Video of Ana Crawling

Uncle Steve

I found out yesterday that my Uncle Steve (my moms brother) got hit by a pickup while riding his bike and died.   I found this to be crazy.  We all knew that his time on earth was limited due to brain cancer, so when I was told that he had died  I naturally thought it was from the cancer.  Then to find out that he had died from injures he sustained because of an accident was just... well...odd. 
I was never particularly close to Uncle Steve, as he and his family rarely came to visit and we did not go visit them either.  I know that we all have to eventually die and I am glad that he ended up losing his life while doing something he loved instead of dying of a long slow painful death from cancer. 
My heart goes out to his children and grandchildren.  I am so sorry for the loss of their father and his wife for the loss of her husband. 
May God be with my entire family while we grieve.

We have crawlers!

So on Saturday Ana finally crawled her first few crawls.  She only does a few steps at a time still because she gets to what she wants and then stops and moves arond on her belly like she does.
So once again, Ana is the first to hit a major milestone!
But to keep with tradition one day later Emily figures it out! 
So both girls are crawling!  They are still in the beggining stages and only crawl for a moment before they get back down on thier bellies and move that way!
I keep trying to put what they want just a little farther away so they actually have to crawl.

Emily is getting bored lately and we have been trying to come up with things to keep her entertained and learning.
Phew!  That is a full time job for sure and one that I have no experience with so if anyone out there has any ideas on keeping little girls busy, feel free to drop a line or call! 

After church! They are always so cute in thier little dresses!

Downward facing dog!  Emily is doing Yoga.

First little crawling steps!

Two little girls just hanging out.

Yup, I'm cute!

no words...just cute! lol

noises

The girls have started doing a smacking thing with their lips that is so funny.  And one will start and the other one start too.  It is actually pretty cute.  They do it all the time;  in their cribs in the morning, in the car in their car seats, just whenever.  So I took a video.  Little Ana was too busy with other things to pay attention for too long, but you will get the idea!

Girls Lunch Date

One of my girlfriends here was going to take a pedicure lunch, and I told her I would like to come too!  It has been so long since I got a pedicure.  I miss them! 
So we went and got our toesies done! 

And then she paid!  So awesome!

Big girl pj's

So we have had to actually buy some big girl pjs for the girls.  They have outgrown most of their 9 month footed pj's.  It was kind of a sad day when we put Emily in the 12 month top and bottom pjs she looked so grown up. 

Butch

Butch has been so sad having to play 5th fiddle now, but an addition of a recent event in our household has gotten him pretty excited!

Happy Mothers Day

I hope that all the mothers out there have a great day! This is the very first mothers day where I can actually say that I qualify! Here are some pictures of my qualifications!

and what would a post be without a short movie clip as well!  It has been a fun day of grumpy teething babies who don't want to take their naps and who just want to fuss and pull at their ears and cry.   Poor Ana has the worst diaper rash that we can not seem to get to heal.  It has gotten to the point now where when she gets a dirty diaper the minute the diaper filling touches her little bum she starts crying.  So it has been many rough diaper changes,  I hope we can figure this out soon.  I feel terrible for her. 

Here is the link to the mothers day movie!

http://youtu.be/JANBrWpdMUIhttp://youtu.be/JANBrWpdMUI

Happy Mothers day!

Updates on the girlies

I finally got a picture of Emily's little chompers! Also we got some new floor covering puzzle pieces and the girls LOVE them!

Garden

Planter boxes are built thanks to Ben and our friends here.

First little sprouts are growing!

Cute little garden! Cant wait to eat it!

Herbs! Cilantro/Basil/Garlic/Oregano

and....now!  Our garden is growing thanks once again to Ben !  He is taking good care of it.

Our cucumbers had a little fight with the wind this past week. We are not sure which one has won yet.

And our jalapenos also had a fight with the wind...We hope they end up winning!

Onions and tomoatos and carrots.  We are not sure about the carrots and we have a stinky cat that keeps trying to use our garden as a litter box.grrr.  if any one has any ideas about how to get rid of that pest, please enlighten us!

Green Beans.  Just starting to sprout.


Ben has done an awesome job getting our garden ready and growing.  I hope we can enjoy the fruits of his labor!