Pigtails and New P.J.'s!!

I'm so proud of the fact that I can FINALLY do SOMETHING with Piper's hair. The poor thing has extremely fine hair with lots of calics. It's the cutest thing though. I love it.

In other news, we went shopping at the Baby Gap for some new p.j.'s tonight. My all time favorite outfit for a toddler is a great pair of pajamas. Love the diaper butt!!!

Disneyland Trip

We went to Disneyland last week with my parents, my sister-in-law, Jennie, and my sister's family. As you can imagine, with two 18 monthers, it was a little hectic. We still managed to have a good time. I can't wait to go back. Maybe next year.






Dinner time and group photos.





Fun at the pool.






It's a Small World and Storybook Land




Aunt Jennie was a HUGE help! So a big thanks to her!!






I love Maxwell's goofy faces!




Maxwell loved playing on Grampy's bed while in the Hotel rooms.

Daddy's so fun!







We spent a lot of our time walking around, people watching. It's hard to go on a lot of rides with two 18 month olds. Although they did love It's a Small World, the carousel, and the Storybook Land.





Ian with Maxwell on the carousel. Maxwell loved it! I sat with Piper on the bench.



The meeting of Mickey did not go over as planned. Piper wanted as far away as possible, and Maxwell wanted to touch his face the whole time. No screaming though, so we were off to a decent start.



Piper wanted her Grandma to hold her almost the whole time. Poor Grammy!



Grandpa Mark with Bubby, or Maxwell, for those of you who may not know.



Aunt Jennie and I with the babies the first morning we were there.


Every single morning lately Piper's hair has been extremely fly away. It's too funy! I just had to get a picture of it.

July

The babies have been very busy lately! Maxwell has found his love for cars and trucks. He loves driving them around our house. Piper isn't interested at all in them, she loves to drag her clothes, especially the pink ones, through the house. Almost as if they are a blankie. She will sit with them and just play with the straps, rub her fingers though them. It's hilarious. That's a new thing she does.

They are now 17 months old. I can't believe that they are almost a year and a half! Little Piper is just now starting to talk. My big girl can now say hi and mama. She loves to say hi to each and every person that comes into the room. I love her little voice. Maxwell is saying hi, mama, no, ball, and bye. I'm trying to teach them a new word every day, but so far it's more like a new word every week or two. They actually chat with each other a lot, though I have no idea what they are saying. It's the funniest thing. I will have to get a video of it. They have their own language, I guess. They are starting to play together more and more, which is SO NICE FOR ME. Gives me a much needed break!

They had their well baby checks last week. Maxwell is still our big boy. He is in the 90th percentile or height, and the 95th percentile for weight. Until now, he's always been in the 100 percentile for weight, which doesn't surprise me, Piper's been eating more than him for the past few months. Piper was in the 13th and 14th percentile for both height and weight. She's still our little "peaunt."

We are looking forward to our big trip to Disneyland with the babies. I know....we must be crazy taking two 1 yr olds to Disneyland!! We are taking Aunt Jennie to help out. Should be interesting!

Here are a few recent pictures of the twins.

Wow, It's Been Awhile...

I realized a lot of time has gone by since we last updated you all. The twins are getting bigger. They are 15 1/2 months old now! I can't believe how fast time has been flying. It has been so exciting seeing them grow and learn new things each month.

Maxwell has developed quite the personality. He LOVES to chat with anyone who will listen. He has his own language, with his favorite word being "dubai-ey." We still are not sure what it means. He has eight teeth now and loves to show them in a big toothy grin. He runs all around and has started climbing the stairs to the top, which makes Mommy very nervous. He also loves to take his diaper off, so we have now started putting underwear on over his diaper to eliminate any disasters. Other than all of that, he is usually a really happy-go lucky guy. We love having him. He brings so much joy to us.





This has been a big month for Piper. We are so happy for her, she is just starting to walk. She gets so proud of herself and starts squealing with delight as she walks toward us. She still only has two teeth. She is NO hurry whatsoever to get the rest! If you make eye contact with her, she will not hesitate to insist on you picking her up. She loves to be held. One of her favorite things to do at night with Daddy is to build a fort and hide under the pillows on the couch. She is so happy in her little protected world. Maybe that's because brother is always in the way. Her eyes are a crystal blue and she is still a pretty small gal. I can't wait to see how tall she is and what she weighs at her next well baby check next month.