One, Two, Skip a few....

Here's a little montage of my 21 month old baby counting this morning. I am very proud...

Happy Birthday Song

For my 29th birthday, my husband led my darling kiddies in a beautiful song. Eliza made me a tasty cake with an Elmo candle. Sadie sung Happy Birthday "to Mommy... to Meemaw...to cat"and "dear Kitty." How sweet.

Halloween in July

Yesterday morning I was cleaning and reorganizing stuff when Eliza spied a coat hanging in the closet that my sister had picked up on a clearance rack last spring. Eliza insisted that she wear "the baby jaguar coat." Then she saw Sadie's cow costume from last year at the back of the closet. She insisted that Sadie be the cow. Sadie heard all of this and she started to follow Eliza into undressing. So, here are a few pictures of our Summer Halloween... As you can see, Sadie grew since last October.

Ah, the love!

Eliza is glamorous!

Isn't dress up exciting!

Our Favorite Purple Dinosaur

Barney came to town last Saturday! We took the kiddies to the Children's Museum of Richmond to see him. The girls were so excited to go meet their friends from Church and see Barney! We got there early and we were able to sit pretty close to the front. During the show, Eliza smiled and stomped her feet and swayed side to side with the music, all from Daddy's lap. Sadie chose to really participate. She stood up and danced, flew like an airplane, stomped her feet, and hoped, along with Barney. So cute! Barney is a blast. My photography failed this time so I didn't quite capture the event so here is a short montage to give you an idea.

GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

David and I took the girls to the Army Base, Fort Lee, to see the fireworks. We had a good time. I think we got there too early because it became hard to keep the girls entertained after a while, as we waited for the fireworks to begin. They had no trouble, however, making friends with a lady sitting near us who had toys. This sweet woman kept giving them balls and toys to play with. They would return them and she'd give them something else. She let them keep a couple of balls and a soft frisbe, plus the bag (or purse as Sadie called it) that they came in. She was so nice. Sadie who is usually quite shy kept going back to her. She even hugged her but she wouldn't give her or her big kids five. They turned the flood lights off to start the fireworks show so it was pretty dark. Sadie watched the fireworks for a minute but then she wanted to escape my lap to find her way back to the toy lady in the dark. We ended up leaving before the fireworks were even over because the girls were so restless. It was nearly 3 hours past their bedtime. As we were walking away both of the girls were very interested in the fireworks. Sadie watched them over my shoulder and exclaimed, "Pretty!" It was fun but I think the girls were a little too young for such an event. My neighbors said they watched the fireworks from their back deck. Maybe we'll join them next year if we keep the kiddos up that late again.

Eliza likes to play fireworks. We lay down on the floor on a blanket. I will make noises and Eliza will point to the ceiling and say, "Look, a red one," and "Oh, pretty!"

The Mall Play Yard

Yesterday David and I took the tots to the mall to play. They had fun. Here's a little slide show...