A girl after my own heart

Caroline may have you all fooled into thinking she's a bit of a tom boy. Yes, she loves playing rough, digging her fingernails in to the dirt, collecting rocks, and puppy dogs. But on the flip side, everyday is a spa day for Miss Caroline- baths, chocolate facials, water massage...take a peek.

Caroline had me so tickled the other night as she was waiting on her daddy to get home and give her her bath. She was running around in just her diaper and I thought she must be cold...she has a robe, lets put that on. Well, the robe was a bit small- But she looked so cute in it! Calling all her friends to chit chat

"Puh-leez get that camera out of my face mommy!"

Emily just watches...one day she will join in the fun.

"Ahhhh....I love life!"

Just me and my girls

I am so thankful my girls love me for who I am. They don't care that their mommy doesn't always get a shower, have make up on, have nice shaved legs, cook elaborate meals or have an immaculate house. Sometimes I even wear the same thing 2 days in a row. I have been sick the past few days and my sweet girls and I have survived inside just entertaining one another. I am overflowing with love for my little ones...as you can probably tell from all the posts I have put up recently. I want so desperately for our family and friends to be able to share the day to day joys that I get each day. Don't get me wrong...the days are also filled with struggles of MANY kinds, but love seems to cover all of those malfunctions at the end of each day.

I am falling more and more in love with Miss Emily everyday. Brad made the comment the other night that he felt like she was "really part of the family now". She is developing her own little personality and quirks that keep us smiling and laughing. She is simply beautiful...from her long eye lashes to her sweet little pouty lips. Her hair is hilariously gorgeous and often gets bows stuck in it that her sister won't wear. She is so verbal. She loves to coo and talk to us any chance she gets. She loves to lay and look at me and have conversations during her wake time. She seems a lot more verbal that Caroline was at this age. She is so smiley and happy during her "prime time" but then lets you know very quickly when that time is up and she's ready to be swaddled and laid back down. She likes to suck on her fingers and sometimes makes the LOUDEST noises doing it. I can't help but laugh out loud. Emily Anne, you are such a blessing to your family.

One of my greatest blessings in life has been having an older sister. I am SO thankful that I get to see Caroline and Emily enjoy one another as sisters. There is a bond like no other that sisters have- a best friend that you get to have your entire life no matter what. I love taking their pictures now because I know that years and years down the road they will be able to look back at them and know that this is when their friendship began. My sister and I used to always sing (and probably make up dances) to the song "Sisters" from the movie White Christmas. That song seems to be continuously playing in my mind when I see them together. They are blessed and don't even know it yet...but soon they will find out how much JOY they will bring one another.

Big sister at her finest...

Mommy lets me eat pudding all the time...by myself! (Why not? It washes off...and when else will you ever be able to smear chocolate pudding all over with out a single worry?)

I love rolls

I love rolls. I will let you guess which kind...
a)dinner rolls
b) rolls of film
c)baby rolls

Macon, Milledgeville, Mills Wedding

We had a wonderful visit with the Hobbs side of the family in Macon and Milledgeville at the end of our week. We stayed with Ben and Sarah for a few nights and had a blast visiting and catching up like old times...with 2 babies along side us. They were sweet enough to host a Sip and See for Emily on Thursday night. She was 8 weeks old that day. We were floored by all our sweet friends and family that came to see us and meet Emily for the first time. It was amazing to talk with everyone- Thank you for taking the time out of your busy week to stop by- it meant the world to us and probably made us miss you all MORE since we got to spend some time with you.

We took off to Milledgeville on Friday for some wedding festivities of some of our best friends- Maggie and Justin. We got to go to the rehearsal dinner and then the wedding and reception the next day. Brad was in the wedding as a groomsmen and had a great time with all the boys. Sadly, it rained on their outdoor wedding, but they ended up married and that's all that matters! Here are some pics from our week of fun.

Emily slept for most of the time during her party...better than crying though. :)