Baptism Weekend

It was an amazing weekend that started with Mikey and Alyssa's engagement party, and ended with Carolyn pooping all over her Godmom :) Here's all the fun summed up in a few pictures...


Great Grandma V came into town with Great Aunt and Uncle Barnes (Thank you Thank you)!

The Happy Couple...

Aunt Jan joined in...

Godmom showing off her beautiful Godchild in the beautiful dress she got her...

Godmom and Godfather putting on the beautiful dress

Mommy's Angel...

The defining Moment....

Vinci Fam....

Shafer Fam...

Check out that chubby baby above the dessert table :)

Awe...

We took a total of 132 pictures of the girls, and ended up with about 8 amazing shots :) Here's a few of the top ones. Carolyn was all about smiling and living it up for the camera... Lilly was not really all that interested in anything but the legos at the picture place.

The answer is...

Everyone has been asking if Lilly is talking yet. And the answer is, it depends on what language you would like to talk to her in :) She is fluent in Jiberish, but lacking in the English department. I actually was stunned the other day when she correctly called Bailey Bah-ley, and me Mommy. However, when I turned the camera on her... this is what I got. I think you'll also like the big belly laugh at the end :) You'll also notice her putting together her puzzel. She is OBSESSED with puzzels lately.

As for Care bear, she is doing quite well too. She loves to just hang out and watch the craziness unfold :)

Celebrating Aunties Birthday with a Dance

Auntie Ashleigh is getting old... now "on her way to 30" instead of "near 25" :) I like to point that out only because it takes my mind off the fact that I'm turning 28 soon-- AH! And I'll be married to a 29 year old later this year--a bigger AH!!

Anyhow, Lilly wanted to do a little dancing for her Auntie (She really gets the hips swinging in the second video). Carolyn would have joined in for her old Godmom, but she doesn't quite have the coordination yet :)

A preview of October 2010

Lillian is going to be in her Auntie's wedding and is so excited to wear a pretty white dress! Well, actually, she hates trying on dresses, but she is so stinking cute in them! Carolyn is also going to be part of the fun, once she can hold her head up :) Here's a sneak peek and some video of Carolyn -- she was smiling a ton and it was so cute, but of course once the camera came out, she was too interested in it to smile much :)

Happy Birthday to My Grandmas with Snow!

Lilly and Carolyn want to wish their Grandmas a very happy happy birthday! God has decided to celebrate their birthdays with tons and tons of snow! Luckily, we are not totally snowed in like some other parts of the family, but it's still enough to make things interesting! Lilly also loves the snow boots so much that she has been wearing them around the house most of the day :) Carolyn stayed in with me, but Lil and Dad had a great time before Lilly decided she didn't really like the cold all that much :)
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Thank Heaven

Thank Heaven for little girls. I look at this picture and just get little goosebumps thinking of how amazing they are... and that I can snuggle them both in my arms. I can't imagine anything better than the past few weeks... well, I can imagine something slightly better that would involve no one waking up at night:) I never expected to have either of them in my life at this point...but from the moment they came, I could never imagine life without them.

Just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to God and a prayer for everyone that shares in this awesome experience that is parenthood... and even bigger prayers for those who are awaiting that day.

Quote for the day...

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone