Sweet Granny

 This is what we are all doing today, my sweet big girl. We are thinking about Granny. We lost this sweet and remarkable lady unexpectedly Sunday morning. After the loss of my own grandparents (which happened just after Josh and I were married--my granddaddy passed away), it was lonely. It's really hard to lose a grandparent. Granny though became my last grandparent. She was so incredibly special. Granny treated me as her own grandchild and always introduced me as her granddaughter. She loved all of her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren brought her even more joy. She missed nothing -- she was at showers and ball games and birthday parties and recitals and dances. In fact, she was at our house just last weekend to watch Josh and Lila go to their little dance. She loved seeing Lila all dressed up, and she laughed and giggled as she watched Clare and Pop play. She was at the birth of both of my daughters and one of the first people to hold them. I love how much she loved the Atlanta Braves and the Auburn Tigers. This picture is one of my favorite ones of her with the girls. It was at her 85th birthday party ... and boy did she love a party. :) I hope you're having a great big one right now, Granny, and loving every minute of it!!

You will definitely be missed here on Earth.

Daddy/Daughter Date Night

Josh and Lila went to their second Daddy/Daughter dance last night. I absolutely love this little tradition...I think it's great that the girls have something like this to do with just Daddy. Lila was so excited about getting to put on her frilly dress and shoes. We even found a special barrette for her to wear, and I let her wear a little blush and lipstick. Josh said they had a great time. Lila's little friend, Emory, and her daddy went to, so they both had someone to hang out with and dance with. Josh was pooped when he got home though -- he said he must've swung them both all over at least 100 times. :) He said that she got into the dancing and music this year and seemed to have a really good time. I think they're a pretty good looking couple, if I do say so myself.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Heart Day from two of my little loves!

Hope everyone's day has been filled with extra hugs and kisses!!

xoxo

Doctor Stats

These two ladies each had a big doctor's appointment Tuesday afternoon. We had to wait for a bit, so we entertained ourselves the best we could...hence, our "tent."

 Lila got her Kindergarten shots. She weighed 35 pounds and was 39 inches tall. She got three shots in her derriere, and she took 'em like a champ. I prepared her for them the best I could ... I picked her up from Sissy's and as she was getting in the car, she asked if we were going for her shots then. I told her that yes we were.  Her response: "It might hurt, Mommy, but I'm gonna be brave, like my movie!" And brave she was ... I was super proud of her!! By the way, I can't believe I'm preparing her for preschool and kindergarten. Blows my mind!

 This little pistol got her 18 month shots -- two in each leg. She was very unsuspecting, but did a great job. She weighed 25 pounds and was 32.5 inches tall. She's an absolute mess, and most of my questions for the doctor revolved around what to do about biting, hitting, and overall feistiness. :-) She's definitely my pistol -- in the past week she's had 3 yellows--one for biting Lila and two for hitting her friend at school. It's a good thing she's so cute and hilarious. Otherwise ...

So thankful to have these two healthy little girls!!

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Happy Birthday Daddy-o!!

Our low-key birthday festivities included some present opening in our pjs,

and blowing out birthday candles on the very home-made cake ;-).

which the girls enjoyed very much.

 We appreciate all the work, the love, the laughs, the hugs and kisses, tickle-spot-getting, the baths, the book-reading, puzzle-doing, outside playing, the vaccuming and mopping, and the many other things you do for us. We wish you many, many, many more wonderful birthdays to come!! We love you!

My Little Sweethearts

These two are just about the sweetest of sweet.