artists at work

Our house is not large and with two very active toddlers and all of the toys and gear that accompanies them, it seems to be getting smaller every day :) We try to utilize every space to its fullest potential and I am so thankful to my amazingly talented father-in-law (Papa Gene) for helping us achieve this goal. In addition to the great toy box that he built for the girls' birthday, he also built us a super-functional and beautiful entertainment center which looks like a built in and has tons of room for toy storage, picture display, and even has a built in art table for the girls!



We finally made it out to Ikea to get 2 little chairs and on Sunday Kenzie & Lexi were able to try out their art table for the first time. Besides finding the table surface to be a better canvas than the paper, it was a huge success! I love watching my girls create their masterpieces. I love to watch them be creative whether it is through art, dancing or acting. Kenzie is currently more into drawing than Lexi is. Lexi is our little actress. She has the most expressive faces ... across the full spectrum ... and knows that she is entertaining us with them. Both girls love to dance, but have very different moves. Lexi has started to twirl in circles to the point of making herself dizzy. Kenzie is more of a hip-shaking girl. They both love to entertain, and we love to watch them :)



We love our little house and while we won't stay in it forever, we are making the most of it while we are here. There are lots of features that we love about our house ... the back porch and our master bathroom/bedroom being at the top of the list, but most importantly we love our street and our neighborhood. I am so happy that this is where the girls are getting to spend the first years of their lives, and I hope that they will have some memories of our happy home on Lambert Place... where they learned to draw and dance and perform!