"The Girls"

Emma Kate, Sunny, and Ansley. I am babysitting Emma Kate and her sister, Caroline, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the summer and most likely in the fall as well. The girls play really well together. Caroline is crawling and Wade is not far behind her!

Quick visit to FL ... new family member ...

We were able to spend a bit of time with my family and came home with our new puppy, Fat Joe. We are tryinng out some new names but he comes best to Joe. Maybe Roscoe or Joey; Rob likes Huck. We are enjoying him! He is the reason I have gotten out of bed early everyday and gone for a 2 mile walk so he's been good for me especially. He is very sweet with the kids!

Can you tell which is which? (answer below)

(Wade on top, Sunny on bottom, both at 5 months)

Playing Dress Up

We spent an afternoon over Memorial weekend with friends who we met through Sunny's school. They have two girls which means way more princess paraphanalila than we have. The first picture is Sunny and Ansley.


Also, I finally learned to hula hoop. Finally!

Sunny graduates from 2 year old preschool!

Sunny finished her first year at First Baptist Church of Smyrna. She had the greatest teachers, Ms. Marla & Ms. Cayla; we were so blessed this year with them! Sunny learned her numbers, her colors, her seasons, the weather, and how to spell her name! Here are some pics of the graduation ceremony and Ms. Cayla.

Baby Wade laughing ... 5 month pics

Wade is 5 months. He can almost sit by himself. He laughs, mainly with Sunny, and grabs everything!

Wade laughing

Sunny is the only one who can make Wade laugh out loud so far ... Daddy got a few giggles today but nothing like this!

Bouncing and Bathing ...

Dance Recital

Twinkle Toes Dance Classes - $35/month
Costume - $65
Length of dance - 2 minutes
Seeing Sunny in her first (and possibly only) dance recital - priceless!



And they all patiently waited for the dance to begin ...

Wade rolls over!

We are all sitting on the floor in the living room: Sunny is wrestling with daddy, I am writing on the laptop, baby Wade is 'talking'. Then he screeches and rolls from his back to his tummy. Yay! And then one minute later, he rolled over onto his back again. I am very excited about this because I thought since he is almost 20 pounds and a bit chubby (he is 4 months and wearing 6-12 months clothing), it may take him longer to conquer this milestone :) It is amazing how quickly the kids are growing right before our eyes.

Spring Break 2009 Part II

After we left the L'Amie/Ellis clan, we went South to Stuart to see the Stephans. Stuart,Uncle Kenny, Uncle Mikey and Aunt Teri (and the cousins), Aunt Molly, Uncle Jim and a bunch of Germans got to meet Wade for the first time! We went on the boat with Opa, Cole and Wyatt; played at Kenny's house, had an Easter Egg Hunt and brunch at Teri and Mike's; swam in Oma and Opa's pool (Wade's first time in a pool); and had a second egg hunt at Oma's!!!! Also, we took the new minivan on it's first road trip. Although I have not totally accepted the fact that I drive a minivan, I LOVE IT!!!!

Strawberry Pickin'

We went Strawberry Picking this week with our friends, Andy and Julie. I thought Sunny would do all the picking but she was over it after five minutes ... then she wanted to see the chickens. So with all 18 pounds of Wade strapped to the front of me, I filled two baskets full of berries. My back and legs were so sore the next day!