Speaking of the ball bath....

Gianna LOVES the ball bath. She flops in, rolls around, and then hurls herself over the edge and onto the floor to repeat the fun.


For obvious reasons, that is not something we will want her to do for a looonnnngg time to come, so with sad regret, we bagged up the balls, and put them away.



Which left a big empty space in the playroom.



Which, ofcourse needed to be filled with something.





Hmmm, what could we do that would be just as fun as the ball bath?





Fortunately for Daddy, Mommy is never short of good ideas:)





So, THIS is what Princess Aria and Princess Gianna woke up to this morning:






First close your eyes....




Okay, open them!
Every Princess needs a castle- Right?
Princess Gianna is pretty excited about the view from the floor, and can't wait to get up and get in there with her sister!

Comments

  1. KimSeptember 25, 2007 at 3:41 PM

    What lucky little girls! Do they need a prince to help out around the castle? I happen to have one just the right size! Kisses to girls from the three of us.

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  2. The Straight'sSeptember 25, 2007 at 4:33 PM

    How exciting! A new castle-whew oh to be little again :)

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  3. AmandaSeptember 25, 2007 at 9:02 PM

    How cute! I'm sure the little princesses will love their new castle! Glad to hear you all are doing well. Gianna looks beautiful, and we'll keep praying for a quick recovery.
    Have a great week, Claxtons.

    Amanda

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  4. Kelli CSeptember 28, 2007 at 9:38 AM

    I am so happy to see Gianna smiling and bis sis helping her. Cristy, you and yours have been in our thoughts and prayers..you have a beautiful family..have a great fall weekend.
    Kelli (&RJ&Nat)

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