Welcome, Alex!

Alexandra McCartney Little was born on September 6, 2011 at 10:13 a.m. She had a full head of hair, like all of our girls, and weighed 6 lbs, 9 oz. She is precious!! I can't wait for you all the meet her. She is healthy and loves to sleep :)

Ellie's 3rd Birthday, Recent Photos, and Baby #3

The title of this post is too long. That is because I don't post nearly often enough, and I have to group several events together. Oh well, better late than never! A lot has happened since January, namely, that we have another baby on the way! We found out just a couple of weeks after Ellie's birthday. It is like deja vu. We just did this, and we are doing it again! I find out in a few weeks what the gender is, and we are thoroughly excited! To catch up on the last few months, I put together a slideshow of Ellie's birthday and some more recent photos of the girls playing. They really have a good time, and we love to watch them! Our girls are such a joy, and we will be adding to the joy in September. Stay tuned!

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Away in a Manger

Christmas, for us, held a little disappointment this year. I had a stomach bug and could not enjoy the weekend or the time Justin had off from work. But my sweet husband jumped right in and took care of the girls while I was...well, you know. I was pretty much quarantined to my bedroom, and as lonely as it was, I am thankful that nobody else got sick. Christmas dinner consisted of a warmed-up turkey breast, some steamed green beans, and a baked sweet potato. Not what I had planned, but it worked. It was my first real meal in almost three days. Nonetheless, we survived and the girls enjoyed playing with their new things and singing songs. The funniest and most endearing thing this year has been Ellie's fascination with the story of Christ's birth. She sings Away in a Manger several times a day (still singing 2 weeks post-Christmas) and playing "Baby Jesus Lying In The Manger." She tells us the story with great excitement and awe. It is precious. Her favorite toy was actually Anne's gift, a nativity play set, complete with a stable, shepherds, animals, angels, and the holy family. She was in her first Christmas program at school this year (sniff, sniff), and she played an angel, along with all of the other 2-year-olds. She was the only one munching on a pretzel rod during the program. That's my Ellie. I am really enjoying this sweet age. Anne is growing up too -- just toddling around, and loving her daddy! Anyway, I will stop rambling and get to the pictures. Enjoy!

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Anne Barrett's First Birthday

A little late as usual, I write to share about our sweet little Anne Barrett's first birthday.  It was a wonderful occasion with grandparents, Aunt Katie, cousin Lila, and big sister Ellie in attendance.  She had a lovely fall-themed cake, which quickly was smeared all over her body.  Somehow red was the predominant color of icing that was spread from head to toe.  After we bathed her, the bath water was pink!  She loved the cake, as you will see.  It was such a fun time with our little girl.  She is growing up so fast...now she is walking, and her favorite word is "uh-oh."  Precious.  Here is a little slideshow...

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