Poor Baby

Ethan woke up this morning sick. I know he is sick if he falls asleep on the couch at 12:00.

Mommy's Girl

Emilie is smiling more and more everyday.

Ethan has been such a good big brother. He is always loving on Emilie. Whenever she cries he gets to her before I do trying to make her happy.

Somebody help me...please

Is this wear my pants are supposed to go?
Ethan felt the need to feed Noah's deer.

Going.....GONE!!

For Ethan's 3rd birthday we bought him a bike. By the second day he was gone. He loves wearing his helmet because that's what daddy does when he rides his bike. Noah already has plans of putting him in a race this fall. We'll probably start training Ethan this summer.

Too Cute for Words

Since I just started my blog in February, I have to catch up. Here are some cute pictures of Ethan that I couldn't resist sharing with everyone.
This first one is from our 2006 beach trip. He had so much fun that he passed out watching T.V. That never happens.
Here he took all of his cars and lined them up. He had to have them all exactly the same space apart.
Thanks to Eileen he got to bring out his cowboy roots.
Ethan helped Papa get the Turkey ready for Thanksgiving.

Happy Valentine's Day

Emilie went for her two month check-up today. She had to get 3 shots but she did so well. She now weighs 12 lbs. 5 oz.(75% percentile) and 23in. long(75% percentile). She hasn't gotten any longer since her 1 month check-up but she's gained 2 pounds!
Ethan was trying to share his Valentine's candy with Emilie

The Story of Our Home

These are the building permits.
Here is our foundation.
It's almost done.
Ethan is enjoying wearing his construction hat.

Here it is the finished product...

This is my kitchen.
Our Sunroom (playroom at the present time)
Our Living Room.

I did not take any pictures of the bedrooms because the pictures do not do them justice. We do have 3 bedrooms upstairs.

It's My Birthday, Got My Car Fixed....

Yeah! Today is Ethan's 3rd birthday. So I think I will just be lazy and lay around watching the "Cars" movie. We are going to take him to get a bike tonight. He doesn't know but he'll be excited once he realizes we're taking the bike home. Last night we went to a birthday party for someone else and he couldn't stop talking about it. We are going to celebrate his birthday later this month with the family. He really wants to wear a birthday hat.

Faster Than Lightning

Noah has been racing on his mountain bike for the past several years. It has been a blessing to see him grow. I remember the first race. It was on a farm in Virginia. Everyone parked their vehicles in a field. Noah wore cut off camo pants and a white t-shirt with the sleeves cut off. He even got a medal. The next race he didn't even wear a shirt. I really admire Noah for his hard work and dedication for preparing for the races. He rides his bike 16 miles (one way) to work 3 to 4 times a week. He even humbled himself this race series and raced Super Sport when he normally
races Sport, just to challenge himself. What an example!

Here she is

Here is Emilie Kate Pennell. In the top picture she was only a few minutes old. She was born at 5:12 a.m. on Thursday December, 14 2006, 7 lbs. 12 oz., 20 inches long. In the bottom picture she is 7 weeks old, 10 lbs. 11 oz, 231/4 inches long. She is a happybaby, still adjusting to being in the world. Ethan is very loving to her.

Ethan's First Snow!

Ethan is going to be 3 years old next week. He has never seen snow. When I got Ethan up this morning I went into his room and opened his blinds. The first thing he said....SNOW!