Ice Cream Truck Night

this picture is quintessential addie. she's so full of joy and life. she's sweeter everyday! adeline has been sick again this week (for the 5th time this spring, poor little thing) so we let her have "ice ceams" before dinner. it was her first experience with the ice cream truck. she loved it.

Look at Those Lips!

this update is long overdue our little lady is 12 weeks today. she is growing so much and is such a joy. she looks less like addie everyday and more like ella.

she's a very sleepy girl!

The Skirball

we took the girls to the noah's ark exhibit at the skirball. the exhibit is interactive and the kids are able to play with everything, addie loved this ark with tons of animals two by two
ella slept through most of the adventure

there is even a rainbow at the end of the exhibit

a fun time was had by all...

Sprinkler Fun

8 Weeks Today

Older Cousins

the girls had a blast with their older cousins on friday
addie played dress up in hanna's fancy dress ...
and got a make over from hanna
ella got some snuggles from aunt "stuckies"

and all the cousins played wii fit

Spa Day!

today adeline and i had a fun spa day. she is becoming such a little lady. first she got a big girl hair cut at the salon then we painted her finger and toe nails (which has now become her favorite thing to pretend to do). we planted flowers, took a nap and ate fruit for dinner! i am sure today was the first of many days like it to come. i love having daughters and am so thankful that the Lord has blessed us with two! (we thought about painting ella's nails but decided it wasn't such a good idea!)

Our Baby La-La

adeline calls her little sister "la-la", we love it. she turned 6 weeks today and we couldn't be more pleased with how well she's adjusted to our family. we love her and are so grateful for her.she smiles and coo's and keeps all three of us very entertained. here are a few of the many faces of little ella.

Update

what a week! all of us girls caught a nasty cold in albuquerque so i don't have many pictures to post. there has mainly been a lot of crying and nose wiping. also, i forgot to take my camera to albuquerque. we had a great time with my sisters. adeline enjoyed meeting her aunt charity's dog, going to a baseball game, and going to aunt charity's baby shower.

Four Weeks

ella at four weeks

adeline at four weeks

But A Vapor

these last 18 days have been such a good reminder to me of how short life is. it truly seems like our little adeline was as small as ella just a few weeks ago, this week she turned 20 months. i am trying to enjoy every day that the Lord gives us with these two little ladies. i pray that i will become even more mindful of the frailty and brevity of life as we raise these girls in light of eternity. we're so thankful for our babies and very grateful that the Lord gave sweet adeline a sister.

A Fun Few Weeks

elle had her first bath last week

our little sleeping lady gramy and adeline had fun listening to the "my-pod" (as adeline calls it!)

Addie's Baby Sister

On Monday, April 14th, at 4:30 pm, we welcomed a new member to our family, Ella Capri. Merilly and I are so thankful to the Lord for her. Ella is doing great. Merilly is recovering well. And I am quoting Psalm 66:3 "Say to God, 'How awesome are Thy works!'"

ella capri - just born
adeline reunited with mom and meeting her baby sister
home with mom

loves his girls

being sweet