We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, we sure did!!! :) Emmy loved helping Luke open his presents and he loved trying to eat the wrapping paper in the process! Now that he has TWO teeth and eating real food he wants to try and chew/eat everything! More on that and his 6 month stats in the next post!!
Spoiler alert.....He's huge!!!! ;)
This afternoon, Emmy and Luke had their Christmas party at Miss Carol's. Families of those who currently go to Miss Carol's and then several more who are now in school are invited to come together and celebrate. And of course Santa pays a visit too :) Luke cared more about the wrapping paper than Santa, but he did sit on his lap for a quick picture with his big sis! Emmy was so excited to see Santa this year, her little face just lit up when he walked in. Carol and her husband Perry, always do such a great job making the party so special for the kids and their families. Thank you Miss Carol for all you do for us, we love you!!!
Even though we are in the midst of Thanksgiving festivities, we took advantage of the day off together and began our Christmas preparations. And as we started putting up the tree, hanging lights, ornaments and stockings, I couldn't help but remember last Christmas. Emmy standing by the tree as we told her that she was going to be a big sister. Or hanging our stockings and wondering, if everything goes well, would there be another little one with us next year? And as I stood there today watching our family of four, as we laughed and played, my mind went back to everything we have been through....the loss, the emotional roller coaster, the five pregnancies in five years. And now....our joy. Our two precious joys. This Thanksgiving particular, I am thankful....thankful beyond measure.
Last night we gave Luke rice cereal for the first time and he ate the whole bowl, lol! He looked like such a big boy in his high chair too. And tonight we were sitting at the table eating our supper while Luke was in his swing. He started fussing and looking over at us so I went ahead and made him some cereal and put him in his high chair. And that sweet boy stopped fussing right away, he just wanted to be at the table, eating with the rest of us :) I have a feeling he'll be ready for even more food soon enough!
Josh surprised Emmy today by raking huge piles of leaves for her to jump in, which she absolutely loved! Even little Luke joined in on the fun! Happy Fall Everyone!!
Here are our two little trick-or-treaters ready for a night of fun! Emmy was Princess Sofia and Luke was an elephant, so cute!!! :)
Emmy has been asking for weeks to go "farmin' w/ Papa" and today we were finally able to do just that. And it was a perfect day to be in the field! Grandma made a picnic lunch for us and then Emmy could not wait to get in the combine. Even little Luke got to have his first ride with Papa. I have so many memories of riding with my dad when I was little, so it makes my heart happy that my own kids get to share these special moments with him too. Thank you Papa and Grandma for such a wonderful, memorable day!
We were fortunate enough to have two sets of family pictures taken for us this Fall and both turned out so well!! These first ones were taken by my friend Shannon, who always does such nice job for us!! Thank you Shannon! :)
Stay tuned for the next set of pictures!!
