Anniversary berries

We've been enjoying the warm weather and recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary by going to the local strawberry farm. It was AMAZING...and Katie was in heaven. She picked her own berries (ate some along the way) and we all shared the most delicious homemade strawberry ice cream. You can see that Katie enjoyed herself by the sticky mess she made...

This is the child who used to hate anything sweet. Ice cream? YES PLEASE!

Emily also thought the farm was great. She's had strawberries in her baby food, but I'm not sure she is ready for the real thing yet. She probably would have bit into this berry if I got any closer. The berries were bright red and HUGE...you can sort of tell by the example below.

Emily also turned 7 months old, a few days before our anniversary. She is getting so big. She loves to eat and SMILE. No, she never closes her mouth. We think she is trying to catch flies with her mouth always hanging open. :)

The girls are having lots of fun together, now that Emily is starting to sit up and interact more. Here is Katie making Emily laugh...again.

Hole in one?

She probably got her golf skills from her Grandpa (or Uncle Mikey)...they all seem to be equally "skilled".

Already best friends

Katie doesn't need to do anything to make Emily laugh...normally she just walks into the room and Emily perks up. Here is Katie trying to encourage her though. Yes, they are wild women!

Happy birthday Grandpa! Wish you were here to giggle with us!

Roly poly!

Emily finally figured out how to roll onto her big belly...and now she won't stop!

Funny girls

Emily thinks Katie is the funniest thing in the entire world. Katie can walk into the room and Emily will laugh.

Here is a short glimpse of the hysterical laugh Emily makes when Katie gets her going. Sometimes she can't even catch her breath...of course, she normally stops when we turn on the camera.

Munsters!

Our recent conversation...

Katie: There are pink munsters outside our windows!

Mommy: What should we do about it?

Katie: We can eat them, they taste like pizza

Her imagination amazes me!

Dancing with angels

There are not words to describe Layla Grace's story. At two years old, she got her angel wings today after an awful battle with neuroblastoma. Her struggle and treatment were shared by thousands on Twitter, as her parents reached out for support and to share her story.

In the end, it was so rough on such a little body. I can't imagine what her parents are going through right now and hope that they know she is up in heaven with all the other children affected by NB. At the bottom of this post are some links to Layla's story, but be prepared...they are heart wrenching and the worst nightmare any parent could imagine. Here are some recent messages from her parents:

Layla hasn't woken up at all today. She slept through diaper & clothes changes, books, & me reading sweet cards that have been sent to her 7:13 PM Mar 7th via Tweetie

Layla is still sleeping. Occasionally she makes noises that indicate she's in pain, but she hasn't woken up in a few days. 8:23 AM Mar 8th via web

Mommy is rocking Layla. She has only opened her eyes once today. Her feet are getting cold too. 11:17 AM Mar 8th via Tweetie

Layla went to play with the angels early this morning. Rest in peace precious Layla. 11/26/2007 - 3/9/2010 about 8 hours ago via web

Article: http://www.examiner.com/x-30706-Suddenly-Famous-Examiner~y2010m3d9-RIP-Layla-Grace-Cancerstricken-toddler-who-gained-fame-on-Twitter-passes-away

Layla Grace's blog: http://laylagrace.org/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/laylagrace

Rest in peace Layla Grace

We will all keep fighting for a cure!