Thursday, July 9, 2009

Carrot Breath



Carrot Breath was Ryan's favorite stuffed animal when he was a kid. He loved that bunny. Now it has been passed on to Rylie and Anna. Rylie has been taking good care of it and loving it very much!
The blanket she's using was mine when I was a baby and it has my name sewn on it in ribbon. She has been loving that as well. So fun to be able to pass these things on!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Rylie's Sleepover

Rylie had her first sleepover with a non family member last Wednesday night. She and Becky have been planning on having a sleepover when Becky was done teaching school for the summer. The night before she went, she was crying because she only got to stay for one night at Becky's house and not five nights like she wanted! She told me, "I love Aunt Becky and I want to spend time with her." It was very sweet. Becky spoiled her with chocolate, whip cream waffles for breakfast, a special craft (she painted coasters for me!), and lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. Becky even let her pick out a present for Anna and one for herself. Rylie had a blast! Thank you Becky (and Aaron)!
(sorry the pictures are so small, I couldn't get them bigger)



Friday, July 3, 2009

Pictures from amy

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Anna's First Swing

Wednesday evening we went to the lake with Becky for a couple hours. The girls got to put their feet in the water and then play on the swings. This was Anna's first time on a swing and she wasn't too sure if she enjoyed it. She decided she liked it better when she was sitting on Daddy's lap on the swing. Rylie kept telling Becky to push her higher and higher.
Anna is seeming so big to me lately. She is walking all over the place and climbing stairs. She seems to understand quite a bit and is saying some two word combinations and has a pretty big vocabulary. Her favorite word is "Chocolate!" She is obsessed with it and would eat it all day long if I let her!
I am so blessed by both of girls!



Thursday, July 2, 2009

Sweet Rylieism

The other day when I was crying, Rylie asked me what was wrong. I told her that I was feeling sad because I was missing our baby that was in Heaven. Rylie said she missed it too, but that it made her think of a verse she learned in Cubbies. She asked if she could teach it to me and then said, "I will prepare a place for you." It was so sweet and it did remind me to be rejoicing that our baby is in Heaven in a special place that God prepared just for it!
(The roses were from Ryan in remembrance of our sweet baby.)