Grandpa & Meemaw

Two of my favorite pictures from the big birthday weekend with family.

Chloe & Essie with Grandpa Neild

Essie & Chloe with Meemaw Neild

Lawnmowing Princesses

Two of the girls' favorite presents were the princess dresses and their toy lawnmowers ("like Ababa's!). So of course they had to try them both out right away.

Chloe & Hunter

Essie

Birthday Cake!

Special thanks to our friend Kellie for the fabulous Curious George cake. The girls loved it...they didn't want to cut it! (It tasted great too!)

Birthday Presents!

Birthday Party with Friends

On Friday morning we had a little birthday celebration for the girls with their playgroup friends at Ichthus Park.

Riding the fire truck with Jenna

Ellie

Trying to keep the candles lit on the birthday cupcakes

Happy Birthday!

Church friends Jenna and Jaime

The Maas kids

Ellie and Nathan

Katie and Phoebe

Chloe's cupcake face

Happy 4th Birthday Essie & Chloe!

Farmer Girls

Matt & I went to a consignment sale last weekend and found what we thought would be overalls that were too big for the girls now, but would fit them soon. When we got home and had the girls try them on, they fit perfectly. I can't believe how fast they are growing! When Chloe got her's on, she said, "Like in Ethiopia!" She was right. We received the picture below the week before we traveled to get the girls.

Transition house-Feb. 09


Chloe, Ababa, Essie

Essie is really smiling, although it looks like she's crying.