Life With Our Little Ladies

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Lily Monica

Last month, I wrote about the wish list Abby came up with after looking through the Toys R' Us toys catalog for the first time. Her sweet preferences made me smile.

You can imagine the smile on Abby's face (and the surprise on mine) when we came home after a morning of running errands to find a big box addressed to her sitting at our doorstep. I wasn't expecting anything and at first glance couldn't figure out where or who it came from. But, there is only one person in the world who addresses my mail Jen Ping Cassel! My dear friend, Kenzie, surprised Abby with a generous gift that made her day. Abby opened the box to find her number one pick from the toy catalog, an African American Cabbage Patch Doll!

As Abby shrieked around the house from total excitement and joy, I carefully opened the box reminiscing about my CPD days. The specific baby powder smell and the anticipation of opening the baby's birth certificate to learn her name brought me right back to 1990!

Her name is Lily Monica. Her birthday is December 15. Abby is already planning Lily Monica's birthday party. Lily Monica has already been to the grocery store multiple times, a college basketball game, Papa's house, church, Grammy and G-Diddy's for Thanksgiving and the library. Abby loves her!

Thank you Kenz! You are such a sweet and thoughtful friend. I miss you so much and am looking forward to the day when Abby and Ella meet you and I get to see you again! 108 love. xoxo

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Ella: 4 months old

(written weeks ago and just publishing now...amazing to see how much is different already!)

Ella: 4 months

14 pounds 13 ounces

25 1/4 inches long

moving around a lot during tummy time

never let anyone forget you are in the room with lots of smiles and laughter

going to bed between 7-8, waking at about 3-4 and going back to sleep until 6:30-7

taking toys out of our hands and hugging them to yourself

doctor visit again for another sinus infection

dressed up like a pea pod on Halloween

looking like you will roll over any day now

starting to take naps in your crib

Nicknames: Ella Bella, Bear, Beanie Baby, Sissy, Turtle

You are such a sweet and happy baby!

Laughter

Halloween 2012

costume party at church with lots of friends

pumpkin carving morning

fresh picked from Mommy's garden

Abby couldn't wait to go out with Daddy to visit our neighbors and get lots of candy.

my babies

...and to think this picture was taken before any sugar was consumed! ;)

Brothers weekend

At the beginning of November, we hosted the very first "Brothers and their Ladies" weekend! We did a lot of hanging out, enjoying meals and playing with the girls during the day. We celebrated Uncle Brad's birthday with coconut cupcakes and when the little ones were in bed we had lots of fun in the men vs. women board game challenge. Hoping this becomes an annual tradition!