Fun before bed!

My mom would always tell my dad when he could chase us and play "Gotcha Last" that he shouldn't get us all excited right before bed.  I understand her point.  

Oh how much fun we had, though and made some great memories too!

And now, that is one of the most fun times we have as a family - playing with the girls right before bed!  They giggle and run from room to room, close the door, open the door, jump on the bed - it's all around FUN FOR ALL!!!  :-)  Here are a few shots from one of those nights:

Sandbox

Mimi bought the girls their first sandbox a few weeks ago, and we've let them check it out and see what they think - Natalie isn't afraid to try it out and play in the sand; Kennedy doesn't even want to get close!  
But I bet they will really enjoy it once they see how much fun it can be  :)
I love the expression on Kennedy's face in the last picture - you can just tell she doesn't even want to touch the sand!
 

Celebrating our cousin's 1st Birthday!

Our cousin, Anna Kate, turned one at the end of March, and a few weeks later, there was a PARTY!!!  We love being with family, and it's so fun to watch all the girls laugh and play together.  And the birthday cake is always yummy  :)

Swing Baby!

When the weather is nice, we enjoy taking the girls to the park for plenty of fun!  Here are the cuties on the swing ~

Natalie at 16 months

Here are some fun facts about our happy Nat-bug:


~ She loves to run


~ She is adventurous and full of life


~ She likes to be coy and pretends she is shy, and then will just break out in the biggest grin


~ She likes to pull out all her books and then will sit for quite some time and "read"


~ She likes to play hide and seek


~ She is a terrific eater and will usually out-eat her sister


~ She is fearless


~ She likes to look out the window and front door


~ She likes to see the dog and is not afraid of going right up to one


~ She loves the bath and always tries to drink the water


~ She can be sneaky


~ She loves her sister, and gets excited to "wake her up" after a nap


~ She knows these body parts: head, hair (not a body part, but let me slide on that), ears, nose, eyes, teeth, belly button, hands, leg, and feet


~ She knows how to say "please", "more", and "all done" in sign language


~ She hasn't said many words yet, but just lately, seems to try and repeat things we've said.  So far we know she can say: Dada, Mimi, dog, good, truck, hi, bye, ball, out

WE LOVE YOU NATALIE!!!

 

Kennedy at 16 months

So I need to share some fun facts about our sweet Ken-Ken. 

~ She loves to carry around a cup and a spoon.  A lot.

~ She is getting braver

~ She likes to see a dog and wave to the dog and say "dog" but she does NOT like for them to come close to her!

~ She loves milk and sometimes drinks more than she eats, but likes most foods

~ She likes giving hugs, especially to her sister

~ She is very content to play by herself

~ She likes to pretend to talk on the phone

~ Lately, she does NOT like to have to lay down for me to change her diaper

~ She loves bath time and will play and laugh and splash

~ She is very attached to mommy lately, and probably says "Mommy" 100 times a day

~ She enjoys just watching people, and laughs at the silly things Natalie does

~ She loves books and will point to different things in the book and want you to tell her what they are

~ She knows these body parts: head, nose, ear, belly button, hands, leg, and feet

~ She babbles a lot, and from what I understand, she says: Mommy, Dada, Mimi, Papa, baby, hi, bye-bye, out, sister, dog, book, yes

WE LOVE YOU, KENNEDY!!!

Saturday Fun

Just some fun stuff we have done around here the past few Saturdays ~

* The girls went with me to Centennial Park to do the one mile walk for the annual "Runnin' to Beat the Blues" that my agency (Mental Health Association of Middle TN) sponsors.  It was a pretty day, the girls were perfect, and afterward we walked around the lake and pointed to the ducks.

* The girls love being outside, so whenever possible, we go for a spin in their pink cars, run around in the front yard, or go to the park.  Lots of adventure!  

Okay, on to the photos: