happiness at bathtime

after the girls take their baths, we lay them in the pack-and-play in the kitchen.


lucy on left; kate on right.



it's going to be really hard for me to say "no" to these precious faces.



happy kate.


and speaking of bathtime, emma happens to love hers too!

bears and the bible

I'll bet you had no idea that the story of the three little bears was written in the Bible??!!??


well, it was. just ask "teacher emma".



her students, kate:


and lucy:


sweet babies.




to watch emma read to her little sisters made my heart swell until it almost burst. I love these girls and am so thankful that God has blessed this family so much!!

much love

emma truly loves our dogs with everything she's got. she also likes to take care of them and give them blankets when she thinks they might be cold!


and sweet hank just lets her do whatever she wants. God bless sweet retrievers!


much love for these two.


And baxter may not be as cooperative with the role-playing as hank but we still love him!

swinging

emma loves to swing. period.






and sliding isn't too shabby either!



And we really are so thankful that kate and lucy love their stroller.


But on this beautiful day, we decided to get the babies out and try the swings since their big sister loves it so much!


and emma helped push.



{kate}



{lucy}




and then I pushed my stroller full of my babies and emma pushed hers back home! how fun it is to live near a park!!

we braved the pool for the first time.


and it was cold.


so emma was the only one that made actual contact with the water!!


and the girls stayed {happily} tucked away in the snap-and-go!! {kate in front; lucy in back}

the school year in pictures

emma's sweet teacher, Miss Charlene gave us a CD of pictures that she had taken throughout the school year. Miss Charlene was just an answer to a prayer this year and was exactly what emma needed during this transitional time with becoming a big sister to twins. They may have not learned anything related to letters and numbers but those children felt so loved and had the MOST FUN EVER!!

halloween.


thanksgiving feast.




christmas.

















playing.












"story-time".



painting with hands.



{with footprints}


{and with shaving cream!}




firemen visit.





and last but not LEAST. BOUNCING!! I will never forget picking emma up from school and she would say, "mama we got to play on the playground AND do the bouncy thing today!!"



Fun times at First Baptist 3K. FUN TIMES!