Noelle’s growing and growing and getting sillier by the day!  She keeps us on our toes and lights up our days.  Her reading and writing are coming along.  She is so smart!  She is always drawing pictures for friends and giving away things she doesn’t need any more to those less fortunate.  We donate to a resale store that supports the pregnancy center where I counsel, so all the time she is bringing me things for the “little children that don’t have much.”  It’s a blessing to see her giving heart at such a young age and that it comes to her so naturally.  I sing her praises, and she is my joy!

Sweet Anna Kate… like I said earlier, you are so 2!  How did my perfect angel baby turn 2.  Although you can throw a good tantrum, you always apologize and make it right (when you come to yourself).  Your heart is so good, and we are just going through a phase that we’ve come to expect around here.  Just goes with the two-year old territory.  We are slowly potty-training you, but to be honest, Mommy just hasn’t had the energy yet.  It will take one good week, but I’m just not ready to go all out.  She goes potty every night before she gets in the bath, but so far she hasn’t done anything.  I’m thinking we’ll get her all trained up in June.  Also, we are working on getting her to stop sucking her fingers!  It’s so hard.  We’ve started putting a glove on during the night.  She’s so sweet about it and even asks for her glove.  I think it’s a comfort to her because it’s so soft and fuzzy, and she really wants to make us proud.  We can tell she’s really trying.  I take delight in my Anna Katey!  She’s great!

I just had to include one more pouty picture!  Rose is looking and studying the world around her, and we are happy having her tag along!  She truly makes our family complete, and we feel so blessed to have her around.  Her big sissies are going to teach her so much, and she is going to grow up way too fast!  I am trying to freeze time every day!  Rose is such a friendly little baby… I love her more than words can say.