It's a BIG DAY for the Shephards! We've got another "Ms. Independent" in the house! Aurelia is now able to feed herself her own bottle!!! YIPEE!!!

I'm not sure if she's too happy about this whole situation though...

Evelyn thinks it's pretty awesome.

She loves to help Aurelia out. She's going to make an EXCELLENT mommy!

It's so fun to see the two of them interact and play - they are so sweet with one another. It really does a Mommy's heart good.

Love my little girls.

Aurelia was having a tough time taking a nap in her crib that afternoon so I decided to just let her play on our bed while I put some laundry away. She was up there less than 10 minutes before she gave up conked out.

So peaceful and so precious.

Little angel.

While Aurelia napped Evelyn whipped up some special cookies in her Elmo kitchen - but she needed a little cooking music to get her motivated. Elmo knew just the song she needed! "In the kitchen we'll be cooking whatever you want! Shoebeedo shoebeedo shoebeedo! In Elmo's Restaurant!" Oh boy.

What else was left to do other than dance a little chicken dance! "Quack, quack, quack!"

"ROAR" says the lion!