Friday, November 20, 2009

First french braid

You are probably thinking this doesn't look like much of anything, but I promise there is a braid in there! It was going pretty well (as you can see from the next picture I gave Maddie the remote to hold onto...something we usually don't let the kids play with) until Dora's theme song came on. The wiggling around made it hard to keep a good hold on her hair, and it loosened a little. Still, not too bad for a first try. We'll give it another go before too long.
Sweet little Lena, just wanted to add a quick picture of her too. However, I couldn't get her attention away from Dora. I think her hair is probably long enough to braid also, but she won't hold still quite as long.
Quick story- both M and L are picking up on quite a few words. Madeline says thank you and shoes a lot. Lena is saying things like sock, hot, up, down. Maddie has also started saying Dora although her pronunciation is Dorrie (in a strange deeper voice than usual). We were at the grocery the other day, and I heard her saying Dorrie. I looked at her, and she was pointing to a sippy cup with Dora's picture on it. She was so excited to see her out of her usual position on the TV. So, being the sucker I am, I bought them the cups. I guess this is how purchasing random toys at the store starts!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Random pics





Big girls





M and L are now climbing up into the kitchen chairs. They think they are hot stuff sitting at the table like big kids. Yesterday morning Chris and I were in the kitchen. When we turned around, they had each claimed a chair at the table. I'm afraid they will be up on the table before we know it!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Playing with mom and dad

Maddie is learning to smile for the camera.











Just for the record, Chris and I do not like the girls' hair like this. There just isn't another option right now! I have tried everything I can think of to get it out of their eyes, but they rip all of it right out. So, I guess we will stick with this "do" until it grows out a little more. I forgot to post their 15 month stats earlier, so here they are-
Lena- 26 lb., 9 oz. (95%), 32 in. (90%)
Madeline- 26 lb., 3 oz. (90-95%), 32 3/4 in. (90%)
Hard to believe they were preemies!

Another weekend with Gma and Gpa Parmentar





While the men worked on installing the doors in the basement (one step closer to completion!) the girls shopped, played, ate, and visited. Like I have mentioned before, M and L love climbing! They think it is a special treat to be on the couch. They are pretty good about getting down feet first, but every once in a while they take a dive. As you can see from the last picture Grandma made a good save this weekend. Tonight Chris and I are going to move our coffee table to the basement. Last week I looked up from the kitchen because Lena was saying "up, up!" She had crawled up onto the table and was standing on it! Maddie has now joined in on the action, and I can't keep them off of it. I'm sure they will be a bit disappointed in the morning to find their new jungle gym is no longer available to climb on!

15 months

Lena would not let me take her picture, so here she is running away.




We spent the morning just playing at home. M and L had their 15 month checkup in the afternoon. Three shots (one was the first round of the flu shot) this time. The shots weren't too bad, but the wait to see the doctor was. The rooms are pretty small, so the girls hated being cooped up for so long. They were already throwing a fit by the time the shots came. Somehow, after having a real reason to cry, they settled right down!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Halloween weekend

Grandma playing with one of the girls.
Both of them are doing something they are not suppose to...Maddie unloading the diapers, and Lena playing with the TV.
We were playing pat-a-cake, and they were really getting into it!

Madeline
Lena
Grandma and the girls. Somehow we managed another trip without getting Grandpa in a single picture! I think he always disappears when the camera comes out :)
We went up to Vermilion for the weekend to visit with Chris' mom and dad. M and L got to dress up one more time and run around outside like wild animals. They loved playing in the pile of leaves in the front yard.

Dad being silly with his little ladies.