Not enough pictures of my biggest baby lately - so here's a post for Francie :) She sure is a big girl these days... 4 going on 14! She is very mature and a big help around the house and with her sisters.

She picks her clothes out some nights and lays them or hangs them next to her bed complete with coordinating undies and a sweater. She would wear sundresses every day all day if she had her way.

She likes going to school but likes to stay home with her sisters and Emmy better. She HATES getting up in the morning before she is ready (wonder where she got that from) and is pretty grumpy for awhile - but give her a warm chocolate milk and a banana and she's ready to go.

She loves to dance and puts ballet clothes on at home at least three times a week (usually the 2T leotards, doesn't mind they are a little snug) She is pretty good at being the teacher too.

Practicing for "real class" (we went to one class but the teacher was kinda mean so we pretend to do our own now :)

Francie dresses her sisters up int their outfits too (they actually get mad lately if I DON'T match them! that won't last long :)

She likes to wear those sleepers... but her feet are so big the toes were poking out of the seams and she woke up a few days ago with a purple toe!

So we "fixed them" (Jannie's trick when we were little too)

American Girl dolls are a big hit of course- she loves Jannie's collection and dresses her Emily and Samantha (my old one) at home up in mermaid outfits of course

She loves electronics and anything with buttons (like most kids these days!) She will do just about anything to earn a few minutes on the iPad

Still obsessed with Ariel, mermaids and princesses in general. She likes to wear her princess nightgown, use her princess plate and princess cup and say "Look! I'm all princessed out!"

And I know I already posted a version of this photo but I love the chocolate covered faces (and knees) and the sisterly love pouring over the homemade cake :)

She LOVES her dog Ollie. I found her like this the other night, passed out on the floor with her hand on him. Oh and I made the mistake of buying PRINCESS Pull-Ups for Maisie in 2T (she was potty trained at night for a few months but not so much anymore) and Francie insisted on trying one the first night I got them. 2T Pull-ups on a 4T girl who should be in 6T clothes - not her most flattering look :) And Maisie hates them! Go figure, shoulda bought the Dora ones.

Her favorite food/snack is, hands down, a red apple. This was how we found her during the little girls' nap time one day (Francie still naps but only about 2 days a week). Heff asked her what the other apples were for and she said "Ate 1, 2, 3, 4. Gonna eat 1, 2, 3 more." Wow.