Toothless No More!

Hot off the presses....Elle is no longer the only Burns' twin with teeth!  Kate is cutting her bottom right tooth and she's cutting it like a champ.  They say that redheads have a higher tolerance for pain - Kate agrees and says she's no sissy.  We'll see if that remains true for the rest of the teeth.  :)

Baptism Day

Our girls were baptized on Sunday, March 21st.  It was a special time for Tyler and I, surrounded by a whirlwind of activity.  We were so happy to share it with our family and friends.  Most importantly, it was a sweet and completely overwhelming feeling to promise to raise our precious daughters to love the Lord with all their heart, mind and soul.  I mean, you just say a few "I do's" and "I will's", but it's a really huge, important, sacred promise to make.  To stop and think about it is both frightening and exhilarating. 

Kate & Elle did SO well with all the festivities and visitors.  They are such sweet, charming little babies.  Yes, I know all parents say that.  But it's REALLY true when I say it.  ...she says as she listens to them revolt against naptime over the monitor...

I have watched our minister baptize babies for the 5 years we have been attending our church and have always loved how sweet and personal he makes it - to have our girls baptized by Dr. Gil was such a blessing.  Elle even got baptized twice!  Once as "Emerson" and once as "Ellerson".  Does that make her extra holy now?  :)  They were both angels for the baptism and I must say I was impressed with Dr. Gil's control as Kate tried to jump out of his arms as he walked them down the aisle.

We had a little get together at our house afterwards which was lots of fun.  We really are blessed with the greatest family and friends in the world.  To be surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses as we raise these girls is truly wonderful.

And last but not least, I have to tell a sweet story about Tyler (don't worry honey - it's not embarrassing).  When we were getting ready to walk down the aisle of the church to sit down, "Canon in D", a.k.a the wedding song, started playing.  Tyler froze and said "I do NOT want to walk my daughters down the aisle to this song.  I can't do it."  To say he loves his girls with all his heart is an understatement.  To watch him with them when he doesn't think I'm looking is a precious snapshot of a father's love for his baby girls.  I know he doesn't want to ever have to give them away.  For now, at least, he doesn't have to worry about that.  These girls will grow up, just like I did, knowing every day how much their Daddy loves them.

(Tyler, you may stop nervously giggling now.)

Here are some pictures from the festivities:

The Burns' Family.  Elle clearly thinks she has better things to do.

Our church made these banners for the girls that we got to keep.  Sweet!

Elle & Mimi enjoying the "after party".

The girls love them some Aunt Khaki.

I like to call this one "Pooped on Papa."  You know, because Kate's tired.  Not because she actually pooped on him.  Because that would be gross.  A definite possibility, but gross nonetheless.

And finally, I think this might be one of my favorite pictures ever.  Kate thinks her GGM (Great Grandmother) is HILARIOUS.  Love it.  Seriously love it.









And finally, on a completely unrelated note - if anyone knows how to properly caption pictures on blogger, I would gladly welcome the tutorial.  Everytime I try, no matter where I try, the spacing is always weird.  It REALLY annoys the orderly, organizational side of me, however small that side may be.  :)

Once upon a time...

A sweet sight in our house at night.  Kate & Elle love storytime with their Daddy.

6 Months

I can't believe my girls are 6 months old.  It's been half a year since since we were at the hospital, getting ready to meet them for the first time.  I must admit, I got a little nostalgic watching The Office last night as Jim and Pam had their baby.  Did anyone else get a little teary when Jim got a little teary when he found out it was a girl?

Me either.

Leave it to me to compare a milestone to a television show.

These girls are such sweet, cute, precious blessings.  They have such wonderful little personalities and I'm so enjoying watching them grow and interact.  Yes, I have my crazy mom days still, but overall, I wouldn't trade being here with them for the world.

And now, the 6 month stats:

Kate
Weight:  16 lbs 7.6 oz
Height:  26 in

 Elle
Weight:  16 lbs 11.3 oz
Height:  26.5 in

Elle was great at the doctor - she was laughing and smiling at all the nurses and the doctor.  She is my independent diva-licious baby girl.  She is very outspoken and very busy at home and will let me know if she is unhappy.  Her laugh is the greatest sound and it's one I'm blessed to hear frequently.  Which helps to balance out her "diva" side when Mommy is getting a little frustrated.  Usually when we are out, I get a lot of "She's so serious!" comments.  She is very observant and likes to sit back and take in her surroundings before she warms up to people/places.

Kate, apparently, knew exactly where she was as soon as we walked in the doctor's office.  She started looking around and then looked at me with big wide eyes like "What have I done to deserve this wretched betrayal?".  And then she stuck her lower lip out and promptly burst into tears.  It might have been the saddest meltdown I've ever seen.  She wouldn't let me put her down the rest of the visit.  She is my sweet, cuddly, sensitive little baby girl.  She has the sweetest smile I've ever seen and a precious disposition.  I call her my little nutter butter, because she is so sweet, but with a hint of nuttiness (like her daddy).

Here are a few of their latest pics...

Please excuse Elle.  She's extremely camera shy.

New Olympic sport:  Synchronized Toe Eating.

Mom, your flash photography is wearing me out.

Deer.....headlights...

Any Questions?

This is a baby.

 

This is a baby with no nap.

Any questions?

Valentine's Day

Thank you, Tyler, for indulging what might be a somewhat juvenile, semi-unhealthy love of teen vampire novels this Valentine's Day.  Though I didn't know it at the time, it was probably one of reasons I married you.  :)  I won't lie though - I love me some Cullen's.

The girls had a lovely first Valentine's Day - complete with several 1st Valentine's Day cards!  They loved looking at them.  No chocolate this year though.  But they did have some squash.  I've named the below picture:

Squash - 1;  Kate - 0

And, finally, we got snow in Atlanta this weekend!  It promptly melted on Saturday, but was beautiful while it lasted.

 

 

Oh, and one more thing - apparently there is some sort of bug going on with videos on blogger that's preventing them from playing.  I know the one I just posted won't play, but hopefully whatever is going on will be fixed soon.

Preach!

When he was little, Tyler had a little pulpit that he used to preach from and talk about how "all you mens" need to repent.  I find that equal parts hilarious and endearing.  He asked Papa and Coco if they still had his pulpit - you know, just in case one of the girls decides she needs to preach the good word one day.  Well, I think I have a candidate for the job...and I think she will be a very, ahem, charismatic, preacher.