Go TEAM - Maybe next year!

These sure were cute on the girls but they didn't help a bit today. Maybe the Cowboys will actually make it to the Super Bowl by the time it's scheduled to be at their new stadium in Arlington.

Our 1st Sleepover

Gracie had her very sleepover last night. Her friend Sophia from school came over to play and spend the night at our house. The girls played great together. We had dinner at CiCi's (kid friendly), played, watched a movie and ate popcorn, and then went to bed. They slept all night and woke before the sun had barely creeped over the horizon.
Ava wasn't to sure what to make about her big sister playing with someone else on her territory. She would get mad if she wasn't invited into the room to play. She stood outside the door screaming. What can I say - she demands attention!

New Year

I don't usually make New Year's resolutions but as 2007 has come to an end I keep hearing this poem in my head over and over. It says: "Cooking and Cleaning can wait till tomorrow for babies grow up we've learned to our sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my babies and babies don't keep." I feel that God is telling me that one day I am going to look back and realize that time is gone and my kids are grown and he doesn't want me to look back with any regrets. I have this terrible tendency to stop playing with the girls so that I can get up to pick up something as simple as a piece of paper just because it's driving me crazy.

I guess that time has already snuck up on me. Grace will be five at the end of January and Ava will already be 18 months. At times when you aren't getting any sleep at night because you are up rotating between one or the other trying to get everyone back to sleep you think gosh I can't wait until this time passes but looking back I think that this is the stuff that I will miss the most. When Grace somes to the side of my bed at night and says "I had a bad dream and I just can't sleep without you there" it is really sweet. Ava just loves to snuggle up beside me and she can sleep for 12 hours straight that way. Why can't she do that in her own bed with her lovee.

Grace's 1st Bike

Grace took a spin on her new bike that Santa brought her so I had to post a picture. She is getting so big. It is so hard to believe that she will be 5 soon.

By the way... Is anyone else as tired of twisty ties and rubberbands as much as I am?
I feel sorry for the people who have to box up toys. Is there a machine that physically twists all of these ties and rubberbands or does someone have to do it by hand? I am so tired of taking toys out of the packaging that they are in. Every little finger and toe that these toys have are tied in the box so tightly that I have to untwist, cut, and force out just so the girls can play with the toy.

Merry Christmas

We had a wonderful time this last week celebrating Christmas will all of our families. The time off to spend as a family is really a great refresher. We spent most of Christmas taking care of each other. Ava caught a yucky tummy virus and Grace seemed to get the fever portion of it. At times her fever was as high as 104. Ashley and I followed up the trail but Ashley got the worst of it. All in all is was still a great time. The best part of all of this were the conversations about how Christmas is all about celebrating Jesus and his birthday. We hope that you had a wonderful time with your family and were able to enjoy the season and the true reason for it.

Grace really seemed to understand the whole idea of asking Santa for something and then waiting to see if he actually brings you what you asked him for. She asked Santa for a Baby Alive and was so excited to see her when she woke up. Baby Alive is almost like having a 3rd child in my house. She talks all the time about being hungry and to please feed her. Sounds just like the other 2 in my house.

Ava didn't understand but Santa brought her a pink cozy coupe car. Her favorite thing is to climb in on the side through the window. She really seems to have this Dukes of Hazzard thing down well. Hopefully, this isn't something she will need to know in the future. She does this so fast that I can't even get a picture of it.



Merry Christmas to each of you!

Gingerbread Houses

Grace and I went over to our friends Luke and Mrs. LeAnn's house to decorate Gingerbread Houses. The kid's knew exactly what they did and didn't want their houses to look like.

Christmas Picture Attempt

This year I decided to forego my more formal Christmas picture of the girls in their dresses since I bought these adorable Christmas overalls that I thought would make a great casual picture. I took at least 50 shots and settled on one just so that I could finally send out cards. I realized why I love going to the same place every year. It takes longer for me to get the girls dressed than it takes Lisa at Charis to snap a great picture.