More Birth Week Activities!

The week continued with the arrival of Grammommy and Gramps.  We played in the yard on Wednesday when they arrived and went to dance class on Thursday and then for pedicures in the afternoon (the girls, Grammommy, Angela and Mommy).

Birth Week Celebration

Drum Roll Please....Happy Birth Week, Evelyn and Sylvia! 

The birth week commences with lots of fun activities!  We started off their birth week on Sunday watching Lion King (a real treat for them as they've never seen it; Mommy thinks it's too scary, but the girls didn't seem to notice).  On Monday, we baked lemon cupcakes for the playgroup we were hosting on Tuesday.  On Wednesday they will go to another playgroup with more cupcakes and the best thing of all happens -- Grammommy & Gramps arrive from Indiana!!!  Mommy is off work Thursday and Friday (unfortunately Daddy is out of town until Friday night) to join them for gymnastics class on Thursday and then all the girls are going for pedicures (Angela, Grammommy, Mommy, Evelyn and Sylvia) after their nap.  For the first time EVER they will get their fingernails painted (huge deal!).  On Friday, it will be the Grandparent's special day with the girls to go to the playground and we will all probably out to dinner (they LOVE restaurants).  Finally, the week culminates with their birthday party!  A huge party of 61 people!  This includes 19 of their friends (how on earth did they acquire so many friends?) along with 29 adults and 9 siblings.  It's a barnyard theme on Romley Farm with pony rides and a petting zoo.  We will also have a bounce house, lots of food, delicious animal cupcakes and a barn cake, among other things.  Should be good fun!  Happy Birth Week my beautiful little girls. 

3 Year Appointment

Their 3 year check up was so easy! Evelyn is solidly in the 35th percentile for height and weight (36 3/4 inches and 28.6 pounds) and Sylvia in the 65th and 55th percentiles for weight (29.9 pounds) and height (37.25 inches) respectively. This is the first time they gave them a vision test (20/40 for both, which they said is normal for this age), tested blood pressure and gave them robes to put on after undressing. If we would have waited until their actual birthday on April 28th, perhaps I would have had one child weighing over 30 pounds, which most of their peers have surpassed, especially their boyfriends!

Double Mommies

People often say Evelyn looks like me and Sylvia looks like Angela. Do you see it? [Sylvia is behind Angela] Trust me, I know that they both came from me, but there might be something to say about environmental influence. Regardless of titles and bloodlines, Angela part of our family. That's a fact.

Stylin' Sylvia

Already to bike and looking good!

Easter (Late Post)

Lots of fun at Easter! Including coloring easter eggs, easter egg hunt with the neighbors, and the white house easter egg roll.

Space Shuttle Sighting

The world's most-flown spacecraft, the Discovery, arrived in the nation's capital, where it will be permanently displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The girls went to Old Town to see it fly by twice. Mommy even saw it flight overhead in DC. So cool!

Fun Weekend With Old Pals

Mommy's old DC Crew was united in DC over the weekend to celebrate the wedding of Rich and Cate (not pictured). Folks from DC, VA, IL, WI partied like we did 10 years ago when we had no kids and didn't need to get up in the AM. So fun!!!

Easter Yummies

We made rice krispies into Easter shapes and then decorated them. Yum!

Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

Evelyn and Sylvia are already loving Easter as much as Christmas. I planned our neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt and about 40 kids + parents came. Tons of fun and even had an spoon and egg race after. Next up, White House Easter Egg Roll and then Easter celebration at home!

Sleeping Together

The girls haven't slept together since they were infants. We tried when on vacation in December and it didn't work well. Since Mommy and the girls are going to visit the Indiana family over Memorial weekend and will be sharing a bed, we thought it'd be wise to practice before we go. So, we tried it out. On Friday, they were up until 10pm! They weren't fussing, they were reading, chatting and playing. It was super cute to watch. On Saturday, they fell asleep at 8:30pm after just 45 minutes of playing and reading. Here's a shot from the monitor. Sylvia is hiding behind a book.

Videos

While I love our new camera, I have to figure out how to compress the videos before posting. The flip video did this automatically, so stay tuned for videos.

Nearly 3 Years Olds!!!

What big girls! We had a great weekend while Daddy was in Brussels. They are playing together so nicely and the independent play is a nice break for Mommy! They were even cooperative for these pictures (Sylvia less so...she seriously can't sit still). In one month and two days, they will be THREE!!!

Where has March Gone? I will tell you!

We have been BUSY! Sorry no posts. Few things we've been up to:

1) Mommy and Daddy went to Aspen for 6 days/5 nights without the girls. They did great for Angela! We had a blast. 4 full days on the slopes, great hotel (St. Regis) and lots of fun.
2) Mommy completed another half marathon (while sick and in too hot heat!). Angela did it too, along with many other friends.
3) We have completed 2+ projects -- adding extensive moulding in the living room, family room, dining room, foyer and stairs; AND adding about 14 tress in the back yard shrubs and plants, moving plants around the frount (3+ days of work) and moving the sprinkler lines to accomodate the new plants. House and yard look beautiful.
4) Watching the girls play independently together so nicely for nearly 2 hours (this has been an ongoing trend lately and it's GREAT!). Further, when asking them if they wanted to watch their 1 show of the day or continue to play outside while Mommy went inside to make dinner, they chose staying outside. So, for about 20 minutes, they played nicely outside, by themselves (first time, huge deal!) before Daddy came home.
5) Enjoying LOTS of time outdoors, including all dinners on the new patio, lots and lots of outdoor play + the kiddie pool numerous times and will again today. This weather is unseasonably HOT HOT HOT!
6) Finishing dance and soccer classes, and starting swim class. The girls LOVE to put their faces fully in the water. Gymnastics starts next week!
7) Daddy taking his international trip with his new job to Belgium. We are all waiting for yummy chocolate upon return.
8) Second trip to the dentist with GREAT SUCCESS. They did great, sat in the chair all by themselves, had full exam and flouride treatment with NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER!
9) Starting to plan the girls THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY!!! Will include petting zoo and pony rides!!! Grammommy and Gramps are coming to visit too!
10) Purchasing a new camera so no more video/camera excuses. I do have pictures to document almost all of these items. Stay tuned. Hope to get them up soon!

Footprint Painting

So fun! And, quite pretty!

Mt Vernon

They girls go to Mt Vernon at least monthly and always have a good time. Often their friends, Charlotte and Mackenzie join them. Today they saw baby pigs and lambs!

Bubbles with Daddy

Trip to the Dentist

This was their second trip to the dentist, but the first REAL trip (meaning they got their teeth cleaned, flouride, and no issues). Amazing how good they did. Thankfully Sylvia went first without issue and set the stage for Evelyn. Look how happy Evelyn was to be in the big chair!

Summer In Spring

We returned from snow to 70-80 degree days! We filled the pool for the first time on March 14th. It's going to be a good summer!

Trip to Aspen March 4th - 9th

What a fun trip! We hope to take the girls next year!