Little Ms. Rye........

Rylee is so grown up these days and is becoming such

a good little helper and caring big sister.

She has been saying and doing some of the funniest

and thoughtful things.

I want to remember this when she is sixteen and I want to send her away.

We had Monday off and I decided to sleep in. Rylee came into my room and said "Mom we cleaned up our rooms, the loft, and the kitchen for you. Now you can wake up and you wont have to do it." She cleared all the dishes and put them in the sink, wiped down our table, and swept my floor. When I came out to see what they had done she said and we also put back the extra chair where it goes. Our dining room chairs are really heavy and I had no idea how she did that on her own. When I asked how she did that she said it was team work mom!

Me and Ella moved the chair back together. One of cutest things she's ever said.

Rylee has decided she really wants to go to Disneyland and has been talking about it since Christmas. I have explained that it is really expensive and we will have to save our money to go. So her new thing is to remind Chris and I not to spend money at the store so we can go. For Valentine's Day both Ella and Rylee got a card from their great grandma with a dollar in it. Rylee opened her card and handed me her dollar and said her you go mom, can you save that for Disneyland. Then she she told Ella please give mommy your money so we can go to Disneyland! So sweet and cute too bad we will need a lot more where that came from.

It's offical we're having a........

We found out today that we are for sure having another little girl! ~ Apparently we are in the business of collecting girls! Can't wait to pay for all of these weddings. We are excited to get a room together for her and pick out a name. We have no idea what to name another little girl. Ella has decided we should name her Natlie after their baby sitter but other than that no real ideas. Her due date is June 15th. We can't wait to meet her and squeeze her. The girls are very excited to be my helpers. Ella has informed Rylee that it is her baby cause Rylee wanted a brother. I guess we'll just have to have one more, right?

Ella Bella Turns 4

Our baby is finally four! I can't believe how fast it has gone by. You started your day today by coming in my room asking if you were finally four today. You are getting so big and are so smart. You can spell your name and think your last name is bella but were trying to convince you that it is Lange. You have a funny little accent that some may say is from Jersey. We like to make you say funny words. You insist on having an opinion when I do your hair. You tell me all the time just one "tangle" mommy. That means no pigtails. Some how you decided that a tangle is a hair tie. If I style your hair any other way you tell me you'll look stupid and the kids will laugh at you.You are finally becoming a little less whinny and love to entertain. You look like your dad and act like him to. Although when you try to make people laugh and play your silly games your more like mommy. You still love your blanket and take it all around the house. You and Rylee are becoming best friends and you both look out for each other. You love to be the mommy when you play house. You tell Rylee to call your boyfriend if she needs anything. You love your baby sitter Natalie. You just started sunbeams and like it lots better than nursery. Your favorite thing to eat right now is cheese burger mac & cheese and strawberries with whip cream. You decided you wanted to go to Pizza Planet and have a doggie birthday cake for your birthday. We all know that Pizza Planet isn't a real place but you don't and that's okay. We'll go to a pretend one. We love you and are so grateful to have you in our family.

Family Pictures.....

We had our annual family pictures done in November.

Once again Brooke did an amazing job! These are just a few of my favorites.

The girls took so many cute pictures it will be hard to pick which ones to frame. I love being able to look back at these to see how much they change. They are both getting so big and turning into such cute girls. I wonder if we will have another cute girl to add to our photos next year or if Chris will finally get that boy? In 2 weeks we will finally get an answer.

It's hard to believe that Christmas has already come and gone. This was such a fun year with the girls. They were both so into it and very excited for Santa to come. Santa went a little crazy this year and forgot his budget. We had Chris's family and my family over for breakfast on Christmas morning. We had Lettie and Kyle here for Christmas which has never happened before and was very nice to have us all together. The girls loved their bikes and all of their other stuff. Can't wait to see what's in store for us next year.

Christmas Eve all ready for Santa in our PJ'S.......
Looks like they made it on the "nice" list after all......

Uncle Kyle bought the "IT" gift this year. It was a cardboard house that you color.....

Ella got the letters right in her name.... Don't use her door Rylee

Merry Christmas

I can't believe it's almost Christmas! We have a lot to be thankful for this year. It's been a very busy year which has gone by fast. Christmas is my favorite time of year to be with family and friends.We wish we were able to be with all of our family. We hope everyone has a great Christmas and an even better New year!

I came across this old Christmas card and couldn't resist.

Things really haven't changed all that much.

When Sweaters Attack.....

One of the best parts of Christmas is the parties. We all need an excuse to dress funny, eat yummy food, and hang out with friends. These are a few of my favorite "ugly sweaters" on some of my favorite people. Believe it or not some of these were new purchases, some were home-made and very creative. Chris was a good sport and wore ladies clothing from Walmart. Sarah's light up earrings were my fav. Can't wait to see what next year brings.