18 months old today!!!

Wow, the girls are one & a half years old today. I can't believe it. Happy half birthday Avery & Kara!

New look!

I thought it was time for a new look for the girls' blog. My new template is called "Pink Princess." I thought that was appropriate! I may change it again. It's fun looking through all the templates people have made.

Elmo gave Avery a black eye!

A few days ago, poor little Avery was toddling around with her favorite plastic Elmo toy. She tripped and fell and hit her eye on the toy. After a little crying, she was fine. It's so sad to look at, but it's fading fast.

You can see her colorful right eyelid.

Avery's not too sure about her new hairdo.

Trying out their new table...actually it's my table from when I was little.

We went to the park on Saturday to play and watch the ducks.

Having fun swinging

I can taste the wind!


Examining a tree


Kara had a great time running around with Grandpa

Afterwards, Grandpa & Nana treated everyone to ice cream. Avery likes ice cream, but Kara LOVES ice cream. She'd take turns walking over to each of us for bites of ice cream. Then she tried to mooch some from the woman at the table next to us.

Happy ice cream face!

April pics

Here's some pics I took last Saturday. I'm very excited to say that Avery is finally walking really well. It's so cute to watch the two of them toddle all around together. There's still a lot of tripping and falling, but it's getting better. We went to our family reunion on Sunday, and it was quite a challenge keeping an eye on both of them at the same time! Our biggest obstacle right now is learning to share. They are best buddies one minute and pulling each other's hair and crying the next. It's a work in progress...

I came in the living room and saw Kara feeding her puppy with the baby bottle. Then she fed the baby too. So cute to see her pretend playing.

This is what I see atleast a hundred times a day...Avery or Kara coming up to me with a book and saying "book, book, book" until I read it. We read a heck of alot of books every day.

Ah! Reading by themselves

I love this picture of Steve reading to them

It's basketball time! Kara loves to run around and play catch with the basketball. As you can imagine, Steve is thrilled. :)

Crazy hair

I like Avery's silly expression. While Steve was rolling the basketball to Kara, Avery was twirling around the living room in circles playing her music. Could they be any different?

A happy moment for both of them with no hair pulling.

Fun at the park

We went to the park last weekend to have some professional pictures taken of the girls. As usual, not a smile was to be seen during the photo session. I'll post a couple pics when I get them. Afterwards, we played in the grass for a while. Kara had a great time running around and falling all over the place. Avery is finally confident enough to walk on her own, but the uneven ground was too much for her to handle.

Running around the park

Getting a little support from Dada

Still going...



Time to leave!

"I drink your milkshake. I drink it up!"

Easter pics

We celebrated Easter at Gigi & Grandad's house and had a "sort of" Easter egg hunt. It was lots of fun.

Showing off my Easter dress


Examining an Easter egg

What is this thing?

Kara loves her Gigi

Opening her Easter present

When I tell the girls they're a "sweetiepie" or "cutiepie,"
they both lean their head over to the side and
smile at me like they're saying "I know."


Easter eggs are fun!

Looking for more eggs

March pics

I know I've been a terrible blogger, but I'm catching up now! Here's some recent pictures. Everyday the girls amaze me at how different they are. Avery loves musical toys and Kara loves stuffed animals and things she can take apart (and through all over the room). Avery is very sensitive and cries alot if she falls down. Kara usually just shakes it off and keeps going. We think she'll be the little athlete and Avery will be the musical one. :) And finally...Kara gives lots of kisses and Avery gives lots of big hugs...both equally sweet!

Cruising around the living room

Running around the living room up to no good...

Avery's favorite toy is a little music player. It plays some different classical pieces. She carries it around with her most of the time. Kara will carry around a stuffed animal and give it kisses, but not Avery. She'll all about the musical toys.

Falling asleep on the legos

Kara thinks she's in the cast of Flashdance. She insists on pulling her arm out of her pajamas every night (and sometimes out of her shirts during the day).

Having fun at bedtime

Dance Kara!

The girls like to talk & entertain each other at bedtime/naptime for a little while before settling down.