Josie Claire....

We have had so much fun celebrating Kelsey's first birthday. I have also been thinking alot about Josie Claire this week, as I do everyweek. Kelsey is beginning to jibber jabber some and I wonder if she and Josie would have "talked" back and forth to each other? Julia Kate absolutely adores her baby sister, she wouldn't have known what to do with two! This is a song by the group Selah, it is titled "I will Carry You, Audrey's song" and it was written for Todd and Angie Smith's daughter, Audrey, who passed away a few hours after birth. It is such a wonderful song for all of us, too! (for some reason it wanted to double space between lines so I just separated the verses with commas)

There were photographs I wanted to take,
Things I wanted to show you,
Sing sweet lullabys,
Wipe your teary eyes,
Who could love you like this?


People say that I am brave but I'm not,
Truth is I'm barely hangin' on, There's a greater story, Written long before me, Because He loves you like this.

I will carry you, While your heart beats here, Long beyond the empty cradle, Through the coming years, I will carry you, All my life,I will praise the One, Who's chosen me,To carry you.

Such a short time, Such a long road, All this madness, But I know, That the silence, has brought me to His voice, And He said,

"I've shown her photographs of time beginning, Walked her through the parted sea, Angel lullabys, No more teary eyes, Who could love her like this?"

What an amazing thought! One of the highlights of my life was carrying that sweet baby girl. But I can't even imagine what she is seeing now! One of my daughters, walking through the parted sea? Or seeing Mary? Or Jesus? What a blessing it is to know that although she isn't hear laughing with her sisters, she is there learning to smile just the same!! I am so thankful that He loves us all more than we can imagine and provides for us more than we can comprehend!

Lazy Weekend

Our weekend was wonderful, we had no plans which meant Saturday we never left our house! The month of September has our weekends full which we are excited about but we sure enjoyed lounging around this weekend! Saturday morning: Julia Kate came to tell me that Kelsey was talking in her bed and woke JK up! So I turned them on a movie to watch and they were good to go!

I wonder what this conversation was about?

Two cousins who have the best time together!

Kelsey has two bottom teeth and it is extremely difficult to get a picture of her without her hand in her mouth....but her hand is better than her wadded up dress!

These are a few pictures of the girls in their dresses yesterday before church. My camera lens fogged up walking from inside to outside so they are a bit blurry. Julia Kate had a new MK original and Kelsey is wearing JK's Easter dress from 2008 (when JK was 6 months old). Enjoy!

Kelsey at 10 months

Kelsey is now 10 months old! She is growing so much! Her favorite foods are sweet peas and applesauce. She can sit up assisted and is becoming more vocal. Julia Kate loves to talk to her and Kelsey has started talking back, which thrills JK! Kelsey now smiles at us when we talk to her and laughs when tickled. Her favorite is when Dad tickles her belly, she laughs and laughs, which makes us laugh! Her hair is a blondish-red color and she is getting more and more everyday. We are so blessed and thankful for this precious baby girl and these first 10 months we have had together!!

Fun! fun!

I can't believe the summer is almost over....but we are enjoying a little cooler evenings sitting outside. Last night Jason came and told me Julia Kate wanted me to watch because she was sliding down her slide by herself! This is a pretty big accomplishment since her slide is high and she goes really fast down it. After a couple of test slides by Daddy, she took off!

"Are you watching Mom?"Getting set.....and a few instructions from Dad.Ready! You can see the smile on her face! And down! She is learning to lean back a little and not fall face first into the ground as she comes down. And, yes, she is wearing big girl panties, we have just ended our second week of only panties! Julia Kate is just now getting big enough to really enjoy her playhouse/swing set that her Daddy built for her first birthday....now I wonder what he is planning for Kelsey?

New Photos!!

Here are some of the recent photographs taken by the talented Desirae Gooding......check her out at www.dngphotography.blogspot.com We had so much fun at our first official photo shoot of both girls together! Enjoy!!!

Happy 6 month birthday Kelsey!!

As I sit here on this Sunday evening I can't believe it's been six months since Kelsey was born. I can remember every act of that night and the precious days to follow. Kelsey is doing great, she weighed 11 pounds at her six month check-up and is beginning to "talk" to us. She loves to smile at her sister and I heard Jason telling her this morning "not to laugh at him!"

God has blessed me beyond measure with these two girls. I had the pleasure of carrying a third baby girl and I think of her this evening, also. She will always be such a sweet part of our family. Here is Kelsey beginning to talk to us and show us her smile!

Hope you enjoy!

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter! The girls and I went to church with MK and Granddaddy! Ben, Paige and Hays were there too. Jason was home with the stomach bug. Here are a few pictures from our day.....