Friday, July 5, 2013

Fourth of July

We had a wonderful Fourth of July. We met up with friends, cooked out and watched fireworks on July 3. We had a lot of fun!

On the Fourth, we started the day off with donuts and then grabbed a spot to watch the parade! Again, we met up with friends and watched the parade. It was really fun!

Waiting for the parade and eating donuts

Gracie

Lizzie

Our friends waiting on the parade to start!
  After the parade, we went home and I took a nap. Then we grabbed lunch and went swimming. The girls are getting so good this year! They want to go swimming every day.

Apparently staying up late, getting up early and swimming make for tired girls. They both fell asleep and took a very long nap.

Sweet Lizzie

Sweet Gracie
After naps, we ate at Babe's, best chicken and sides ever! Later in the evening, we loaded into the car and went looking for fireworks! We watched one city and then on our way home, we saw another city shouting theirs off. We had a great day celebrating the Fourth of July.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

5th Birthday!

Yesterday was the girls fifth birthday. I can't believe how far we have come from the day they were born. Wes and I should have known what was ahead for us. From the first day, the girls were fighters and strong. They didn't let anything prevent them from growing. We had ups and downs in the NICU but faith that everything would work out.

Today, these two little girls are sweet and loving. They fall down and will get right back up again. We love them very much and hope that we are raising in the best way. Parenting is hard, but we make it through. Constantly, people are telling us how tall the girls are. Wes and I are amazed when we hear that. Who would have expected these tiny babies to get so big?

Their actual birthday started out with donuts. Wes picked up donuts and brought them home for breakfast. The day was full of fun things for the girls. They got to go to Chuck E Cheese and Build A Bear. It was so fun!

Here are some pictures from their birthday.
New bikes from Grandma and Papa

Gracie having fun!

Lizzie getting her picture made

Now waiting patiently for the picture to print

Pizza!

Love it!

Build A Bear!

Cleaning them up!

Creating the birth certificates
Wes and I are thankful everyday for these two little girls. I still think of them as my miracle babies. They are beautiful and full of spirit. Each with their own personality.They love each other and encourage each other.

They challenge us daily, but make Wes and I want to be better. They are really a mirror of our behavior both good and bad. Hopefully, more good than bad but the bad really stands out. That's when I know when I need to change and become better. Each day brings new joys. Love these little blessings.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Strawberry Shortcake Yoga Party!

This past Sunday, we celebrated the girls 5th birthday with a yoga birthday party. My friend, Cheryl Walker, does kids yoga parties and it was so fun! The party was hosted at Rescue Yoga All the kids had a blast! As always, Allison took pictures for us. I made floral crowns for all the girls and had hard hats (that's the best I could come up with) for the boys.

Here are just some of the awesome pictures she took.
Gracie with Reese and Riley


Lizzie

Cousins!

Having a blast

Nana and Lizzie

Nana and Lizzie

Ready to start



Dance!

Thumbs Up!

Relaxation


Blow out the candles!

Sweet girls

More cake

Sydney and Kassidy

How many are you?

FIVE!

Our family
 I can't believe my babies are 5! It was a fantastic party! Cheryl is awesome with children. We had 19 kids including the girls and she did great!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Memorial Day in Alabama

We spent Memorial Day in Alabama with Wes' family. We made the 12 hour drive over. It was a short stay but it was great!

We had lots of fun. On Saturday, we went out to Wes' uncles land and had a cook out. There is a creek that runs through the property and the girls loved playing in it. They also loved playing with their cousin Kinsleigh. She is a couple of years older.


Getting ready for fun!

Watching the cows

Getting ready to walk in the creek

Kinsleigh and the girls

Nana and the girls

Great-grandma and the girls
 
Listening to music

Nana, Darlene, and Great-grandpa

Gracie talking to her cousin Huck

The girls singing
On Sunday, we went swimming in the pool. While waiting for lunch, we played in the yard. The girls had a blast. After dinner, we took all the kids to the park. That evening, we all sat on the porch while we visited with the family.

Lizzie swimming

Loving the pool!

Gracie swimming

Warming up from the cold pool

Playing at the park
Love a tire swing with cousin Brande pushing!
It was a fast trip but nice. We had some Nana time that we've been missing. The girls got to spend time with their great-grandma, great-grandpa, great-aunts,great-uncle and lots of cousins!