Sunny days....

Has to go "aside" every morning!

I love taking pics of them standing side by side. There are very few of them because they can't hold still!

Goin for a walk

I had to bribe them with cookies to get them to hold still for this picture. I feel like there will be a lot of cookies in our future!



First off, today is my sister-in-laws birthday and anyone who knows her, knows she is amazing!!! She has been in our family for a long time(and is still here:) and we are lucky to have her. Love you Rob and Happy Birthday!!!!!

Second, I have a new nephew. Mike and Kelsey had their little boy on the 19th and he has a head full of dark, dark hair and is just beautiful! We can't wait to go meet him and the girls love looking at pictures and saying,"it's a baby!" Congrats Mike and Kels!!! Love you guys!

So, since it is raining outside and very chilly, I thought if I blogged about all the beautiful and warm weather we had last week maybe the sun will be out when I wake up tomorrow!?!?! It has been so fun for the girls to be able to just go outside and play on the deck. They can be out there for hours and just walk around and go up the steps and down the steps. It really is nice having twins because they always have their little friend right there. A new thing they have started doing this week is, when one is throwing a fit and has gone down to her knees,(very dramatic) the other one will start to fake cry and go down her knees as well. Sounds funny huh? It's not. They totally feed off each other and have both decided that they NEED to go outside first thing EVERY morning. So, of course when I tell them that we have to eat breakfast first they go down to their knees. It really is funny, but being the parent and not wanting fits to become acceptable, especially in public have to pretend it's not funny and turn my head to laugh. They are fun girls and definitely keep us all entertained!

Little babies and our house

First of all, were they ever this little and quiet????

Second, this could probably be classified as child abuse! This was a build-a-bear outfit that we put on Emerie

So here is our kitchen! The room I have been the most excited about seeing finished!

Our great room

These are the two favorite things in the house(besides my tub), the pendant lights and my cabinets.

Well, our house is almost finished and hopefully we will be closing toward the end of this month! It's wierd to think that we will have our very own home again.

Maddy Jane

This will reallistically be one of the first of many pictures of this little girl! She already has everyone wrapped around her finger. As is the case with all of the grandkids, really, but there is something wonderful about new babies! We love you baby Maddy!

Baby Maddy

Daddy and baby Maddy The proud mommy!

This is my newest neice. Baby Madeline Jane Eerkes came on Monday morning around 12:50 a.m. She is the sweetest thing and I don't think she could be loved any more than she is! Congratulations Dan, Kim and Ambree! We love you lots and can't wait till we get to snuggle her again!!!!

p.s. there is nothing like the smell of a new baby! And you forget just how quiet they are. They don't run around screaming NNNNOOOO!