October 10th, 2009

James' surgery went very well. The doctor was able to repair his knee, and his meniscus wasn't torn! He is going to relax this weekend and is planning on going back to work on Monday.

The nurse wrote "yes" on his right knee and "no" on his left knee! I thought his shaved leg looked very pretty!


We were able to spend some time with our nephew, Will, on Friday evening. Will's life has been turned upside down over the last few months, and we haven't been able to spend much time with him. We were so happy that Wade brought him over for us to love on him! Will was so happy to see his daddy.

Wade Jr.

Emerson was so sweet to Will. She calls him "buddy!"

Stella kept trying to take Will's toy!

Will would act like he was going to give her the toy, and then he would pull it away!

Emerson pointing to Will's ear. She also "honked" his nose!

Stella being indifferent. She might have been intimidated by Will's size!

October 8th, 2009

Quick update:
We have had an unbelievable week, and it isn't even over yet! Please keep my nephew in your prayers. He is in the middle of a custody dispute, and we all just want him to be safe and happy. After talking to our pediatrician, we have decided to put Stella back on her reflux medication. She seems to be struggling with acid reflux again. We were pretty shocked since she has been off of her reflux medication for about a year. Finally, James will be having knee surgery on Friday morning. He has always had bad knees and has already had one knee surgery, but the pain has gotten much worse over the last few months. We are hopeful that the surgeon won't find any major problems, and his surgery will be a routine procedure to help eliminate his discomfort. Please pray that he has a speedy recovery. He is planning on being back at work (on crutches) on Monday!
Aunt Karen and Uncle Larry are coming out to visit us this weekend. They had a pumpkin patch party at their house a few weekends ago, but we weren't able to make it. Since we couldn't take the girls to their pumpkin patch, they are going to bring the pumpkins to the girls! I will post pictures early next week.

October 4th, 2009

I had originally planned on having the girls wear their birthday outfits, tutus, and tiaras as their Halloween costumes. They won't wear the tiaras, so I decided to look for witch's hats instead! I found them last night, and the girls love them! They played in them all day!

Emerson must have thought that Rambo needed a witch's hat too!

Stella was trying to walk in her daddy's slippers!

Emerson is still teething, and isn't very happy about it.

Stella is ready to trick or treat!

For about a week, the girls have been asking to play in Stella's crib after nap time. It is so sweet!



Auntie Tina sent the girls new hoodies from Mackinac Island!

Thanks Auntie Tina!

They love their hoodies!

Stella waking Emerson up from her nap.

I laid Emerson down for her nap with a shirt on. When I went in to get her she didn't have a shirt on! I couldn't believe she was able to get her long sleeve shirt over her head!

Grandma Natalie and Grandpa Kim sent the girls Colts jerseys! They are adorable! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!





The girls love playing on our bed. They figured out how to jump on the bed this week! Stella throws all of the pillows off of our bed so she has plenty of room to jump! They have also started jumping in their cribs...I hope their cribs are sturdy!

September 28th, 2009

We spent some time with Dennis, Sharlla, Allie, Brent & Brittni last night. We took the girls for a walk, and they loved playing on the gravel road. Every rock was a treasure! These are the pictures that Brittni & Sharlla took:

September 28th, 2009

When we copied the pictures off of Sharlla's camera after the girls' birthday party, we missed an entire folder! Here are some of the forgotten pictures:

James, Emerson & Brent


Stella, Emerson & Nanny Haus


Nanny Haus and Ruthi


Ruthi and her daddy (Uncle Eric).


Brittni and the girls


Sometimes they really do love each other!


Emerson playing on our bed.


Stella playing on our bed.


More swinging


More swinging

September 23rd, 2009

Emerson and Stella have taken over a corner of the basement (actually they have taken over our entire house!) I don't think James was very excited about giving up part of his man cave, but it is great for the girls to have a different place to play.

The girls harassing Rambo.

The girls love Rambo so much! They call him "BoBo" and love playing with him. He is going to be 8 years old in a few weeks, but he still acts like a puppy when the girls play with him. He definitely isn't a genius, but he does really well with the girls.

Stella usually looks away when I take her picture, but today she was feeling photogenic! I love this picture!

Emerson got in trouble. So sad.

They were giving each other a kiss in this picture, my camera just isn't fast enough for 2 year olds!

Again, my camera just isn't fast enough!

I almost got both of them to look at the camera at the same time!

James and I both love football, and loved to spend our Sunday afternoons watching football and relaxing before we had the girls. The girls have just started watching television in the last few months and still don't watch it much, but they seemed to enjoy watching football!

Relaxing and watching football with daddy!

September 18th, 2009

The girls had their 24 month check up this morning. Emerson weighed 22lbs and is 33 inches long. Stella weighed 21.7lbs and is 32 inches long! Their heads are still huge too! The doctor was very happy with their growth and said they are doing really well.

Stella playing catch with daddy.

Emerson playing with a leaf.

Daddy and Emerson

Soccer!

Stella and Daddy


These videos are so funny! Emerson is doing some kind of a crazy dance, and Stella is playing catch and saying "Up, Please!" The last video is both of the girls practicing their jumping skills!