Seriously . . ? !

I took a bunch of shots of the girls Halloween night as we waited for trick-or-treaters. This one is my favorite, I love Zoe's face . . . she's had it, so has her hat.

Happy First Halloween!

Snowday

Our first snow day, the ladies played in the crib as I told them about all the skiing and boarding they would be doing soon.

Baby Mohawk

Little Zoe's hair is growing like gang busters, she's sporting a mohawk these days!

Two little bears

I couldn't help myself, I saw these cute little fleece jumpers in a catalog and ordered them . . . I didn't think I would get sucked into dressing the girls up into costume like outfits - - they are cute, aren't they ;)

Working on it

Solids are a bit of challenge, but we are starting to get the swing of it - sort of . . !

Solid!

mmmmm . . . warm mushy oatmeal paste, the girls loved it! We totally were expecting a major protest, and mess giving the girls their first taste of solid food. It went well. Maddy nearly ate the spoon and bowl, Zoe proceeded cautiously and finished without a problem. Here's a quick video we shot of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBC1U0k9ixM

Taste tested and approved!

We just pulled out the baby exersaucers for the girls to feel out, Maddy immediately went for anything she could fit in her mouth. Zoe is not completely convinced she will like it, but so far she's been a sport about trying it out.

June 1 - October 11

We brought Maddy home over Memorial Day weekend, she was a little peanut of 4lbs. Jim showed me the picture to the left the other night, it made me stop in my tracts . . . she was so tiny, barely fit into the bouncer chair it seemed so normal at the time . . . look at those poor little chicken legs! I am so proud, and happy to report she is now almost 13lbs, and is almost out grown the bouncy chair. Both girls giggle, laugh, roll-over, and sleep great these days. Time really does fly when you have little ones!

awwww . . . Pumpkin

Our first big real "family" outing this weekend to Critz farm. We checked out the pumpkin patch, animals, hay, and all sorts of new sights, sounds and smells. I should actually say Maddy, Jimi, and I checked out all the new things - Zoe decided to nap most of the time. The girls face forward now in the carriers, much more fun and interesting for them.

Maxie . . .

. . . the dog, and her parents Doug and Kristen visited us this weekend on their way up to the River. Maxie is also 4 months old, we found ourselves swapping baby/puppy stories - oddly enough they were very similar.

SU Visit

The ladies visited at SU yesterday. We took them to the Michelangelo exhibit yesterday on campus to get art smart–you have to start early . . hahaha.
While on campus we visited with some friends. Paula (on the left) and Nicci gave them LOTS of love and attention!

Big Mouth

If only the ladies could have bigger mouths, everything gets taste tested these days from my shirt, burp cloths, each others hands . . . here Miss Zoe is desperately trying to stick the rattle hanging from the gym in her mouth . . . she worked on it for over a half hour . . . now there's determination!

Sitting Pretty

WOW, the ladies can now sit in their little Bumbo Baby seats. It's wild to see them upright!