I love you, Lord

So after I put Annabelle down for her afternoon nap, this is what I heard over the monitor (sorry for the crazy video...it's about the sound, not the picture...wish I was tech-savvy enough to change it into a sound file, but oh well!). If you can't understand her, she's singing "I love you, Lord," which we sing at least once a day. It's one of my favorite hymns. That girl melts my heart!

Baby laughs

I think there's nothing better in this world than a baby's laugh...so here's Ruby getting tickled at Lee slurping his iced coffee!

Wow, it's been a while!

Happy new year!

After forgetting Annabelle's clothes, except the clothes on her back, we had a very merry Christmas in Georgia! Every cute smocked Christmas dress, every pair of pajamas, everything! I packed it a few days before we left and put it in her closet so she wouldn't unpack it and strow it all over the house, and in the chaos of packing and loading a family of 4, it got left. Good thing I have several friends in Thomasville with little girls around Annabelle's age! We were able to borrow some clothes and made do. We also lost a Croc along the trip, but besides that we had a great time! I still think the Croc is going to turn up after all the snow melts - I think it fell out of the van before we left the house. C'est la vie!

The perfectly packed, forgotten bag. :-(


Annabelle had a great time running around outside in the gorgeous, warm weather! She is not a snow bunny! We had fun sharing Ruby with everybody. Now we're back in New York and getting settled into a new semester. The weather has been brutal - several big snowstorms and lots of cold weather. We're hoping it's going to be a short winter and we can get outside soon! It's hard to believe that Ruby is 7 months old already and Annabelle is really starting to look like a big girl. She is so sweet and loves to snuggle with mama! Ruby is a very social baby - she will play on the floor with some toys, but she wants to be able to see you and make sure you're watching her! She is all smiles all the time and is so much fun. Here's some pics:


Annabelle reading - she is so cute now because she makes up the story as she goes along.

Matching church dresses!

Ruby laughing and Annabelle holding a bar of soap that she carried around several days...toddlers are so random!

A little adult fun for New Year's Eve!

Annabelle being such a trooper on the drive back from New York. Once she discovered the TV in our van, she was good to go!

Our West Point Christmas celebration - opening up Santa's presents!

These girls keep us busy, so this is the first time we have had a chance to post some pictures in a while! The top two pictures are from our trip to the Bronx Zoo over the second weekend in October. Annabelle had a great time at the petting zoo and Ruby did a good job hanging on for the ride! The bottom two pictures were taken after church today--these are some pretty little girls!

Adventures of the Girls

Annabelle enjoyed her Jeep ride to the commissary with her daddy. Don't worry, grandparents, it's only 2 miles from our house and the speed limit on post is 25. ;-)
Our Ruby is the sweetest little baby. She was all smiles this morning! I wish those eyes would stay blue, but I'm sure they'll turn a beautiful brown!

Fun Saturday

Ruby enjoyed herself this Saturday, swinging in her swing and giving Mom and Dad lots of pretty smiles. We also went to a parade on the Plain at West Point today and Annabelle had fun playing with a doggie and meeting one of the Army Mules!

Annabelle's Mealtime Antics

Annabelle was a chatty Cathy this morning and I was sneaky enough to get it on video without her knowing it. She cracks me up!