It's a nice sunny day :-)

Dally boo-boos

We had quite an eventful day yesterday! Aunt Joleen came to our house to drop off Anna, during all the excitement I forgot I had let Dally outside to go potty. If any of you know our dog you know she can wander off and not even realize it, so I knew she hadn't gone far when she wasn't on our deck scratching at the door. I hopped in the car with Joleen to go see if we could find her and we did, just in time to see her bulldozed by a huge black dog (100lbs to Dally's 9 1/2lbs). Needless to say we had to take Dally to the vet. I was freaking out because Dally was hurt and bleeding and I also wasn't sure how she would react to the girls if they tried to go by her and try to touch her near her boo-boo. Jody was at work so the girls, Dally and I loaded up in the car and off to the vet we went. Emma of course did not understand really what was going on and why Dally had to go to the doctor, but Dally ended up being ok. They decided not to give her stitches (even though she could have used some) because they would have had to sedate her and she probably would have pulled/chewed out the stiches anyway. It was loads of fun being in that little room with hungry Anna, bored Emma and scared out-of-her-mind Dally for almost an hour! But all is well:) Emma now knows everything there is to know about Dally boo-boos and going to see her doctor!

Percentages

The girls went to the doctor yesterday for their check-ups, Emma for her 3 year check-up (yes a litle late) and Anna for her 6 month check-up. Emma weighed in at 38lbs 8oz and 38 inches tall. She is in the 50% for her weight (average) and 25% on her height, they say she will be petite. Anna weighed in at 15lbs 7oz and was 26 inches tall. She was the same percentages, 50% for weight and 25% for height. Her pediatrician says she will probably be petite like her sister.

New news with Emma. . .she learned how to write her name a few weeks ago! She learned this new "skill" and is getting better with writing letters each day. We play a game in the car where I name a word and she tells me what letter the word starts with. She's pretty good at guessing the right letter, except "c", "k", things like that! When we were in the doctors office I asked her to spell out my name (to keep her busy), she kept telling me she couldn't, so I looked at her paper and she was trying to spell out "Sarah" instead of "mommy", and to my amazement she did spell it out correctly although the "s" wasn't all that recognizable! She is like a sponge and a very quick learner, we have to keep her busy!

New news with Anna, she can now spin in a circle! She has discovered she likes to lay on her stomach and gets around by spinning on her tummy in a circle. She doesn't get anywhere, but she entertains herself! We thought she was going to be a slow goer like Emma, but I'm not so sure anymore?! I'll try to get some pictures on here of the girls soon!

Easter 2006

We had a fantastic Easter as we hope all of you did! We began the day at the 6:45am sunrise service at church. It was a beautiful service and a very nice morning, no too cool and not yet hot! The day continued with our regular 8:30am service, Sunday School and then the regular 11:00am service. Needless to say it was a very busy and tiring morning, but what an awesome time to be in God's house, resurrection morning! We hope all of you were able to reflect on the love of Christ and what He did for all of us! The girls were a little cranky because we had to wake them up early but after a quick nap they were pretty close to 100%, mom and dad only wished they were able to take a quick nap! We went to my Uncle Dwight & Aunt Joleen's house for Easter dinner with my dad's side of the family, in which there were about 25 people there! We always have a blast hiding easter baskets and eggs for each other and then finding them. And yes even the adults have to find their easter baskets! My mom even hides them still for myself, my brothers, Jody and Diana! And of course Emma and Anna too! Emma spent the rest of the afternoon swimming in the pool with my cousins Kelsey and Maddie, and we were able to just relax and spend time with family. Here is a picture my mom took of Anna in her Easter dress (we forgot our camera, what else is new). She looked much cuter at church, with a matching hairbow, sandals, etc. She and Emma matched! I love having two girls! We can't wait to see if the next one is a boy!

Valle Crucis

Here are some awesome pictures Jody took on a trip to Valle Crucis, NC last week with the YMCA.