Ella and Zoë: I ♥ Faces: Sports and Pets

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I ♥ Faces: Sports and Pets

There are 2 contest categories at I ♥ Faces this week.

Category #1:

I just had to use this photo of Zoe (in blue) dancing during ballet class. I love how she is in her own little world and just feeling her dance.

Category #2:

I was also really excited to see 'pets' as a category again. This is one of my favorite photos of Maggie Dog (with Ella) and really shows what a great dog she is, especially around little kids.

Check out www.iheartfaces.com to see other fun entries, and enter your own photos, too!!

5 comments:

JG said...: Aw, the dance class pic is so sweet! :); July 14, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Designs by Jessie said...: ohh i love that photo with her with the dog! awesome!; July 15, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Tara said...: Aww, your little girls are adorable. My daughter was also born 9 weeks premature, but is healthy and happy at 6 months now. Love the ballet pic!; July 15, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Anonymous said...: I love the dance photo it looks like they are all deeply into their own dance stiles. I like the colors in the dog picture, also adorable.; July 16, 2009 at 5:42 AM
lauren :) said...: zoe and ella are so cute! i can't wait to see them next month.; July 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM

The Beginning of the Adventure . . .

After trying and waiting for a long time, June 26th 2006 was the estimated due date of Baby A and Baby B. We were thrilled. But a little over 10 weeks early our doctor decided it was time for us to meet the babies. On Wednesday, April 19th at 6:49 pm, Ella Marie was born. We named her after Tom’s mom, Della Marie, and her name means 'Light'. She weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces, was 16 inches long and was perfect. At 6:51 pm, Zoë Dianne was born. We named her after my mom, Dianne, and her name means ‘Life’. She weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces, was also 16 inches long and was perfect too.

Both girls stayed in the NICU for almost 2 months and did really well, especially considering all of the 'what could have/should have beens'. It was a 'one step forward two steps backwards' type of dance those first few weeks, but after 47 days we brought Zoe home and 10 days later brought Ella home. FINALLY, we were all four under the same roof, and were ready to start the next exciting chapter in our lives . . .

Ella and Zoe turned FIVE this April and are THRIVING. They are fun, funny, naughty and sweet. The joy they bring to our lives is immeasurable. They are also really fun to take pictures of : )