"Doe"'s buddy

I thought this was so cute. My dad came home early today to do some work around the farm. He asked if Emery Claire could go help him. They left and then she cmae back in with his hat on. She loves her 'Doe".

Sweet Valentines

Here are a couple of pictures of the girls in their Valentine Pj's. Ella was ready for bed and did not want to have her picture made.

The world's best babysitters

We have the best babysitters in the world. Ashlen is awesome and her sister Macy is such a big help. Macy is in 5th grade and comes with Ashlen. The girls love them so much. We are so lucky to have them.

Playing with the Camera

Here are some recent pictures of the girls. Our babysitter Ashlen got a new camera and she took these pictures with it. Dave and I liked her camera so much we got one like it. These pictures show the girls true personalities. Emery Claire is always on the go doing something and Ella is a little more quite. Both of the girls are so sweet.

Change of Focus

Yesterday was an horrible day around our house. Ella has been sick and Braylon, my cousins little boy that I keep had also gotten his 4 month shot. Everyone was screaming. My niece Olivia is also staying with us this week. It was one of those days where the breakfast dishes were still out at supper time. After everyone was finally in the bed and I sat down to do my bible study because I was 2 days behind and I needed to have it ready for church tonight. I am doing a book called the Frazzled Female. It is being taught at our church as one of our choices for bible study on Wednesday night. The lesson was on the gift of His power. One of the sections was on changing your focus. Instead of focusing on the negative start focusing on praising God.The verse used was Colossians 3:17. Let just tell you that I have tried it today and my day has been so much better. I have praised God for healthy babies and toddlers. Instead of fussing about all the toys in the floor I thanked God for healthy daughters and a healthy niece that are able to play. I hope this is an encouragement to someone today. Oh, by the way Ella and Olivia have been together all day while Emery Claire is at school and they are so cute together. They were feeding each other lunch. I am so lucky to have a brother and sister in law who allow me to be close to their wonderful daughter. Sorry for the sappy post, but sometimes we need to tell our blessing and not always what is wrong with us.

Christmas a little late

I know it is very late, but with us moving and everything else it has been crazy. We moved the day after Christmas. We could not have made it without my wonderful parents. My brother and his family came down a couple of days early for Christmas so that they could help us. We also had a ton of help from one of our youth a church who is great. Here are some pics from our family cookie baking. My camera broke right after that so I did not get too many pictures but Abbey took pictures for me.

Santa's Village

We took the girls to Santa's Village here in Huntsville a couple of weeks ago. We went with our friends Jesse and Trina Whitaker and their two kids Lexi and Mason. Emery Claire actually had her picture made with Santa, that was a first.