Baby Memory Lane

I love that blessing photo of Kate so much that I decided to post a few of my absolute favorite photos of the girls from when they were little babies. The girls also love it when we show them their pictures posted on the web, so they should get a kick out of this too. They love talking about "when I was a little baby..."


They ate so many carrotts and sweet potatoes that their noses turned orange. Just their noses.

Back when they were small enough to bathe in the sink

At super chub stage

Neener, neener, neener!

So smiley! And you can see the blankets in this one. Funny, Kate's hair looks lighter and Emma's hair looks darker. They were both born with coffee brown hair, but Kate's is now medium/light golden brown and Emma's is honey blonde. They sure do change, don't they?

We've been tagged

Both Madison and Nikol tagged us on their blogs for a picture post. Here are the rules:

1. Go to your sixth picture file.
2. Go to the sixth picture in that file.
3. Post it and blog about it.
4. Tag 6 friends

Here's the photo that came up:


This is one of Kate's blessing photos, circa April 2005 at 4 months old. She's killing me with that pouty lip! This series of photos are some of my favorite EVER of the girls. Eric's mom made the dresses and bonnets and my mom made the blankets....although you can't see the blanket in this shot, can you? Oh well, they're gorgeous too.

I'm gonna tag Kelly Dodson, Joy Boaz, Janet Downey, Paul & Amy Touchet, Jessica Yergensen, & Tricia Varvel.

Coming Soon....Dance Recital!

We just got our costumes for the girls' dance recital, and they are so stinking cute. I still have no idea what dance they are doing, because they haven't really been practicing a choreographed routine. They're still at the stage where they just follow the random instructions of the teacher, so perhaps that is what they will do onstage. Who knows? We're looking forward to seeing it, no matter what.

All are welcome to attend and there is no cost (as far as I know), so if you're in the area and want to check it out, come on over! It will be Friday, January 30th in the La Mesa Community Center at 5:30pm.

Let's get ready to....RUMBLE!

There has been a battle going on in our household lately. Actually, its been building for quite a while....pretty much since the girls learned the word "no". We have a strong battle of wills brewing between me and Kate.

Kate is very intelligent, inquisitive, sensitive, energetic, well spoken, and has a great memory. She absolutely knows what she wants/likes/dislikes, doesn't mind sharing her opinion, and has her share of moxie. These are all wonderful things that I love about her. They make Kate, Kate. What parent wouldn't be proud of an adorable little smarty-pants daughter who speaks her mind? I admire those qualities. However, all these endearing traits work against me when I am locked in a battle of wills with that same 4-years-old-going-on-40 daughter. I mean, really? Where does she get this stubbornness from? Certainly not from me, right?

This is the part where my parents laugh hysterically and remind themselves that indeed, what goes around, comes around. I suppose you could say I was a willful child. Stubborn. Opinionated. I distinctly remember a heated argument with my Mom over my outfit and hairstyle for my kindergarten school photos. A long, heated argument. At age 5. Over hair and fashion. Much to Mom's credit, she did not let me win that argument, and I wore the Dorothy Hamill hairdo with the burgundy corduroy jumper and white eyelet blouse that she sewed herself. I was less than pleased. However, the picture turned out adorable, if I do say so myself. Now that I am in a similar situation, I have a whole new appreciation of my parents and the importance of not caving and letting her get her way. Its exhausting already, and I have 9 years before she becomes a teenager.