Friday, January 22, 2010

I Think Our Girls Are The Cutest!

I'm sure I'm no different than any other parent, but I happen to think our girls are the cutest thing going. We had their pictures taken by this awesome photographer named Tina. She put the proofs on her website. Here is the website if you want to check out our cuties! You will find our photos listed in the right-hand column.

www.onceuponafairytale.photoreflect.com

My favorites are for Lucy 65, 129, and 143. For Emma 75, 109, 117, 125, and 127.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

"The Friendly Beasts"

This year our ward was delighted when our family sang during the Christmas Sacrament Meeting Program. Okay, so they weren't that delighted with Loren and I, but they sure loved hearing Emma and Lucy sing. Of course, we didn't video the performance at church, but everyone kept asking me if I had the girls on video so I taped them singing for Great-Grandma Irene during our Christmas celebration in Honeoye. In the "original" version, Loren sang the donkey verse, I sang the cow verse, Lucy sang the sheep verse and Emma sang the dove verse. For this rendition, they took over all the verses, which you will see created a little "oops" for Lucy. Although they did great, I have to say, the performance at church was far better. Of course, with Loren and I flanking them on either side they stood still and focused, plus, you can't discount the Spirit that was there for the program. It truly magnified the sweetness of the song and made it memorable for all that were present.


Lucy's Version of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
I know that the holiday is over, but I'm just getting around to adding some of the holiday videos to the blog and besides, this one is priceless no matter the season. My favorite part is when Lucy uses her "Santa voice."
Dexter isn't exactly mountainous, or even hilly, for that matter. So when it comes to sledding, you just make do...

Friday, January 8, 2010

Making the House Move

The other day I sat watching Lucy spin 'round and 'round until she was so dizzy she had to sit down. Once she was down I watched her gaze at the floor, head still circling and eyes trying to focus. Once she got her bearings she got up and did it again. And again. And again. Although I enjoyed watching the insanity of it, finally I feared the cost of her and my amusement, so I said, "Lucy, please stop doing that." To which she replied, "Why? Because I'm making the house move?"