Sisters and cousins - May 10th

What a treat to drive just an hour to visit Lydia and girls in their new home (Tom was still working in Maryland during the week)! Abigail and Hannah couldn't wait to get there and Nathaniel sweetly slept the whole way there (and cried the whole way home - sorry Erika!).

We had a fun lunch on their back porch. . . the girls thought they were grown up enjoying their goodies at their own table! Lydia is eight months pregnant and didn't want pictures, so I just took ones of our little girls.

Popsicles/icecream afterwards were yummy and messy!

Hmmm. . . I think we turned the hose on to rinse fallen popsicle and then sticky fingers and then little girls claimed it. And they all ended up soaked. =)

Mid January - life at home

Eleven month old Hannah was delighted to discover that not only could she climb into her rocking chair herself, but she could stand up and rock too! What are you worried about Mommy?

Just for fun, we met Lydia and the cousins at Sam's Club - double shopping carts and big pretzels are so much fun! This was Hannah's first time riding in a cart like a "big girl" (not in her infant carrier which still fit). She thought she'd arrived! Abigail put on her silly face (though she was excited to be sitting next to Hannah in the cart - a long awaited day) and the twins wondered what the fuss was about. They're regulars at Sam's!

Two sweet little girls welcoming Daddy home. . .it's a party when he arrives and everybody wants hugs!

Some people are sleeping at six a.m. but not Hannah! She's ready to tackle the day. . .helping Mommy unload the dishwasher and then doing some dramatic cooking (and making a lot of racket trying to wake Daddy and Sissy!

"My sister is the coolest ever!" (And my girls are the sweetest ever - how I thank God for them!) Abigail loves to climb into Hannah's crib when Hannah wakes from a nap and Hannah usually enjoys her big sister's attention. Gotta love the paci and shades together!