies make me happy.

Our official tree topper.

LOVE baby butts in the air.

Itty Bitty earrings make me smile.

 Happiest baby EVER.  Even when she's upside down.

Our life in a nutshell.

"When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.

TRUE STORY."