Doctor Day.

The girls both had their well checks today. Liv's 4 year and Charlotte's 15 month. They both had a clean bill of health. Liv had perfect hearing and vision. Weighed 32 pounds and was 39 inches. 25-35%ile for both. She got one shot. She rolled up her own sleeve. Barely said ouch and walked off feeling proud.

Charlotte weighed 18 pounds 8 ounces ( 5 %ile) and was 29.5 inches long (18%ile). She got one shot and cried for less than 20 seconds. (we are holding offo on the MMR shot bc it contains egg)

Both of the girls showed off their age appropriate milestones. Liv wrote her name, drew some shapes, hopped around, touched her toes. Charlotte walked around the room in the buff.

It was a stressful hour. Mainly because I didn't want to take a deep breathe in case the room was occupied prior to us with a germy sick kid. I asked the reseptionist to come out to our car when it was our turn (bc I refuse sitting in a waiting room with sick kids and germ infested toys). She snuck me into a room as soon as we got there ;)

Big girl.

Olivia used Georgia (the little dog stuffed animal we got for her to replace the binkies when the binky fairy came) for a few months. But I noticed last night that she hasn't asked for him for quite a few weeks. I guess she just needed him as transition.

And we no longer use the baby gate at her bedroom door at night. She will get up and pee, get dressed, and meet me at my bed side ready for the day before I even open my eyes. Nice.

Halloween Part 2.

These pics are before we went to Sydney and Ava's house for their neighborhood parade on Halloween Eve. We had so much fun following the firetruck and then ending at a little block party with pretzels and treats.

(Meme must be having totaly fashbacks with these costumes. She made them over 30 years ago and Chrissy and I wore them. We didn't decide until about an hour before dressing up what the girls were going to be. So unlike me.....But it is fun to save the money and not buy new costumes. Wearing family heirlooms is more fun!)

(the pictures to halloween night will be up later this week- they are on Meme's camera)

Halloween Part 1.

The Playgroup Family Halloween Gig.

Our playgroup has not ony doubled in the past year, but now they are all walking. We went from 5 to 10. That leaves us 5 moms pretty busy. But we still figure out how to girl talk.

Clementines.

Liv is surprising all of her classmates tomorrow with Jack-O-Lantern Clementines.

Overheard.

Mom, your nickels look extra dark today.

What do you mean, Liv?

Your Nickels (pointing to her forehead).

Oh, do you mean Freckles?

Yeah.....

pumpkin carving.

The thought of carving pumpkins makes me feel giddy inside....It was one of my favorite nights of the year growing up. I can tell the girls enjoyed it just as much. They were extra giddy, as well.

Charlotte was super excited and couldn't contain her self or hold still. I put the pumpkin on her highchair and she flailed all of her limbs for over 15 minutes and kept pouncing on it. Liv drew the faces, cleaned out the messy gook and pushed out the facial features.

We can't wait to light them out front!

Seeds drying overnight...Can't wait to bake them tomorrow.

tough cookies.

Within the past 24 hours, I realized how tough my little cookies are.

Charlotte- She was up for 2 hours last night upset. I kept bringing her into my bed hoping she would settle and fall asleep. Whenever she would cry, I would put her binky in her mouth (knowing that isn't the answer-but desperate). Every time I put it in, she would rip it out and forcefully throw it at me......I was insulted but it made me chuckle.

Olivia- at the park today Liv and Lucy both found a bow on the floor at the same time (the kind that are in a big bag for like 2 bucks at the dollar store for gift wrapping). They faught, screamed, cried, squealed, all of the above. You would have thought they were having a custody battle.vvLiv was cranky because she fell asleep in the car on the way to the park. That didn't help matters.

These girls are starting to fight alot like siblings (so I am in for it when charlotte can talk). I mean they were so angry and upset with one another, that I was speechless. They both wanted the bow to bring it home to their daddies. This carried on for about 10 minutes. Then lucy was super nice to let liv have it because she discovered a new ribbon that she could turn into a bow. Liv came home and made Lucy a thank you card to thank her.

