Such girls

Big stuff...

or so she thinks she is...graham crackers, Ritz crackers, Cheerios, cheese pieces. I think I am ready for the table food stage though. Making baby food is not as fun the second time around.

Bob

The new (well not so new anymore) summer do! Makes her look even older.

Meeting Dora and Diego

Dora and Diego made an apperance at the Mall of America. I knew Adde would love it. I knew it would also be crazy to attend. Thankfully my friend Candy came with along with her two boys (the day after being really sick too...don't know how she did it). We stood in line for a good 40 minutes, but the kids were surprisingly good. I wish I could have recorded Adde's face when she saw Dora. Such excitement for a character! The good/bad thing about these Toddler Tuesday events at the mall are that kids eat free. By lunch time we had two crabby babies that had not yet napped and two wild toddlers that just wanted to run through the mall. Somehow we made it through lunch, back to the car, and home - completely exhausted. But I think definitely worth it. Just don't ask me to do it again anytime soon.

Good Hair Day

for both of them:)

Where are my babies?

Glasses Everywhere

The things that happen to you when you're the second child.

We're getting ready for the sunshine! We had snow again this morning on the ground...but thankfully is gone this afternoon.

This winter...

we have tried to be creative to stay entertained. Some things worked better than others. The first idea was a flop. We made bird cookies out of old bread pieces, spread peanut butter on them, and sprinkled seeds on top. You were supposed to use actual bird seed, but do we have any of that laying around? No. Hence the sesame seeds.

We took them outside to hang on our trees. We waited and watched. We saw no birds or squirrels for days. We did, however, see one big brown dog jumping up and trying to get a bird cookie every time he was outside. That same brown dog also came back inside salivating everywhere and leaving drool spots all over the floor. I'm pretty sure Titus somehow managed to eat all of them and leave a mess on our floor. Successful entertainment? Questionable.

Next we tried a gingerbread house. Michael's was clearancing them out in January for $1. Seemed like $1 well spent, as Adde enjoyed it, AND especially since the majority of this activity happened while I was gone at youth group. Way to entertain your girls, daddy!

Fun and games

All is fun and games until you get your head whammed into the door frame by your big sister. Totally an accident, but totally a meltdown for both of them. I think Adde was afraid she would get a story taken away and Ella was just surprised and hurt. I guessing toughening up is what sisters do.

Moving on...

to the highchair!! Seems to work better than being on the table in the Bumbo. The rest of the table contents are at risk in that situtation. Although Adde cracks up whenever Eleanor grabs something on the table she is not supposed to. Makes for entertaining meals.