Penny Penny Penny

Penny continues to capture our hearts....and ankles.... Lots of fun and smiles mixed in with the occasional "puppy mauling...."  Piper's solution to rise above!

My sweet new friend, Anne, dropped off flowers to say Thank You for reaching out and including her in a girls night birthday celebration.  She's captured my heart as well!  Her daughter, Ruby is one of Annabelle's nearest and dearest friends.  They lived in Singapore for the last 12 years but are from the St Louis area.  Such a cool and wonderful new family to spend time with!

Sisters!

We don't get to see Adam much and when we do we always appreciate his humor!

Looking at the puppy

What's that puppy doing?

Jack Nicholson "Shining Face"

Eat the Puppy

Sweet Kisses

My lunch date with her long hair!

Annabelle has made strides with trying new foods recently!  Last week she ate rice and liked it!  This night, spiral cooked carrots!  We are extremely proud of her "try new foods" attitude!  We may move beyond raw vegetables!! We have high hopes for our almost 3rd grader.....whaaaaaaa?!?!

Piper's Pre-School Picnic

The kids each took a turn going down the slide to slide into next year!  See-ya later Two-Day Green Room.... Three-Day Red Room here we come!!!

Annabelle, Isa and Ruby swinging away at Piper's Picnic!

Piper on the big-girl bike, headed to Starbucks!

Starbuck's Snack Time

Piper petting the chickens at horse lessons!

Sweet Penny

Sweet Growing Penny

Sweet Growing Penny on stilts....

She just keeps growing!!

Piper and Penny

Riding Update!

Annabelle has continued to love horseback riding.  Here's a look at her yesterday... She's doing great and we are really proud of the hard work she's putting in.  Also, I have NEVER seen a smile SO big on that face as when she's jumping on a horse.  Never.  It makes your heart about 5 times bigger...because anyone who knows Annabelle knows the elation emotions are at a minimal....!!

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So many photos.....!

All the way back to our plane ride home from FL!

Annabelle is a teenager now...or so it seems!

8...18... who knows?!!

When we arrived home we were greeted by yummy treats from our super sweet neighbors the Goldman's!  Not only did they turn up our heat but they left muffins and fruit!! 

Bailey Olsen

04/2007 - 05/2018

We will miss his scruffy face!!  Such a handsome guy!

Annabelle and Lily...first meal of the season outside!

Piper at Annabelle's Lesson!

A trip to the zoo!

Sweet girl swinging in a tree!

Soccer!!

the two Annabelle's at Leona's B-Day party!

More soccer!

Annabelle and Layla!  I love them!

The tradition continues!

Piper and I made Minion Cupcakes for the School Strawberry Fest Cake-Walk!

They were a HUGE hit

And I assume a HUGE bellyache! 

More sweet Bailey

Strawberry fest fun!

The girls and I had a picnic in the park!

After Bailey's last day with us there were A LOT of tears.  A LOT.  

Ice Cream under the rainbow bridge helped!

One stylin' girl!

Sister's at the Art Museum's "Mummy Birthday Bash"

And...we made room in our hearts for a new Olsen.  The littlest one yet!

Penny!

Piper's favorite game was to put her toy leash on her toy puppy

Now she gets to do it for real

over and over and over and over

Piper's first playdate with a friend she made on her own!  Mia from pre-school came over to play!

Annabelle and sweet Penny

I went back to grab the rest of the shopping bags and this little dumpling had climbed in!

CLICK HERE to see a video of Annabelle riding a few weeks ago!  I'll have to get more video of her jumping now!  They are getting higher and her control is getting better!  If you could see the GIANT smile on her face while she rides you would smile too!  

Her normal trainer, Anna, was out of town for a few weeks and she really enjoyed her time with Barbara (in the video) she is SO sweet!