Two Year Check Up!

Ella had her two year check up and all is well...such a blessing! Ella also had the support of her big sister. Tessa was SO helpful! She wanted to be sure the Ella was not due for a shot, and if she was Tessa wanted to wait in the hall so she did not have to "See Ella Upset, because that upsets me Mommy." Ella weighed in at 28 pounds, and she is predicted to be nearly 6 foot tall.... our big girl! Ella was a good patient! It is hard to believe that it was already her two year check up! We love our girls! The highlight was the my little pony stickers and lollipops, the joys of the doctor!

The Tooth Fairy has arrived!

We had a MAJOR Milestone our house....Tessa lost her first tooth! We knew it was wiggly. We were at our friends Fred and Cheri's for Christmas coffee time and she said "I got my tooth out" just like that! Her brown eyes were just sparkling, adding even more excitement to Christmas day! Tessa used my tooth fairy pillow. When she woke up she could hardly stand it, she was sooo excited! The highlight was not the money, but the glitter that was left on the pillow, she is such a big girl!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Happy Birthday Jesus..... Merry Christmas to all.....

We feel so blessed by the joys of Christmas. It was so sweet to hear Tessa say that it was Jesus Birthday! It was a special day.... Tessa was not so sure at first.

Here is our Christmas Day top 10... 10. Sleeping in until 7:30 9. Snuggling with the girls at home 8. Seeing Ella's eyes when she opened her John Deere set 7. Breakfast! 6. Christmas footie jammies 5. Live Nativity at church, the girls loved the sheep! 4. Tessa lost her first tooth 3. Coffee and Time with Fred and Cheri' 2. Family Time ....Hugs and time together! 1. Celebrating the birth of Jesus

Grown Up Time....

We enjoyed some grown up time with our friends Matt and Jamie before Christmas this year! We had a CALM dinner, which we all enjoyed the laid back joy of that! Then we went to hear a band, we saw a WIDE variety of people and laughed a lot! While we always enjoy the time with the kiddos, a grown up time together is always a joy! Good friends are a true treasure!

The Museum was Dino-Mite!

We had a "Dino"-Mite time at the Children's Museum. Gramma and Pops took us to the museum for the afternoon. We had a roaring good time. We started off spending some time in the Barbie exhibit.... The girls strutted down the runway and had a great time dressing up all the Barbie dolls on display.

The Winter Wonderland was fun for the girls. They were able to play in a "Snow Castle", ice fish, ice skate on some really neat pretend ice and, see how tall a polar bear is.

By far, the surprising highlight of the day for the girls was the the Dinosaur Exhibit. I certainly predicted a quick visit to this area, however, this Momma was wrong about that! They were not scared at the life like exhibit, fully equipped with roars, a pretend rain storm, and an archaeological dig. Ella kept saying "Dino!", then she would giggle! It is really an awesome place. It was an afternoon of the girls being busy taking it all in at the museum. We are already looking forward to our next visit. Daddy will have to come along. Tessa said, "I can't wait to show this to Daddy, he will love it!"

We had a good time....

Look at those lips, red lipstick of all things!

Christmas break phase one, was joy! It was time with Mom and Dad, aka Gamma and Pops! We celebrated Christmas, visited and had a great time! Of course with this, we ate too many sweets, the girls were able to stay up late, and they enjoyed every bit of it. Part of the fun of being with Gramma and Pops at their house! Memories to last forever!

Laughing Out Loud....

We had a fun Christmas celebration with family this weekend! It was a great time to get together at Mom and Dad's house and to laugh out loud. There were some funny moments, the best humor came when it was time for the family photo. Among the moans and groans, were many laughs. We had a great time visiting...once again reminding us that we should visit more often, with everyone together.

The girls loved their time with their cousins. They were following Katie and Alex around everywhere they went. We visited, we had dinner, opened gifts, we laughed, but most of all we were thankful for a happy and healthy 2010, and prayed for those same blessings in 2011. Family is so important, and the time with family brings special joy!