Pool Fun

After work, we spent about 2 hours outside...playing in the sprinkler, pool, with the water table and hose. They couldn't get enough of drinking the water from cups in the pool (gross! thankfully it was new water), and from the sprinkler (not as bad!). They loved climbing up into the chairs just as much as playing in the water. Good fun was had by all. Excuse the nakedness...who needs bathing suits in your own yard?! After all this water fun, I took them up for baths before dinner because they were a filthy muddy mess. Summer time is so great!

Go back and review old posts

There are some I just posted that go back as far as late June! I try to keep them in order for their book.

Pretty Blue Eyed Girl

While attempting to snap pictures for their 15 month update, Evelyn was being super photogenic. Look at these. She's so pretty! [So if Sylvia, of course!]

Mommy & Daddy's 4th Anniversary

This weekend, Mommy and Daddy went to Annapolis to celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary. We were lucky because La La watched us for the 27 hours they were away. We went to a music class, to Old Town to meet new friends and doggies, took a good nap, and had a fun bath. This was Mommy and Daddy's 3rd overnight away from us, 2 times La La watched us and the other time Gram did while they went to a wedding. We don't like them to go away, but we barely notice becase we are having so much fun! Here we are goofing on in the tub before bedtime.

Flowers

Here are some silly shots last Friday. The girls breath in and out of their nose hard when asked if they want to smell a flower. Sylvia nods her head that she wants to smell the flower and then turns her head. Evelyn goes nose first and agrees that it smells good. Super cute.

Sylvia's 6th Tooth

Sylvia's 6th tooth finally emerged -- the upper right lateral incisor. This is just 9 days after Evelyn got her upper left lateral incisor. Next, they will work on molars. Yikes.

Shoes

Yesterday we were going out to the grocery and I put some new shoes on Evelyn. They were pink with polka dots. Very cute. David proceed to put the shoes Sylvia always wears on and she started crying. We couldn't figure out why. She kept crying. Then, it dawned on me she was crying because she wanted new shoes too. So, I took out these blue crocs and she happily let us put them on her and the crying stopped.

It's hard to believe at 15 months they are already fussing about shoes! I can't wait until their teen years!

Cleveland Zoo

We went to Cleveland for a friend's wedding and Gram and Gramps met us there! We had great fun at the Cleveland Zoo. Check out Sylvia's face when she discovers the gorilla! Gramps took control of pushing the stroller. This was the girls 5th airplane vacation, so 10 flights! They did great.

It was interesting because just a few days before we decided to transition the girls to one nap a day. It worked out perfectly on vacation too!

1 Nap

The girls hadn't been taking 2 naps consistently, so we transitioned them to 1 nap a day (12-2pm) in about three days. I thought it would be a huge ordeal, but it wasn't.

Lounging Poolside

Check out Evelyn lounging poolside! All she needs is a sippy cup of milk and she'd be in heaven.

15 Months!

Oh gosh, this picture taking thing is getting difficult. The girls are hilarious! Here they are in their chair, sort of! Evelyn wouldn't let Sylvia in the chair, can you tell?

At their 15 month checkup they received a clean bill of heath. Here are the statistics.

Sylvia's are listed first and then Evelyn's

Head 18.25cm -- 60% 18cm -- 25%

Height 30.25in -- 45% 30.25in -- 45%

Weight 22lbs 14oz -- 45% 21lbs 50z -- 30th

Note they are the same height!

Evelyn's 6th Tooth

Evelyn got another tooth! It's the left upper lateral incisor! Since everyone is so well versed on the correct naming of teeth, I attached a picture!

Sylvia's working on her right lateral incisor for her 6th tooth, but it hasn't come in yet!

At the Concert

From Angela: "We had a great time at the concert. Sylvia danced in front of the band! Evelyn ran around like a crazy girl! They loved it. We talked to the singer, she has 3 year old twin girls too." Here are 2 of the 4 pictures she emailed us.

Our Little Readers

Angela sent these pictures today on their way to a concert in Old Town (she assures us she was parked). The girls love their books.

Just Cute Pictures

Team Work

They seems to always want to be together and do the same thing at the same time, often not with a very good result. Before, After.

First Haircuts -- 14 Months

Before

The girls' hair was getting too long! Just in their eyes all the time! And, they pulled out their barrettes and hair ties immediately (while pulling out their hair too!). Evelyn's bangs were to her chin! She looked like a shaggy dog! So, much to my chagrin, I got their hair cut. We took them to cartoon cuts, which was a huge success. Evelyn sat still watching cartoons! I think it was the first time watching cartoons. Evelyn now sports a totally cute bob; Sylvia's hair is just a little shorter than before, but with bangs! [The after-shots were taken later at dinner, ignore the food on their faces.] What do you think?

Evelyn and Mommy

Evelyn likes to be "helpful."

Finally a Smiling Shot

Gram (the girls' maternal Grandmother) says Sylvia is pensive. She is not overly smily or a ham, like her sister. She's a thinker. She soaks it all in, even though he doesn't seem to be paying attention. The other day Sylvia and I were alone driving around and I started asking questions, what sound does a cow make, she replies mooo. She answered with the correct sound for dog, bird, duck, monkey, cow, cat. I know I'm missing a few. I was blown away.

Here is Sylvia, almost for the first time on camera, being a completely silly girl. She is often very silly, but if she knows she's being watched or photographed, you'll be hard-pressed to get it on film.

Good work to her Great Uncle Kirk (Gram's brother) for taking this picture over the 4th of July while at the cottage in Michigan visiting Great Granny and the rest of the family.

Trip to the Cottage

As you may recall, the blog was initiated on August 30, 2008 (my birthday), when I found out at "the cottage" I was pregnant. "The cottage" was built by the girls' maternal Great Granny and Grandad in 1967 in Pentwater Michigan on Bass Lake. I spent all my summers there as a kid. It's a pretty special place that holds amazing memories. My nearly 90 year old Granny lives there full time. My Uncle lives nearby on 28 acres where he's soon building his authentic log cabin.

We had to take the girls! It was a fun weekend over the 4th of July -- we swam a ton at our lake and Lake Michigan. The girls HATE sand!

Granny, Gram, Gramps, Great Uncle Kirk, and cousin Alexis were all there.