Halloween Giants!

This is a happy baby.

Halloween 2010

Paint?  Isle 3.  Electrical?  Isle 8.  Plumbing?  I don't know but let me send you to the Garden shop.

A bit delayed

Today's pictures will be a little later in the day.  I have to wait until the girls get dressed for Halloween in their costumes and Mommy sends those to me and I'll post them here. 

Smile pretty!

Mommy is camera shy.  So I was surprised that she let me take some photos of her and Livvie.  Now, can't you just see Livvie with all that long curly hair?

An on going love affair

I wish you could see this up close and personal.  The shape of her lips, the small eyelashes curling just so, the smell of her scalp, the sweet potatoes in her eyebrow......

Do Not Smile!

One of the things that we always got our kids to do when we took pictures of them was to tell them not to smile.  If you say, "Do NOT smile"..."Don't smile at me!", it's guaranteed to garner a big grin.  A few weeks ago, I tried that line with Sammy and she didn't get it.  She actually didn't smile.  Something clicked between then and now so today when I told her not to smile...this is what I got.  Seriously, don't you just want to snuggle into her neck right now?

Chuckie

Mommy says that this baby doll is 'creepy'.  I say it isn't.  It was MY baby doll (actually the last doll my dad gave me before he passed) as a child and I love my Thumbellina.    Obviously, Thumbellina is a special needs doll.  Now, all that aside, Sammy plays with it as much as all the other baby dolls we have here.You know, Chuckie, the IT clown, ........

We'll see....

There is a debate going on regarding the ability of Olivia's attempt to roll over.  Daddy says that she can't roll over because her arm is in the way and she can't get over it.  I say that all she needs is a pizza off to her right and she'll roll over easy peasy.

Oh yeah the grocery store...

So Samantha discovered that when we go to the grocery store we can ride in a car and she can steer!!! OMG did that start something..."Mommy can we go to the store and ride the yellow truck?" (almost everyday of asking).  Getting her out of it was not so much fun, but now the grocery store is SOOO fun!

Check these out

I just love how blue Olivia's eyes are in these pjs.  Yep it's that time of year for the comfy footie pjs.  Wish they had them in adult sizes ha!

Our new slogan

Jump!

Sammy loves to jump into the water now.  She loves to jump anywhere!  She'll jump off the stairs, off the couch, off the ottoman...you have to keep an eye on her otherwise you'll have a Howler monkey jumping onto your back.

Peaceful

This photo was taken in July.

Third nap of the day

I take naps exactly like this, don't you?

I see it!

Her hair is starting to show up more and more in the photos I take.  I hope it comes back like it was when she was born.

Piggy bank

This is a great way to get rid of all the spare change in my wallet show Sammy the importance of saving.

Back fat

Does everyone understand now why my arms ache at the end of the day?  :)

Matching blue eyes

and more than likely, a blue tongue as well.

Tastes like chicken

Right before Mommy left at lunchtime to go back to work, she gave Sammy several GULPS of her blue energy drink.  (Like a 2 1/2 year old needs energy?)  Her tongue turned blue and looked like she had been licking Sully here.  Don't worry, the drink's zing wore off just in time for me to give her candy when Mommy arrived to pick them up.

Puffalump

This is Auntie Kenna's Puffalump from when she was a little girl.  Matching colors.  Matching bellies.

More proof

Olivia has muffin tops with her socks!

Knock, knock! Who's there?

'Orange' you glad I posted this picture?

Makes me think of baby birds....

Toy Story

Papa got the girls settled on the couch to watch a movie.  Sammy loved it, Olivia not so much.  She preferred laying down and taking a nap.

Comfy

When I checked on Olivia's nap, I found her like this...one leg up in the air...sound asleep.  (check out those jowls!)

Copy cat

Sammy loves to mimic me in infant care.  When I hold Olivia facing out, Sammy holds her baby facing out.  I do NOT draw on Olivia's head, though.

Time for a pedicure

Sammy enjoying the fine art of crayon coloring her big toe. 

Agile

Long time readers here will remember my apprehension on Sammy learning how to climb stairs.  Not only did she learn lickety split, but she goes up and down them by herself like it's no big thing. 

Pig tails

How old is Sammy now?  12? 13?  Well, whatever her age, her hair is now long enough for pig tails.

A very full belly

A full belly, dry diaper...couldn't be happier!  She's a little love bug.

Fancy Schmancy

Check out those shoes!  Princess shoes...just don't lose one when the clock strikes midnight!

Get down (and get back up again!)

At the disco from Lorna King on Vimeo.

Two peas in a pod

All this time, we've been saying that the two girls look different from each other.  One for Daddy and one for Mommy in looks.  I've said that Olivia really looks like her Mommy and in this picture I really see it.  Then the world turned upside down.  I looked at Sammy's scrapbook I have of her at four months....these two could be TWINS!!  Of course, Olivia outweighs Sammy by about 20 pounds here but their faces are identical!