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Our Girls

Tacy Beckett is 5 years and 2 months old.
Dakota Gray is 3 years, 5 months, and 8 days old.
Rowan Sabine is 1 year, 8 months, and 17 days old.

out of everything

We are out of everything. There are dishes piling up in my sink because I’m out of dish soap. The girls are begging for things like apples and having to share bananas. I need to go to the store. But… all three are actually playing so sweetly together. And singing songs from the Glee soundtrack [...]

mish mash

We just wrapped up a couple of visits, one from my sister and one from my brother and his wife and son. Turns out I pretty much forgot to take any pictures. I’ve been pretty bad about that lately, which sucks because Rowan especially is turning into such a big girl. She’s very talk-y now [...]

the lost finale or, the only thing that could distract me from the lost finale

This was going to be a super long, wordy, post about an accident Rowan had earlier this week. Several days later it seems silly, as she is just fine. However, I feel I should record these moments of terror she gives us for future reference. I’ll keep it much shorter.

She fell, knocking her head on [...]

new jammies

The big girls each got new jammies this week. A couple of weeks [...]

easter

I realize this is late for a post about Easter. But I just finished editing/uploading the pictures and wanted to share a few. This was Ro’s first real Easter that she could participate in, so it was fun for all. We got up (early, thanks to Tacy’s excitement) and once I got my cardamom rolls [...]

higher boobs

just found: tacy and dakota, lounging in our bed, paging through a couple of my books. “Hi Mom,” says Dakota (holding a doll’s head to her stomach). “We’re pretending we’re moms. I’m nursing my baby. I have a hairbrush.” I say “Tacy, are you nursing your baby too?” She says (holding her doll to her [...]

the happiest place

February is the shortest month, and it has whirled past us in seeming record time. We had a quick trip up north for my dad’s 60th birthday celebration and were back less than a week before we left on our trip for San Francisco and Disneyland. The girls were convinced this winter to [...]