a year in review.

so apparently somehow a year has passed without blogging anything new about the girls. holy cow! a year. a whole year. 365 days. as I write those words, I get completely sad thinking how truly fast it goes. many times i have begged the girls to stop growing...even offered to pay them if they would..but they never seem to listen.
in these last 15 months aaron and i have been in complete awe. amazed that God would allow us to be parents to these two amazing, beautiful babies. I am overwhelmed with the need to stop and say thank you before going any further. (i know this isn't an awards show..but here I go) thank you to every single person who interceded in our behalf. as you know the road to being "healthy babies" was a long one for us and it could not have happened without your prayers. as we have learned from God over the past few years, many things in life, good and bad must happen for His glory. I will everyday be thankful for the blessings he is allowing us to have. they have completely changed my world and everything I thought I knew. they show me that everything doesn't have to be perfect, enjoy each second (no matter if they are laughing or crying), some things just aren't important, and what love truly means.
ok, so I've rambled on enough for now, here are a few of my favorite pics over the last year to catch you up.
enjoy.
here we go.
since I last blogged about the girls, they have...

cuddled.

posed for pics on mother's day.

loved new york. (they haven't yet been but I tell them how much they will love it.

read a number of books. :)

jogged several miles.

smiled a whole lot!

been forced to wear bathing suits. (hahahah i know i know. poor babies. I promise these suits were the correct sizes!)

learned to sit up by themselves! ..and learned how to pick on each other.

slept several hours in the car.

learned to eat big girl food!

and even made up a few secret handshakes.

ok... so it won't let me upload many pics at one time, so cutting it off for now. hope these make our long distance friends feel like they haven't missed a beat. :)

a year in review..part 2..coming soon.