Pigtails for the Princess and a Haircut for the Big Boy!

Seriously...

Does it get...
Much cuter......than this???
This momma sure doesn't think so!! Louisa's hair has really grown a lot lately, so one of the first things she says when she gets up is, "Bair bow?" as in, "Can I please get a hair bow to get my hair out of my eyes?!?" So, pigtails have quickly become our favorite new hairstyle.

But Louisa says...don't worry...
Even with pigtails...
I can still...
Twirl my hair...
Just like...My Momma taught me :)

Look at our Big Boy with his new haircut...

Our neighbor, Laura, gave Reid his first haircut. He was an absolute angel the whole time! I definitely think it helped that he was watching cartoons on their big screen TV :) That first haircut made such a difference...it was like with just a few snips of his hair, he went from my baby to my big boy. I miss the baby look, but it really was time for a cut. And...look how handsome he is with his new do!

Happy 4th of July!

Visiting Papa and Grammie

Finally catching up on the blog a little bit! In May we went to St. Mary's to visit Craig's family. We had fun staying with Grammie and Papa...I think they had fun too seeing their great-grandchildren!

I walked out to the dock one afternoon and saw Louisa and Grammie "having a chat" - I love this silhouette picture!

Papa and Craig took the babies on a ride in Papa's Club Car.
Papa reading with the babies.

Papa getting some of the sweetest sugar there is!!

Reid talking to Papa about his shirt.Aunt JJ kissing on Reid
Aunt KB had her arms full!Just having fun...

Happy 19 Month Birthday, Babies!!

19 months old and oh, so sweet!! Your sweet personalities are coming out more and more each day. You have both become more confident and opinionated in the last month...definitely letting us know that you have minds of your own! You love to explore and try new things. Louisa loves to climb...especially on the couch (I left the room for a brief minute and came back to find you standing on the top of the back of the couch flipping the light switch on and off...you have no fear!). Reid loves to play with balls, trucks and all things boy! You both love animals and can make most of their sounds. You would both prefer books to toys most of the time...I love it when you back into my lap and sit down to read. You love to sing and do motions to the songs. Some of your favorites (and ours too!) are "If You're Happy and You Know It," "The Wheels on the Bus" and "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider." I love to see you do the part that says "then you're face will surely show it." You are learning new words every day. You have started saying the blessing with us at meals, you immediately put your hands together when we sit down.

It is so fun to watch you learning so much. You are at such a precious age right now where you are so curious about everything. I pray that you will continue to have tender, teachable spirits. I want so much for each of your lives and can see that you will both have the determination to accomplish whatever you choose. Look how far you've come in the last 19 months...I'm so proud of you Reid & Louisa!

Hilton Head 2009

Still more beach pictures to come...these are just a few of my favorites! Other posts coming soon...Reid's first hair cut & Louisa's first piggy tails, visiting Grammie & Papa, and Summer Fun. If only I could stretch the number of hours in a day, I could get all of these pictures up faster!

Happy 18 Month Birthday, Babies!

Oh, my sweet babies! It won't be much longer and I won't be able to call you babies anymore (Well, I'll probably always call you my babies…even when you aren't!). Every day you are both saying and doing something new. With each new word and action, your personalities seem to come out even more. You are both very curious and inquisitive…you want to know what everything is and you ask by saying, "Dat?" or "Dis?" Sometimes you ask over, and over, and over again. And of course we answer because you're just so cute asking! You try to repeat so much of what we say…one of my favorites is hearing you say "There you go!" Just this week you learned how to call the squirrels by going to the back window and calling "Quirrels, quirrels!" and making kissing noises…so precious! Louisa you know that you are a "Good Girl" and you like to tell us so. You both really like "Cookies" and "Hot Gogs." One of our favorite things to do is to sit outside on the front steps in the evenings until Daddy comes home. When you see his car coming up the street you both get so excited and start waving at him. Your love for each other seems to grow stronger each day…you'll never know how much it blesses me to see you hugging and kissing each other or bringing a paci or toy to the other one when crying. My hope is that you will always be this close to each other. I miss you when I'm away from you, and I cherish every minute that I am with you. It's hard to believe it has been 18 months since you came into our lives. Without a doubt, those have been the best 18 months of my life. You are so precious to me…your Momma loves you more than I could ever tell you.

I'm Honored...

...to be the Mother of my two precious angels.

...to be the Wife of the man that gave me the best gift ever.

...to be the Wife of the man that still makes me laugh....to be the Daughter of loving Mom.
...to be the Sister of two of the best Mom's I know.
...to be the Aunt of 3 beautiful nieces and 4 handsome nephews.

Mother's Day 2009

Having Fun Outside