Chateau de Ledgeview. WHAT is behind Door Number TWO?

Yesterday I showed you

Lulu's room here

The other girls' room is
next to hers.

Ria wanted a blue room.

SweetCheeks wanted a pink room.

Mom made them both happy by painting

three walls pink AND one wall blue.

They have twin beds that blend but 

are not perfect matches.

Here is the room BEFORE:

Yes-They have a balcony!

While Lulu (here) is all about Paris

her two sisters are all about Disney Princesses.

Ria loves Cinderella.

 SweetCheeks loves Snow White

They share a nightstand with Tinkerbell

and other little princesses that surround a lamp.

They also share a view and

WHAT A VIEW IT IS

even on a rainy day!

That is the city of Green Bay in the distance and

they can see Lambeau Field from here.

the only reason my son-in-law bought the house

See this little picture?

This is one that hung over my bed 

when I was a baby.

I don't have much from my childhood 

so I love that my daughter has it.

They have a pretty  chandelier 

to light their way to bed.

And their names on old window panes just in case they forget who they are.

Auntie Mimi made those for them.

And-another little peek at the corner of their room.

also lit by a little chandelier.

Yep- These two sisters share a room 

and love each other.

 Ria (on the left) likes to sleep with a mask on.

Did you notice it  hanging off her bed post?

She's in good company!

MyHero and his little buddy like those sleep masks, too!

I think I will make them a set of 

PINK ONES 

for Christmas.

What a nice surprise THAT will be!

Happy Birthday Sweet Little Ria

I remember the day she was born.

We felt so blessed to know that

Lulu was going to have a little sister.

We wondered if we could 

EVER LOVE another little girl as much

as we loved our Lulu.

Well-Guess What?

WE DID AND WE DO!

She was an easy baby.

I don't have any pictures of her as a baby

on my computer because back then it was

all shoot and develop pictures.

However, as bad as I hate to show

MY PICTURES here this was taken

when she was about 20 months old..

a candid shot taken at a wedding.

My son had it blown up and framed for me.

It is huge-about 24x30

and hangs on the wall of our bedroom

so this is a picture of a picture.

It was a hot, steamy day.

When Lulu saw it she said---

Nana- LOOKIT your hair..

Lookit my hair, indeed! (please don't).

Anyway,

Ria was our sweet little thumbsucker

and had the curliest hair when she was tiny.

Mom braided it sometimes.

She loved Disney and playing dress up.

And she loved riding on the 

City Parade float for her school

No KRIS (from Chicago) she is NOT rooting for

THE CHICAGO BEARS!

She looks up to her big sister, Lulu.

And sometimes shares a secret with her~
 much to SweetCheek's distress.

She made her first communion

and is here with her Great-Uncle Paul...MyHero's handsome brother.

She is sweet and loving and a good girl.

She loves all babies-especially 

her little boy cousins-

She likes feeding CJK.

We love it when she got

all primped up for her dance recital.

She got all dressed up for the 

Daddy/Daughter dance this year, too.

Yep!

She's gonna be a heart-breaker, I think.

She is our "free-spirit" child.

The one who likes music and dance,

long flowing skirts and untethered hair.

I hope that she flies free and high as she grows

but will always come back home....

home to hold her sisters' hands

during her life journey.

There is no one that can love you

quite the way a sibling does.

Happy Happy 10th Birthday

Sweet Little Ria!

I love you to the MOON and back!

M Is For Music

Yes, M is for Music.

It is also the first intial

of our little Ria's

first "real" name-

not her blog name.

Ria plays the violin

beautifully.

So, I thought she

should have a special

chair.

Look what I found

at a junk shop.

Yeah, I know some of

you call them

thrift stores...

I calls 'em as I sees 'em.

This one was definitely,

DEFINITELY a

JUNK SHOP!

Pretty cute though, huh?

She was in excellent shape.

Very heavy and well made.

I didn't have to do much

to her.

I cleaned, polished and waxed

her up and then painted

the seat with

ASCP in white.

Cute? Yes?

Not quite cute enough yet.

How about an

M?

A fancy scrolled M?

I did it with a black paint pen.

Here she is!

The seat lifts up.

When she opened her mouth

 to complain

I shoved some note filled

paper in her mouth

to cover the inside bottom.

And,  after her bottom 

was dry,

just like a newborn,

she went home with

the rightful owner.

Now-quit your grinning

and

Get back to practicing!

Gotta love a girl like that!

~She makes my heart sing~