Big Girls!

Jael is growing up so fast!  She's intelligent beyond her little 3-year-old body.  But emotionally she is definitely a 3-year-old.  One thing Luke and I have noticed is her increasing imagination.  It's so fun to watch her play and play along with her as she makes up all sorts of situations.  A lot of which she has seen around the house.

She's been fighting a cold the last few days and was very relieved to find out that it would keep her from attending preschool again this past Thursday.  Hopefully that fear will turn into excitement sooner than later.  She was a little weepy when I picked her up from Sunday school today which is not normal for her so I think she's going through a rough patch of attachment.

Jada is growing too!  She has finally come to enjoy taking baths!  I had to do a little photo shoot because she's just so darn cute!

Happy Valentine's Day (Yesterday)

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day.  A friend from church came and watched the girls while Luke and I went out to dinner.  We went to Outback Steakhouse and boy was in crowded!  We purposely went around 4:30 and still had to wait.  We sat next to an older couple and boy were they a piece of work!  The guy sitting at the table on the other side of them sneezed.  The lady said "do you have a cold?"  waved down her waitress and asked to be moved!  Of course the restaurant was slammed and there was no chance of that happening!  It was amusing.

Jael had a big event today as well.  It was her first day of "drop-in preschool".  A lady at church runs the program out of her house.  You can bring your child as much as you want for as long as you want for $5 an hour.  It's a pretty sweet deal!  Jael went from 9 to 12.  When I dropped her off she cried but I assured the teacher that she would be fine.  When I picked her up at 12 she was still crying!!  The teacher said she cried the entire time!  She would stop for a minute or two and then remember that I wasn't there and cry!  My heart just broke!  I think I traumatized her because she woke up early from her nap hysterical because she didn't know where I was!  She's suppose to go back Thursday so I will let you know how it goes!

Jada is getting bigger and more fun!  She loves to be held which makes life a little more difficult for mommy.  So as you can see in the picture, I have started strapping her to me as I do what I need to do around the house.  I read that it helps burn more calories to carry them around while you do stuff so I guess that is an advantage!

Jada Giggles!

Jada is getting more and more giggly every day!  It's so much fun!  The second part of the video is just a close up of her!  No giggles but cute noises!

Weekend to NJ

We had a wonderful trip to New Jersey to see Ryan and Briana's new house.  They live about 3 minutes from the ocean so we fully intend to take advantage this summer!

Aunt Shelly had her hands full all weekend.  She's the favorite with Delaney and Jael.  I'm sure the babies will prefer her as they grow as well!

Delaney and Jael had a great time playing and had even more fun driving us nuts with their fighting!  It gave us a glimpse into the life of someone with twin toddlers.  No thanks!

Sawyer and Jada are getting a lot more animated as they are both full of smiles and giggles.  Ryan was nice enough to keep the older girls one afternoon so Briana, Michele, the babies and I could go to the mall.

I learned that Jada does not travel well.  I knew that she wasn't great in the car seat but was hoping that by leaving around her nap time she would sleep.  That was not quite what happened.  Fortunately Aunt Shelly was there to drive some and to entertain Jada some!  Couldn't have made it without her!

The girls definitely missed daddy and were glad to be home to see him!  But it was a fun weekend!

Holly's Birthday

Well, I turned 28 yesterday and had a wonderful birthday.  In the picture I am with some flowers that my dear friend Gail Oliver brought me.  She came over last night to watch the girls while Luke and I went out for dinner.  We had a wonderful time!

Jada got me her own present!  She rolled over for the first time!  The first segment of the video was from yesterday but since she was kind of unhappy I decided to take another one today while she was pleasant!  Enjoy!