Some pictures from the last couple of weeks

This boot is actually a cake that Carolyn made for one of our good friend's, Courtney Ficken, for her surprise 30th birthday! Amazing!It's spring, so I raked some pinestraw for our flower beds. Our neighbor has a stand of pines that is pretty clean underneath, so I got it done pretty quickly. While Carolyn spread it, I did some weed-eating...which is how I avoided the poison ivy (yikes!). Carolyn is very allergic to poison ivy. It's all over her arms. This is the 'best' shot of her left elbow...
Living in the country, we get several 'pet drops' a year. People don't want their dogs and cats and just drop them off by the side of the road. On the way back from raking the straw, I spied these two hound pups running and playing in the middle of the road. We're currently trying to give them to a couple of Wesley staffers but in the mean time, the girls are loving them. Hannah carries them around with little grunts..."huh...huh..." SO ADORABLE!!
And Emmaleigh...the first thing she asks in the morning is, "can I go play with the doggies?" and she has to tell them "good night" before she goes to bed. Really need to get rid of these dogs!
A few Easter pictures...

And a couple of 'waking up' pictures.
Carolyn came in one morning and Hannah was very naked and very pleased with herself. She was laughing and jabbering and exploring her diaper!
And a proud Emmaleigh a few days later...she made her bed all by herself for the first time.