Our first bath together!

I cannot resist posting this picture. What is cuter than two little girls soaking in a tub? Presleigh is finally big enough(6 1/2 mo) to sit up in the tub and thus can now bathe with her sister. Blaire found this wildly entertaining and had to show Presleigh how taking a bath is done! What a pair these two are!

Blaire Turns 3!!

Well, better late than never but on the 29th of August we celebrated Sandra Blaire's 3rd birthday! She requested a "monkey ballerina" party so that is what she got. We have a great friend who made her a monkey ballerina cake that turned out really cute. We made ice cream cupcakes and ate pizza. We had a couple of Blaire's friends with their parents over, plus Grandma and Grandpa Wagner and Granny. We celebrated with gifts and we got her a sandbox for the backyard.

We had a great time and I can hardly believe that my "baby" is 3. She is turning into such a sweet and bright little girl. I can't wait to see what the next year brings for her!! Happy birthday Blaire!

Playin' in the Rain!

The girls and I were home one afternoon when it began to pour. It was a beautiful summer rain and Blaire and I couldn't resist going out and playing in it. So while Presleigh was snoozing we went out to find some puddles!

Sisters at Play!

As Presleigh gets older her interaction with her sister is increasing everyday. I have mentioned it before but Blaire doesn't have to do much to get a smile from her sister. It is really too cute! Blaire is so in love with Presleigh and it warms my heart to know that God willing they have a lifetime to love each other. Blaire has so desperately wanted to play with Presleigh. When we brought her home from the hospital you could almost read the disappointment on Blaire's face when all Presleigh did was lay there. But all of that is changing!

So the other night Blaire was playing "daycare"! She had the "car" set up with her rocking chair as the front seat and her play high chair as the back seat(what a great imagination!). Naturally, she needed a baby to take to "daycare" in her bedroom! So after trying out numerous unresponsive plastic babies, she decided that Presleigh would work best(she is far more lifelike!) So we put Presleigh in the highchair and off to "daycare" they went.

When they got to "daycare" she got her out of the car(with some help from mom) and guess who got to be the childcare provider! ME! And off to work Blaire went! It was too fun! After work Blaire came back for her baby and we put her back into the "car". Presleigh mostly enjoyed herself and I can't wait to see more of these moments!

Rock on!!

Last weekend we took the girls to the Tumbleweed Festival here in Garden City. There were crafts for the kids during the day and a children's stage that featured kid oriented acts. We didn't get much of a chance to see any "adult" acts during the day, but Barlow girl played the first night and we decided that was the perfect opportunity to take the girls to thier first rock concert! Blaire loved it and Presleigh....well she slept and smiled! It was a great day!

Flower Power!

Ok, seriously, I LOVE the flowers and bows. As if dressing up little girls was not fun enough, now they have flowers and bows that I can put on top of their sweet little heads. They are way too cute and I have so much fun dressing up Presleigh and topping her off with a flower.

Jesus lives in my heart!

In the last few weeks we have been talking with Blaire about God's forgiveness of our sins and His love for us. While I find these conversations with her tremendously important(which they are), Blaire does not always find them particularly interesting. After all this is not a concept that she can see nor touch but is demonstrated through our love for her as parents. However, I continue to talk to her anyway and hope and pray that it begins to sink in, which I believe that it will. She is after all not even 3 yet.

Along with that, during our trip to Montana, we talked about that Aunt Jenna, Uncle Pobzeb, Papa and Grandma Jill live in Montana(which is also confusing because our dog is named Montana) and that we live in Kansas. As a result, she is particularly interested in where people live and so on. So during our trip I asked her where Jesus lived just to hear her response. Blaire responded, "in Kansas!". Well this is true. Jesus does live in Kansas and I affirmed to her that she was right. However, last night I asked her the same question, "Blaire, where does Jesus live?" and Blaire responded, "in our hearts!".

The Lord has impressed on me just how moldable our children's hearts are. I know that Blaire still has a lot to sort out in her understanding of the Gospel but I trust that God is working in her life at the young age of 2 years 11 months and 13 days. Praise be to God!