Wednesday, October 27, 2010

A Little Lucy Love

I am sorry that this is so delayed! There was a problem and the blog wouldn't allow me to post videos. Better late than never though!

Lucy is such a darling. She has more and more of a personality everyday. She has developed quite a vocabulary. Her favorite words are "ball", "fish" and her cousin, "Nora" which she pronounces "No-wa". She also loves to babble. We aren't sure what she is saying but when she is quite excited, she gets her tongue into it (see video). She has also learned some sign language. She is our little bird watcher, making the sign for bird and pointing out the window or up in the sky on a walk. There really are birds too, she isn't just making it up! Her favorite outdoor activity is climbing on the swingset and going down the slide, which she does all by herself now. As adventurous as she is, she is just as happy getting a book and sitting down in your lap to read. If you are on the floor, she will turn around almost two feet ahead of you and back all the way up until she is in your lap. She brings so much joy to our lives. I love watching all the wonderment and awe that she finds in the simplest things.







Tuesday, October 12, 2010

A little Claire time


I thought that I would take some time to do individual updates on the girls. Since Claire is the oldest, she's up first. While Claire isn't growing much hair yet, she is definitely growing into her own personality. She loves to be active and explore EVERYTHING! Her favorite activity is tickling; being tickled, tickling others, tickling her bear, even tickling herself! She also enjoys being outside where she is a great help in the garden. The minute that we are out the back door, she is immediately in the tomato plant, picking ripe and unripe tomatoes. I don't know what we are going to do after the first frost! She is going to be devastated! She is also getting quite good at learning body parts and making animal noises. Here are some pictures and videos of our darling. We hope that you enjoy them as much as we enjoy her!



Thursday, October 7, 2010

Our Two Little Pumpkins-Take 2

We took the girls to the same pumpkin patch that we went to last year. Wow, how they have changed in a year! Last year, they couldn't sit up and this year, we couldn't get them to stand still! One thing hasn't changed though.... mom's still putting them in silly hats! Here's a comparison :)


2009-Claire (left) Lucy (right)
2010 Lucy (left) Claire (right)






Thursday, September 30, 2010

A Day in the Big City

After spending a weekend in Chicago with my college girlfriends, Judd brought the girls in to pick me up. We spent the afternoon walking around downtown before coming home. The girls had a great time! One of these days, we will get a good family picture..... until that time, you will have to bear with our efforts!








Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Monkey See, Monkey Do

The pictures say more than any words that I could come up with! Note the t-shirts that were a gift from fellow twin mom, Tunde. Why is it that they can get away with more when they are so darn cute!?


Monkey see.....
Monkey Do!


They were pretty proud after they climbed up on the stool themselves






Wednesday, August 11, 2010

All Aboard: Boats & Wagons

The girls are enjoying the dog-days of summer. They rode on Grandma and Grandad's boat for the first time and are really loving their wagon!








Saturday, July 24, 2010

The 1st Birthday Party

The girls had a great time at their birthday party! Claire absolutely LOVED the cake. Lucy really wanted no part of it. Claire wasn't too into swimming in the baby pool but we had to drag Lucy, the little fish, out! One year old and forging their own paths already!

Great Aunt Dona and Uncle Fred made the trek from Dallas to meet the girls and help them celebrate their birthday. We all had a wonderful weekend!
Here are some pictures and a video of the cake demolition: