Books, A Pear, and Smiles!!

This last week has been SO Busy! I have had these pictures uploaded to our blog for a week now, and am just finding a few minutes to sit down and share some thoughts and memories about them! Emily and Haley are so cute and funny together! Emily continues to grow more and more in love with her little sister and the idea of being the "big sister" every day! I am really starting to see her maternal instincts blossom now. Just the other day Haley was crying and I wasn't able to get to her at the moment, so I asked Emily to go rock her in her car seat and she went right into the kitchen and started rocking her and gave her blanket to her too! And yesterday when Haley was fussing after we got home from church Emily went over to her and tried to share her sippy cup with her!! What a loving little girl! And Haley quieted down quickly when Emily went over to care for her....not sure if it was because she was happy someone was there, or she was scared that the big heavy sippy cup was about to make contact with her head! When Micah looked at them he said Haley had an expression on her face as if to say, "There is a God", as she saw Emily's sippy cup stuck in the handle of the car seat so that it was unable to come crashing down on her head! What a little comedy show our house is turning into as these girls grow!

It is so hard to believe that Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday and along with celebrating that, we will also be reminiscing on the fact that it is the two year anniversary of the day we found out we were expecting our first child! A lot can happen in two years that is for sure! And now I will get to celebrate Mother's Day with my two beautiful daughters! I love being their Mommy, that is for sure!

Now for some photos........

Emily LOVES to read and this is her favorite position!

Gotta love Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do you Hear?

Oh and we are still having fun with Emily's Pony Tails too, she is getting more used to me putting them up (which is nice)!

After all of that reading it was time for a snack! I decided to bite around the edges of the pear and give the rest to Emily to see what she would do with it....I turned my back for a minute and when I looked again it was all gone except for the stem!! Needless to say, Pears are a Favorite!

There she is sucking on the stem!

Had to get a close up of this cute face!

Haley usually enjoys being in the laundry basket, I thought she might like some company, but by the looks of things, it seems that she may be happier by herself!

On Monday April 26, 2010 Haley really started smiling at people! It was so fun to witness that moment! She had just finished her early morning feeding at about 6Am and when she finished she just kept looking at Micah and I and every so often she would give us the biggest smiles!! What a beautiful little "Honey B" we have been blessed with!

Absolutely Adorable!

Another one of Haley's really happy moments! She really dislikes having a messy diaper or messy clothes, so usually she is at her happiest in a clean diaper and nothing else! She is one special little girl and we love getting to know her better each and every day!!

Full Body shot of our big girl at almost 7 weeks! Now, she will be 8 weeks old tomorrow! Where is the time going?

Haley's Blessing Day!

Our sweet little Haley Elizabeth was able to have her Daddy give her her baby blessing on Sunday April 18, 2010. It was a beautiful day to have a blessing and a beautiful day to have the opportunity to see so many members of our family too! We had two of Micah's siblings come down from Northern Virginia with their families and 3 of my siblings came with their families. Haley was asleep for the blessing, which was fine. Micah did a good job of blessing her. We both feel so blessed to have this precious girl in our family.
Now for a few pictures from Haley's Special Day......

Our Sweet Honey "B" in her blessing attire!

A Big Yawn from our Baby Girl!

I love the look on her face in this picture, and her beautiful flower bow that her Aunt Sarah made for her!

Another Cute Shot! Haley was privileged to wear the same blessing gown that Emily wore. It was a gown that their Aunt Sarah passed down to them, all of her girls wore this same gown too!

Haley's One Eyed Sleepy look!!

Haley's getting some love from her Big Sister!

I sure Love my Little Family!

Two of my beautiful sisters-in-law that traveled down from Northern Virginia for Haley's blessing!

The Gray Cousins were Happy to be together for such a special day!!

Here we are with Micah's oldest Brother, Nathan, and his family!

Us again, with Mommers and Dooders along with one of my brother's and his family!

Here we are all together....a picture of all of our family members that were able to make it down for Haley's Blessing!

We were glad to have many members of our family share this special moment with us, and to those who were unable to attend, we love you.

Micah Won an IPAD!!

Yep, you read it right! Micah Cordon won an IPAD!! How did it happen you might wonder??
It all started when we went to the home show last weekend for a family activity. Micah entered the competition as we came into the arena. You had to guess how many corks were stuffed inside this mini cooper that was on display. So Micah (along with probably every other person that came to the Home Show) put a guess in the box, not thinking anymore about it.

Then on Tuesday afternoon I got a call just as I was putting Emily down for her nap from Carpet Plus. I couldn't get to the phone so they called back. They were looking for Micah...and at first I was a little worried that he had ordered some new carpet, but then the guy asked for his work number and then I inquired why he needed it. Then he proceeded to tell me that Micah had won the IPAD that they were giving away at the home show! Then I got so excited for Micah that I couldn't even think of his work number. But luckily I was able to calm back down and it came to me again:)

The rest of the story is history. Micah got the call, we set up a time to go by the store to pick it up and now we are having fun learning how to use this new toy! As a matter of fact, right now as I am writing this Micah is sitting on the couch with Haley and they are playing with it!

Here are a few pictures that we took (since you know we love to document things) of Micah's IPAD adventure!

Micah receiving his prize at Carpet Plus from the manager, Dwayne. They were both happy to have their picture taken with the ever popular IPAD!

Here's a shot that I took earlier tonight of Micah trying to teach Haley how to use the IPAD, we thought it would be a fun activity for her since she wasn't too excited about sleeping yet!

