Braelyn holding Grady
Emily and Braelyn sharing a rare hug that wasn't followed by 'I'm sorry'
Emily's castle
Displaying our fingernail polish and makeup all done with markers!Grady Leaman Stettler became our newest 'stalk' on January 22, 2009. He is now 6 weeks old and is growing 'like a weed.' It's hard to believe that he's been with us a month and a half already! Emily and Braelyn are wonderful big sisters to their new brother. Emily loves to hold Grady and entertain him, while Braelyn (our snuggle-girl) loves to rub her cheek on the top of his head while saying "soft hair" and "I love him, Mama." It melts my heart to see their expressions of love for him because I don't as often get to see those loving sentiments expressed between the two of them.
Emily's creative mind is growing and expanding by the hour, it seems. From 'painting' fingernails with markers to building castles with her blocks, she is constantly pretending and creating. Her artistry tends to leave a path of destruction behind her which, like a typical creative-mind, gets her in trouble when it doesn't get cleaned up. Her most recent accomplishment is learning to ride her bike without the training wheels. That was Daddy's idea, and now he's paying for it as he has to run along side of her bike as she cruises the neighborhood.
Braelyn is busy trying to keep up with 'na-na' (her nick-name for Emily-not sure where that one came from!). We often say that Braelyn went from 2 to 5 years of age, skipping the years in between. As soon as she could keep up with Emily, she became her shadow...doing all the things that 4/5 year olds do. That can make Mama a little nervous at times; especially when she gets the scissors a little too close to her hair while cutting things out, or asks to take the training wheels off of her bike too! I don't think we're quite ready for that!
I've posted a few recent pictures..... enjoy!
Emily's creative mind is growing and expanding by the hour, it seems. From 'painting' fingernails with markers to building castles with her blocks, she is constantly pretending and creating. Her artistry tends to leave a path of destruction behind her which, like a typical creative-mind, gets her in trouble when it doesn't get cleaned up. Her most recent accomplishment is learning to ride her bike without the training wheels. That was Daddy's idea, and now he's paying for it as he has to run along side of her bike as she cruises the neighborhood.
Braelyn is busy trying to keep up with 'na-na' (her nick-name for Emily-not sure where that one came from!). We often say that Braelyn went from 2 to 5 years of age, skipping the years in between. As soon as she could keep up with Emily, she became her shadow...doing all the things that 4/5 year olds do. That can make Mama a little nervous at times; especially when she gets the scissors a little too close to her hair while cutting things out, or asks to take the training wheels off of her bike too! I don't think we're quite ready for that!
I've posted a few recent pictures..... enjoy!
Great blog :) Keep the updates coming! Your girls keep getting cuter. Grady is a handsome little dude.
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