Em's hospital pics

Emily Francis Messal.
Born August 7, 2014, and 3:15 PM.
Our Emily

Pledge of Allegience

January 25, 2014

Landon and I reattaching American flag to hang on porch. Cora has Presley over. 
I was explaining to them that we were trying to keep flag off ground because we're respectful to our flag.
Me: do you know the pledge of allegiance?
Cora with confidence: Go Vols!!!

Don't go, Cora!

Landon took this pic when he picked Cora up from preschool. Those are all boys. I asked Cora what those boys were saying.

"Don't go, Cora! Don't go!"

Landon will have nightmares over this!

Our hoarder

May 6, 2014

Heaven help the person who ever tries to mug this child and steal one of her bags. "Mine!" "No!!!" "My bag. My baby."

G.I. Joes

May 16, 2014

Tonight these GIJoes from daddy's collection are discussing what to wear to meet the queen. Quotes include, "My brother doesn't know how to flip so I'll hold his hand" and "forever you have to be happy". 

I don't think this is what Landon had in mind.

Playing with the GI joe tank with "shooters".

Meeting our swimming goals for summer

In may, we set 2 goals for summer.

To help Cora become a basic swimmer and to get Quinny completely comfortable in the water. 

I grabbed the camera as soon as I saw Cora pushing water with her hands and Quinn leaping face-first thru the water next to her.

(Video wouldn't attach... But I still want to document it).

July 31, 2014

Won't my mommy proud of me!

I posted earlier that Quinn was on repeat with a line from the bumblebee song...

Clearly this song has had an impact on our Quinn's. We hear frequent announcements from all over the house,

"Won't my mommy proud of me".

If I don't answer immediately with a reply of "Mommy is so proud of you, baby!" Her call gets desperate and on repeat. When she's really into it, she lists all the people who are proud of her.

"Won't my daddy proud of me!"

"Won't my Mia proud of me!"

"Won't my papaw proud of me!"

With every statement she wants confirmation that we are, indeed, proud of her.

When she's tired it's the same thing, only her exclamation turns into a real set of questions.

"Won't my daddy proud of me???"