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This year has come to an end, which means this blog could be as well. When I started it, my goal was to do 365 days and then stop. Now, I really enjoy going back and seeing what the kids were up to over the months. I don't know if I'll continue to do this every day, but I will continue. I just won't sweat it if I miss a day here or there.
E took her first picture today. The camera was within reach while I cooked and she took advantage of it. I think it's a pretty goo picture for her first. Not only am I in it, but it's also in focus.
The girls got presents today from Auntie Karen. They were just as enthusiastic about ripping these gifts open as they were on Christmas day. Eiley was so excited when she saw her new cat book. She was giggling, clapping, saying "kiddddy" and just not quite sure how to express how excited she was. Arya had to come take a look at Eiley's book right away. They love all the books they got, but the cat one was the best.
For a long time, the kids have been given forks and spoons while eating. They just started using them where they can actually get something on the fork or spoon and get it to their mouths. Arya in particular will stop and make sure I'm watching her before she moves her flatware off of the plate and to her mouth. We have a bunch of bright colored forks, spoons and knives for the kids. Of course they prefer the silverware we use.
What would you do for a "num num"? Eiley still doesn't really say "mama" but she sure is trying to say "M&M". I sort of understand since I love chocolate as well. I think I'd feel better about it if she was begging for good chocolate.
Arya had her own begging session today. The minute her feet hit the ground, after getting out of bed, she started begging for cookies.
And, just because she's cute. This is E modeling one of her new Xmas outfits.
I couldn't keep her distracted forever and she eventually ripped open a present.
Once Arya was up, it all went downhill. We fed them breakfast and gave them a shower to try to keep them occupied, but by 9:00 there was no stopping them. By that time, we'd already re-taped wrapping paper on some packages and others had wholes torn in them. Once we let them go at the gifts, there was no holding them back.
They got to open gifts when each set of grandparents arrived and then again at the end of the day when their uncle let them unwrap a gift for him. I think unwrapping in stages was the best thing for them because they never lost interest and were just as enthusiastic with the last gift as they were with the first gift. I think the Sing a ma jigs (sp?) that they got may have been their favorite presents. They both decided to sing along with the toys with no prompting from us.
Nana made these beautiful coats for both girls. The lighting is bad, so you can't tell that the flowers are pink and the coat is purple. They both showed off the coats and were so excited about them.
Another favorite toy was their tricycles. They can't quite reach the pedals, but love being pushed and climb on and off them over and over.
Both girls ended their day with a cookie....or maybe a few cookies. I'm honestly not sure who was feeding them what. I know I gave them each a cookie and they both happily climbed into a chair to eat it. Besides the cookies, I think their other favorite food of the day was M&Ms. They got mini M&Ms that are perfect baby size candy. Arya was trying to say M&M and it came out like "num num".
The girls and I went grocery shopping today. When we got home, I attempted to put the groceries away. This always takes much longer than it should. Eiley disappeared for a few minutes while Arya hung out on a kitchen chair, danced, and watched me. Eiley came back and apparently handed Arya a bath crayon. I looked up to find Arya drawing on the kitchen counter. I fear that this is the beginning of a really long artistic flair that may be very damaging to my walls.
The girls started climbing on the kitchen table yesterday. Cork asked if I was going to sit there and just let them do it. My answer...Yes! Haha. Okay, so maybe it wasn't exactly a yes. I have a picture of myself sitting on this exact same table at 16 moths, so I thought it was funny that they are doing the same thing at 16 months. Arya was not only trying to climb on the table, but she was also moving from one chair to the next, stepping over the arm rests. I don't really want them climbing up there, but Cork came into the room while I was cooking dinner and I hadn't noticed that the girls were climbing.
Uncle Greg gave the girls foaming bath soap and bath crayons for Christmas. The bath crayons were a huge hit. They were all about drawing in the tub. They were not nearly as excited about the foaming soap.
We had Christmas with my sister and her family tonight. We bought these ugly outfits for the girls last year. I was so excited this winter to see that we'd predicted their size right. Don't we look great!
