The girls wore sweet dresses to church on Sunday. And big news, Greta wore shoes for the first time! Yes, the first time. Her feet are so ridiculously tiny and she is just only beginning to fit some 0-3 month shoes. Greta's feet are also very narrow, so some shoes won't ever fit right. The girls looked so sweet and semi-cooperated for photos.

Those shiny shoes were perfect for chewing!

The most recent beach we went to is the Natural Bridges State Beach. It was fun and relaxing. We packed a little dinner with lots of homemade goodness. Holly found a friend and although he wasn't quite as energetic and enthusiastic as she is, they still had fun. The beach was nice, the only downer was the seaweed which attracted bugs. The natural bridge was the real highlight. On it were tons of interesting sea creatures that I know nothing about but I intend to learn. Did you know monarch butterflies come in thousands to this area in October? And in the winter we can take a tour to see elephant seals. I'm really hoping that sometime we'll be able to see some dolphins and whales! Oh, and if my girls don't aspire to be marine biologists at some point in their lives, then I'll have failed them as a mother.

The little dag or red at the top center is a crab. Whatever these are they're beautiful. I got my best look when I was editing the photos as I didn't want to play chicken with my expensive camera and the waves.

Holly's friend. Aren't they cute?

Greta loved playing in the sand with her hands! She also loved watching the waves and the kids play.

But then she got tired and rubbed her eyes with her sandy hands. Silly, silly Greta.

The best part about building a sand castle is demolishing it!

Obviously, we've taken a lot of photos at the beach. But everytime I think about leaving my camera at home, I cringe, because the photos are just so beautiful!

Holly loves her sword, shield and crown that she "earned" at our Muirhead vacation. She plays with them all the time! Here's the proof:

Special thanks to Nana and Papa!

On the last day of our family vacation with the Muirheads, we dressed like the royalty that we are and enjoyed activities that Catherine had planned for the kids!

Holly thinks she's the fairest of them all!

And this was as good as it was going to get with Holly. At least Greta's smiling.

Ugh. It's been a stessful 2 weeks. A stressful 2 months actually. Conor has pneumonia and I'm not feeling too hot either. Holly's a toddler who throws tantrums, but Greta, she's my sunshine. I can never be upset when I'm holding her. We're so lucky to have her in our family! I'm sure she'll throw tantrums soon enough, but until then, I'm going to soak up her sweetness. Here's some photos I took of the girlies this afternoon. Besides buying a great-fitting pair of jeans at Target while waiting for my prescription to be filled, the photos are pretty much the only thing I did today!

This photo really shows have different the girls are. Blue-eyed blond Holly, dark-eyed brunette Greta. And their skin tones are so different too! Greta's so, so white next to Holly.

I love it when chubby little babies start grabbing their feet. Greta's completely intrigued by those 10 little piggies.