My Little Fashionistas

The girls have begun to express themselves very creatively recently. I will not be one of those moms who is very patient and lets their child out in whatever suits their child at the moment. However, I have no problem with them experimenting inside the confines of our house. This morning, Emmy decided she wanted to go to the church with Jim, so she went into her dresser (or what she thought was her's, it was actually Lydia's), and picked out an outfit.

This one is definitely my favorite so far!



If you can't notice, yes, those are even Lydia's pants, but hey, they match the fur on top of her boots!

Lydia prefers the less is more look, here she has taken off all her clothes and substituted gloves and Daddy's dirty socks instead.



Again, less is more, here she emphasizes foot wear.



The silver bullet (named by Ryan Greene) also sported a new fashion this week as a tree fell on in while high winds blew over our area.

The tree is off now and the car is fine. It just won't die!

Priceless!

Last night as we were riding through one of the small towns around here, Jim, in his dorkiness was pointing out the landmarks of the town. Really, churches are the only thing around and Emmy likes to know what their names are. After naming the church we go to, we came upon another church. Jim said, "Look Emmy, there is the Hickory Grove Church of God." Emmy immediately piped up "GOD!...does he go there?" Priceless!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I don't know where to even start! This was the craziest Christmas ever! We had three places to be on Christmas day and two cities to be in. I don't mind a packed Christmas, but when you have a child that gets car sick, you realize you have a problem. Poor Emmy threw up every time we had to drive somewhere. By the end of the day, her stomach needed to recover and she ended up being sick at Oma's house the whole time we opened presents. Therefore, we don't have a lot of beautiful pictures, the day was a whirlwind. Here's what we do have.

Jim's brother Bill on Christmas Eve in the girls new princess tent.

Emmy and Jim's dad launching a rocket.

The house that will not fit in our van!


Emmy talking on the phone in their new house.



Lydia showing off her new skills.



For all of you wondering what Calvin is looking like these days.



The girls in their Christmas dresses.








And of course, the Christmas card picture.

Happy Birthday Emmy!

Here's our 4 year old! Can you believe it?!? Emmy turned 4 on December 22nd. Poor girl, having her birthday so close to Christmas!




This is Emmy on her Birthday last year....3 years old.



She's done a lot of growing this year, and we can't wait to see what a new year brings.

Just Because.....

Happy Reformation Day!

To celebrate Reformation Day, we had a festival at our church. Emmy was a ballerina and Lydia was a bee. They had such a good time and now we have way too much candy in the house!

The Zoo

Last week we went to the Columbia Zoo and enjoyed it very much. I think the girls were most enthralled with the fish. What's your impression?