Hidden camera...

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"Brrrr" and "Bubbles!"

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'Life's like an hourglass glued to the table'

Oh, Ava, you are awesome.

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Thank you!

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Dog!!

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Ellie is desperate to communicate these days but just doesn't have enough words. She LOVES dogs though. A show came on TV that had dogs on it and Ellie was so excited!

Sister love

All of God's grace in a sweet little face.

Pool flips

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Pool flips- also known as 'dives'

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The Hautau duet (soon to be trio) back in action...

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She did it!!!

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More Walking

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Within a few minutes of taking her first step, she was walking across the kitchen floor :)

For those of you that don't have Facebook and missed this...

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Hit the Road Jack!

Where are my sisters?!?!

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Ted took Lily and Ava on a recruiting trip with him, which has been an adventure for everyone. Every time I talk to the girls on the phone they say "Mommy, this is so much fun!" even though they are driving 20 hours in two days in between recruiting stops to watch kids dive.
Ellie does not understand where her sisters are and has been back to their room to look for them at least 20 times since they left yesterday. This is her first thing this morning, looking for them...

Little Ellie

This is a little delayed, but Ellie turned 1 a few days ago! That is so crazy to type. I truly cannot believe she is already 1. Where does the time go? I guess it goes quicker with each kid.
What a year it has been!
We feel so blessed to have a happy, healthy child: we are still amazed that she is actually here, and that she is a thriving, vibrant little girl.
Lily and Ava couldn't wait for Ellie's birthday. They were so excited their little sister was turning 1. Ok, they were mostly just excited they got to eat cake. But, they were also excited to be able to say their little sister is "1" instead of always answering the question "how old is your little sister?" with "ummm....months?". It's a lot easier to say 1.
Oh, Ellie. You are awesome! We love you so much.




"And what if trials of this life...
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise."

Ocean Isle 2013

We just got back from a week at the beach. It was extra fun this year because Lily and Ava were at an age where they were really excited about it. They love the ocean.
The boogie boards were the hit this year, they LOVED boogie boarding and spent most of their time on them...






They also enjoyed going out deep in the ocean to swim...



But most of all, they loved spending a week with their daddy. :)





And their cousins...





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And their Pa Pa too :)



Here are a few more of my favorites...











Family photo




Successful beach trip

Flying Ellie

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Bear Crawl, Stand Up, Leaf Eating

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Ellie's toes and knees started to bleed from dragging them on the pavement so much crawling normal. So, she started bear crawling whenever she is outside. She must have some strong core muscles under that belly.
And yes, leaf eating is a skill of hers :)

Walking

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Who needs a walker to learn how to walk when you have two big sisters to drag, I mean help. :)

Pose!

This is the girls favorite outtake from gymnastics class the past few months...Pose! :)

Swim lessons

The girls started swim lessons again and had so much fun!








This is what Ava looked like for an hour after the swim lesson. She was so sad it was over and we had to come home.

Daddy time!

Gymnastics

Ellie likes to participate in gymnastics class with her sisters.

Lily and Ava

It is not fancy hair, fine clothes, or gold jewelry that should make you beautiful. No, your beauty should come from within you- the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. This beauty will never disappear, and it is worth very much to God. 1 Peter 3:3

God is so good, he's so good to me.

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Lily is following in the foosteps of her cousin, Kaitlyn. She has a good singing voice! :)

A little bit of Ellie

Little Ellie is developing well. Every milestone she hits is a big deal since in the womb we weren't sure how she would do developmentally.
With that being said, we are SO thankful for each milestone she hits, but would also love for time to SLOW DOWN a little bit. She is getting big so fast and by big I mean advancing in things she does. Not big, as in size, since she is only 15 lbs and still wearing 3-6 month clothes at 10 months old. She's a cute little peanut though. :) SLOW DOWN TIME, SLOW DOWN!

She is a regular stander now.



She sat in the shopping cart for the first time the other day. I was a little concerned she might slide out a leg hole if she got two legs in the same one.



...but apparently I should've been concerned she might turn around, stand up, and dive in to the back of the cart. I guess the seatbelt wouldn't go snug enough to hold her down.

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I guess the next post about Ellie will be her walking. Hopefully it will be in a couple months, and tomorrow :)

Charlotte Trip

Here are some photos from our trip to Charlotte...(click on images to make them larger)

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Sister love?!?!

Soccer

The girls have been talking a lot about playing soccer. We bought a ball last week for them to play around. If this is how playing soccer goes, I'm not sure they are ready.:)

Discovery Place Kids

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