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clearly all of these are christmas ornaments, so i'm not going to describe each of them to you.  the ONLY one i am is #4 ... clearly the monkey is not orange.  i just thought it was too cute to keep to myself.  enjoy!

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mae mae taught the girls how to spit off of the bridge at the end of our christmas card photo shoot.  they are so lucky to have an aunt like her, even when she teaches them weird things.

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happy thanksgiving to you!

clearly mykah wasn't feeling the photo shoot today.  she's getting harder to convince that these pictures are important without candy or chocolate being involved. 

we had a wonderful thanksgiving this year, although we missed having mr. hill with us.  it was the very last longhorn/aggie football game, so he wanted to go.  next year, however, i won't be so nice.  we missed him!  but i was so thankful to have that time with my family. 

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in just one month, my little girl will be FIVE.  a whole hand!  when did that happen?!?! 

as of right now, she ...

*is going to be a teacher when she grows up.  and that is evident more and more every day.  it'd really surprise me if she was anything else.  she loves to help others and to teach them.  she's constantly showing mykah, very patiently for the most part, how she's supposed to do things. 

*loves playing babies.  whether they are barbies, baby dolls, stuffed animals, or 2 year olds.  she does prefer the ones that don't talk back or move, so the 2 year olds are always last choice.

*would prefer to snack all day than to eat a meal.  she's a salty eater ... my girl!  she seldom wants something sweet to eat and always drinks either water or orange juice at home.  when we are out, she wants root beer.

*she is obsessed with age, birthdays, and dates.  she reminds me constantly that she'll be 5 on her next birthday and reminds everyone that she is currently 4 AND A HALF.  don't miss that last part!  she always tells me how tall she'll be when she's a certain age and things she can do when she's a certain age.  constantly.

*is an outside girl.  she'd play outside all day if i let her.  climbing trees.  and she just figured out how to cross monkey bars on her own.  she's so proud!

i love my girl.  i'm constantly reminding myself that she's still just 4.  she wants to be so big.  wants to grow up.  but i want to bottle her up and keep her little.  her smile lights up my world and her kindness to others is shining bright now too.