Two Years Old

our sweet girl turned two today. we cannot even begin to express how thankful we are to the Lord for giving us these two years with our addie. she brings such joy to our hearts, sweet kisses to our home, funny humor to our days and love to our family. she is so kind and tenderhearted and we have enjoyed seeing the little person she is becoming. she was such a pleasant little birthday girl today. she loved spending time with her favorite california friends, wearing the "bootaful" dress her grandma gave her for her birthday, playing with her cousins, but the highlight was definitely cooking up a storm in her new kitchen! we love our sweet baby adeline and praise God for another year to have been blessed with her. she actually blew out one of her candles tooshe's such a good little pretender giggles with cammyeating some of her new plastic food, muffins (muckins) her favorite even baby ella had fun at the party

Ducks are SO Scary

adeline and i agree ducks, geese, and birds are not fun and cute (or cuke as adeline would say) they are noisy, dirty and very scary. today we went to balboa park to feed the ducks and it was very fun. i didn't get any pictures of adeline feeding the ducks because she and austin fed them so quickly and she got freaked out once they all began to swarm. she liked them and kept saying "again" but was a litte afraid and spent much of the time telling austin "up please". she also kept saying "water fowl", so funny. ella played with her frog in the stroller and was a very good girl. over all it was a very sweaty yet fun time. and hopefully none of us caught the west nile virus!

Silly Girl

grammy and addie had the funnest and silliest time when they visited. there was rarely a moment when they were both awake that giggles and singing couldn't be heard. addie had a wonderful time!

Snuggle Bugs

ella could not get enough of her papa when they came to visit. if she was awake she wanted to be with him, and when she was with him she couldn't smile big enough or snuggle close enough.

Where's the Party?

ella is always wondering where the party is and why she's missing it... and when she finds it, boy is she happy!

Ella Loves Her Asher

And Her Birthday Came Early...

addie got the best early birthday present from her grammy and pappa

Oh Lolly!

our sweet little momma's girl with such smoochable lips!
such a giggler!
ella discovered "doggie" this week. he was one of addie's favorite friends when she was little and has now become one of ella's too.

Celebrity Sighting

we think this picture of addie and asher looks just like a shot of a celebrity couple. we laughed so hard at them. it's our very own "ashaline".

Albuquerque

the girls sharing addie's chair (this was actually the morning after we got home from abq)
the girls sharing grandma and grandpa
ella and grammy sharing some cuddles and z's
addie and pappa sporting their favorite teams caps

ella and pappa sharing some chuckles

Polka-Dot Jammies

this week our tiny ella was able to fit into some of addie's jammies. here is ella at 3 month and addie at 10 weeks in the same jammies. ella was being tickled by addie with her nails painted SO fancy!
i think they look less alike everyday but have some very similar expressions. we love our little polka-dot girls

No Bows for Ella

we start everyday with a bow for addie's hair, so today we decided to put a bow on ella. needless to say, she didn't like it...at all!

Helping Daddy Shave

check out all that bling! first thing in the morning addie puts on as many "brake-lets" as she can find. she's so fancy!

Matching Luau Shirts!

Cuddle Bug

ella loves to be as close to us as possible. even when we're just playing next to her she scoots over until she's touching whoever is next to her. it's so cute.

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!