Monday, May 30, 2011

Pretty Toe- Toes and Other May Mayhem

I painted the girls' toes for the first time.  They loved it!  Now they insist on keeping them painted all the time.

Blowing them dry

Pretty Toe-Toes
 Creations:
This is a rainbow.

Emma accidentally wrote MOM
Gotta have a sleeping picture. (Ella)


Lovin' our babies

Playing in the old car seats while we were cleaning out the garage.  

Really puts how much they've grown into perspective.
Beautiful Roses cut from our backyard.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Ella and Emma are Officially 3 Years Old


Today our babies turned 3 years old!  They are such sweet girls, and we are very blessed to have them in our lives.  They get along very well, most of the time.  They love each other very much and care for each other.  They become concerned if sister gets hurt or sick.  They share pretty well for 3 year olds.  They do argue occasionally and have a tendency to whine, but most of the time they have good manners.  They really are very good girls.

Ella: Ella is our social butterfly, at this point in her life.  She always wants to know what we are doing that day, and what's next, and what's after that, and what's after that, etc.  She loves to play, do puzzles, and schoolwork.  She enjoys watching tv and movies when we let her.  Bible class is also a favorite time each week, and she already knows a few memory verses.  Peanut Butter is her favorite food.  She also likes to test the limits at times.  She insists on butterfly kisses, Eskimo kisses (aka noses), real kisses, and kissing us on the cheek each and every night before bed.  She loves to look at books and play with Emma.  Hide & Seek along with Run & Chase are some of her favorite games.  She has a joyful spirit and sweet disposition.  We love her very much!

Emma: Emma is our thinker, at this point in her life.  She likes to study a new situation/ person/ idea for a while before joining in.  She likes to do schoolwork, play, and be imaginative.  She plays with her dolls, "reads" books, and does puzzles.  She enjoys watching tv and movies when we let her.  Cheese is her favorite food.  She is very caring and concerned for others well being, especially her sister's.  Bible class is a favorite time each week, and she already knows a few memory verses.  She insists on a kiss from daddy before he leaves for work, and if he leaves before she awakens, we must call him immediately and get a kiss on the phone.  She loves playing with Ella.  She can be rather whiny when not getting her way.  She also loves Hide & Seek and Run & Chase.  She has a caring and somewhat timid heart and is our snuggle bug.  We love her very much!

We celebrated their birthday again today by doing some of their favorite things.  We opened a few more presents, played outside, played on the new swing, went to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time for pizza (a favorite food of both girls) and games.  

Here a few pictures from today:

Disney World Candyland Game- So Exciting!

Mickey Waffles for Breakfast

Opening more presents!

Emma

Ella

Yummy


Throwing the Basketballs was a favorite activity
What Fun!


Emma loves to slide!

I'm amazed at how figured out a way to climb up these steps!
We have had a great time celebrating their 3rd birthday again today.  We thank God every day for blessing us with such wonderful miracles!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

3rd Birthday Party!

Our Precious Girls are turning 3 years old.  We had the party the weekend before their actually birthday, and they were so excited about it!  They asked for weeks in advance, "Is it my birdday (birthday)?" and "Am I free (3) yet?" so many times, we ended up making a calendar and marking off the days until their birthday party and the actual birthday.

When I asked them what they wanted for their birthday, Emma would count off on her fingers, "Momma, I want candles, bawoons (balloons), pwesents (presents), Dowa (Dora) and birdday cake for my birdday."  Ella would usually mention Dora and one or more of the other items on Emma's list, but not the full list and she didn't mark them off on her fingers like Emma did.  (Can you tell which of our children is slightly more organized at this age?)

So, a Dora themed party it would be.  They received a new Dora dress to wear to the party and loved to spin in it (unfortunately, we didn't catch a picture of that).  We invited our close family to the party and celebrated 3 joyful years of life for our little miracle babies.
Birthday Princess- Ella

Birthday Princess- Emma

The  Birdday Cake-
It took me about 10 or 11 hours to decorate it.
Gotta have bawoons! 
Eagerly anticipating the birdday cake.

There's the candles!

Make a Wish and Blow them Out

Emma digging into the cake

Ella enjoying her cake, too.

We're Free!! (3)
They hold up their thumbs and first two fingers to show 3 for some reason. 
Opening Pwesents- and lots of them

The Water Table from Mommy and Daddy was a big hit!

The Slide was not a popular as the water table, but still lots of fun.

Uncle Newton put up our tire swing for us.

We Love to Swing!

Swinging makes being 3 that much more fun!
It was a great party!  The girls had lots of fun being the center of attention.  They were very blessed with many gifts and even more love.