On Sunday afternoon, we thought we'd take Ella to a local tree farm to see what it's like to cut down your own tree. In years past, SD & I have always gotten our tree "in town" at a pre-cut lot full of beautiful fraser firs. Although those are my favorite, we thought Ella might enjoy the adventure of hometown tree farms. As we were getting in the car to bring our beauty home she said, "Can we go back to the tent next year?" So much for making lasting childhood memories! ...
sophie
I’m Falling for These
I'm guessing when you saw that picture of my girls yesterday you said to yourselves how cute those pictures were! Well, I've been waiting with bated breath for my fall photos from K and today is the day, my friends. Although there are LOTS of really good ones, these are my favs. Click here to see the full album and here to visit my sweet sister! ...
It’s Turkey Day!!
Today, I am beyond happy for these two little miracles. Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for the amazing blessing they have been in my life. Being a mommy has changed my life and I cannot imagine what I would do without my girls. Okay, I'm pretty thankful for our sweet daddy, too. I hope you all have wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations with your families! ...
You’re Welcome
You know, for sharing such a cute kid. Don't you just want to "gobble" her up? ...
Christmas Comes Early
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the holidays! Christmas music is already playing on the local radio station, we read Christmas stories before bed last night, we're going to get started on our decorating this weekend and last night we did one of our favorite pre-holiday activities. I helped Ella "finish" off her drawings - she can't quite draw glasses and pigtails just yet. Have you heard of Operation Christmas Child? Each year, people from all over the country pack shoe boxes full of Christmas goodies that are then transported to children all over the world. Can you imagine your children not getting any gifts on Christmas morning? What if their gift pile that morning could all fit into one plastic box? I have had the pleasure of packing boxes each Christmas since SD ...
Love Letters: Seven Months
How is it possible that you are already seven months old? Somebody asked me how old you were at church this morning and the question kind of caught me by surprise. You are over halfway to your birthday; you are more big girl than baby. Some days I love your new found independence and other days it makes me want to cry. You still only weigh 15 pounds {Ella was 17 lbs 2 oz} and are 26 inches long {Ella was 27}. You're still in the 20th % for weight and 95th % for height! Dr. Darby was impressed with your motor skills this month and gave us the go ahead for table food. You aren't sure what you think about all that texture just yet, but you're slowly getting the hang of it. You love to eat. You've tried apples, bananas, pears, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, plums, carrots, squash, sweet ...
My Little Duck
Just this week we've gone from sitting up in a bath chair, to being free to move about the tub. Can you say happy baby? Last night she took her first solo bath, since Ella was at Mission Friends, and she was in heaven. I gave her a few inches of water, a washcloth and a few toys and you would have thought I saved the world. She crawled from one end of the tub to the other, back and forth, for over thirty minutes. bought this to plug the drain in the tub when Ella was a baby, but since both of my girls pull it out to play with, we have a plain white stopper instead. Ella calls this a "ducklin" - I love hearing her say it. Sophie just chews on it and throws it up in the air and giggles every time she sees it. She loves this little "ducklin." I love this little duck. She has such a good ...
The Best Laid Plans
So, remember that doctor's visit I was talking about? I had an appointment scheduled for both girls in mid-October. I thought I could get Ella's 4-year-old visit and Sophie's six-month visit scheduled back to back and keep me from taking time off on two different days. My work schedule got a little hairy and I had to move the appointments to early November instead. I remember talking to the nurse on the phone and making a note about the new date on a post-it note near my calendar. I still have that little yellow square and it says that I have two appointments scheduled for Thursday, November 4th. I had cute outfits for the girls to wear that day. I would have packed my camera. I would have worn my cute zipper leg skinny jeans and flats. We would have slept late and cooked breakfast and ...