Emily loves her coat, scarf, and hat. Actually we think she loves to go outside and she wants them on so that she can go out. This day we were going out and I had to get Julia ready first and Emily was impatient. I asked her to put her coat on by herself while I got Julia ready. I watched Emily put her coat on backwards. I tried to grab the camera in time to get a photo of her attempt, but between the camera action and my giggles she had almost removed it before I could take a photo. She didn’t get it on that day, but she will do it by herself soon.

We are very thankful this year for the blessings that God has given us. We are thankful for the things we have learned from our challenges this year. And mostly we are thankful that God is with us through both!

We will spend the Thanksgiving afternoon and evening with good food and family. Uncle Philip, Aunt Jen, Caleb, and Nathaniel are visiting for the holiday. We will eat at Grammy and Granddaddy’s house and have lots of fun playing together! Julia might just watch and take it all in, but most likely she will just nap for the evening.

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice for a Sister!

Emily, Julia, and I went out to play in our yard. Emily was much more distracted by the swing than wanting to play in the leaves. I’m going to rake the leaves into a pile and then maybe she will like the idea of jumping in the pile. I gave her a broom while I raked up leaves in our yard. She enjoyed pushing around the leaves like Mommy. The only problem is that the day got too cold and Emily didn’t want to wear her gloves so we had to go back inside.

Emily surprised Robby yesterday by taking off her blue jeans by herself. We believe that she wanted her diaper changed and was just starting the process for us. She doesn’t like to lay on the changing table anymore. I think we might be getting close to moving into the bathroom.

The girls had some supervised play on Daddy’s lap.

Today Emily was pointing at different features on Julia’s face and named a few of them for me. I guess she was showing off. While I was proud that she knew the names, I was most glad that she pointed at Julia’s eye and didn’t poke it. Who knew that they second kid was going to be such a good educational tool.

Julia’s milestone for today is that she finally lost her umbilical cord. Tub baths for Julia now!!

A quick pose for the camera!