Our baby girls are 7 months old!

Addison - Emily - Hailey
Addison and Hailey chatting
Tatum "playing Shelly."

7 months old - wow - that's closer to one year old than it is to a newborn.  I can't believe how fast this is all going!  They really are feeling bigger to me now.  And their personalities are really starting to come out.  So fun!  Addy is definitely laidback and a very content baby.  Hailey has discovered her voice this week.  She opens her mouth, sticks out her tongue, and gives out random, really high pitched screams.  She's not even sad or mad - just feels like making some noise!  (This could get a little much if the other two catch on to her new trick) :)  But it's cute. :)  Hailey is seriously rolling all over the place and is never sitting still.  She could be a handful!  And then there's Emily.  She is the middle child and I think her personality reflects that too.  So far, she seems to kind of be a combination between Addison and Hailey.  She's observant, curious, a mover as well.  They are all very happy babies though so I am so thankful!  

I sit here now with the girls watching me type.  :)  All of my scheduled helpers are officially done now!  Ryan was out of town all last week so my friend from high school, Tatum, was here to help out and hang out.  It was SOO fun and the girls loved all of her energy and laughs.  We had a blast together!  But now she's gone and I'm officially on my own!  

BUUTTT....I have really exciting news that my sister Kara is MOVING HERE THIS SUMMER!!!!  I am SOOO excited about this and can't believe God's plans really WERE for HER to be here with ME this summer!!!  So exciting!  She's going to be an intern for my friend Heather :) ..and she is going to try to waitress...and help me out!  SOO fun! :)  So that is really exciting. 

And the OTHER exciting news (no - I'm not pregnant again.. :) )  But...I am going to be a first - time AUNTIE!!!!!  My brother Craig and sister in law Laura are expecting on December 3 (my original due date with the girls!) So I can't even tell you how excited I am for them to experience the joy of parenting along side of us.  It will also be so fun that the girls will have a cousin only one year apart! And,  t-minus 2 weeks until my brother in law Shane's wedding as well!  So much to praise God about lately!!! :)