Happy 7th Anniversary!

Today Chris and I celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary (at least when it come to our 2nd marriage:)). I can't believe it has already been 7 years. Sometimes it feels like time has flown by but then sometimes if feels like we have been together forever. I certainly do not remember the time when we were not together. Lots has happened in the last 7 years. This weekend we went out to celebrate and reflected on all that has happened. How we started. Where we are now. Lots of moves in the first few years, then 4 year ago we bought our first house, Chris finished law school and we have 2 beautiful girls. Just to name some of the highlights. Even after 7 years we are into each other (despite the 7 year itch:)) and the more i get to know Chris the more i love him. God has truly blessed us and we hope he continues to bless us in the next 7 years.

Taking the bath together!

Emma and Nora started taking baths together a couple of weeks ago. Now that Nora can sit and they go to bed at the same time, it was the perfect time for joint baths:) Emma was soooooo excited at the beginning to share a bath with Nora. She just wanted to show her everything. However, after a few times her excitment about it disappeared. She doesn't want Nora to touch her bath toys and says Nora splashes water too much. It is hilarious! They still take baths together though!!!!! And it is time for me to buy Nora some of her own bath toys!

Emma Singing to Nora

Emma loves to sing to Nora. Here she is singing Zvoncici (Jingle Bells). She is very enthusiastic with the "hey." Towards the end she notices that the outdoor christmas lights (lampice) have come on. It amazes her every time when they come on (I have them on a timer), especially when we leave the house only to return with the lights glowing in the night.

Christmas 2009

It's been too long since we posted anything on the blog. Here are some pictures from the Christmas season.

Halloween

For Halloween we went to the annual (our 3rd) Halloween party at the Pickren's cul-de-sac. It is always a fun time as there is over 20 kids and their folks there. This year was very cold and wet because it has been raining the whole day. Inspite of the weather kids had a great time. You could not even see their costumes from the winter jackets they had to put on in order not to freeze, but they had fun. Emma did really well with walking the hills of the Georgetown neighborhood and trick or treat-ing. She was amazed at everyone giving her candy. She did not even eat that much of it but she crashed as soon as we came home. It was just so much fun for us to observe Emma as she learns and is amazed at all this new stuff she is experiencing. Nora was out at the party but when trick or treat started she and baka duka went inside the warm Pickren home.

Burt's Farm Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we went to a pumpkin patch with our friends Josh, Laura, Elliot, and Charlotte. It was a blast. Here are some pics:

Emma and Payne

This past weekend our friends Patty and Oliver took their twin boys for a surprise trip to Disneyworld and they left Payne their 3 and a half year old here in atlanta. We had the pleasure to hang out with Payne for almost 2 days. He stayed with us Friday and Saturday. You may wonder where he slept so let me answer at the beginning-we have an air matress and he slept on it with Chris and I in our bedroom. He and Emma had a blast jumping on the matress and also just playing together. Emma has a new hero and keeps talking about payne still. She wanted to do everything he did and also wanted to show him everything. Saturday we went to a Atlanta Parent magazine Block Party at Mercer University. That was tons of fun for the kids. They were exhausted and almost both fell asleep in the car ride back home. Nora also did awesome, walking around with baka duka. Baka enjoyed seeing different people and promotional boots. We got to play Mommy wheel of fortune (kolo srece) and even got some prizes:) All in all we had a great time having Payne stay with our family and thanks Patty and Oliver for trusting us to leave your precious little boy with us!