Birthday Princesses and Prince Charming!

Sweet Hannah Grace turned THREE on March 9th and Elizabeth will be ONE on March 30th. How did they get so big so fast? We had a double birthday party for the girls today. All the kids had a good time. We missed Aunt Kim and Uncle Jeff (who were visiting the twins at the hospital), but we were so glad that Nana and Brady came! We had a face painter at the party and cupcakes and ice cream of course! We were so blessed to celebrate our sweet girls with several family members and friends.

Mommy and Daddy with Elizabeth

Cute pic just before Hannah pushed Jacob off the car!

Hannah and mommy

The girls about to blow out candles!

My new favorite pic of the kids

Jacob in the ball pit

Hannah getting ready to hit her pinata!

The sisters getting ready to go

The Cole kids with cousin Brady

Elizabeth getting her arm painted

Taking a Capri Sun Break

Jacob helping me water the flowers

One of our birthday princesses with her face painted!

Holding her dresses from Aunt Kim. This girls LOVES clothes!

Nana, Mommy, & Elizabeth

All the girls with the middle name Ann

Jump Jump

My mother-in-law and I took Jacob and Hannah to the Galleria this afternoon to see the ice skating rink with the Christmas tree and all the decorations. We ventured into a few stores and then had McDonald's for dinner. The kids saw the trampolines you could jump on. Jacob said, "I will do that when I get bigger mommy." Hannah said, "I am already big." She was determined. She sent first and laughed the whole time. Big brother decided to give it a try, but after one jump decided his sister could have his turn too. Hannah was jumping at least two levels high at one point. She had a blast. Enjoy the pictures and video!

Let it snow Let it snow Let is snow!

What a fun day! Snow in Houston, Daddy got to come home around lunch time, and we went out to play in the snow. Here are some pictures from our day in the snow! It really feels like the holiday season now! We have made cookies, had hot chocolate, and The Polar Express will be on the tv for the afternoon! Here are my little darlings. Elizabeth liked her first snow experience. She kept trying to crawl off the blanket!

Jacob and Hannah trying to eat the snow!

Mom's favorite picture

Sweet Sisters

Our backyard

Daddy and Hannah

Sweet Hannah

Elizabeth Ann loving the snow!

Jacob still eating snow

Mommy and Jacob and Hannah

Elizabeth trying to crawl away!

Thankful for blessings, saddened by loss

I just found out today that the executive director of Homes 4 Good (where I worked for 3 1/2 years) passed away on Monday after a long battle with cancer. She and her husband were amazing to me. They started Homes 4 Good to help find forever home for children. Charlotte and Rick hired me when I was 6 months pregnant with Jacob and treated me like family. Who hires someone when they are 6 months pregnant? I was able to work from home and be at home with my kids. I was given 3 months paid maternity leave when I had Hannah. Rick and Charlotte made it possible for me to be at home with my kids and work at a job I was extremely passionate about at the same time. I will forever by grateful to them and all those I worked with at Homes 4 Good for those 3 1/2 years. I am also thankful for the support they offered when I decided I should quit to be at home 100 % when I had Elizabeth. Please pray for the Charlotte's husband, Rick, and her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, as well as her parents and sister. I am thankful that she is no longer in pain and that she is in Heaven face to face with our Lord and Savior.

For Nana

Okay, I know I stink at updating my blog. I actually have a lot to update on from this last month, but just for now, this post is for Nana. She being a grandmother who lives out of town asks me all the time to put pictures of the kids up on the blog so she can see them. I fail at this most of the time, so Nana, this picture was taken just for you and the kids knew why we were taking it! They smile at the same time, can you believe it? We love you Nana and hope you like our picture. More updates later!

Please Pray

Please pray for my sweet friends, (Lindsay and James) and (Melissa and Greg). The last two weeks they have each been at Texas Children's Hospital with their precious babies. Melissa and Greg's baby Luke has a rare skin disease EB (check their blog for more info) and Lindsay and James's baby James Thomas has a rare blood disorder more than likely and has had several transfusions and will be have bone marrow drawn in the morning for further testing. I love these two couples and these two babies like family and I am asking for God's comfort and ultimate healing for these precious baby boys, but in the meantime praying that their treatment will keep them as comfortable and healthy as possible. I am also praying for their mommies and daddies to have the strength to give and give to them each day! Thanks to all who are praying for these precious baby boys.

Today's Soccer Game

I do not have any pictures from today, because my camera died as soon as we got there...I forgot to charge the battery pack! Jacob did awesome today. He ran all over the field and kicked the ball and almost scored twice! He has so much fun and was quite proud of himself. Hannah and Elizabeth cheered on their big brother. We celebrated the game with lunch at Prince's Hamburgers and a cherry milkshake