Curious Girl

I love this sweet face, and that little nose, and well, everything about her.  She is loving looking out of her window these days.  She gets so excited when she sees a bird or squirrel in the yard that she lets out a little squeal...precious. 

Buddies

Ben came to play with Ellie on Thursday and they had such a good time!  It was so sweet to see just how excited they both were to spend time together.  Ellie wanted to wait on the porch for Ben a whole hour before he was suppose to arrive...I talked her into 15 minutes.  Ben, on the other hand was practically out of the car before Tim even had a chance to stop.  These two have always had a special bond and I am loving watching them grow up together! 

9 Months old

Trying on a new bathing suit. :)

She loves wagon rides!

16 pds 4 ounces (10%)

26 inches long (10%)

This is the age that gets me in trouble.  Lucy is SUPER cute, and fun, and predictable, and sleeping well, and eating well...and in my opinion, PERFECT!  All of a sudden I have forgotten the 1st trimester nausea, the discomfort, the two LONG hours it has taken BOTH times for my epidural to work, the newborn fog, the late nights, the lack of sleep, and the 7 long months of broken up sleep.  And just like that, when Lucy does something adorable, like she does most of her waking moments, I am willing to do it all over again.  This time in our life is so sweet, and at the same time so hard.  And most days I would go through all of the junk again, just to experience this one more time. 

Excuses...and a few videos

I obviously have been a little MIA on our blog lately.  I have a few excuses reasons...

1.  I am DONE with our camera..."digital zoom" is code word for crappy, blurry pictures. 
2.  It's just too much work to try to get good pictures from the girls these days.  Ellie is in a "don't take my picture" phase, and Lucy is just too much on the move to get a decent picture out of.
3.  Lately when I sit down after the girls are in bed and get on the internet, I go to Pinterest...yes I am officially hooked!

So instead I have opted for videos/pictures on my iPhone mostly, and here are a few recent ones...

The girls are having more fun with each other every day and I absolutely love watching them together, except when Ellie's trying to terrorize Lucy, of course. 

 

For some reason I just love it when Ellie blows her imaginary whistle.  

With the weather being so nice lately, we have spent many afternoons at our neighborhood playground.

Lucy @ 8 Months Old

This is Lucy's favorite new expression

Crazy Nut

In the past few weeks Lucy has begun pulling up on EVERYTHING! 

She is also talking up a storm...

The girls have really begun to interact more together since Lucy has started crawling.  It has been a big adjustment for Ellie, who is not used to sharing her toys.  

Here is a sweet video of Ellie singing to Lucy one morning a few weeks ago...

Ellie is 3!

This year for Ellie's birthday we invited a few of her friends to go swimming at the YMCA.  Everyone seemed to have a nice time and the kids really enjoyed splashing around together!  

Hannah and Ellie

Lucy splashing around

Ben & Reece

Snack Time

Ellie enjoying her cupcake

Kaege and his frosting face

Nan, Aunt Leah, and Pop Pop came to help us celebrate

Daddy & Lucy

Cousins!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

 

 

 

 

 

Ellie, you are such a blessing to us!  This year you have grown and learned so much.  We can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for you!

Houston, we have a crawler!

We knew it was just a matter of time.  Lucy has been really close for a few weeks now, and this morning she figured it out and began to crawl.  Brad and I have joked that she is super motivated because she wants to be able to escape the terrorizing hugs of her sometimes annoying big sis.  I am so glad my phone was nearby so I could capture the moment on video.  Here she is in action...