Keton and Stella!
Gracie and Mommy!
The girls with their best friends!
Stella hanging out in pigtails!
Wearing a Christmas box as a hat...why not?
Gracie nibbling before Thanksgiving dinner!
The beautiful table that my mother-in-law Darcee set for Thanksgiving!
Gracie enjoying the ocean view while we were out shopping!
The giant tree we go to see every year at Fashion Island!
Keton and I enjoying a "grown up" weekend out at a wedding!
Sisters sharing some movie time....so cute.Forgive me for not keeping up with this blog, and for not sharing the girls these past few months. Time is precious, and before I knew it each day was gone and sleep was needed! So the blog went by the wayside...yet again. But, just in time for the new year, I will try to add this to my list of resolutions and keep in touch once again!
We are doing very well, and the girls are as healthy and happy as we have ever seen them. Each day is a blessing, and it seems as though each week and month are bringing more and more changes. They have become young little girls and have left the baby days far behind! Gracie is going to be getting registered for Kindergarten in January, which is truly hard to believe. Stella is on the brink of being potty trained, and even though our wallets will be happy about that milestone, my heart kind of hurts over it. What happened to my babies? The little chubby, squishy little babies? They have disappeared. And in their place stand beautiful and blossoming little ladies.
I have tears as I write this. Thank the Lord for his blessings, but it would be nice to push the pause button on old Father Time every so often...
Tears brushed aside, we are loving life and loving the joy that these two little munchkins bring! Gracie has begun to learn how to write, and seems to be a natural at forming letters. She is very interested in books and words, and is always asking me what everything "says". I am hoping that she will be a reader like me! It will be wonderful to share books and stories with her over the years.
Stella has developed an amazing vocabulary! Peppered with an occasional phrase that should not be uttered....She certainly knows how to speak her mind and charm her audience. Keton and I are constantly looking at each other in amazement as she rattles off yet another descriptive and well developed sentence. Of course, we think Gracie is teaching her well (and God knows she gets her talking skills from her mother!).
This Christmas season has been one of the best. We are spending time together as a family, baking goodies, traveling to festive sites, driving around to see the decorated houses, and watching as many Christmas movies as we can stand! It is lovely to not have this time of year be revolving around stressful gift lists, or busy hours spent apart from each other. I hope your families are able to take some quiet time out for yourselves, and to really share the joy of this time of year.
It races by faster each year, doesn't it? Two more weeks to enjoy it....and we intend to do just that. Go and squeeze a loved one, drink some hot cider, and put on White Christmas.
