Ferrara's in Florida

Thirty-two weeks and the countdown to Baby #3's arrival has begun! Less than 8 weeks to go (hopefully) and our family of four will officially become a family of 5. I think our daughters see our soon-to-be family of five as 1 Daddy, 3 Mommies and a Baby. The only area of the home that may lack attention is our orphanage (aka the toy box that houses 17 baby dolls along with doll clothes, pacifiers, bottles, you name it). As for the photo above, it was taken on Friday night at our church's worship team Christmas party. Both girls picked out their own clothes--penguin pajamas--and they looked so cute and festive that we made an exception to the rule of wearing pj's outside of the house.

Naptime smiles An outfit we both agree on A fringe benefit of being children of an a/c contractor Family date to Starbucks (Ruby got tired of riding her tricycle) "Pingu" PJs Sunday stroll with Daddy Sable & Mia Two young children = lots of home time. We venture out a few times a week for gymnastics, Publix and church. Other than that we ride our bikes to various neighborhood destinations like the playground, Town Center, and friends' homes. I took our girls to Target yesterday so they could shop with their allowance money. Ruby purchased two headbands and Sable bought her first Christmas present. Guess who it was for? ME! I was actually tickled and touched. I asked her if she had picked out anything for her dad and she said, "Oh let me do that" and ran to the dollar bins. Ruby followed closely behind and they both picked out puppy toys. After I stopped laughing, I informed them that we should find something else for Daddy.

And a new kind of nativity set And how wonderful to have a new nativity arrangement at least once a day hence the reason our Italian-made heirloom Nativity set has been put far, far away from little hands

Our neighborhood has drive-in movies once a month as well as monthly concerts. Last month we attended Jessie J, a jazz saxophonist, who captured our aspiring performers' attention for a whole hour! Daddy went on a weekend fishing trip and me and my girls attended the movie night. We pulled up in our double stroller and while I sat on the perimeter, they enjoyed viewing Tom & Jerry in the comfy grass.

Ruby Simone can easily be defined in one word: TWO. She's two years old and fits the mold exceptionally well. For example, she commands me to "Wipe your kisses off, Mom" while grabbing MY hand and rubbing it on her little face. Or she will grab my arm and rub it on her belly and when I stop she says, "Scratch my belly." The newest personality coming out of this petite sweetheart is her demand to dress herself. In the words of Pops Gibbs, she's excellent at creating "wardrobe malfunctions." Some are impractical while others are just plain dangerous like the rubberband as an anklet. See for yourself. Jammies Multi-layered look: front shot Multi-layered look: rear view The Costume/outer layer that seems to go with everything according to Ruby Combo: lip gloss, blush, eye shadow Pops & Mimi are to blame (er, thank) for this mess (er, make-up) Our girl loves her leopard print Fave color is purple Her perfect shirt: purple leopard blouse An ...