Attack of the Duster!

Robert enlisted Gen's help in cleaning the living room and unleashed her with a duster. Yes, that is her dinner smeared on her face. Yes, still with the princess dress, but a different day than the last princess dress picture.... But the funniest thing is the quote that goes with this picture--as she came running at me with the duster like a sword, she asked:

"Can my bwush yo teeth?"

go ahead... call PETA.

We've discovered princess dresses at our house. And crowns. And princess sparkly net gloves that seemed like a good idea until about the 10th time I wrangled them onto her little fingers. (Thanks, Target dollar section!) With her wand, Genny dispenses "magic" onto people by beating them senseless with her wand.

And even Daisy's a princess.

And, you can't see it, but Gen is insisting that I carry around a wand as well since I told her I don't have a princess dress.

Wishing you happy sparklyness and nonviolent magic from the Poling house!

I Workin' With Daddy!

Genevieve loves to work outside with Robert. She thinks it's awesome when he lets her work on the Cobra with him. Here she has some non-sharp tool and is helping him with the steering wheel. It's been so beautiful lately that it's a good time to work outside. Is it really January?

Our Anniversary

Today we're celebrating 10 super years of marriage. Love you!

2008 in review....12 months of Polings

January was fabulous because Gen started walking.

I'm sure important things happened in February. I don't happen to remember what they were.

By March Gen was really talking up a storm.

April was good because it was when Robert started his new job.

May was my cousin Lauren's wedding and a fun trip with Nana and Pop to Galveston.

June was when Genny decided that the pool was terrifying and Wendy observed her 32nd birthday.

July was Wendy's first ever craft show and we saw our Poling cousins at the cousins reunion.

In August we found out we were having another baby.

September was a return to teaching after a good summer break!

In October Gen turned 2 and Robert took his PE exam. Robert turned 31, and Wendy had 2 more craft shows.

November was a whirlwind of food and fun.

In December Genevieve decided Santa was terrifying and we found out Robert passed his PE exam. We also celebrated 6 years of living in Amarillo.

AND.... we hope you all have a blessed 2009!

Merry Christmas Everybody!

toast!

So if this video seems a little random, you're right. We have a thing about toast.

This clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_aHkrjPo7A is a favorite at our house. Never ceases to crack me up! But seriously, watch it, and then Gen's commentary on toast makes more sense.....