Bad Hair Days

Now that Sylvia's hair is long enough to put in pig tails, it looks crazy at the end of the day when we take it out.

Burke Lake Train and Carousel

There is an amazing park near us and they have a little train and carousel. The girls had a blast with their G'ma Debi and cousin Alexis!

Hats!

Evelyn says "Mommy, I need a bigger hat, I wore this LAST summer." Mommy replies, but you have such a small head and this hat is cute! Sylvia says "Mom, just give her a new hat."

First Birthday Cake

The girls' had never had sugar (besides naturally occurring) before their first birthday celebration in Scottsdale (which was really 1 day shy of their 11 month birthday). Can you tell who liked it more? Sylvia wouldn't really eat any and Evelyn cried when we took her cake away because we thought she was having too much. They really liked gelato though. It was really funny watching them dig in. I will post videos soon.

Here are more pictures from the trip: http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=2301060016/a=8289532_8289532/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

First of Many First Birthday Celebrations

We thought it was appropriate to celebrate Evelyn and Sylvia's first birthday while in Scottsdale and so many of David's family and friends were there. Grandpapa and Grandmama catered in Mexican (so good!), and we enjoyed cake! It was a good showing of friends and family: Grandpapa and Grandmama, Oma, Aunt Sylvia, David's childhood friends Jeff (his son and girlfriend) and Wes (and his wife Suse), Jeff's parents Olga and Lanny (who were like David's second family). It was very nice!

Trip to Arizona

This weekend the whole family headed to Scottsdale, Arizona. Grandpapa and Grandmama Romley (David's Dad and Step Mom) hadn't met the girls' yet, so we piggy backed on Daddy's work trip to see them. It took an insane amount of coordination and planning -- renting a condo, buying 3 plane tickets, ordering groceries in advance, renting cribs, highchairs, toys, baby gates, etc. It was unbelievable how good the girls were on the 5.5 hour flight! Only a little fussing at the beginning and the end. They were made for traveling. We visited a lot the first day with Grandpapa and Grandmama at their house. Thursday, when David was working, Oma (David's Mom, who came into town from San Diego) and Aunt Sylvia (yes, Sylvia's namesake) came and visited for a few hours. Friday, we went to the zoo. Saturday, we had an early birthday party for them! What fun!

11 Months

The girls are 11 months! No walking yet, but they are fast! Don't you love the picture of Evelyn about to climb out of the chair. Getting these pictures is not an easy task.