Coordinated Cuteness

Shopping for the girls is one of my favorite past times.  Online or at the mall, it's my therapy.  An hour at Target or a cute kids clothing store can completely change my mood for the better.  Emilia takes after me (and her Grandma).  The girl is a SHOPPER and one of my favorite people to spend the day shopping with.  Our most recent shopping day was 7 hours worth of girl time at the Mall of America.  She didn't complain ONCE.  She had a blast and so did I.  There were so many bags, she got booted from the umbrella stroller we had along because I couldn't carry them all. 

Shopping is FUN and finding good deals on adorable little outfits for the girls is pure JOY :)  I get giddy when I get to put them in new, coordinated outfits for the first time.  Jeff just laughs at me and thinks is funny how excited I get...but he can't argue with how CUTE they look all prettied up.  I know, I know...it's not all about outward appearance...but this post is all about what FUN it is to dress up two little girls in coordinated cuteness.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

My friend and coworker, Kristy volunteered to watch the girls a few weeks ago so Jeff and I could enjoy a nice dinner out (and use a Groupon before it expired!)  We had a great time enjoying delicious Italian food we have never tried, a bottle of wine and some straight up adult conversation!  

Back at home, it was just the girls having some fun of their own...  Kristy got this video of Olivia and her singing little lady bug that I saw for the first time today.  Emilia was busy transforming herself into Cinderella as a "surprise" for Kristy, so Olivia got to have the stage all to herself for this little hug and dance fest :)

Rise and Shine

The girls woke from their naps within minutes of each other today.  Olivia wakes up kicking and smiling while Emilia tends to come around to her happy self a little more slowly.  One way to get Emilia smiling right away is to bring her little sis into her bed.  

There is just nothing more silly than sharing a pillow with your sister while you giggle and hug and give sister kisses.

Cuddles

Over the last few weeks, Olivia has been more cuddly than ever.  We are LOVING it.

When I pick her up at daycare, she squeezes me as tight as she can with her little arms and lays her head on my shoulder.  Melts. My. Heart.

When she goes to Daddy's arms...the heart melting continues.  She lays her little head on this shoulder and we ohhh and awww and get teary and grab the camera and cherish the moment.

At bedtime, we have been using a new blanket with her that is silky satin on one side and cozy plush on the other.  She literally dives into the blanket while sitting on our lap and when we drape it over our shoulder, her head goes to it like a magnet.  She hasn't developed an attachment to anything yet, but we have a feeling, this may be it.   We love our little cuddle bug!

Princesses GALORE!

The much anticipated night finally arrived!  There had been a week long build up which involved lots of ice skating poses with arms out to the side and up in the air, needing to wear "slippery socks" in order to glide across the floor and LOTS of viewings of the sneak peak videos on YouTube.  It was time for the BIG event - Disney on Ice - Princess Wishes!  Emilia was so excited to get her Cinderella dress on and have her hair curled JUST like a princess!

We packed our bag with snacks for the show and some light up toys, loaded the van with 3 princesses and 3 queens and hit the road!  The girls walked through the skyways as fast as their little legs would go.  There were little girls dresses as princesses everywhere!  Each little girl admired the other and called out which princess they were.

We made our way to the special displays of princess gowns and items and then got a very special surprise at the end...the live Princess Tiana!  She looked beautiful in her gown and smiled and waved to the girls.  Emilia took in everything and was loving it.

Eva, Addie, Emilia and Princess Tiana

Emilia and Emma
The most beautiful Cinderella's!

Addie and Emilia

My sweetie girl!

We got to our seats and Emilia handed her friends the little snack bags we packed and then the show began!  The music, the costumes, the color, the lights - it was literally what little girls dreams are made of.  Emilia would call out which princess was coming next based on what Mickey and Minnie said or what Tinkerbell was carrying or what song started to play.  Each time, her face lit up and she wiggled and giggled and clapped her hands.  Her reaction was undoubtedly the best entertainment :)

Mickey and Minnie - the shows hosts!

The Seven Dwarfs

Belle - Be Our Guest!

Ariel & Friends

At intermission, Emilia asked with concern if there was going to be more.  I assured her there would be more.  We hadn't seen Cinderella yet after all! 

Cinderella

Cinderella and her prince!

Emilia never got tired of watching the show and when it was really over...there were a couple tears.  It was bittersweet for both of us as I know how quickly each phase passes.  Would she be as excited to come back to the show a year from now or will she be on to the next thing?  I sympathized with her sadness, but encouraged her to be happy that she got to have such a fun night with her friends and promised her that there would be other special things to look forward to.  Little does she know...there is already something in the works...