Valentine's Day!!!!

Emercyn's class had a Valentine's party at school. So much fun! I signed up to take the party favors....remind me not to do that again! That gets expensive when you are buying for 24 kids! ;) I'll stick to the snack or drinks!!!

Emercyn loved going through her Valentine's from all of her friends, and Harper had a great time watching her!!!

Jason and I got the girls a little gift for the holiday. They both love books, so we thought it was a fitting gift. Emercyn got the newest book in the "Pinkalicious" series (her favorite) called "Silverlicious". Harper got a book about love called "I love you when....".

And of course, Jason and I got to go on our annual Valentine's Day date! We hired a babysitter (thanks Alyssa!!), and went out to eat. We went to On the Border (their avacado live is fantastic). We stopped at Starbucks on our way home and grabbed some yummy coffee!! It was the perfect date!!!!

Batter Up!!!

Emercyn's old enough to play T-Ball this summer, so we decided to sign her up!! You know Jason's excited. :) And guess who her coach will be?!?!?!? You guessed it! JASON! We knew he couldn't stay away from the sport too long! It's in his blood! And let me tell you, Emercyn is SO EXCITED to have her Daddy coach! She is so proud and tells everyone she sees! I just know this is going to be a wonderful experience that they will both cherish for a long time! We asked several of Emercyn's friends from dance, school, and church to join our team. There are 12 kids, and Emercyn knows 10 of them pesonally. That is going to make for a fun season!!

Jason and I decided on the name "The Shockers". This was not an easy decision! We couldn't agree on anything! Emercyn decided "The Princesses" would be fitting. I told her that there were more boys on the team than girls so it wouldn't work. She then she came up with "The Prince Saves the Princess". I personally loved it! But Jason vetoed it quickly!! ;) He asked me to come up with 10 names and he'd choose from the list. So, that's how we came up with our final team name....and we're all happy! The team colors are aqua, silver, and black. And of course, the 4 little girls on the team will have "bling" on their shirts!

The season doesn't begin until late March/early April, but be sure to check back.....there will be pictures and play-by-play of these darling little 4 & 5 year olds!!!

Dallas.....here we come!!!

We took a mini-weekend vacation to visit my sister and her husband in Dallas (they actually live in a town just right outside of Dallas). We had a blast and can't wait to go back!!!

Jason's Aunt Sharon lives in Irving, which was on our way to my sister's, so we asked her to meet us for lunch. We met at the coolest McDonald's. It was shaped like a Happy Meal! Thanks Sharon for meeting us!!! :)

While at my sister's, we visited the Children's Museum. It was lots of fun, with many activities for both girls.

We also went to the American Girl Boutique and Bistro. This place is a MUST for every little girl!! Even this 29 year old girl went nuts!!! It's simply amazing! First, we had lunch in their bistro. They have highchairs and utensils for your dolls. After we ate, we let the girls shop!! Their Great-Grandma Thelma passed away recently, and she left them each a little money....asking them to buy themselves something fun! We decided Grandma Thelma would like it if they bought a doll! I'm sure she had a great time watching them pick out their doll from Heaven!! :) Both girls picked the "Bitty Baby" instead of the bigger dolls. I asked Emercyn why she didn't want the bigger doll, and she said "because the bigger doll would be my friend, but I can be the Mommy to the baby doll". She LOVES to pretend she's the Mommy to her babies, so this doll is perfect! Emercyn named her's Lulu and Harper's is Evie!

My sister and Trevor cooked us some amazing meals while we were there! They were perfect hosts! It was wonderful to spend that time with my sister!!! And the girls really enjoyed bonding with their Uncle T! They sure love him!! We are looking forward to our next visit!!!!

Newest Pictures!

My sister, Lindsay, took these pictures of the girls in November. They are Emercyn's "4 year pics" and Harper's "18 month pics". Miss E loves to pose! She really loves the camera and getting her picture taken! Harper, on the otherhand, does not! She hates getting her picture taken, so we had to work hard to get her to stand still and smile! But we were able to get some great shots! :)

Happy New Year!!!

We wish your family a wonderful new year and pray that it will be a blessed 2011!!!!!! I can't wait to see what HE has in store for our family!!! :)

Christmas!!!

What a wonderful and blessed Christmas our family had!!! It was so much fun to see the excitement on the girls' faces when they walked into the living room on Christmas morning! It is so much fun to see Christmas through a child's eyes! :) Jason and I are truly thankful for everything God has given us this year! HE is the REASON for the season! We made sure the girls knew that, and in fact, Emercyn reminded us that it was Jesus's birhtday! :) What a wonderful Christmas we had!!!!

Christmas with the Looper Family!

We celebrated Christmas with Jason's mom and dad at their house a couple of days after Christmas. We had a wonderful time!! Jason's sister and her family live overseas, so they weren't able to come home for the holidays. But we were able to Skype with her, so that was great!! They'll be home next year for Christmas, which means we'll get to spend time with our niece and our twin nephews!!!! :) Can't wait!