Dear Scarlet,

Happy Halloween! This has been a busy week. We got to visit the pumpkin patch to pick out our two little baby pumpkins and a BIG pumpkin for Daddy to carve. Didn't he do a great job on the Kitty pumpkin, just like we asked him? We dressed up like pink fairies for Trunk or Treat, took a hay ride and saw a marionette circus show! It was so much fun!


The best part of Halloween is that Mama says after Halloween we can talk about Thanksgiving and after Thanksgiving we can talk about CHRISTMAS! But until then....HAPPY HALLOWEEN to all our friends!


XOXOXO,
Sophia

Dear EVERYONE,

We have some BIG news. We are going to be BIG SISTERS!!! Mama is going to have a new baby next spring! When Mama and Daddy told us the news, we were REALLY surprised! Once we started thinking about it, we were very happy. We don't know if the baby is going to be a girl or a boy yet, but Mama says that we are going to be very very good big sisters. We have some toys to share with the baby, and books to read to the baby, and we are going to help Mama so much.

Are you surprised? Leesia & Lilly couldn't believe it either. They are afraid that a baby will mess up their hair but we told them that you have to learn to be a little bit flexible when you are big sisters. And their hair will be ok.

XOXOXO,
Scarlet & Sophia

Dear Sophia,

Here is the picture you took of Mama, Lilly & me. It turned out pretty cute! We had lots of fun tonight running around in the yard. Mama said we were being kind of wild and she blames it on all the sugar we have had. But we LOVE this time of year! It's our Birthday, Halloween, and pretty soon it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas!!! It's almost too much excitement to take! (almost, but not quite).

Halloween is just around the corner!

XOXOXO,
Scarlet

Dear Scarlet & Sophia,

Happy Birthday! I can't believe that my two baby girls are already five years old!


You guys have learned so much in the last year, and I can't wait to see how much you grow and learn this year as five year olds! Scarlet, you are curious, kind, and clever. I know that you will have a year full of learning and getting even smarter! Sophia, you are sweet, bright, and funny. I know that this year you will be growing in every way and encouraging others as you go. I am so proud of both of you. You have become such sweet and self-less little girls. I was so very proud of you when you chose so many of your toys to share with the two little girls who were moving to a new house. It is a blessing to see how much you love each other, too!

XOXOXO,
Mama


PS To our readers: We recently heard about four year old twin girls who had been left suddenly on their grandmother's doorstep, abandoned by their mother. I asked Scarlet & Sophia to gather some nice *matching* sets of toys to pass down to them along with lots of our too-small clothing. At first they weren't excited about the idea but after we talked about it, they changed their minds and were excited to find some toys to share. I was so proud of the girls when they picked some very nice toys and gave them so generously. I love how they are learning to become self-less and thoughtful children.