Lake house fun

We bought into a lake house with some friends a few months ago. We are making it look all pretty in the inside.  So while it's under construction we go check up on it and Libby and I play in the water and on our little beach. I can't wait for Spring. I'm going to go fishing all the time.  Here are some pictures of us playing on the lake!

Rolling a log on the beach. (Why not play on the beach in cowboy boots and sunglasses?!)

I love the lake!

I never stop working...always building something!

Snow Day - Round 2

It's Feb 13th and the snow is falling for day number 3.  Mom and Dad keep talking about inches...something like 6 and counting.  So I guess that's a lot of snow. Especially for Charlotte.  We built a giant snowman on Day 1, went sledding on Day 2 and are trying not to go stir-crazy on Day 3.  We're baking and watching lots of TV by the fire.  Looks like school will be closed the rest of the week!!

Our giant sized snowman!

Libby and Daddy with our snowman

One big snowball!

Another big snowball.

Hard at work on our snowman.

Snow Day - Round 1

On Jan 29th, we got SNOW!  We were out of school for two days. The hill alongside our house was a big neighborhood sled party.  Our friends Hadley and Sutton came over and sled with us.  After we had our fill of snow we watched lots of Barbie movies snuggled up by the fire.  It was a fun snow break!

Sledding collision.  

Sledding down Cameron.

Climbing back up the hill. 

Happy snow girl #1.

Happy Snow Girl #2!

Christmas Morning!

Better late than never with a bunch of updates. The most important is our Christmas morning.  We had a wonderful morning full of presents and playing.

Christmas Eve Mass - Libs not feeling so well. :(

Where's Maddie?  Children's Choir Picture ... we didn't get our usual front row seat.

We must have been good. Santa left us lots!

Maddie's favorite gift...her fishing pole!

Libby's favorite gift...her karaoke machine.

Cookies and Eggnog for Santa.  He liked it...yum!

Mermaids in a "sea" of presents.

Holiday time

We love the holidays. We have lots of traditions...writing to Santa, visiting Santa, going to see the Nutcracker, going to see Christmas lights in our PJs and more!  Here are some pictures Mom took of our holiday traditions!

Libby's letter to Santa.

Maddie's letter to Santa. 

A picture Maddie drew at school.  Ho ho ho!

Nutcracker with our friends.

Trip to the mall to mail our letter to Santa and sit on his lap.  First year Libby didn't cry!

Going to see the "Singing Bears" in uptown Charlotte.  

Singing at church for an Advent mass.  (Check out Libby's "Rapunzel" heels).

Libby's 4th Birthday

It's birthday season at the Behrens!  My birthday is one month and one day after Maddie's.  I turned 4 this year.  Mom says she can't believe it.  For my birthday this year I wanted a sleepover party.  Mom said my friends were too little to spend the night so we had a pretend sleepover.  My besties came over in their nightgowns and we did sleepover stuff.  Painted nails, ate pizza, played watched a movie and had doughnuts. It was such a fun time!  Happy birthday to me!

Birthday morning doughnuts (red velvet...yummy!)

My doughnut cake

The birthday princess is ready for her guests.

Watching our movie. 

Maddie's Party: Spa and Cupcakes!

For my 6th birthday party I requested a spa party.  So I invited all of my friends and we went to the nail place.  They painted all our fingernails and toenails and Mom gave us all fun tattoos.  Then we went next door to the bakery and celebrated with cupcakes.  Yummo!

Ms. Tina painting my toes.  I chose red glitter polish.

Libby got her nails done too!

Cupcake time!

The big 6 year old birthday girl...me!

Making silly  faces through the bakery window.