the weekend

Some photos for you to enjoy.  We had another birthday party to attend this weekend and had a lot of fun.  Stella knows the Happy Birthday song very well by now.  She also knows that there are many fun things hiding in those pretty bags, wether they are for her or not.  Here we are waiting to go...(thanks for the dress Grandma, she looked adorable in it)

There was a lot of fun to be had.  All the kids love playing together and even competed in lots of little foot races.  Stella won everytime!  :)  Stella ended up taking her dress off after all the play time; I guess she was just so hot.  So I let her run around looking like a hillbilly baby in just a diaper.  Hey, it's summer in S.C. 

Chase, Stella and Elizbeth.  Best Buddies!  (except for when one has a toy the other wants)

Other fun things worth mentioning:  Whenever you ask Stella what time it is she always say 'Four-Eight'.  Quite often when I explain something to her she'll say 'Oh, okay'.  Today is day two of potty training.  It started with her lead of using the potty.  It's not been very smooth thus far though.  But I am going to give it several more days before throwing in the towel...or toilet paper rather.  Stella and I call her new big girl panties her 'fancy pants' and she likes that.  Though we've had a bad record so far of keeping them dry.  Any advice is welcome!  Stella wants to hold her baby sister really bad and is having a hard time waiting for her to 'come out' (as I've explained is what we need to do).  She has a favorite pair of sandals and will wear no others, of her own that is.  Everyone else's are still very much coveted.  You can see her favorites in the pics... a cheap-o pair of silver flip-flops from Old Navy.