5+ on Friday

I haven't been able to do this post for the past few weeks.  Friday before last was Christmas and last Friday was my sister's wedding day so I have a few extras this week...

Here are 5+ reasons I'm loving my girls this week:

1.  One night we heard Campbell calling from her room "Mommy!  Daddy! I need help!" Since she tends to try to get our attention some nights, we didn't immediately respond.  When the calls for help continued (but without the shrill sounds of fear or pain), we debated giving her the attention we thought she was seeking.  Finally, after one last "Help me please", we decided to grab the camera and go check out the situation.  This is what we found...

2.  I am a multi-sneezer.  When I sneeze, it's always a series of at least 3.  Maggie definitely inherited that gene and it is so cute to hear her sneeze just like me :)


3.  During Sara's wedding, Campbell got a little antsy.  Robbie let her play with our camera and this is the result:

4.  Maggie's favorite part of the day is bath time.  She loves to splash and her grin never leaves her face.


5.  We have recently been reading Campbell's first chapter book, which is about Ariel, one of Campbell's favorite Disney princesses.  We've had one little problem though...she doesn't really get the concept of reading one chapter per night and then reading the next chapter the next night and so on. On the 2nd night when I tried to read the 2nd chapter, she was not happy about skipping the 1st.  Needless to say, we've read the 1st chapter several times this week :)

6.  Some of Campbell's new favorite phrases and words that never fail to crack us up:
-"I LOVE IT!"...which can be applied to a new book, a special place, or a marker.  You just never know what will earn her love.

-"You guys"...which, when directed at me and Robbie, just seems hilarious.

-words like "cayandy" and "bayack" (translated to candy and back)...she definitely has a Southern accent

7.  Maggie is finally starting to sleep a little bit better. Despite having a yucky cough this week that landed her at the doctor for her first breathing treatment, she has been getting up only 1 time per night on average which is a big improvement and we feel like she'll be back to sleeping through the night soon!

8.  Did you know we have an alligator living in our house?  Specifically, living in our hallway?  What?  You didn't know that?  Well, according to Campbell (and her recently very active imagination), we have an alligator living in our hallway.  He occasionally comes out to try and bite us at dinner which immediately requires us all to put our feet up in our chairs so he doesn't eat our feet.  He's also been known to chase our car or try to get us on the couch.  We did catch the alligator in a cardboard box this week but he shook that box fiercely and then escaped!  Campbell has been feeding the alligator so he won't be hungry enough to eat us and apparently he really, really likes her to cook eggs.  Next time you see Campbell, be sure to ask her about the alligator.  I'm sure she'll tell you all about how he lives in our hallway :)

9.  In my ongoing attempt to tame Maggie's hair, I tried her first real pigtail.  I think it turned out pretty cute!