Happy Birthday Daddy!

August 18 is Pete's birthday and the girls want to let their daddy know that they love him very much.

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Class of '98 Reunion

This weekend I celebrated my 10 year class reunion from New Smyrna Beach High School. The weekend long gathering turned out to be better than I imagined. I was able to meet up with many of my old classmates...most I haven't seen since graduation. Here are a few pictures from the festivites.

Go, Go, Go!!!

The girls are really on the move now. There's no part of the house Paige has not explored yet. She may not be crawling on her hands and knees but she's getting around pretty good with the army crawl. She's also started to pull her self up on things and almost made it to standing. Bree has also start to army crawl...we thought this day would never come for her. She's much more delayed than Paige but we finally have hope that she may one day walk. I think Bree's limited vision is what is holding her back. She doesn't see as far as Paige and she's not as adventurous as her either, so to lay in one spot for most of the day is normal for her. She does like to spend time in her walker...life at a different vantage point. Speech is going better than anyone expected as well. They're always mocking sounds and seem to focus on me when I'm speaking to them. I love it when I put Paige to bed and she says "night night". When I walk in their room in the morning Bree will say "hey girl"...it's too cute. Paige has mastered the word "more" and signs it as well. She uses it when she eats. Paige also learned "no"...I'm always telling her to get away from the dog bowls so she hears no quite a bit. They are finally getting to a point were they no longer feel like newborns and more like little girls. They still have a long road ahead of them, but if everything goes as it is they are well on their way to a normal life.

A Magical day at the Magic Kingdom

I have wonderful news to share with everyone. This past weekend I was taking on a surprise trip to Disney by my wonderful boyfriend Pete. We arrived at our hotel Saturday morning to drop off our bags before we went to spend the day at Disney. Unfortunatly the rain lasted most of the day and we ended up pretty wet. We were on our way out of the park when Pete decided he wanted to walk through Cinderella's Castle. The daily parade was on it's way so I was in a rush to bet the traffic to the exit. Pete took my hand...I could feel it shaking as we stood on the bridge of the castle. He then got down on one knee...took out a glass slipper with a diamond ring placed inside and said the five word I've been waiting to hear my whole life - "Elizabeth, Will you marry me?" I cried...he cried...I, of course, said yes...and we began to enjoy the rest of our evening. Later that day he took me to an amazing restaurant in the resort where we at scallops and Filet Mignon. The waitress was nice enough to take our picture and even brought out chocolates for the occasion. We watched the fireworks and walked along the boardwalk for the rest of the night. As of now we haven't made and definate decisions on anything, but we are thinking of having the wedding sometime in the fall of next year. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world because I get to spend the rest of my life with the man of my dreams!

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All Talk...

and we're loving it. The girls have been gabbing so much lately. Paige's favorite word right now, and mine too, is "Nice". Everytime she plays with my hair she like to pull on it...so to get her to stop I tell her "nice". All of a sudden she said it back. She's also saying "more" "two" "no" and "hey". Bree's quite the talker as well. Our favorite is "Uh Oh". She says it all the time...as well as "one" "nice" "hey girl" and "one". They both have said "mama" "dada" "baba" for some time but none of the words have been with purpose. When hungry the both make num num sound...that I do know! I so great to say a word to them and watch them really think about it and try to say it. My only hope is that this continues without any loss of word...and for their to be intent in their speech. Bree continues to do well with the Lamictal. She's now completely off the Keppra and by next week she will be at her theraputic level. Paige continues with the army crawl and I'm now having to keep a closer eye on her. Bree is attempting to sit longer...using her hands still to balance herself. A cold has gone through the house this past week making life a little hectic. With all the crying and lack of sleep...from both the girls and I...it's been miserable. We're all managing though.