September 7th, 2008

Over the weekend we celebrated Emerson and Stella's first birthday! It is hard to believe it has been a year since the day they surprised us. We have been experiencing a lot of different emotions over the last week. We are so proud of our big, healthy girls, and we are so thankful that we have big, healthy girls. However, it is very difficult to celebrate the day they were born without also remembering all of the uncertainty and fear that accompanied their premature birth. We are so grateful to everyone who helped us get through the last year. We were constantly surrounded with love, prayers, and support. So we want to thank everyone that has helped us get through the hard times, and can now share in our joy! THANK YOU! Here are a few pictures from the girls' party. (We didn't have many pictures on our camera.) I will post more pictures as I get them.

Mamaw Ruth and Grandma Natalie feeding the girls before their party

Cupcakes!

Emerson finished hers, and then she realized that Stella still had some on her tray!

Presents!

They really liked the boxes and the tissue paper!