the cousins

i thought i would post a few pics of the newest cousins.

these two little girls are the first on my side of the family,


although the kids already have a cousin on joel's side (titus),


and several others whom we love as cousins,


but don't share our blood :).


anyway...





this is nora faith heiskell born on january 5. isn't she beautiful?


i think she looks just like my sister,


and it makes me so lonesome for both of them just to look at her.

and, this is elise lenore born on december 26.

both little girls were due on christmas day,

and her cousins were very thankful that little elise made it

at least until christmas afternoon before announcing she was on her way.

that is because i had the privelege of attending her birth

(and the kids didn't want to have christmas morning without me).

but, what a privelege it was.

its incredible how its a new miracle each and every time.

and shana was amazing, laboring all through the night and

into the next afternoon before elise finally made her way into the world.

anyway, here she is. i think she looks like her mama, too...