Then and Now-- I still love scrubs!

Emmy
Ellie

*I think I'm going to take a pic of each baby like this- hopefully, the surrounding will improve each time ;)

My 6 month old~waaaaaa!

How is it possible that this little lovebug is 6 months?! I HATE it- I want her to stay frozen like this forever...
She is on suicide watch~
She LOVES her sister- they are BFFs!
She is BUSY-- she is scooting and rolling everywhere.
She is a VERY easy smiler- unless she doesn't know you-- then, no dice.
She has the MOST edible profile in the world.
I call her octopus arms- because she somehow gets into everything.
I can't get over how much I enjoy Penelope- everything about her is perfect. She literally delights me constantly!

Grammy's b day!

Make a scrapbook

Family Medicine!

Jason just finished Family Medicine-- it was a sad day...
He worked with Dr. Livia Capuy- we love her!


He also got to work with Dr. Halbert Capuy-- they are the nicest people- with a friendly office and we are sad to have this time end-- Jason liked FM and said that if that's what he ended up in he wouldn't be sad- but it wasn't necessarily his favorite either. One down-- on to OB we go!

Prayer Pads

Our most memorable family home evening activity yet!-- I found some gardening kneeling pads at the Dollar Store and thought that we could make them our prayer pads.
The girls LOVED it.
See.
Jason loved it too!
The finished products- front and back.

Home sweet home...South Carolina style

Our bedroom-- nice bed huh! We are leaving so soon that it didn't make sense to put it together.
Several views of the girls room-- please note that Ellie is in a picture on the wall-- that's about all that she gets of this room though-- she still sleeps with us- in Bakersfield she will get to finally share a room with Emmers.
A kitchen shot the L side is looking at it from the living rm-- the right is the what you see if you are standing in our front doorway...
The library ;)
The living room-- the suitcase and couch are now gone (we sold our couches for some much needed cash) but it is a little embarrassing because now the options for sitting are the lovesac or a bright red camping chair-- awesome.Our one fabulous bathroom-- the tub is a miracle.
The BIG negative to this place (aside from the forest green carpet) is that we are on the top floor- no thank you. Emmy loves it though and is my very best little helper!

My best girls!

I could just eat this little lovey up!
Everyone said that I would love Elle Belle as much as Emmy-- I didn't believe them. But it's TRUE!!! I really didn't think it possible but my heart somehow doubled--
I just love this little sweet girlies!

What a little character!

"don't take my picture" nice. It was a sweet moment (3 seconds before this shot) because Emmy was holding Ellie- a favorite pastime- and Elles fell asleep.
Ems got a new suit-- I told her to model it for me-- these are poses I got-- are you kidding- she could not be cuter!
my sweet little Emmalina Anne- oh how I love your amazingness! here are a few quotes from this funny and quirky 2.75 year old...

"oh no! somebody colored on my fake boy!!!" (about her Cabbage Patch's bottom)

"Momma, you are my best girl! Did you know that?"

"close your eyes *pause* you can open them!"

"lookit! I'm tricking!!!" (while summersaulting)

"he wants to hold you-he worried. Don't be rough with him- be very careful 'cause, he little~just love him" (about her baby panda bear)

"I'm doing something funny~everyone laugh! *pause* now cry."

"What's for dinner? McDonald's?! Are you excited?" (with literally NO pause between phrases.)

"I can't do it, 'cause I'm little." but after seeing the rollerskating rank... "I can do it- I big! I bery tall."

"A poopcock scared me one day, I was super mad." (about the peacock at the Sacramento zoo)

"can I lay by that sister?"

"hey momma, are you alive?" (yes, are you?) "ya, only little bit alive."

"oh! look at that little baby- soooo precious!"

"Ellie! I'm so proud of you!! good job!"

"Cause, feelup (Philip) might help me- because Prince Feelup nice to me."

"Twinners!" (about anything the same)

yep-- those are just a few of the gems I get to hear daily-- I figured it would be fun to look back at them and laugh.

Tap shoes!

This is Emmy's "I'm not in the mood" face-- and she says as much.
but wait-- "I have tap shoes on? thank you for reminding me- that makes me soo happy!"
*please be advised* you should only use tap shoes as directed-- for example: if you-or Emmy- were to decide to dance on the cocktail table and then to do a crazy leap on to the couch... you would most likely slip in the table- and do a belly flop knocking all of the wind out of you~ just a little advisory--

Our AMAZING Walk

This is how our walk starts-- it is also one of the prettiest houses ever.
across from that house is the Savannah River-
there are MANY creatures to find- we don't find the creatures nightly-
we walk the 3 miles and yell hi as we hurry by!
there are flowers and plants from my childhood
and Emmy got her 1st honeysuckle!!!
Ellie loves it.
Emmy found cattails and played in the creek.
Ellie sat on Daddy's shoulders for the very first time!
It is even prettier in the twilight when fireflies come out~
The forests of South Carolina are incredible-- I LOVE this place and want to live here forever-- it is simply gorgeous!

The Big Mo!

Another AMAZING thing about NC is that there is a drive in movie-- so so so fun! this is the line of cars that lines up every Friday night- it opens at 6:30 and we play until dusk-about 9:00 when the movies start-- it is always a double feature.
Miss Ellie loves it there- because she gets to play and then play some more during the movie~


Emmy loves it too- because of the playground...




They also have refreshments there, boiled peanuts-funnel cake- yes please!- and you can bring in whatever food you want-- we always brings fabulous things! The South has not been good for our weight loss plan- but we have at least stayed the same due to our walking (post to come)Both girls love it because we are free to sit on the car and talk and play all during a movie-- and J ad I love that for the exact same reason- no babysitter- 2 movies-no sneaking food into the show-and sleepy girls (Emmy watches Snow White on a mini TV in the car). NC we simply love you!