Halie & Austin

Halie and Austin!!! What a joy you are! You make me tired, but you are a true joy and blessing in my life. Halie is now 4 1/2 going on 18. Seriously, an emotional roller coaster at 4. She has such a lively spirit about her. I would not change it for the world. The girl loves pink, purple, Barbie, princesses, bows and shoes with heels. If I had not personally carried her in my belly for 9 months, I would not believe she was mine! We are almost done with the first semester of preschool and she loves it. I was never really too concerned. She is quite the social butterfly. She has never met a stranger! She is becoming quite the big sister to Austin as well. She is quick to tell people that he cannot have milk or cheese and that he is allergic to peanut butter, if she ever has any concern about someone giving him something he should not have. Halie has been involved in gymnastics for about a year and a half now and enjoys doing that. Her new thing will be dance, she is starting a tap/ballet class in January. She is SOOOO excited. I am excited for her. She had her first program at school. All the classes sang some Christmas songs they had learned. I thought she would just eat it up, being up there performing in front of everyone. Well, she really surprised me, she looked scared for most of the time!! She said she was scared because that was her first time, we'll see how the second time goes. Austin is now 15 months old and finally walking!!! He started mostly walking a few days after Thanksgiving. He is a trip! Not too interested in toys, he only wants things that are not toys. He is making Christmas a little more difficult this year! This week, his favorite toys are a pink brush and a spray bottle, occasionally accessorized with a little brown purse! Daddy is very proud! He has a few words, Daddy and Doggy are his favorite. Mama has started to come out a little more over the last week. Nana is a new one also. He makes us smile a lot. He and Halie are starting to play a little together, so that is neat to see them acting like brother and sister.