Ella and Zoë: STILL summer stuff .....

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

STILL summer stuff .....

The summer the girls were six they learned
how to ride their bikes WITHOUT training wheels
and how to SWIM without floaties!!! Two huge
milestones :)

And whenever we were in Buffalo we spent as
much time as we could in Grama's neighbor's
beautiful pool ......

2 comments:

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...: Awww, cute pictures!; October 10, 2012 at 6:19 AM
Rydley said...: Those pics do look SO summery now! I know, we're still catching up some too... Yay for biking and swimming!; October 14, 2012 at 10:26 PM

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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 : )