Growing by leaps and bounds...

What a difference a couple of days make... We bought Hannah a new exersaucer on Friday - this one has several "stages", and she loves it. The first stage allows them to lay on a playmat with toys hanging above them. At first she struggled, but now she hits all of the toys and loves to lay there playing, especially in the mornings. It is amazing how fast these advances come and in another week or two she will probably be able to sit in the saucer itself!

Taylor has been keeping us busy too - I signed her up for summer gymnastics classes yesterday (she is VERY excited!). Abigail and Grace had their 7th birtday party at Bull City Gymnastics and Taylor loved it, so I figure it will entertain her and hopefully teach her NOT to break her neck. We have to get through the dance recital (June 7 &8), but hopefully it will be enjoyable and not too stressful... (Yes, I know that isn't going to be the case, but denial works well for me - the costumes haven't even come in!) We have to come back from the beach early on Monday to get her to dance class - of course she has practice on Memorial Day...

I'll try to snap some pics and video this weekend of the girls to post next week. I'm semi-dreading what should be a nice, relaxing weekend at the beach because it means I'll probably have to get into a bathing suit. Thus far I've managed to avoid even trying one on and I'm not even sure that I can squeeze all of this post-baby fat into one. I guess I'll have to cross that hurdle in the next day or two... I am making progress, but it's too bad weight watchers doesn't work overnight!

Sisterly love...

We got some great pictures last night of the girls together - Taylor loves holding Hannah and lucky for us, Hannah completely ADORES her big sister. We finally managed to get some pictures of Hannah's smile, though the lighting wasn't as good as I would have liked. Oh well, you have to take them when you can. We all went for a walk in the neighborhood last night - Brad pulled Taylor in the wagon and I pushed Hannah in the stroller. Taylor enjoyed it more - I think Hannah just wanted to go get in her bed, but it was a nice time together anyway. Hopefully the weather will stay on the cooler end for a while and we can get some more of those walks this summer.

Happy Mother's Day

Ok, so it is a day late, but Happy Mother's Day to everyone! I enjoyed my day, which began with both girls crawling in bed with me... it just doesn't get any better than that! We went to church and were joined by my parents, which was a treat. After church we headed to lunch and I put my diet in the back of my mind while I ate - ahh! I was able to catch an afternoon nap with both of my babies before heading over to Brad's parents house for dinner. Taylor really enjoyed playing with Abigail and Grace - they have so much fun together these days.

We had a busy day Saturday too with a visit with Meemaw, a trip to the library (just Taylor and Mom, like old times...), and Evan's birthday party. Evan's party was lots of fun - bounce house, outside play and even a ride on the big 4-wheeler with Evan's Uncle Charles! Taylor is already worked up for her party and it is still 2 months away! I'll try to write some more later but wanted to get a quick update out.

Here is a link to Taylor's christmas dance video - I wanted to make sure that I included it in the blog... The REAL recital is June 7th and 8th and if anyone is interested in coming, we'd love to have you! Taylor will be in three dances and is really looking forward to it.

Here we go!

I had a blog a while back, but I guess when you don't update it for 2 - 3 years, they must delete the account. This is my attempt to start again and hopefully I can keep it going this time. The girls are growing like weeds - Taylor has matured so much... I feel terrible because it seems like it happened when I wasn't looking and I've been so swamped with the baby that I wonder if I really wasn't looking. She is such a great big sister and Hannah completely adores her. Here are the latest pictures (Hannah's Album), but you can view our other albums from this link as well. I'll update more later!