Well, it has obviously been a LONG time since we have kept this up, but I have decided that it is time to start up again. Life with our precious girls cannot be adequately captured in words, but I am certainly going to try to catalog some of the moments that we never want to lose.
Recently some family friends bought coordinating overalls for the girls and we had a wild photo shoot in the basement with them. The picture at the top is just one of the results.
Evie is 2 1/2 going on 20. It is so funny to listen to her talk and realize that she sounds just like us. The other day when Grammy Marilyn was here for a meeting, Evie told her it was okay to leave Lily in the living room and go to the bathroom by assuring her, "I'll watch the kid". She can "read" several books almost word-for-word from memory because we have read them so many times. She frequently finds "E for Evie" and "B for Baby", etc. in signs while we drive or on packages when we are shopping. I just love watching language develop in young ones.
On that note, Lily is also making advances. She does say or try to say several words (ball, please, tickle, hi, doggie, papa) but calls most things "DaDa", has some definite word for Evie that sounds nothing like it, and does ask for "MaMaMaMaMa" when she is tired or hungry. Speaking of when she is hungry, she eats cheese. If it were up to her, it would stop there. However, she does eat all kinds of things and usually eats all of whatever she is given - after picking out all the cheese first. She walks a few steps at a time and then goes back to crawling, but really seems to want to stay upright. She loves her sister dearly and laughs easiest and happiest for her.
When we aren't just soaking up time with the girls, we enjoy spending time with our extended family and participating in the ministry of Grandview Park Baptist Church. What blessed days these are!
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