Time Flies!!!

Decided to log into our blog this evening.  Wow!, how time has flown by.  Looking at the last post and pictures makes me miss my "little girls"!   

Christmas Card 2010 #3

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Playing Catch-up!!

What an amazing year it has been!  Ella Grace is walking and talking (in her favorite dress-up shoes with a cell-phone in her hand, of course!! Thanks Jennifer!!)  Michael and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary!  God has been seen us through some difficult times not just in our marriage but also in the reality of life; my mom's death, miscarriage of a baby with downs syndrome, and Michael's job loss!  I hope to spend many more decades with my wonderful husband as we grow as spouses and parents!  Our family enjoyed a wonderful trip to Edisto Beach, South Carolina in June with my brother, Chip, and his wife, Tracy, her sister, Susan, and her husband, James.  What a time we had in the sand/water, biking and shell hunting!  Katie Marie turned 8!  Oh, how time flys!!  She enjoyed celebrating with a luau party!  Ella Grace turned 2!  Our silly little monkey enjoyed her monkey party and boy did her guest catch on!  She got SO much monkey stuff!  Love it!!  Katie Marie is enjoying 2nd Grade at LPE with Mrs. Higgins.  And Ella Grace has moved up to the toddler room, Red Snapper, with Mrs. Gayla!  Katie Marie was in Gayla's room when she was 2, so we feel like Gayla is a part of our family...just love her!!  Ella Grace is potty training!  She loves to pee and poop in the potty!  We haven't started a reward system for her yet, but her being able to tear her own toilet paper and flush the toilet seem to be incentive enough for right now.  Our family went camping this past weekend with Katie Marie's sweet friend, Madalyn, and her mom and dad.  I count The Dye Family as a blessing!  Our girls just love Jennifer and Kevin!  And of course EG loves her "MaaMaa" (Madalyn).  Ella Grace loved her frist camping experience including sleeping in a tent and "banana boats".  She also experienced her first shower in the bathhouse which she DID NOT enjoy! 

I will post pictures of the past year soon! Can't promise to do better with this blog...between Facebook and Shutterfly....just not enough time!

A Few Steps

Well...it's here. Ella Grace has finally decided that she might try this thing called "walking". At 13 months, all she has done until now is show off her standing ability. She would just stand up in the middle of the room, stay there until someone saw her and then grin as she quickly sat down. Last night in the kitchen she stood up and took 3steps! I'm not sure it its the shoes on her feet that are giving her the extra boost of confidence to walk...with the cooler weather this week, we've been able to try out 3 of her new pairs of shoes. I hope to get video tonight/weekend of her performing this amazing stunt. ;0) My baby is growing up too quickly. I'm ready to be over this flu so that I can hold her again! Michael is loving having her all to himself the last couple of days. DADDY!! Ella Grace loves it too!

Ella Grace's 1st Birthday Party, School and Home

Chattanooga Trip with Mitchell's, July '09

Katie Marie's 7th Birthday, July '09

Katie Marie at LPE Basketball Camp June '09