LOL!

Back when I was pregnant with Annie and didn't know if I was having a boy or girl, it seemed impossible in my mind to have another girl that wouldn't be exactly like Lily.  I thought we had made a girl and the combination of our genes created Lily.  It seemed impossible for our genes to combine in any other way to make a girl.  In many ways Annie is just like Lily but in more ways, she's her own little person!

She is really independent, but loves attention if you give it to her.  She is just starting to show stranger anxiety at 7 months old (I think Lily was 3 months old for this).  Annie is really laid back and doesn't fuss about anything!  We had her eyes checked a few weeks ago.  They dilated her eyes and for babies the dilation lasts for 24 hours.  I don't know about you, but when my eyes are dilated, I'm irritable!  She didn't seem to notice.  Her pupils were the size of nickels but she didn't seem to care.

Lily makes you feel so loved.  And Annie can flirt her way into anyone's heart.  Either way, I'm in for it when they become teenagers.  God help us!

Over the past two weeks, Lily has gotten the hang of potty training and Annie is no longer nursing.  It just hit me a couple days ago that I have one that is completely out of anything resembling babyhood and one that's well on her way.  I'm not ready for that!

We have lots of videos if you have time to watch.  And for pictures CLICK HERE.

There's nothing like hearing your children laugh!






Jason's sister, Michelle, and her family came to visit last weekend.  They all got to take a trip to the Frisco tubing hill while I was at work.  It was a fun weekend... Lily LOVED having her cousins here!





I can't explain why, as parents, it so much fun to humiliate your kids, but it is!  Poor Annie!  Lily likes to sing her this song by singing, out of tune, "Annie ok?  Ok, Annie?" So funny!

Happiest 6-Month-Old!

Annie makes it so easy to take pictures.  All you have to do is smile and she smiles back.  She is just one of the sweetest babies ever... she steals your heart almost instantly.  She's the type of baby that makes you want more!  But only if they're as sweet as her!

I'm not even going to talk about how much it hurts that she's already 6 months old.  I'm pretending it's not real!

Click here for her 6-month pics!

Ohhh... To Believe!!!

Christmas was beyond words!  I have never been so excited for Santa to come! There's something about a child's ability to believe that makes it special all over again!

My Mom and Mark came to visit for the holiday.  It was a nice Christmas at home.  We had snow on the ground and warm, sunny skies.  And lots of yummy food!

Santa brought Lily and Annie a new playroom downstairs.  Including a slide which Lily asked Santa for specifically!  We've been spending a lot more time down there which is nice since it's cold and dark outside!

CLICK HERE for some more pics.  By the way... it's either Dora or football on our TV these days... ugh!