How we got to this point

On Feb 14, 2005 the beautiful twin girls were born. First came Sidney Marie and next was Ellie Grace. I started watching the girls when they were 7 months old, and couldn't have been happier with this job. I was blessed with the opportunity to take care of two amazing twin girls everyday as well as build a wonderful friendship with their mom!




The girls have been there with me through many ups and downs; within the first week of working with them, my Grandpa died, but there was always SOMETHING about coming to see their beautiful smiles and hearing their adorable laughs that made life more rich and happy again. Things haven't changed a bit, here I am 3 years later and they've seen me through several different heart aches, pains and struggles of life, but coming to work and spending each day with them some how made all the hard stuff easier to handle.




July 31 2009 I will no longer be their nanny. I have decided to move to Idaho come September to live with my parents for awhile and start a life down there and see what God has planned for me! Its going to be very difficult not being able to see the girls everyday like I have for the last 3 years, but it just is time to move on, but i know for a FACT that these girls and their family will be apart of my life forever.




If you know me at all, you'd know that I frequently talk about the people I love, and so of course I have MANY stories of the girls. This last weekend I went away for a mini-vacation with my family and found myself talking about and sharing lots of stories of the girls, and that gave me the idea that maybe other people would want to hear these stories too!




Now let me introduce you to the girls:






Here we have Ellie Grace, who i like to call Elle-Belle or Ellie-Bell. She is one of the smartest little girls that I know (And I'm not just saying that). Her brain is literally a sponge, you just have to say something to her once and she'll remember it (even when you don't). She has a precious heart of gold that helps her to be the non-rule breaker who will do pretty much anything you say and is scared to do much outside of her comfort zone. She is scared of a lot of things such as "scary witch ladies" on the TV, being in room by herself and "BUGS" (specifically spiders). Some people may see fear such as hers as a bad thing, but I see it as her guarding herself and her heart which is a good quality to have. You'll often see her singing and dancing, even when she's on the potty trying to go poop. She's a busy little girl who loves learning new things and sharing what she learned. She's beautiful!

Next we have Sidney who I like to call Sidney-Bear. This girl is funny even when she's not even trying to be. Starting from the moment i met her, Sidney has had a strong, independent personality. I can already tell she's going to be a perfectionist, because she doesn't like to do anything until she KNOWS she can do it right. Sidney is the drama queen of the two (and i mean that in more ways than one)--She LOVES to dress up and play princess, cheerleader or cook and is the typical strong willed fireball who approaches EVERYTHING all or nothing! She loves to push your buttons and see how serious you are and how far she can go. She's not afraid of much, so trying new things isn't very difficult for her. She usually wears her heart of her sleeve, so you typically know exactly how Sidney feels, whether its happy, sad or mad Sidney will let you know. This is a very strong attribute of Sidney that is difficult to work with at times but make her who she is. She is the most adorable little love bug whose smile can brighten your day and whose sense of humor can make you laugh for hours. She's truly a gift!

My goal here is to share with you all the funny, sweet and precious last few weeks I have with these girls. I promise you its going to be worth reading! :)