Hula Neenee

Do you think she has enough?

Little Braids

Ava didn't have hair for so long that I find myself taking pictures of her hair all of the time. I guess I am so proud of the fact that I can braid it (although not well) that I had to take a picture...hey! I'm a Mom, what can I say?

:) Lindsey

Happy Dad's Day

This morning began like most other mornings: both girls wanted to get up bright and early. It was nice being able to stay home today with my girls. Although, that rain must have blown something in because Ava and Sydnee just were not happy at all. They mostly cried because they have not been feeling well.

We had one of my favorite breakfasts, turnovers and cinnamon rolls with milk. Then we played between crying fits while Lindsey polished up her talk for church about fatherhood. We were worried about the girls wanting to go up on to the stand with Lindsey, so we asked the Jacobson's to help me out, whom I am very grateful to. The second hour of church went well with Ava in nursey and me following Sydnee around the halls and foyers. I thought the third hour was going to be perfect because Sydnee actual fell asleep! Unfortunately, Ava started to feel worse so she came to sit with me and Mike Estrada held Sydnee for me until Ava suddenly felt well enough to run around and Sydnee went from dead weight to wide awake banshee. So we ended up staying in the foyer together until church ended.

Once home, Ava took a quick nap while we made grilled pork with baked potatoes and steamed vegetables and brownie crumble for desert.

The girls seem to be sleeping now, so Lindsey and I are relaxing the rest of the evening. It's been a great day. I love being a "daddy."

Happy Birthday Sydnee!

I can't believe it's been a year!

Happy Birthday sweet little one!

Sydnee Elayna 6-8-06

How'd we do?

Best of Friends

Well, the first night wasn't bad at all. Of course, we know we can't assume every night will go as well. As expected, we had to pull Ava out of Sydnee's crib, but only once. The rest of the evening, we couldn't quite tell if she got in again, but didn't worry about it too much because she can get herself out. We could hear them giggling for an hour or so, laughing out loud every once in a while. When we checked on them later, they were both sleeping in their own beds. We hope they will enjoy sharing a room.

A Sleepless Night?

We took a large step tonight by moving Sydnee into Ava's room. We've always wanted them to share a room, so when we first brought Sydnee home from the hospital, we had her crib ready to go in "the girls' room." We quickly learned it may have been too early for them to share because Sydnee wasn't sleeping through the night, so she would wake Ava every hour of the night so all four of us would be in there trying to get everyone to go back to sleep. Now that they are older, we feel they should be able to make it through the night. We shall see. Wish us luck!