Toddler pool party

Ellie had a little pool party with her cousins (Kolby & Kinleigh) yesterday. They enjoyed stimulating conversation: And then they worked on their tans (some needed to work harder than others):
And, finally, enjoyed a delightful meal al fresco:

Want more pics? Here is adorable Kinleigh. Now look in the background. What's that baby doing up on the table? Where is that child's mother?
And, again, that neglected child standing on an unstable surface.:
And, finally, throwing herself down the slide headfirst:
Seriously, though? Ellie has no fear. At the park, she climbed up the narrow stairs to the top of a 7 foot slide and slid all the way down by herself. The kid is insane.

Twins

So, my little sis? The one I just visited in North Carolina? Yeah, well, they are in Texas now and we decided it would be sickeningly cute to dress them alike for church on Sunday. We attempted to do a photo session of them in their matching dresses, but the girls were not cooperating. First, Ellie insisted on taking out her bow. Then she insisted on taking out Kinleigh's bow. Something Kinleigh really didn't like because, unlike Ellie, Kinleigh actually likes to wear bows. So, Kinleigh was mad about the Ellie attacking her head thing and didn't want to smile. And Ellie was just interested in sticking her finger in her ear. I have a sneaking suspicion that Ellie might have ear infection #1,324.