Mom says

Hello again. I thought everyone would be interested in seeing cute pictures of me again..oh, and maybe some of Erin too. I can put my own diaper in the bin now all by myself. Mom says it's a good thing I can help clean up some of the mess I make.
See, here's me still helping. Mom says it's a good thing I have such a cute face when she walks in the room and sees all the piles I have made. I like to make piles. Piles of potatoes, cds, toys, papers I find stuffed in drawers, pencils I find in those drawers, clothes. Oh, there's all kinds of stuff to find in this house. Mom says it's a good thing we don't have more stuff or we would never be able to walk through all the piles.
Erin is a whole 16 weeks old. Mom says she is getting big. I like the signs she puts on her. Mom says it's a good thing she can get one picture with the sign with all of my helping going on.
Erin likes to smile...even at me. Mom says she doesn't understand why she isn't afraid of me. I don't know why she should be.
Mom says she loves this picture because she isn't in it. I think that means that she really enjoyed taking a break. I am so much fun that I really wear her out, so she says.

New Experiences

I'm taking this rare and quiet moment while both girls are peacefully sleeping to let you in on some of the fun we have been having around here. This being Emma's first Christmas where she really knows what's going on, we are having a lot of fun with new experiences. Last week at church, we helped bake cookies to give to our neighbors. Emma really enjoyed the cookie dough, as you can see.
She helped stir. She always wants to be right in the middle of everything. So...we let her and she had a blast!
We decorated the tree this week and Emma undecorated it for us. I wonder what is going through her head about having a tree inside the house. She leaves it alone for the most part, but manages to pull about one ornament off a day.
She did manage to find the candy canes and had quite a yummy time. We came to truly understand what it means to take candy from a baby. Not a very fun experience.
We had our first decent snow and we bundled the little bundle of joy up and let her explore. She didn't quite know what to think. She just stood in one place and looked around, probably trying to figure out where all that white stuff came from.
Here is Miss Thing helping Daddy pick out a pretty tree. She is quite the Daddy's helper.
Here is Miss Erin at 15 weeks. She is such a sweet baby. I can't believe God has allowed me to have two such good natured babies. Thank you, Lord. He knows what I can and cannot handle.
Erin is really getting into this book, or maybe it's just the position she is stuck down in that chair. She is mostly very content when we are holding her. She just wants to be a part of what's going on and probably wants to be protected from a certain wandering one year old I know.
This is late and fuzzy, but here Erin is at 14 weeks old. The girls are such a joy and I am having a very good time being their Mommy.

Thank you, God!

Dear God, This is Emma. I have been told that it is Thanksgiving and so we are supposed to thank you for the things you give us. I'm a little confused because I thought we were supposed to thank you all the time. But here is my list. Thank you for a Mommy and a Daddy that love me and feed me and give me baths and get me dressed and play with me and do all the things that I want.
Thank you for the big turkey that Mamaw made for us. I am also very thankful that I am very big and can sit at the table with everyone.
I want to thank you for my new haircut. I am still very small, but I had long hair and now it is very pretty. Thank you for helping me be good when I sat in that big chair and let that lady cut with scissors on my hair.
My little sister makes me thankful, because I get to be a big helper big sister. She smiles at me and likes me a lot. I can be pretty nice to her quite a bit, huh? You think I am good? I try really hard....sometimes. A few more things, I am thankful for Crunchies, cheese, juice, books, music, church, Lassie, Mamaw, Papaw, Grammy, Grandpa, all my aunts and uncles, and all the wonderful people that love me and make me happy. Thank you very much, Amen.
Dear God, This is Erin. I want you to know that even though I am very little still, I know that you are the one I have to thank for the good things that make me happy. I am very thankful for my big sister, Emma, who I know loves me. She talks to me and tells me all the things I need to know.
I am really thankful when she is sleeping. It is nice and quiet and she doesn't come real close and scare me. Thank you for my Mommy and Daddy that take good care of me. And...well, I don't know that much else now because I am still little. But when I learn more, I will know to tell you thank you. Thanks, Amen.
Dear God, This is Mommy. I have so many things to be thankful for that it is very difficult to confine it to this blog, but I will shorten it to some of the most important. Thank you for my very sweet and beautiful, Erin. Thank you that she is healthy and happy and sleeping more through the night.
Thank you for my funny and adventurous Emma. I get so much joy from watching her grow and learn new things everyday. She makes me laugh and smile so many times in a day. Thank you that she is healthy and growing well. I am also very thankful that you have given me the strength to be a Mommy to these two great girls. Thank you for my health, my wonderful new home, the Sonic and Chick-Fil-A down the street, and the deer and rabbits we see in our yard. You even gave me a tree swing. Thank you for my wonderful husband who loves me and cares for me well and for making him into a great Daddy for the girls. Thank you for giving him a job that he loves. Most of all, thank you for your Son that you gave for me. Watching my girls, I can't imagine allowing them to go through pain for someone who didn't even know them or me. Thank you for your gift! Thank you for the love that you have put in my heart for my family and for you. I love you. Amen.