Ella and Zoë: mermaids

Saturday, July 16, 2011

mermaids

Zoe and Ella's latest love --- dressing up like mermaids.

Princess Mermaids, of course!!

7 comments:

Annie said...: Those mermaids are beautiful. God bless them!!!!!!; July 16, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Jenna said...: We seriously would have been best friends. :); July 17, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Rydley said...: Hey, we have that costume too! Mermaids are very popular here as well...; July 17, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Taylor said...: Princess mermaids... the best kind!! They are so precious.; July 17, 2011 at 8:48 PM
SouthernDogwoods said...: Awww, precious x2. We have the same costumes - gotta love mermaids; July 17, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Jodee said...: Dressing up is soooo much fun! Your girls are adorable! I think having twin girls would be a blast, but hard on the bank account too! HA HA!; July 18, 2011 at 10:28 PM
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...: They make great mermaids. I'm betting they like to watch The Little Mermaid?; July 19, 2011 at 6:52 AM

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 : )