Kayla & Erin

I was finally able to get these 2 together; long story.

Erin got to spend New Year's Eve with Kayla & they had a ball. It's been a long time, too long.

Erin's Mother & I are hoping for a drama free 2010 as far as the girls are concerned.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL

My amazing niece turned 3 today. We celebrated her birthday with family & friends. Cecilia got out of the hospital this afternoon and was able to join us. Addie was in the best mood & she was the only one at her party that could have pulled off a tutu & polka dot tights.

HEAVY HEARTS

Our family is in need of your prayers. Cecilia is in ICU & the twins are safe in God's arms. Please pray for strength for us to get thru this difficult time, pray for Cecilia to make a full, speedy recovery & pray that Gabi can somehow make sense of this tragedy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

This morning when I got home from work Mary had taken the girls gift cards & hid them in her bed and had gotten into Santa's snacks......Santa didn't take her with him. What's up with that? I guess since she got here late she gets to stay later.

Addie was running a temp of 104 & had no problem crawling in Uncle Howie's lap and going to sleep. We had an awesome dinner & the kids really enjoyed opening presents. We declared today pajama day so we spent the day in our pj's.

Aunt Jenn bought Gabi & "Gabrielle" matching pajamas from American Girl & Gabi looks absolutely precious in them.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Christmas Eve

This afternoon we went to Jenn's for snacks & opening presents with the family. Addie & Gabi were busy decorating rice krispie treats, Jenn had the chocolate fountain going and of course National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was playing in the background.

At it again....

Little Ms. Mary thought she'd be cute & open one of Kayla's gifts & keep the bow to herself. We tried to tell her Santa would not be happy if he knew she was misbehaving.

Kayla's final exam.....

Kayla had her final exam in her floral design class today. Her it is; she made a 100, the highest grade in the class. She really enjoyed this elective & is sad it's over.

Awww....

Gabi woke up this morning with these 4 beside her. The baby doll is a Bitty Baby (with her teddy bear) from American Girl. Apparently Mary didn't like sleeping alone. At least she was being good. After the long day we had in Atlanta we didn't need any more excitement.

Thank you DaDa!!!

Centennial Park

Mom dropped me & the girls off at Centennial Park for a bit. Kayla & I couldn't talk Gabi into going ice skating so we took a few pictures & headed for the car. It was soooo cold. Brrrrr.

AMERICAN GIRL

Gabi ask for an American Girl doll for Christmas so Mom decided to surprise Gabi with a trip to the store in Atlanta to get her. Mom had also made reservations at the Bistro for lunch. I love Gabi's face when she realized where we were going; priceless. Gabi dropped her doll off at the hair salon to have her hair done & get her ears pierced. After that she joined us for lunch....what a cutie pie.

Gabi had picked "Rebecca" out of the magazine months ago but once we were there she decided on a "Just Like Me" doll. I can't get my camera to cooperate with me these days but Gab did a good job of picking her out....matching her skin tone, eye color & hair color. She also decided to name her Gabrielle.....which means Angel, who knew. :-)

Mary.....

heard tonight that we were going to Atlanta in the morning so she left Gabi this message!

PREVIEW

Cecilia went to the doctor today. Here's a preview of Baby A & Baby B (Ethan & Evan). All is well, they both weigh 4 pounds & are head down. Cecilia's BP is fine & she LOST 2 pounds!

Looking....

so sweet & innocent. Last year when Mary was here I don't think Gabi was as into bows as she is now. It didn't take Gabi long to fall asleep last night & it didn't take Mary long to decide she wanted in on some bow action too. Gabi will have no problem finding Mary in the morning because it's part of her morning ritual to fix her hair just right with a bow to match her outfit.

Sneak peek

Gabi's 1st game isn't until the 9th of next month but I couldn't resist. She got her uniform, pom poms & megaphone last night. Isn't she cute?

UPDATE

We saw the surgeon today & he said Kayla's gall bladder has to come out, which will take place in 3 weeks. Having her tummy stapled was one of her concerns & he said he uses dissolvable stitches on his younger patients. I hope she's this calm & collective the day of.

P.S. I love this picture, she's so pretty.

FINALLY

Look who FINALLY decided to show up! Here it is December 14th & Mary is just making her appearance. I can't wait to see what all she'll get into this year. Gabi has been asking & asking for her, she was so excited when she came home from cheerleading practice & realized she was here.

CUTE

Plaques made for the boys!

In trouble....

I got my hand slapped yesterday for being a bad blogger, I'll try to do better JTB.

TWO BY TWO....

I feel like we should be getting on the Ark, everything in two's. Here are the quilts Aunt Jenn bought the boys. Cecilia's friend bought these bibs which are absolutely adorable. As are the outfits & blankets on the left.

I bought Gabi a shirt to where to the hospital when E & E are born that says, "I'm the Big Sister of Twins". The ladies that hosted the shower let Gabi play a big role in planning, she picked the cake out herself. :-)

Lots of helpers.....

Cecilia had a lot of help opening her gifts; Gabi, Shannon, Addison & Addyson. Jenn got the boys quilts with their name embroidered on them, precious. She also received lots of clothes, a bouncy seat, a car seat, diapers, socks, bibs, a bathtub & the list goes on. The ladies she plays Bunko with gave her a surprise shower Thursday night. We have one more car seat to get & I think it's a go.

We still need to get the baby bed, wash the sheets & get a bag ready for the hospital. We have procrastinators in our family & I have a feeling things are going to slip up on them (we won't mention any names).

Cecilia's Baby Shower

We went to Cecilia's baby shower @ Kim's this afternoon. She had several great hostesses, good food, fun games & a yummy cake. She had a good turnout & got lots of gifts to help welcome Ethan & Evan into the world. Two peas in a pod; here's a pic of the cake, the diapers cakes & one of the party favs, popcorn.....indicating Cecilia's ready to POP!

Christmas centerpiece

Before Kayla got sick with bronchitis & missed 6 days of school, she made this centerpiece which will adorn her Aunt Jenn's table this holiday season.