Outnumbered

The other day Emilee discovered the power in numbers. She told me that I was no longer in charge of the remote because there are more girls than boys. The girls are in charge because there is only one boy. Emilee then turned to Carly and told her that she no longer needed to listen to daddy because he is a boy and there are more girls so mommy is in charge.
I think I cried a little inside. This definitely could had been a very funny moment instead I was hurt. This still does not change my mind, No more children. What happens if there is another girl then it would be 3 to 1. I can't take that chance. I am already outnumbered and the scary thing is they know it.

Christmas Letter 2011

Dear Family and Friends,
Where does the time go, I can't believe Christmas is only 3 days away. We have had many blessings and many challenges through out the year.
We started the year by having our basement flood 3 different times, which started our basement remodel a little early. We were so blessed for family and friends who helped clean, store our belongings and helped with the demo. We have doubled the living space and have an almost finished basement. The basement was completely redone except for the bathroom. Maybe next year we will get some furniture for the family room and the office. The girls love their new playroom.
In August Julie was able to travel to Canada for her Granny's Funeral. It was a sad moment but a blessing to see family and remember wonderful memories from her life.
Emilee and Carly continue to grow too quickly, but bring so much drama into our lives. Emilee started kindergarten at Sam Morgan Elementary. She loves her teacher and new friends plus is excited to learn new things.
Carly is always on the go and just wants to do what her big sister is doing. She loves going to daycare and nursery to play with friends. We are working with a speech therapist to help Carly who at 2 can only say a few words. The one word she knows very well and uses in thousands of times a day is NO.
As we look back through the year we have been truly blessed by many friends and family. As we look forward to the new year were excited for the adventures we will have.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Love Doug, Julie, Emilee, and Carly

Halloween 2011

Here are Emilee and Carly in their costumes

Both costumes fit their personalities

Emilee is a Diva Fairy

Carly is a Denver Broncos cheerleader

Video of Carly blowing out the Candles

Here is video of Carly's excitement of cake and blowing out the candles, well you could say it is a type of blowing them out.

Carly turns 2

We celebrated Carly turning 2 with Cake and family

The birthday Cake. Already loves the princesses

Carly loved being the center of attention

Carly loved the unwrapping. We could have re-wrapped the gifts and carly would have gone at it all night. We cannot wait for Christmas. This girl knows what unwrapping gifts is all about.

Emilee Birthday Party

Here is video inside the storm

Emilee has a Friend Party

Emilee was turning 6 so we decided to let her have her first friend party. We rented a bounce house and bought pizzas and soda. Do I hear a vote for parents of the year.

The bouncehouse in all its glory

I am not sure if am more proud Emilee survived are parenting to reach 6 or the phineas and ferb birthday cake she picked out

The gang stopped the bouncing for two seconds to pose for a picture

Emilee's cousin carter had so much fun he took a nap in the middle of having fun