Fall Pictures...

Hey everyone! Just wanted to post this site where you can see some fall pictures we had taken not too long ago...Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween! Happy Birthday, Dad!

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I think you have to have a Snapfish account to see these...sorry.

Busy times...

Nattie giving her sister a kiss!

Goodness...time flies by. I know I say that at least once in every blog entry, but I really mean it! LOL. It is only 2 months until my girls turn ONE! It isn't possible, is it? They are getting settled into daycare now and I think they like it (for the most part). They are both getting to the stage where they are jealous of each other when it comes to Mommy and Daddy's attention. And since I have to pick them up from daycare each day, I have to keep track of who I picked up first the day before so I can pick up the other one first the next day! It gets so confusing, but I don't want either of them to feel like we're playing favorites. Their teachers tell me they are doing great so far, they haven't been real fussy or anything. They do tend to start crying and wanting held around the time the other parents start showing up to get their kids though. They want Mommy there NOW not later! haha. I guess this will be good lessons of patience for them early on...but they are good. We went through a major string (about 4 long weeks) of sicknesses once they started there. We knew this would happen but I wasn't prepared for 4 weeks worth. It was hard and tiring but we made it through. We had several viruses that we kept spreading to each other and also each of the girls had an ear infection at one point. I think we made at least 4 visits to the doctor and went through about 2 bottles of Motrin and 2 bottle of antibiotics. Let's pray we're well for a while now so we can recover! haha.

A few milestons we've reached since the last blog is that both girls are sitting great by themselves now. Yes, I know this is a little late for them to just be doing this, but they are very stubborn and want to do things on their own time...who am I to argue? :) Audrey is very close to crawling and Natalie I think will be the first to walk. Both girls LOVE to say "Da da" and Natalie can even say "Daddy" now. Audrey can say Mama now too which I love of course.

Natalie "Sleeping Beauty"...

Spencer and I are learning pretty fast now how hectic life is going to be with two girls and a full-time jobs but we wouldn't change it for the world! They are our world now! I am so blessed to be able to say that because this time two years ago, I wasn't sure I ever would! God is GOOD!

Audrey and her beautiful grin :)

It's Football Time in TN~

"Gorgeous...just like my Aunt!" is what their onsies say (thanks Aunt Jenny!)

We are so excited that football season has started again! It means that the fall season is upon us (even though we don't actually start feeling it until the end of October) and east Saturday is spent in front of the TV cheering (or yelling if it involved the UT game this past weekend). haha. I think the Mountaineers are doing great this year so far, aren't they? GO WVU! The Volunteers are doing ok so far, we are 1-1 so the season could go either way right now. We're praying for a good season this year so Spencer doesn't have a heart attack. He was able to go to the first home game which we won. He had an awesome time! Unfortuntately, the girls were not feeling up to par so we were at home with Mamaw Lee watching the game from the living room. We had a great time visiting with Great-mamaw Lee though and she was a big help.


Let's see...what else has been going on. The girls are continuing to amaze me each day. They are rolling everywhere right now. Can't quite crawl yet, but it won't be long. They love to clap their hands when you sing to them...Audrey will even try to chime in and sing a little too sometimes with us. It is so cute. Their favorite songs to clap to right now are Patty Cake (of course) and Jesus Loves Me. Their favorite part is when it goes "Yes, Jesus loves me...Yes, Jesus loves me...Yes, Jesus loves me...the Bible tells me so". When they hear that first "Yes" come out they really start clapping hard! haha. Audrey is starting to say "hi" and "bye" with her little hands. Natalie is learning too but she likes to throw her arms up and down really fast...so funny! She is my wild child. Audrey is really starting to come out of her little shell though. She is still a little more shy but she is really starting to become little miss jealous. She doesn't like when you leave the room or if you go to Natalie first.

Another big event in the Crane household is that the girls started "school" this past week. Or actually, it was just Audrey last week because Natalie was sick with a virus so she couldn't go. Audrey was such a brave little girl going to "school" all by herself. Today is Natalie's first day with her sister. I know Audrey will be so glad to have her there! They are going to the Gingerbread House Child Care Center in Ringgold, GA. It is such a great place. I think they are going to do so good there! So many little kiddos to play with and learn from.

More pictures...

Audrey wearing Daddy's headband...got to Love that face!

Natalie looking like she's up to something...

Going for a walk in the park...it was so HOT that day!

Natalie LOVES the camera...she smiles when she sees it!

My little cutie-pie Audrey!

Don't have much time to write much these days, but wanted to share a few more photos! More to come...Love!

8 Months Old

Natalie LOVES the camera!

Audrey's favorite thing is her exersaucer!

We love playing on the floor!Prissi the Watch Dog!

Goodness! Only 4 more months until the girls turn 1! We are having so much fun this summer, if only the weather would cool off a little bit so we can get outside more. You know it's bad when everyday you go get in your car after work and the thermometer outside says 100 degrees. I am definitely ready for a break in the HOT weather. Shoot, just give me low 80's at this point and I'll be happy. haha.A fun day out on the North Shore!

The girls have been growing so much lately. They now eat three meals a day of baby food and formula and they are starting to really like those Puffs that they have for kids to start trying to eat solid foods with. It has taken Audrey a little while to get used to them but Natalie, again our natural eater, loves them. Their favorite thing right now is their exersaucer! They could both play for hours in it...Spencer and I are going to go out this weekend and shop for another toy for them to play with. I think they have finally outgrown their swing and bouncy chairs...:( So sad! Natalie has started trying to grab everything now! Audrey isn't quite as bad yet, but she's started it too. Last night we had our first mess where Natalie was sitting in Spencer's lap and she reached over and grabbed his Mtn. Dew can and knocked it on the floor when it was full! It definitely could have been a worse mess, so we are lucky we didn't learn our lesson with something like spaghetti or soup! Audrey is just so sweet right now...she just loves to be loved on and loves and give huge long hugs. Everyday when I wake her up from sleeping or pick her up from daycare she just wraps her arms around my neck and hugs and hugs! I LOVE IT. They are just the sweetest girls ever! We are very blessed.