A glimpse of their sparkly earrings ...

Emma and Julia are officially BIG girls ... they have their very own pierced ears! To my surprise they both chose BLUE studs :)

Sparkle, sparkle see the little gems :)

Julia is very proud of her "eeerings"

Here is a picture of the girls right after, walking in the mall very proud of their new jewels.

The Future Mr. & Mrs. Dowling

My older sister is getting MARRIED!!!!!!!!! I love saying that and typing it. It brings a true smile to my face, mostly because I really see true love between her and Timmy. It's a wonderful thing when you can close your eyes and honestly say "yes, he's the one". Since the moment we met Timmy he's felt like family. And though I was getting a bit antsy as to when he would "pop the question" ... Valentine's Weekend he officially and romantically proposed to April in Boston at the Grandstand Gazebo in the Commons. From April's recount it was sweet and uncharacteristically BIG ... since there was a crowd of teenage girls watching and clapping (April is not a BIG scene gal, but for this kind of a moment I am so glad that Timmy took the chance and made a public declaration of his love and commitment). We were happy to share in the newly engaged couple's bliss at Mom's for a Valentine's Party of Cupcakes and champagne. It is so very exciting!!! We are all enjoying the fun planning and the girls are so enthralled with the idea of dressing up in gowns to be flower girls. Congratulations to April & Timmy!!!!

A sparkling ring signifies a BIG WEDDING ahead!!!

Cheers to April & Timmy

The Blushing Bride-to-Be

Julia dancing!

Had to share this cute little video of Ms. Julia: She's singing about her shoes, such a girl!!! Click on the black screen and press the triangle to play.

Turning two ...

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY, JULIA!

Julia is 2 ... how can it be? We are not quite ready to embrace all of the terror that comes with the 2's and the 3's, can't she stay 1 forever?

It seems that with Julia I am holding onto all of those moments tightly, I don't want her to stop wanting to play "rockabye baby" when we get her out of the tub, all snuggled in her towel. Just the sweet face she makes when she looks at me with her teethy smile and jumps onto my lap and says "rocka baby?" ... it makes me melt. Seriously, as of right now there isn't much about Julia that doesn't make you fall in love with her. She is independent, yet loves a good cuddle. She marches to the beat of her own drum, literally -- she will turn anything into a drum or instrument. She's organized, she loves lining up everything from our cabinets and putting them in perfect order on our kitchen floor and then she also finds pleasure in putting things away (she absolutely gets this from her Daddy). Julia loves to snack, she's like a little bird. She'll ask 15 times a day "I eat". If you open the fridge, it's "Mulche (milk) ... peeease". She has wonderful manners -- always saying "peeease" and "tank du (thank you)", she very rarely says "no" but when she does she really really means it (Disney World helped her with this one), she loves to mimic her big sister. Just recently Emma began letting me blow dry her hair and as soon as Julia saw this, she hopped up on the bathroom chair clapped her hands and said "hair mama?". Yup, I will do your hair sweetie. She loves to dress up ... she wears Emma's turquoise shoes and oh yeah she owns that look! It's precious. She likes to pick out her coat everyday and put on her own boots. She's sweet as can be about ... pretty much everything. She loves kisses on her face and giving really big hugs. She is a great sleeper and already has an entire stuffed animal collection her crib. She knows exactly which ones should be in there and if one is missing she'll shout out orders "Boots?" "Mickey?" "Baby?". Then she lays down on her pillow and tucks her right hand into her mouth and say "NIGHT" and goes to sleep. Ah, she's just easy. So here's to wishing that age 2 stays just as peaceful ...

Happy 2nd Birthday, Jules.

Big girl on the swings!

Big girl now swings by herself and jumps off too-thanks cousin Caity! Hehehe.

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All dressed up to organize the pantry!
birthday dress from micelle and luigi

FWD:

Poor Dewey!