A few pictures of my girls

This picture cracks me up every time. Mia mid-wail, Ella just fake smiling, and Nora just going with it. But to show Mia is a wonderful big sister, here's a picture of her "reading" to Nora. :)

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

Wow, been a while, huh? I've planned on posting several times but rarely have two free hands and I get tired of typing one-handed. I'll have to post again soon (with pictures!) about Leslie's wedding and Haylie's birthday party. I'm sure by then it'll be after Abigail's birthday party too. So tons of pictures!

But today the thing on my mind is Mia. Lately she's been mini-Paula. She pretends to drink coffee. She gets her "purse," my sandals, and puts her baby doll in the carseat and tells me she's going to the store. Sometimes she plays mommy and changes her doll's diaper. Other times she puts on my sneakers, a watch (like my heart rate monitor), and gets a remote to start the DVD to work out. Occasionally she puts on a pair of gloves (like my weighted workout gloves). Most of the time it cracks me up. Other times she scolds her sister like I do, and it's not so flattering. Few things are as accurate a reflection of who we are as our little kids are. They closely watch everything we do and imitate it. I'm proud of the fact that my girls want to work out like me. Going to the store or drinking coffee, not an issue (at least, once they're older). But yelling and doling out punishments? Makes me want to be a better parent.