Natalee took us Ivy girls to the Dallas Arboretum this week. What a wonderful day! It was a beautiful day to be outside, and the Arboretum is such an awesome place. It was so nice to spend some time visiting with Natalee, even if every other sentance was interrupted by two sweet little girls (or by me yelling for these little ones to come back where I could see them : ) What is nice is there is so much grass to play in, playhouses to pretend in, and sidewalks to run in, without worrying about cars driving by. It's a pretty safe place, fairly stress free. Even better...it's only 5 minutes away.

While we were there, Natalee took some beautiful pictures of my girls. As I've mentioned before, Natalee is a professional photographer, so if you ever need one, give her a call. http://www.nataleeraymond.com/








My favorite of Hannah.




My favorite of Faith








This Hannah's hugs for Faith.

I get to go to the Third Day concert with my mom-in-love. I'm so excited!!! She had asked me a while ago, and i forgot. I got an e-mail yesterday reminding me. Woohoo!!! That's a pleasent surprise. I have been hearing on the radio about a sold out Thirda Day concert and was a bit bummed I couldn't go. Well, I'll be there : )

I can NOT get these girls to take a nap willingly, and it is getting so frusterating. Right now, Hannah is in her bed throwing a tantrum and making her self cry and screaming for daddy. I spent the last hour trying to get them to sleep, with Hannah whining most of the time. She had 3 spankings, and is still struggling. Faith would be pretty easy on her own, but with Hannah throwing tantrums and acting this way, it's hard getting Faith to fall asleep. They absolutely HAVE to have naps, otherwise the rest of our day is filled with whining, crying, and tantrums from Hannah. Any ideas or suggestions? I can't do keep doing this. Hannah is driving me nuts and making me angry. It is very difficult getting anything done (we are moved in now, but our house is a wreck and full of boxes) when I have to spend an hour getting them to sleep, and then they hop out of bed anyway. I need a break!!!