~Sweet Little Baby~

We had a sonogram today, due to the fact that I was measuring bigger than my week.  It was so wonderful to see that sweet little adorable baby and hear the heartbeat.  Everything looks great and we are so thankful and blessed to be carrying a baby.    We are 14 weeks and the due date has been changed to Aug. 23.

~Laying Down~

Grace loves to lay down.  If you say to her, "lay down", she'll crawl to a pillow or blanket she'll lay down and smile so big!

~Dr. Aylah~

Aylah has been wanting a Dr.'s kit for quite some time now.  This was top on her birthday wish list and Grandma made her wish come true!

~A Bundle of Sweetness~

Bundling up to go on a walk in the wagon.

~Sucker~

I'm not sure where these suckers came from, but Grace found them and enjoyed them... paper and all!

~The 1st Snow~

We had our first snow and Aylah was thrilled to go outside and play in it.  This is the first time she has actually wanted to play for an extended period of time, usually it is "too cold".  She had a great time running, throwing snowballs, and making snow angels.

~Aylah's Christmas Tree~

Nanae bought this pink Christmas tree for Aylah last year when she was here for Grace's birth.  Aylah had a lot of fun decorating the tree almost all by herself!  She has a lot of ornaments that were mine when I was a child and a lot of new ones that she got with Nanae.

~Cool Whip Fun~

~Aylah's Hairstyle~

I've had a lot of fun looking at creative and fun ways to fix Aylah's hair since it is so long.  I found this idea on pinterest, a half french braid with a bun.  She wears her hair like this a lot now.



~Bathtub Fun~

~Christmas from Papa and Nana T~

Aylah loved her manger scene that she recieved from Papa and Nana T.  She loved putting it together and all the details of the manger.  We've enjoyed playing with it throughout the season as we talk about Christ's birth.

~Cuteness~

Aylah is hiding in a bookshelf that I just cleaned out.

Grace is playing with her leapfrog fridge magnetics that she absolutely loves!

~Birthday Cards~

Aylah loves to makes cards for anyone for anything.  Here she is making birthday cards for some of her favorite girls in the youth group, Caty and Breeana.

~Christmas Gifts from the Sanders~

The Sander's family is always so sweet and love to get gifts for the girls.  For Christmas Gracie received a purse and Aylah received a baby doll.

I love the expression on her face!

~Gracie Screaming~

Gracie is beginning work on her vocal chords.

~Playdough Fun~

Our dear friends Phil and Charlotte Sanders gave Aylah this doll for Christmas.  She has quite a few dolls, but this one sits all by itself, which makes doing projects together much more fun!

Aylah is changing her baby's diaper.

Baby watching the playdough carefully while Aylah is away.

Baby helping Aylah make Christmas shapes.

Aylah and baby.

~Playgroup Christmas Party~

We had our playgroup Christmas party at the church gym this year and we had a wonderful time.

Grace eating oreo balls.

Our Christmas book exchange.

All the moms trying to get a cookie from their forhead to their mouth without using their hands.

Paula finished and Ashley is right behind her.

Megan, Carrie and Ginna are working hard.

All the kids were lined up to get "gas" at the "gas station".

Aylah is helping me make chocolate covered marshmallows for our reindeer.

Our reindeer with Christmas trees in the middle.

Chocolate covered marshmallows with snowballs on them.