Here Comes Santa Clause...

It was quite an experience seeing Santa this year! Emma was not going to go first and tried to push Ellie up to him! Edyn looked like she was going to fall asleep on his lap! And I had to join them in the picture, so we could get a picture with Santa! And, of course, we lost the "battle of the clothes" as Ellie is sporting her Shamrock t-shirt back from St. Patrick's Day! Oh, how I daily try to embrace her independence!! Love that child!

Baby, it's cold outside!

I am really treasuring the time I have left with Edyn where I can dress her and she won't disagree with what I put on her! She is all bundled up and ready to go for a walk while Emma and Ellie insist on wearing their T-shirts and no coats! We went to the play, "Bye-bye Birdie" tonight and Ellie insisted on wearing a Halter Top. I compromised and talked her into wearing a black shirt underneath! One of my neighbor's first memories of the girls was watching them run out the back door in the middle of winter with no coats (and short sleeves, of course!)

Funky Mama

The girls and I met their cousins at a Funky Mama "concert" and they had so much fun jamming out to her music! I think Ellie bounced the whole time! They took time out to hold their sweet new cousin, Jamison...and Avery took time out to hold Edyn! Oh, the memories with cousins...so priceless!

Bathtime and Bubbles!

We think Grandma Jan left the BIG bottle of bubbles at our house...and of course, the girls were eager to get them open! I didn't think I was going to be able to get them out of the tub this morning! What fun it was to watch them get creative with bubbles!

Florida Fun!

Jared & I were so blessed to be able to get away to Tampa for a long weekend! (thank you grandma's and papa for watching our girls so we could get away!!) We were able to visit my cousin Heather and her husband Darren and their adorable daughter Katelyn! She is a beauty and a true TRECEK! Every time someone had something to drink, she made sure we all did "Cheers!!"








We were able to enjoy dinner outside by the beach while watching the sunset! How beautiful it was! (Not only the sunset but my cute husband walking along the beach making sure he got just the right seashells for his little girls!) It brought to mind a verse I think of often these days as I treasure the wonder and blessings from Him...
"Everything God created is good...We may receive it gladly, with thankful hearts." -1 Timothy 4:4

Exciting news!!

 

Early Sunday morning Mike and Sara welcomed Owen Thomas! Although 4 weeks early, he weighed 5 lbs, 8 oz, is doing just wonderful and is absolutely gorgeous!! The girls are excited to have "another baby boy cousin!!"

Halloween Fun!

 
 

Our beautiful butterflies had so much fun on Halloween! They ran nonstop w/ the other neighbor kids getting a TON of candy! They were so exhausted that Emma asked to go home and go to bed before we made it to all the houses!

Daddy's Little Sluggers!

 
 

Dad jumped at the chance when the girls were begging to play baseball! They hit the ball really well and had a ball!! (no pun intended!)

New Favorite Food!

Edyn LOVES black beans! We had to cut her off after she ate 1/4 of the can! She just kept shoveling them in and we let her!!

Happy Halloween!

Emma and Ellie have gone back and forth about want they want to be for Halloween! It changed every day until Saturday when I finally took them shopping (dad was at the K-state game all day) and they picked out their costumes! Emma is the butterfly princess and Ellie and Edyn are the butterflies! Edyn cries every time I put her costume on, but if we tell her she is cute, she starts smiling and bopping her head (as if she knows exactly what we are saying to her...but of course!!)
They constantly ask when they can put their costumes on! They are going to wear out their costumes before Halloween arrives! We think they look pretty precious!

Carving Pumpkins!!

The girls were so excited to carve their pumpkins and even spent time searching the internet with dad on what they wanted to carve. Emma picked a witch and Ellie picked a smiley face. As soon as Jared and I started to carve the pumpkins, their attention span was gone and they were done. Nonetheless, they were so proud of the finished product. They were most excited about roasting the pumpkin seeds and they have been eating them like crazy.

Dance Lessons!

Emma and Ellie learning all the moves! They are having a blast!

Our special princesses!

All I have to say is, "You are my...." and Emma & Ellie respond with "special princess"...then they go on to say that "Mommy and Daddy have 3 princesses". We strive to make it known to our precious little gifts from God that they truly are special princesses. Not only to us, but princesses of our King, Jesus! There is no greater joy in our hearts when we catch them singing, "Jesus is my hero" and "Jesus Loves me, this I know". Here they got dressed up in their dance out-fits and we had a dance party in their room! Emma and Ellie have been taking dance since August and they are doing so well and just LOVE it! They make their debut in December when they perform in the Nutcracker!