Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. I look forward to seeing all of you early risers on Friday morning!

Bath Fun

Today I am thankful for cheap bath paint at Wal-Mart. Bailey has been going through this odd stage where she is scared to death of the water in the bathtub. It really just came out of nowhere and I have had to literally just sit on the side of the tub and sit her in my lap and sponge bathe her kicking and screaming for a couple of weeks now. By the time the bath was over, my clothes were sopping wet. I racked my brain trying to figure out why she all the sudden would be scared and Braelyn still loved her bath. I never figured out the reason but finally found the solution! Bath paint:) That obstacle down - Now, the potty training begins....We just started so keep us in your prayers! Thank the Good Lord that they love their little musical potty and want to sit on it for an hour at a time. I figure they are bound to pee in it eventually:)

California

Twain and I just got back from a week in California. Twain was working, I was there for the vacation:) We spent the bulk of our time in Long Beach, but we did take two days to drive in to Los Angeles and do some sight seeing. We shopped at the Grove - saw Mario Lopez! We went to Hollywood Boulevard and took the celebrity homes tour. That was interesting, but most of their houses you couldn't see. We did the whole take your pictures with the was celebrity thing too. Of course, I got in to it a little more than Twain.

Uncle Kei Kei's wedding

Uncle Kei Kei got married a couple of weeks ago and Braelyn and Bailey had their first experience as flower girls. They did really well. I was proud of them. Braelyn dumped her flowers out all at once and Bailey tried to go back down the aisle to pick hers back up but other than that, it went off without a hitch! Congratulations Keith and Dedra - so happy for your guys. The girls like to call Dedra "De De" so now we have an Uncle Kei Kei and an Aunt De De in the family:)

Gymnastics

For the last month, we have been going to the parent/tot gymnastics class. Braelyn and Bailey love it. The only part they don't like is taking turns! So far we have done the bars, the rolls on the mats, and the toddler balance beam. I think it is just as much fun for me as it is for them!


Braelyn, Bailey, and Kennedy - it was all 3 of their first times


Bailey doing a back flip

Braelyn on the bars

Braelyn fixing to stretch

Braelyn trying out her gymnastics leotard

Bailey trying on hers

BON T Farms

We spent a weekend at Twain's parents farm a couple weeks ago. The girls love Moo Moo's so they really enjoyed Ole taking them out to the baby calf pen. It is so peaceful there. I love not hearing any noise but the wind and the animals!

9/11

Wow! I can't believe that tomorrow marks the 9 year anniversary of the end of life as we knew it. I still remember exactly what I was doing when my dad called me and told me what happened. We were supposed to be getting on a plane the next day and had to change our plans. I pray for those still suffering from their loss that day and continue to pray for those that have been fighting for our freedoms the last nine years. I cannot thank the men and women enough that put their life in danger for me to be able to get up every morning and kiss my baby girls. It is my hope that Braelyn and Bailey continue to be able to live in a world where we can freely speak and worship the way we want to! Don't forget to take time out of your day tomorrow to remember all those lives we lost that day.