Our Family Stroll

Our poor puppies have been living on the neglected train for...about 3 1/2 years now but they've really been feeling it since April. So for Christmas, Buster was given a Gentle Leader collar so both boys could be walked and neither one would pull the walker to the ground...so our Christmas gift to them...a walk with the family.
What you don't see is how long it took us to find the other collar...the boys looking at us through the sliding glass door trying to figure out what we were opening and reading...Indy figuring it out, getting so excited, telling Buster and both boys jumping and barking at us through the back glass...Mommy trying to calm the boys to put collars on them and Kevin having to wrestle their excitement to get the crazy things on...
So this picture you do see-is the calm one.

I mean adorable...two chicks just going for a stroll...however, until Chick 1 gets her stopping and going under control, Chick 2 is confined to a stroller...for safety reasons of course.

...and we're off!

I still laugh at this...she's waving-just like Mommy told her to.

Thank you dear for my camera-I really like it!
Embree Claire would grunt and rock whenever I stopped...so by the time I was finished taking this picture she was getting all upset at me.

:)

That's right Grandma...snot...that's what happens when they give me a bath and take me out for a walk. ;)

I just love my Daddy!

Embree Claire has never been a big paci fan but has started accepting them some these days. We mainly give it to her when she's beyond tired and we're not yet home or not yet ready for bed. She does however, like her sister, love to play tug of war with it.

"Mommy, tell him to give me my paci!"

So sweet!

Puffs!

Someone's hair is long enough for bows and we're loving it! Here she is sporting her "E" bow.

Here is a collage of her first attempts at puffs. We determined, after a few gag reflexes, that she isn't ready for finger foods yet. She mostly picked them up and threw them to the side...like she does her toys. But she did manage a few in her mouth.

How much do you love your family? "This much!"
Great answer :)

New Duds

Who doesn't like new duds? Embree Claire rocking a way fun hairbow that can go with any outfit and Sidney Kate rocking new stuff head to toe! Lucky ducks I say!

Pitiful Puppy

Indy is our first child...and the most pitiful dog I'll ever know. I just don't think they can be any more pitiful... :)
He's hanging out with the girls because someone is eating their breakfast on the floor...that's the only reason he's over there.

Embree Claire would like to take this time to get to know the fella so me more...

How about a good pat on the nose?

Indy says, "How about a lick on the face?"

"Ewww dog!" is ECV's response.

Everyone go back about your business then...

Christmas at GGs

The day after Christmas we headed to GGs house...before before we left I had to snap a picture of what Kevin does to our sweet Embree Claire. She can now flop right out of her Bumbo...so I've made orders to make sure she is being watched while she is in it and in no way should she be left on the bar. Sooo...more than once I've walked in and she's on the floor, facing the window (with dogs outside). Sometimes she's even in her jacket ready to go. I don't think the puppies watching counts dear. :)

Both girls sported their big sister, little sister shirts...so fun. I asked SKV if I could snap another picture of her with her car...it saddens me that she looks so old!

Dig the socks and boots though.

Santa brought SKV new car seats for Christmas, which means ECV gets her old convertible ones...she was so happy! Living it up in the backseat!

Kaylee and Sidney Kate-together again!

Time for silly faces...Kaylee wanted SKV to stick out her tongue but for some reason she wouldn't.

Entertaining the little one.

The shirt says "Daddy loves me more than football" and yes he does.

Not feeling the new shades.

The headband is more fitting she thinks...and yes, SKV and Daddy killed that bag of gummy bears yesterday when we went to see Alvin and the Chimpmunks...very anti-Fuhrman of them. Oh and that was ECV's first movie! She went at a very young age and did quite well!

Elt.

Just what is she doing with that toe? Cute!

Cookies for Santa

Totally out of order-oh well...here is the cookie making...the dough was acting up so it took a super long time to get them done...you can even tell by the wardrobe change!

She was sooo very happy when she finally got to work on her cookies!

Sprinkes here, sprinkles there...sprinkles even in your hair! Well not really, but on the floor-yes!

Christmas at Papa and Gran Mary's

The Wednesday before Christmas we had our Christmas with Papa and Gran Mary. Before Daddy got home from work I got both girls dressed up and ready to go...Here is Embree Claire sporting her new boots that Gran Mary and Papa gave her...please remember the pile that she has waiting for her...a girl has to have shoes though. (Wishing I had a picture of Papa's closet right about now.)
Big sis hanging in the background...this is the other camera...otherwise it would be a way cooler shot.
Chase-y and Embree Claire hanging out before the night begins!

Papa starting us off with a reading of the Christmas Story...from Gran Mary's book when she was little-neat!

Sidney Kate got a puppy! The kind we LOVE...needs batteries but no food...she immediately named him "Blueberry."

This is the look of excitement-first party dress! Yes, she'll be sporting this New Years Eve!

Embree Claire's infamous look...she doesn't sport it as much these days but when she does it's still hilarious! She likes her new hat!

Sidney Kate likes hers too!

The portrait of a tired child...so tired she doesn't even know how to express it.