Winter break 2011

Well, the Jeeps did not disappoint! Check out the girls driving their new set of wheels! Really glad that the batteries only last 1-3 hours at a time before needing to be recharged for 12-14 hours;)

I was brave this winter break and took the girls ice skating by myself- I had visions of 2 girls hanging onto me for dear life and many tears! Well, I was sort of pleasantly surprised. Yes, they both hung onto the ledge of the wall most of the time and, yes, Lily did cry a bit because she was expecting to be able to do her ballet moves on the ice and was bitterly disappointed, but it could have been much worse! They did both let go of the wall for a few moments here and there, which I've captured on video for your viewing pleasure:)

Actually, I was surprised at how well Sophie did considering she is only 3. At least, after she got over the fear of falling and breaking through the ice!- took a lot of convincing on my part:) Sweet, silly girl!

Christmas 2011!

What fun we've had this Christmas season. Take a look at the pictures of the festivities!

Christmas Program(Sophie got to be in it this year, too!):

Lily at her Holiday Showcase:

Cookie baking:

(I'm in awe of her big toe- I mean, look at that dexterity!)

Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpa Gerry:

(The reason for the scarf around her head/ears was because she didn't want to hear the sound of the buzzer on the game we were playing:) )

Christmas morning (Santa brought Jeeps!):

(the big presents to the side of the jeeps are from Grandpa Bill, not Santa:) )

Christmas day with Grammy and Beebop:

Merry Christmas!!

Biker Lily- sans training wheels!

My big 5 year old is now riding her bike without the training wheels- she's growing up so fast! Man, was she proud and amazed at herself:) She kept asking me, "Mom, how did I do that!?!" Love this girl.

And here is the cute little sister on her tricycle:) Love this girl, too!

Halloween 2011

The girls have had a lot of fun so far during this fall season. Enjoy some pictures of the events!

Here's some pics from the Burke nursery and garden center's Pumpkin Festival:

(Lily just whipped this little lipstick out of her pocket during the wagon ride. She's 5 going on 15:) )

Halloween night:

Minnie/Mickey mouse hybrid and mystical genie

 

Halloween party at Grandma's house:

More Halloween night:

They got a pretty good sized load of candy this year:) 

Swimming, Swimming and More Swimming!

My little fish sure love swimming this summer! Please enjoy a little snippet of Lily and Sophie working on their latest swimming skills:

Lily's back stroke (back swimming)

Lily's 1 millionth head stand:)

Sliding board at the baby pool! (Sophie has since gone down the one in the big pool, too! Unfortunately, the camera would likely not survive through that shoot)

Lily jumping off the diving board! She passed the swimming across the pool test, so I finally let her do it!

Sophie's crowning achievement: swimming (with vest donned)!! This took about 1 month for her to get brave enough to do- she finally took that last little toe off the bottom of the pool and then realized it wasn't so scary afterall:)

April-July 2011 pics

Easter morning

 

Daddy with his girls

Book time

Sophie (before and after)

Truman (Lily wanted me to show you this, Grammy)

Family birthday party for Lily and Sophie's second cousin, Allie

Lunch playdate with Grandma and Paige

4th of July!