Oh my goodness, just had the most fun laughy laughy with Lauren (10 1/2) and Emily (8 1/2) reading this old blog!

Future Michigan cheerleaders??

Emily - Miss Chatty Chat

Here's a video of Emily chatting away.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=64554528713230327

More summer pics and camping pics

Grammy & Grandpa took the girls camping for a week, Mommy & Daddy met up for the last few days.

Hey, a girls gotta have her nails painted, even if she is camping right??


















I think we might have a supermodel on our hands...






Lauren had her first dental check up and got the all clear. The dentist said she already has one slightly loose tooth. Where has the time gone???

Bad Mommy!

I have not posted in forever. Bad bad Mommy!!

The kids are doing awesome. Emily is talking up a storm, we can carry on conversations with her. She knows her ABC's and she can mostly count to 20. She sings itsy bitsy spider, twinkle twinkle, etc. Unlike her sister at this age, she seems to love men. She's just enamored with Lauren and wants to do everything she does. She's a little imitator.

Here's what I get if I try to get Emily to smile for the camera...
















The kid sure is getting a personality!!

A couple recent ones of the girls together:




Pony Rides (Emily's first)






Laurens first swim lesson (terrible picture but...)




Lauren is still such a girly girl, still loves her baby dolls:

Lauren's first school picture

Could she be any cuter??? :) I had to scan it and the coloring didn't come out quite right, she's looking a little gray in the scanned pic...

Last night she was saying her prayers before bed and said "Thank you Jesus for Emily. I wish Emily could sleep in my room and go to school with me." What a sweetie. I'll have to tape this

and play it back to her when she's 13.

Happy Birthday Lauren, Happy Halloween & Fall fun

Emily is in that phase where she is learning so quickly. She's practically running now. She's signing a little (milk, more..), she knows the sounds that duck, elephant, lion, dog, monkey, donkey and a few other animals make. She's saying up, down, all done (although she says this when she wants something, not when she's done), Grandpa (Ga), mama, daddy (daee), ball, no, knock knock, night night, knuckles, eye, ear and lots more. She can point to her head, tounge, teeth, mouth, hair, eyes, nose, ears... Seems like she's learning a few new things each day. It's SO much fun to watch!
She didn't laugh much when she was really young but she's making up for it now. She's all smiles and giggles and I don't think there has ever been a baby more ticklish than she is.

Lauren is loving preschool and talks our ears off all day. Mostly stuff like why, why, why, what, what, what, how, how, how, why, why, why, why, why, why, why.... She's very analytical and questions everything. She's a little smartie.
She's still an incredibly nurturing little girl. Loves to play with her baby dolls all day. She feeds them, bathes them, walks around and bounces them, tells them she's going to take care of them, nurses them...
And she loves to cuddle. I'm thrilled to have such a snuggly bear. Every morning we have "family snuggle time". Once the sun is up, she climbs in bed with us and we all chill in bed together and wake up slow. I'll cherish those times forever.

Here are some pictures from the past month. Better late than never.....

Fun playing in the leaves:

Even Grammy & Grandpa dressed up for Halloween this year.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY LAUREN!

Lauren got her first car and took cousin Corinne for a ride. Mickey Mouse is the big thing around here these days so Mommy made Mickey Mouse pancakes for breakfast and a big ole' Mickey Mouse cake for her party.