Good Times with the Green's

Charlee and Saylor are the sweetest little girls I know.  They're also the biggest little stinkers I know, too!  The SWEET always out ways the other.  =)  They're 2 going on 12.  They are both incredibly independent.  Saylor more than Charlee.  AND it AMAZES us at just how smart they are.  Maybe we're a little bias, but they already know so much.  We're so proud and they surprise us daily at what they know and are able to do.  I still get teary-eyed when these things happen, too.  They're the best of friends and they're just like sisters should be.  Charlee, unfortunately bites poor Saylor some times. ...I'm told that I was a biter, too.  I have NO recollection of this.  =)   BUT, Saylor will go up to Charlee and pull a hair from her head and say "I got you hair Charlee".  Saylor is the more tender hearted and outgoing and Charlee is more stubborn and the biggest little giggle box.    We see ourselves  in each one more and more.  We just can't imagine life with only one child!  DOUBLE THE LOVE!!!  DOUBLE THE FUN!!!! 


The girls' aprons and chef hats from Santa.  He must know how much they love to bake.

We've been playing with Jordyn and Addyson a lot lately.  It's so much fun for all of us.  The girls LOVE Jordyn.. One night they had been playing in their rooms and Jordyn comes out and says "Charlee and Saylor are STILL huggin' me"!  It was the SWEETEST thing!  They're huggers!

Charlee admiring herself.  Look at those sweet tippy-toes!

 Their first time playing Candy Land.   I have to admit they did great!

The Prettiest Green's I Ever Did See!

I took these pictures of the girls about a week before their party with the intention of using them somehow.   I was so proud of how they turned out!  I LOVE THE SWEET GIRLS!!!!!!

Fun and Games

Here are few pictures from the past week to get you caught up with the girls...

At Meme and Papa's house wearing their Minnie Mouse jackets from Aunt Sallyann and Uncle Kenny.

 
Me with Uncle Kenny and Aunt Sallyann the night before they headed back to California. 

 Sporting Mr. Potato Heads' glasses.

 ROLL TIDE!!  They looked like real cheerleaders wearing these from Aunt Linda and Uncle Paul.

Aunt Linda and Uncle Paul also got them a few puppets.  Here's the spider one that Daddy loves just as much as the girls.  =)

A little catching up to do...

Well, life has been a lot more busy around the Green house this past week.  Work is going great and I have some super sweet little first graders!  I've still been EXHAUSTED, but I have to say that week 2 was better than week 1. One of my sweet girls asked me if my grandkids liked to color!  I said my kids like to and then I added, do I look THAT tired?!  She just giggled!  =)  I just don't have any free time. period.  Any spare time I have goes to Charlee and Saylor and that will never change for as long as I live. and if you know Brent, you know that goes double for him.  =)   We worked way too hard to get these two precious angels here. 

 I lost my voice after the first couple of days of school and it's still MIA.  I did start using some chloraseptic spray this weekend and that's helped a lot. THANK GOODNESS because we've got a VERY BUSY week ahead of us!!!!!!!  Charlee and Saylor will be 2 on Friday!  WOW!!  We'll have their pictures Thursday afternoon, I'm taking off Friday so I can get their cakeS done...yes, there will be 2.  And so I can finish up the last minute decorations (i'm making most of these too).  Their party is Saturday at 10 A.M.  We decided to do a morning party because it won't interfere with their naps and everybody can come here to eat lunch and have the rest of the day rest (or maybe that's just us).  Sunday will be my Grandma's 90th birthday party and I CANNOT WAIT to see all of my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Most are coming in on Thursday and leaving on Monday!  I'll be on the edge of my seat waiting on them to arrive! 

I'm going to TRY to do the blog at least once a week.  I know this will be a big change from the last couple of years.  I know some of you check it everyday for an update.  I have to admit any time I get on the computer I check it too...even though I know it's not been updated.  I just like checking in and then I'll read what I wrote and realize all the errors I made.  I guess I should proofread before I publish....oh well!  =)

Here are some pictures from the past week.

BEAUTIFUL BABIES!

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Corn on the cob...YUMMY!

Our niece, Alex, had her 8th birthday party at Meme and Papa's house yesterday.  It's so hard to believe how fast everybody's growing up!

Brent's MeeMaw's birthday was yesterday and HE made her cake!!  =)  I just did the writing.  I can honestly say I taught him everything he knows!  He did awesome!  Jordyn thought so, too!

This is Alex's butterfly cake.  It was my first time using a shape pan. 

Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho...

...It's off to work I go!  I have to admit that it all hit me A LOT harder than I had expected.  I did successfully make it through my first day, though.  Tears were shed, but I survived and I've been told more times than I want to hear "it'll get easier".  I did keep telling myself that in just a few short years my little sweeties will get to go to school with me everyday...and if the next 3 years go by as quickly as these 2 then I have no worries.  =)  But, ya wanna know one of the worst parts about going back to work?  I have to start wearing pants that button now.  I sure have enjoyed my "uniform" these past couple years.  hehehe 

Here are few pictures of this past weekend.  I'm really gonna miss my sweet girls.     =)

Silly girls with their shirts on their heads.

Meme, Papa, Cameron and Dylan came over on Saturday and we had the BEST time!  They were out of water because of the storms that past through and lightning struck a main water line for Lexington.  So, they ate some dinner with us.  =)

and then we went outside to enjoy the cooler temperatures and we did some sidewalk chalk art.  SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

Dylan is playing football now.  =)  Brent got his old helmet out and it actually almost fit Dylan...

 and Charlee...

 and Saylor.

 My last day as a stay at home Mommy...the girls were extra sweet on Monday with each other and with me. 

The sillies and the sweets

We've had a lot of the same going on at our house.  But there's never a dull moment!  The girls are learning and growing and getting smarter and more beautiful everyday.  They're amazing! 

Big with all her girls =)

Jordyn was so funny and didn't want to have anything to do with the girls getting their picture with Big.  He's so silly!  =)

 Daddy got his girls some new suitcases!  They are in love with these!  They cry and cry when it's time to put them away.

 Charlee and Saylor decided to put on a love-fest for me.  They did all of these on their own and I'm so glad I caught them on camera. 

"See, we look like twins...don't we?"  =)  You can only imagine the questions we get about them being twins!  I wish they would get a dollar in their piggy banks every time somebody looks at us like we're lying to them!  lol  =) 

 This was hilarious!  They did a prom pose and didn't even know.  =)

 Now switch...

 One of their new favorite treats...these are called "dip sticks".  It's a cookie dipped in chocolate so it's got a "handle". 

Singing and dancing.

 Charlee's trying to teach Saylor how to do the clapping game to "down, down baby".  The only time she's ever seen this is on one of their Elmo dvd's.  But, after I saw what she was doing I taught them how to do it.  This is one of those many reasons why two is so much fun!  =)

 Just look at this face!

Brent has a remote control helicopter and the girls love it.  If you look closely you can see it.

 Happy Birthday, Aunt Kristi!!  Here's her cake.  It was so much fun to make!