We continue to be very grateful for all of the blessings that Heavenly Father continues to pour out upon our family. Speaking of blessings, tomorrow is also going to be another very special day for our little family. Haley Elizabeth will be able to be blessed at church by her Daddy. We are so grateful for all of the blessings that we receive and the happiness and joy that we are able to enjoy in our life!

Pony Tails and Hats!

That is the stage that we have entered here at the Gray Household! I just realized yesterday that Emily's hair was FINALLY long enough for me to put into ponytails and so I gave it a try and it only took a little bit of distraction and she was set! She kept them in all day long! I just think she looks ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE with them:) I know, I am the mommy and that makes me a little biased, but still:)
She is at such a fun age right now. She is starting to express herself more, sometimes for the good and sometimes not so much. She LOVES to dance and sometimes she even dances to the music in her head! I LOVE that about her! I love to dance when no one is watching and so does she, although she doesn't mind dancing when people are watching either! She is such a little "ham!".

Breakfast in Pony Tails

A Look from the Top!


Enjoying some Raisins!

Wonder What is Going Through Her cute little head?

Mommy's Favorite Shot!! What an Adorable Little Pony Tail Princess!

Last night when the ponytails came down!

Back Side View...She's got hair like her Mommy:)

Haley is just starting to be able to wear a few more hats! Emily's head was quite a bit larger than Haley's when she was this age, therefore all of Emily's hats are still too big for Haley. But sometimes we find one that will work. And surprisingly when we put this sun hat on her head last night, she didn't object to it! I LOVE her expressions!

She is fighting it, but I don't know how long that will last. Sleep is pretty powerful sometimes!

And She's Out....Once Again! Hat, clenched fists and all! I love this little "Honey Bee"!

Our Fun Little Daughters!!

This past Thursday was my birthday, it was a great day that Emily and Haley and I got to spend with my mom! She treated us well and I am sure that the girls...well at least Emily....thinks that she just has another birthday instead of me! I guess that is what Grandma's are good at though....spoiling those little ones!!

Then as one of my birthday gifts, Micah took Friday off work to spend with us. We had a fun day. Went to the Home Show...and actually we just found out that he won the IPAD that they were giving away! We are excited and are going to pick it up tonight. Then we took a walk at Belvedere....the future Homeland of the Grays!!

On Saturday we did some chores in the morning and then in the late afternoon we decided to make our first Bonfire outside! And it was SO worth it! Emily had such a blast and she even got to have her first S'More....minus the chocolate! And I must say, she was DEFINITELY a fan! And she also discovered our neighbors back yard and their "lawn people". She couldn't stop going over and kissing each one! It was such a precious evening that we were able to spend outside together as a family! One that we will definitely remember for a long time, full of laughs and tons of fun!!

Here are some photos of our adventures....

Our Little "Honey B" getting in some Tummy Time on Mommy and Daddy's Bed!

Emily with Daddy thoroughly enjoying her first S'More!!

So good, can't just have one Bite!!

Emily takes her food very seriously....especially the sweet stuff! Love those baby blues!!

Snack time is over, now it's time to make some new friends!

She had to make sure even the smallest "yard people" got some love!

What a Cutie!!

Back to her Favorite Little Boy!

Haley was even awake for some of the fun! Here she is holding on to Daddy's shovel!!

Taking her important job VERY SERIOUSLY!!

We are so excited that Spring is Finally Here and that we can get out and enjoy this beautiful weather as a family! Fresh Air does EVERYBODY good!

Our Little "Honey B" is ONE Month OLD!

Well, it's been One Whole Month since our little Haley Elizabeth joined our family and what a month it has been....she is actually 5 weeks old Today! She is such a joy and she has a great disposition! And the best part, is that she LOVES the attention that her big sister loves to give her!

Micah and I were talking the other night about any major milestones that Haley has reached in her first month of life and we couldn't really think of any major milestones, but her favorite things to do are Eat and Sleep and she does very well with both of those. And we think she is starting to turn her days and nights back around, which is great too! Soon she will be sleeping at night like a champ:)

We haven't been to her one month doctor's visit yet, because we combined her one month and Emily's 15 month, so we will go next week for both visits!! And we will definitely update the growth of both girls! Although we feel like Haley is definitely doing well with her growth. At her four day appointment she weighed 7 lbs 1 oz. and at her one week visit she weighed 7 lbs. 10.5 oz. So she was definitely growing like a little weed then, and I don't think it has slowed down:)

We sure love our girls, and even though it is a lot of work to care for these two little ones, we absolutely Love them both so much and we are so glad to have Haley in our family now. Just one little grin from Haley or one little wink from Emily and we fall in love with them even more than we ever imagined we could! Haley adds her own special spice to our little foursome and that is one of the many things we love about her!

Here is Haley with her Pink Bear!! They will become close friends over the next year as they have their monthly photos taken together! You can see Haley is super excited about it already!!

I love her little one eyed stare!! And the way she crosses her legs makes me happy!

Getting Ready for another nap, this photo shoot is making her sleepy!

We wanted to get a few shots of the two of them together, but Emily wasn't a huge fan of laying down on the blanket! As you can see Haley was totally content with "chillin'"!

Emily LOVES holding her little sister! And I love how excited she gets! She can tell it's an important job already:)

Emily Loves Getting Kisses, I think almost as much as Haley loves Getting them! They are a perfect match!

Me and my Girls on our front porch! Emily was getting ansty and Haley was contemplative!

Daddy and His Two Little Princesses!

Our Fun Monthly Family Photo!!