My Sweet lil' Family: December 2011

OK...both my ladies have had some b-day action, so let me just catch up and chat about both...

First off...WHERE THE HECK DOES THE TIME GO?? I mean it seems like only yesterday I was "curb walking" 5 times a day to try and get my 2 week late Ella Mae out of my belly...and in the blink of an eye, or so it seems, she just turned THREE!! She is her own independent lil' person, with likes and dis-likes, opinions...very strong opinions, on what she wears for the day, what she wants from Santa (we just wrote him the letter today and am 'sending' it in the mail tomorrow)...and most importantly, how much she loves her family....she tells me at least two times a day how much she does, and it melts my heart every single time. She likes to do things as a family, which she will say in sign language, wether it be sharing popcicles or just watching a movie. She squeezes her sisters cheeks so passionatley sometimes to kiss her I have to do an occasional mediation.

And Ruby Doobs..oh sweet Ruby Doobs!! Her birth is a little more 'at the surface'...I look down and see the scar on my belly everyday and am reminded what a miracle she is in every way. She came so unexpected in every way...yet I would not change one single thing about her or her birth. It does not seem like a year ago she came to us, but the emotions are still with me like it was yesterday. In just her short year here on this earth she has already taught me so much more than I have learned in my entire lifetime. About resilience, about patience even when nobody is looking, about accepting and loving differences in others..even your own,about seeing every person as an idividual with love and worth...even if I don't know or care for them much, about not just saying you will do or be something..but doing and being whole-heartedly, about being 100% present....today...now. I don't want to miss a minute of this..........

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET LIL' LADIES!! YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD TO CALL YOU OUR OWN!! WE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU BOTH ALWAYS MUCH AND FOREVER!!!

Here's a few B-day pics to recap the par-tay action........

This was Ella Mae's "first costume" when she came home from the birthing center at one day old...G-pa had to modify it a little to make room for her legs...but it still fit Doobers at 11 months!! What a pip-squeak!!

Grandmother's cake creation...princess of course!!

Chaos came with the 'unveiling' of Ella's new dollhouse Grandmother got for her..the claws were out so I had to quickly distract and hide while no one was looking...