Happy Independence Day!

A week late!

But I had to post these darling pictures of my girls with their cousins and one of the few family pictures we have. (Getting all of us happy and cooperative has proven to be a challenge thanks to my independent-thinking four-year-old.)

Here are Madi and Emmy (best cousins!) holding their younger siblings Henry and Abby. They are both great big sisters and love their babies!


Any guesses as to the age difference between Henry and Abby?
The answer is 8 months! Henry is about 2 pounds lighter and only a few inches shorter than Abby. He's big enough that you'd expect him to be able to sit by himself, but he really is only 5 months old and just figuring out rolling. He and Abby got along fairly well...meaning Abby didn't clobber him and would offer him toys. She did get very jealous of Nana holding another baby and just about came unglued when Nana started singing Henry HER ni-night song. We're looking forward to them running around playing with each other in a year or so.

And here's the family picture!


Emmy and I worked together to coordinate our outfits in the morning and even laid Daddy's out on the bed for him while he was in the shower. Emmy was concerned about her pet fish, Seashell not wearing any red, white or blue, but she concluded, "but she's just a fish, so no one can pinch her." :) (Apparently she really liked St Patrick's Day!)