Ella and Zoë: Happy 2011

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy 2011

Hope you all had a happy New Year's Eve ....

We sure did!!

Celebrating with fellow frat twins Lexi and Holly ....

.... while wearing their personalized New Year's Eve crowns ....

.... and celebrating by sliding sliding down our backyard hill on 1-1-11, despite the really really cold temps and wind chills....

Happy 2011, everyone!!

4 comments:

CityHouseStudio said...: Adorable pictures, Jeremi! The crowns are so cute, and sledding looks so fun. I want to try out that hill!
Michelle; January 1, 2011 at 8:06 PM
SouthernDogwoods said...: Love those crowns!
Great pictures! Can you send us some snow please?
***I just noticed that my post is not updating on your blogroll. Weird. I have to check into it.; January 1, 2011 at 8:32 PM
SouthernDogwoods said...: Love those crowns!
Great pictures! Can you send us some snow please?
***I just noticed that my post is not updating on your blogroll. Weird. I have to check into it.; January 1, 2011 at 8:32 PM
Annie said...: It's nice to see pictures with Lexi and Holly.

Fun day (1-1-11).; January 3, 2011 at 9:41 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 : )