Ella and Zoë: refrigerator ~

Friday, July 17, 2015

refrigerator ~

We loved your secret front door, your vintage/retro look added a cool edge to our kitchen,and you showed us how tough and well-made appliances did their thing.You've been replaced but will never be forgotten :)xx00 jeremi, tom, ella and zoe

2 comments:

MandyE (Twin Trials and Triumphs) said...: This is awesome! Is that Harvest Gold??? ;)

I posted a couple of months ago about saying goodbye to the little bottle of detergent we still had from the NICU -- and used daily! It finally cracked. My hubby was ready to throw it away, but distracted him long enough to get a picture. It's been part of our family for such a long time! ;) I know you understand!; July 18, 2015 at 6:15 AM
Jeremi said...: mandy, SOOOO funny and SOOOOO true!!

and yes, it was harvest gold :); July 19, 2015 at 9:55 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 : )