Doctors Orders

Anna's therapist wants her to do exercises that bring attention to her mouth. One of the suggestions was giving her thick liquids to drink through straws, like a milkshake. So Anna thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of training, and big sister got in on the action too!

NO MAMA....

Today during speech therapy Anna said her first recognizable 2 word phrase...NO MAMA! Well, we're happy she put 2 words together, but did it have to be no mama? I guess I'll be hearing a lot of this in the months to come! We are very excited at this progress though and think the excitement outweighs the actual content!

Cute, but certainly not Inncocent

Reading her new favorite book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Anna was playing rather well independently yesterday....the playroom showed why. Yes, that cute little girl, made all that mess by herself! No wonder it was so quiet!

Pumpkin' Patchin' and Bus Ridin'

Erin had her first Kindergarten field trip today, which meant her first ride on the school bus. Appears she really liked it! We went to Hunt Club and the kids did the hay ride, petting zoo, snack and pumpkin picking. A beautiful morning with lots of photo opportunities!

The kids arriving on the bus!

She looks so tall in jeans.
Posing for a picture!

Mommy and the girls!

MawMaw and the girls!

Erin and Kaci

Erin and the baby goats!

The goats took a liking to Anna!

2 cute sisters

To the Pumpkin Patch we go....

On Saturday we followed tradition with a family trip to the Pumpkin Patch with our good friends the Saunders. We certainly missed having the Judds with us this year. We decided to try a new patch where the pumpkins are actually still on the vine. I think Erin liked the "hunt" more and Anna just liked her freedom. We also took a horse drawn carriage ride which was really fun. Some girls from our church that Erin just adores met us at the farm to spend some time with us! Anna has learned the sign for pumpkin and points them out everywhere we go. Erin is just begging me to make a pie out of our pumpkin. Think I'll stick with the canned kind!

Student of the Month and an Anniversary

Erin was awarded "Student of the Month" at school this morning. We are so proud of her and how well she has adjusted to school. She truly loves it and loves learning and I know she is going to have a great year.

Today is also the 1 year anniversary of her asking Jesus into her heart. She has grown in her love for the Lord over the last year and she displays a heart for others. She often tells us that she loves us, but she loves Jesus more. How can we complain about that. I pray that her faith will continue to grow strong and she will be a light to others around her!

Training Her Up!

Before....

After!!!!!!

I guess one thing about having all girls is that I can train them to help me with my chores, whereas Daddy will be left to fend for himself. Erin willingly and happily spent about 40 minutes folding her and Anna's laundry yesterday. Anna loves to help me put it in the washer and now I have this part taken care of it. Before you know it, they'll be able to do it all. I hope the newness of this task doesn't wear off anytime soon!