Fun Girls

Even with medical and house dramas unfolding left and right, we still manage to have loads of fun around here. I don't know what I would do without this amazing little family I have! I took the girls to Sam's Club last weekend to get diapers and we just HAD to get this "cuddle roll" for them. It was not expensive and, the deciding factor...it is PURPLE!! They fought over it for a few days and I was about to return it when they started sharing it. Now, they sit like this on it...

It is in the "reading" corner. :)

The other morning before church, they looked SO grown up. I had never done their hair like that before and it was too cute. So I grabbed the camera...

I captured some sweet moments.

Muah! Love ya sis!

Lexi loves her babies. She takes them to see Dr. Riser every day to make them all better. :)
I like the way you can see Eric's hand in this picture and Lexi looking up SO high!
Lilly is getting good at silly faces in pictures!
They love to have giggle/tickle time. Here is Lexi getting tickled by Lilly...
Then squished by Lilly...
Snuggle, snuggle time...
More giggling and tickling...see a pattern yet?

And another kiss! They are really affectionate and sweet. :)
These are the moments that make all the cranky-two-year-old moments fade away! Thank goodness, huh?

MRI

Thank you all for your prayers yesterday! The MRI went well as far as Lexi and the sedation were concerned. She did great and was told she was the best patient! She didn't flinch one bit for her IV. She stared down the nurse a little bit, but sat very still and held me and her sheepy. The nurse was wonderful and gave her all sorts of goodies. Lexi told me her wrapped up hand with the IV looked like a "cool little arm" and I should kiss it. The front desk ladies even changed the channel to cartoons for her since she had to wait a half hour with the IV in her hand. Overall, it went so well.

We will hopefully have the results soon too. An FYI side note though...for a mom who just held her dog as he was put to sleep a few weeks ago, holding your sweet angel as she falls asleep with anesthesia and starts the normal, jerky reactions, it is SO CREEPY!!! The doctor was standing there and assured me beforehand that she would do that and it was fine. I still freaked a little in my head though. :) God is good!

Tomorrow It Is...

Lexi & Lilly

Tomorrow is Lexi's MRI. I was a weepy mess on Saturday and Sunday, but have felt fine since then. We trust God and know she will be in the hands of professionals...however the fact that I am dealing with a hospital I distrust, makes it harder. Pray for the anesthesiologists and the doctors and technicians.

The most miserable part for my good little eater will be the no eating rule after 7am tomorrow. We are all getting up early and having a good breakfast at 6:30. Lilly gets to play with good friends and will have a blast. Her appointment is at 12:30 but the MRI is at 2pm.

Thanks for all the kind words and prayers! I'll be sharing about our fun zoo trip soon! Night!

Friends

I am so thankful for great friends! This month has been rough and I am positive that I would not have been quite so calm if it hadn't been for the sweet people that are part of our lives. Last week, we got spoiled by spending so much time with some of these wonderful people. The girls got to play with some of the girls that make them smile the most! They talk about their friends ALL the time!

So not only do they have each other...

But they are also blessed with this darling little girl, Kiley! They have not stopped talking about her since the first time they met her and Lexi has started calling her "Kiley Sugar Bug". She turned 3 this weekend. Nice expression, Lilly! :)
Lexi and the birthday girl...What a fun day!
Apparently Sneezy likes it when she visits us too! :)
Then there was the day we got to hang out with these two...aren't they cute?! Ariel and Trinity are super fun and sweet! I was attempting to have them rest here, but discovered quickly that 4 little girls snuggled together makes for one fun time!

Trinity lined up stacks of books so she could read to the girls :)
We have also been going back to Texas Tumblers to play "gym". Thank goodness for Kiley, or my girls would never have been so brave. I think this was the first time Lexi went all the way into the bouncy house and then actually jumped.
They still love to "jump"...
See? I am so thankful and feel so blessed that my girls have good, sweet kids to be around and hang out with. Do you think my little dragon likes her friend?

Our God

Imagine this scene...It is a Friday morning and you are driving with your precious little girls in the backseat. You are all singing to one of your favorite songs, "Our God" by Chris Tomlin. It is on your iPod, so you know it well. All of the sudden from the back, you hear a sweet child's voice sing, "Our God is HEALER!!" really loudly at the wrong part. Wow! Not only to come from a small child, but to come out loud and proud, and with conviction...

This was of course, my child. My child who was recently diagnosed with epilepsy. I wonder if she will ever know what an impacting moment that was for her momma! Needless to say, I was a weepy mess when we arrived at our destination. Here is the song all about our healer!

All Sorts of Things

We are hanging in there. Eric and I are stressed at times, but we are so encouraged by friends, family, and doctors. Lexi is scheduled for her MRI on the 29th. Pray for us, please! Other than that, it is life as usual around here. We have giggle fests in the Tinkerbell play tent...

Read our Bible while snuggling with our favorite dog...
Look for our dog through the fence...
Wear our neck pillow on our head...

And go on wagon rides around the neighborhood and yard...

Eric and I have so much fun with these girls! They are precious angels!

I have also been crafting a LOT. Funny how my list is tons longer than it was a month ago, but here are a couple of random things I have made lately.

Fall Hairbows...I made 3 and LOVE them, even if the child is crying in the picture. :)
I found a bunch of old wooden spools in a box of my mom's sewing stuff, got the idea from a cute craft blog, and made some photo holders.
Then I dressed my daughter...I LOVE these little white t-shirts but hate all the stains that are permanently on them. Craziness. Since we were going to some friends for dinner, I quickly made some roses and sewed them on the shirt, covering up the worst stains. Of course, I wish I had pictures of how stained it got at dinner. Mommy forgot to bring the bibs. :) Woops!
I have also been making headbands like crazy! I mostly put silk roses on them, but have branched into making felt shapes, like hearts and flowers. My girls love them so much that they beg to wear them all at once. Right Lexi??
Oh, and those are old UMHB tutus from last year. Don't tell them that they are too big for them now. They will wear them anyway. :)
If you can't get them all on your head at once, just throw them over your arm and call them purses.
And last but not least, I hope they always remember to hug each other tight before leaving for church! They melt my heart!
Happy Wednesday!

I WILL praise you in this storm!