"I do it!"

Ahh, the independence of 2 year olds.  All we have heard from Olivia lately is "I DO IT!!" Even about things she can't do by herself.  I got this on video today and I am so glad I did.  She wants her dress off but does not want help.  It is a perfect "picture" of the struggle for independence and the need for help. 

New Videos

Olivia cracks herself up dancing

Olivia "talks on the phone"

Abby comes in at the end and says "that?" and "shoes"

This is one of Olivia babbling and them both dancing.

At the very end they start to fight over the toy :-)

"Just Between Friends" Sale

Is there even anyone still reading here?? Other than my mom? and Gary?? I hope so. But I know I have been a bad blogger. Hopefully I will have time this week to catch up.

I am tagging tagging tagging for the local "Just Between Friends" sale. Remember last year when I my mom spent a butt load of money on a TON of clothes? So they wore maybe 10% of all that stuff. What was I thinking buying 3 month old babies jeans, huh?? And why did they need 8 pairs? I def got all caught up in the hunt for bargains. Plus, Abby started wearing a size above Olivia so all the matching clothes were pretty much useless. I SO did not need all those clothes since they mostly lived in their very comfy, warm sleepers last winter. Have I learned my lesson? Hmmm...maybe?

SO...I am tagging all those clothes from last year hoping that someone else will be as dumb...er, I mean, SMART to jump on these great deals.

We are also selling all our baby stuff; swings (Oh, how I loved thee), bath seats, bouncers, Bumbos, excersaucers, walkers, bottles, blankets, car seats. All things baby because...

::big deep breath::

We're done.

We decided that financially, emotionally, physically, mentally our family is just right.
And if not then we can buy everything again, right?

This called for me to open tubs of Zachary's old clothes I was saving in case of a boy baby. I am letting a lot of these things go (yay, me!) So needless to say, we have a ton of things to sell...a TON! 375 tags to be exact so far. And that doesn't even count the groups of things, that is just the number of tags.

OH, and I am selling 2 strollers, so I am only a crazy owner of 6 strollers now. But really 2 don't count since they are single umbrella strollers, right? So we really only have 4 serious strollers. That's not too many, is it? And we would only have 3 if Gary and I could agree on which side by side stroller we want to keep. So let's knock that on down to 3 really. 3? Not bad at all!!

Ok, we really bird walked there, didn't we.

I also paid for sign printing for the sale so technically I am a volunteer. That means I get to shop a full day earlier than anyone else. There is only 1 group going in before me. Aww yeah! Can you say great deals??

I am making my own list of things to buy at the sale. I am amazed at how much they are already pretending. They love on dolls and mix things in bowls with spoons. They even pretend to feed us and each other! I was not prepared for them to do that quite yet. So those of you out there that have experience with older girls; what should I be looking for as far as toys? What toys are favorites for 1-2 year old girls? Zachary was into his trains and tractors at their age so I need a little help here.

And here are a few cute pictures of the girls. They got some new wheels. And before you go thinking this is just another "stroller" type thing, it's NOT.

They love it.
I know it doesn't look like it, but they really do.
It was nap time.

Pack N Play Fun

Zachary was playing with his dinosaurs and I am sure you know what the result was with two crawling curious girls. So...he had an idea.

Olivia is not a big fan of this idea.
Her look says it all. She knows she is missing out. :-(

So he took pity on his poor sister.

So much better for Olivia.


Abby wanted in on the fun, too.

Olivia just wants his juice pouch.


So he left them to play.
(I LOVE Abby's face in this picture.
I can just hear her saying, "Cheese!")

BTW - Zachary was dressed up for 50's day that day complete with the slicked back hair.

Snack Time is Fun Time

The girls (and Zachary) got these trays from Grandma for Christmas.
They already love eating their snack from them.

So serious about eating puffs

No thanks Abby, you can have them all

This picture tells me how Olivia might look as a kid.

Another scene stealer?

Remember this little scene stealer?


I think we may have another one.

I was prepared...

...for the changes I would see in them this first year

Absolutely 100% prepared myself for how much they...

would change




What I had not prepared for and what has totally thrown me into a tailspin is

How Much He...


has changed

Totally unprepared for that.

Pooped

Crawling makes a girl soooo tired

They're loose!

I was changing Abby's diaper yesterday and noticed a crinkling sound coming from the kitchen. I thought Allie our cat had gotten into the pantry. Nope, it was Miss Olivia. She crawled from the dining room into the kitchen and got Ramen out of the bottom shelf and started chowing down on it. She's looking pretty proud of herself, isn't she?

When I got back I captured this look from Abby.

So she got one to.

Umm...can you say "Baby Jail"? and super fast please.

Brag About Friday

Things are pretty great around here. I know I haven't done a major update in awhile. But that's ok cuz today there's LOTS to talk about.

Gosh, first of all. Olivia is sitting up. She has been for several weeks now, but I just haven't posted it. Yay Olivia!! She also has her third tooth. It is on the bottom left if you look in her mouth. She got it last week. Abby has one about to pop through on top.

And...

We have two crawlers!!

Olivia got the jump on Abby by a few days. Olivia started Monday and Abigail figured it out yesterday.

They love to get around now and are quite pleased that they can go under their jumperoo.

It is like they have traded little personalities

This is Olivia for the most part...

As soon as she got that tooth, she was so happy. We could tell it really hurt her. She has started to laugh softly at EVERYTHING; her snack, her blanket, her toys, at us. She babbles so sweetly when we play with her. And she is just one big smiley baby.

Abby, on the other hand...

This is what she looks like every time I try to put her down on the floor to play. She cries like her little heart is broken. I know her top teeth have got to be hurting her. She is happy most of the time, but def not herself. She still clamps her mouth down tight whenever she does not want to try something new.


And, ugh! Don't even get me started on our sleeping or lack thereof. That is a whole 'nother post entirely.

But for the most part...
Things are good,

really really good

Wanna little taste of cuteness?

I have been working on an update, but I just couldn't resist posting this before we leave to visit family. Look! They have the same smile!

Update on the kiddos

Olivia and Abigail have been oh so busy lately. They have been rolling like crazy all over the place and all over each other.

Abby has Olivia's pjs in her mouth

They have started to be aware of each other. They chatter on and on and
sometimes it seems like they talk to each other.

They are the best buds


Who else is best buds??



When Zach comes home from school, Abby just waves her arms like crazy
and jumps in my arms. She is so excited to see him.


Oh, the tags, the tags, how they love you.
They hit the mother load here.


This is also a favorite toy. It vibrates when they bite down on it.

Abby loves to pull hair; Olivia's, Zachary's, and mine. Ouch! She doesn't mean to hurt but poor Oliva. When she gets close enough she will just grab a handful.

Blueberries are a must-have these days.
Abby LOVES when I mix them with bananas.
It is a wonder she can poop at all with all the bananas this girl puts away.

Bath time is still fun time around here. We are putting them in the
big tub more and more. They love to splash and play.

My cute little mummies all wrapped up after their baths.
(They can't both smile big in one picture, can they?
Nope, they have to have their own picture.)

"What?? I didn't do it!"

Livy loves that finger.