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One of our pictures has been nominated for the best picture of 2009 by Annie Torrini.
If you have a second, please go to http://atorriniphotography.com/ and vote for picture #1.
If we get the most votes, we'll get a free photo session in 2010.
We'd love some more pics of the girls!

Thanks for voting!

Hoarder

Have you seen the show "Hoarders" on A&E? Don't be surprised if you see my youngest child as the subject of that show 20 years from now.
Today at school, we walked into the room, and Leah began her hoarding.
She gathered her favorite doll, 3 bottles, 1 blanket, 1 purse and a plastic hamburger and carried them around with her for the next hour and a half. (not exaggerating....90 minutes!)
Now, look at her hands....they aren't that big. It took some good moves to carry all of that stuff around. I heard another parent yell across the room, "Get that girl a cart!"

She also lays claim to things at home....mainly, the train set. It isn't good enough to have one train. She needs all 4. She knows that if she puts them down *POOF* they'll be gone. So, she carries them around for the day. (or hides them in one of her secret spots)

Better start her therapy now!

Some Wedding Pictures

We did it! We were beautiful flower girls for our Uncle Nick and Auntie Jenny. We even walked down the aisle. (We walked with our mommy and daddy, so it wasn't scary!)

Here are a few pictures of us that our Grammy and Poppa took. When we get the professional pictures, we will post those.

We have to go to bed, but we'll tell you more about the wedding as soon as we get some more pictures.

Congrats Uncle Nick and Auntie Jenny!

Love you!

Grammy reading to us before the big walk down the aisle:

Snack Time:

Leah pooped out after the big day. So much fun!:

Maryn and Papa:

Dancing Queen:

Brynn on the church stage. She thought it was pretty cool and kept saying "Ta-da"!:

A practice run down the aisle:

Rehearsal:

Mom and Dad at the rehearsal:

Still Stuck

Look at my sad face. I'm still stuck. 2 more weeks. :(

Christmas With 2-Year-Olds

How to describe Christmas with three 2-year-olds?!

CHAOS!

Here are a few(very few) pictures that we happened to capture. These kids had WAY better things to do than strike a pose.

Merry Christmas!

Love, The Jonswolds

P.S. Maryn goes in on Monday to see if she can get her cast off. Pray that her leg is healed! The girls are flower girls in a very special wedding on New Years Eve. We want that little leg to be able to walk down the aisle!

Lunch with our cousins:

We love to open presents!:

Suckers in our stockings:

Hey! That's me on that plate! Cool, grammy!:

Biker Chicks:

Gifts from Santa!:

Our new kitchen:

Are All 3 Of Those Kids Yours?

Today at the mall, somebody stopped me (and when I say stopped me, I mean literally pulled over his delivery truck) to smile and ask if "all 3 of those kids are mine?"

His question was our 3rd conversation with strangers from the parking lot to the door of the Galleria.
Another lady said, "Wow Mama, you must mean business with that stroller!"
You know it! We always mean business when we shop this time of year! :)

A third person said "I can't believe you are brave enough to go out with all 3 of them!"
My response was, "This is my life. We travel together, or we don't travel!" We're too bored locked up inside..of course we love to get out and about! (not to mention that fact that the girls are normally very good!)
Once we got into the Galleria, a sales associate walked up, looked at my trio, and said "My goodness, I can NOT imagine how long it takes for you to get out the door in the morning!"

I told her we don't normally sign up for anything before 9:15. Yes, it takes us a while.
But that got me to thinking of our night time routine with the girls. (which believe it or not takes LONGER than our morning routine)
As they have gotten older, we have slowly adoped new "traditions" into our bedtime ritual.
After we take a bath and brush our teeth, we read a story. Normally, Peter and I read to the girls (of course!), but today, I caught Maryn sitting in her rocker reading Just Incase You Ever Wonder.

After our story we are off to bed. We need to make sure we have all of our special things.
Maryn: Shes pretty easy, just blankie, nonnie and Dora the Explorer doll.
Brynn: Puppy, Froggy, Dora and blankie
Leah: Horsie, Kitty, Puppy, Puppy 2, Dora and blankie. (I'm not kidding you, I'm not sure how this child fits into her bed at night!)
Then it is on to the "love you" round. This was daddy's routine at first. Now it has just stuck.
First we do a round of knuckles. Knuckles from mommy and knuckles from daddy.

Then, comes the round of high-fives!

Then the kisses...

And finally the hugs...

We usually hear requests for "one more hug" but we try to cut it off after round 4! :)

Thankfully, after they are tucked in and "knuckled", high-fived, kissed and hugged good night, they fall asleep quickly. No more escapes as of yet. I'm sure it won't be too long!

Yes, it does take a while to get 3 two year olds in gear for anything. But 3 hugs and 3 kisses from 3 beautiful girls that I am lucky enough to call my daughters: worth every extra moment!

I Did It!

Lately, my sisters and I have heard lots of chatter about something called a toddler bed...and people making bets on who would be the first to escape their crib.

The unanimous vote was that Brynn would be the first one to escape.... and it was ME! Go Leah!!!

It took lots of practice during nap and when my sisters were sleeping at night, but I did it! Yay!

My sisters and I were in our cribs on Saturday morning, and we were sick of waiting for mom and dad to come get us, so I made my move.

THUNK!

I hit the ground pretty hard, but it was worth it.

I made it out with my blankie in hand. Mom and dad heard me standing outside of their door giggling.

I was so proud of myself.

Maybe we'll get to move into big girl beds now. I think we're ready! (But, I don't think mom is!)

Love,

Leah

P.S. Check out my pretty shoes. I really like to play dress up and pretend to be a mommy or a princess. I think I look beautiful, don't you?