Great GrandDads surprise

When I went to my sisters wedding Ben's mom came and watched the girls while he worked. 

Her dad had gotten a surprise for the girls that she brought with her!  The girls love it!!  Thanks GrandDad! And thanks to Ann for coming and helping out so I could go!  

My husband is a rockstar!

Ben has been working his tail off since he started his new job last October.  He has gone out in the rain and the snow and the wind trying to make contacts!  He studied many hard long weeks to pass all his state exams.  He has gone out of town to training workshops and been exhausted when he comes home just to do it all over again.
He was working out of a local advisers office and I thought he was doing pretty good.  He had many rough days where he didnt do what he felt he needed to do, and had some good days that made up for those days!
So many times peers told him he worked too hard, that he could take Saturdays off, that he didn't have to work as long and as hard as he was working.  Ben just didn't listen.  He was doing what he felt he needed to grow his business and get off the ground!  He has a family to support and he is going to do his best to do so.
Because of his hard work and dedication he has been offered an office of his own!  We are so proud of him!  He deserves every bit of it!  He got his door decals today and so we went and watched him put them on! 
Keep up the hard work Ben!  you are doing awesome!

mmm Nutella

Rocking Horse

Ann brought up the Scarth Rocking horse for the girls birthday.  They were very frightened at first, but after a few tries they were pros!  Ana is the most wild on it. 
She does tricks while she is up there!  Scares me most of the time, but they have both seemed to increased their balance on it, so I let them do what they want (and keep a close eye!)
Ana rides it much more than Emily so most of the pictures are of her.  

Ana

Ana...And the cowboy hat was all her.  She went and got it and asked to put it on.

Emily riding while watching Dora

Ana with her Blankie Cape

Not sure what she was going for here... (Ana)

Eating

The girls have been asking for a change of scenery while they eat.  So we have tried a few different places.  In the car...at a wedding...at Brahms...at home in high chairs, and at home at the big girl table...

Ana eating yup you guessed it chicken nuggets and fries from Wendy's.  On our way to San Antonio.

Emily doing the same

Sugar rush from Sorbet from Brahms!

mmm!  Mom even let us have RED!

Precursor to Sorbet...and we are drinking the country gravy we got to dip our chicken strips in... (yuck!) (Emily)

Ana drinking hers too. 

At home.  On a morning when Emily choose not to have her hair done.

Today at the big girl table

In the girls room at Andreas wedding.  As you can see Ana had other ideas.  Eating was too boring!

A and C's Wedding

We have had a ton of fun girls nights leading up to day!  We were pretty busy with me being the maid of honor and the girls being flower girls. 
They had such a fun time at the reception afterwards to.  Andrea had put together a little girl table for the girls and M and they had a good time!
So did we.  Ben was a champ and took the girls home and got them to bed so I could stay until the end.
Congratulations A and C! 

Practicing in the days prior

having a snack before we get dressed

checking out her new hair clips (Emily)

A and A hanging out

Ana messing around

At the kids table at the wedding

Da holding Ana; the music had just started!

Beauty and the beast

not really.  I would never call any of my children a beast, but here it is anyway!

Table from Pop

We went to visit Pop and while we were there we asked if we could borrow his little table for the girls for a while so they had a place to color and play.  They have loved it!  Here they are coloring on the chalkboards that they got for their Birthday!

Ana with colored board. Emily with wood board.

Sip n Doodle

For my friends Bachelorette party we went to a place called Sip n Doodle where you go have drinks, and snacks and paint.
After we went to Palios pizza and had some very tasty dinner!

We had a great time.

This is the picture I chose to paint

Here is my painting

Life has gotten me behind

I have been so wrapped up in life that I have not taken the time to update.  I have lots of pictures, and stories and I have been trying to enjoy each of them to the fullest!  I promise updates soon, I have just been reorganizing my priorities since the older these kiddos get the more constant attention they are asking for.  I love it, but it has put a halt to any other activities I enjoyed!  I also have had been dealing with a pretty nasty flare of my autoimmune disorder, so I have been fighting that as well! 
plus I had to wipe my computer and put it back to its factory defaults so all my pictures are on a different drive now!  Which you wouldn't think makes a difference, but it does!  :)
I use this blog as the history of my children, and use it to mark their milestones so believe me; I am going to get it updated!