Awww, they both resolved the situation pretty well.

Look at what I did....

Yet another school project that Liv is proud of.....

Charlie alone time.

While Liv was at school, Charlie enjoyed mommy time....

What a cutie!

I will have to take a better picture, but you can tell I cut her hair a little. She likes to wear a barrette on the top and it looks like a real hairdo. CUTE!

Cookie Monster.

This week consisted of a few rough nights between the cupcake dress, my paranoia of paint fumes, and a snotty/coughing cold being passed around the fam. And the days have changed a bit since Charlotte is now on two feet. Not only does that mean I am following her around more, but it also means that Miss Olivia has to learn how to share every single toy she has (bc charlotte is following her around). Sorry for the lack of posts......

PS. I cut Liv's hair this week and she is getting so many compliments. It looks super cute and makes her look so mature..... I look at her and just can't believe how big she is getting. I will have to take a cute picture to post (she has been hiding from the camera lately).

Cupcake dress.

Last night after I put Charlotte to bed, I decided to organize Liv's drawers. Since I let her dress herself (those of you that see her, can tell), she has a lot of trouble finding what she wants (which means her clothes end up on her floor). I put all of her summer stuff away (so we don't have to argue once again about wearing her white shorts to school). I also put any 2T's floating around so Charlotte can dip into to them in less than a year.

I came across this cupcake dress that my mom and I got at the shore. It is super cute and funky. The fabric is pink with brown cupcakes.

Liv saw me take it out and wanted me to leave it out on her dresser for the night so she can put it on first thing in the morning.

What I didn't realize was that first thing in the morning meant 1:30 AM!!!!! She came into my room and kept sleep walking and begging and chanting "I WANT MY CUPCAKE DRESS!" She did this until 3:30. I drifted off to sleep at 4, then Charlie cried out to quench her thirst at 5. Today I am a ZOMBIE~ Reminds of what life was like this time last year.

Needless to say, Liv woke up for the morning around 7 and put her Cupcake dress on....She pranced around all day with it on....She also had a few extra tantrums today due to her lack of shut eye.

I had a few tantrums myself;)

We got a walker.....

Charlotte took her time in venturing on two legs, but she is not looking back. Everyday she is able to double the amount of steps she can take. Right now she seems to take about 25 and then either fall or take a rest.

On the move.

This video seems to focus on the wipe outs and not the accomplishments. Charlie has been taking a few steps here and there. Standing on her own for 10 seconds or so, then falling or sitting down. Ry came home about an hour early today. We all hung out and watched the Phillies game. This video is only 3 minutes, but it sums up what we did for 2 hours......I didn't get lucky enough to catch on film Charlie's 15 steps in a row. SHe did it about 5 times. Something just clicked with her. This morning at 10am she was doing her normal spiderwoman-self (walking the perimeter super quick to get around). She is a different girl tonight. She was super duper happy (I think bc she got two good naps).

(For the past week I have been experimenting going from two to one nap. I don't think she is quite ready for that. We had a pretty long week with lots of whining and eye rubbing.

The girl likes to sleep. I can't complain.)

Outfit for the week.

For the past three weeks, Liv has started a new trend. She picks out an outfit on Monday for school.....Then she wants to wear the same thing for the next three days. When she takes it off at night, she puts it on her dresser for the next day. Luckily, we haven't been outside so her clothes have been staying fairly clean.

She used to wear 5 outfits by 9am......now she has shifted to the other extreme. My washing machine is happier.

(after typing this I am realizing that it is pretty gross that I let her wear the same thing multiple days in a row)

a cow dressed for halloween.

painting nude.

target.

Another first....I have avoided target icee's until now. But since it is one of the out and about "junk foods" charlotte can enjoy, I let the girls get them (Charlie's cup is only a quarter full-I did not get her a large;) Sorry the pic is so blurry, I need to clean the slime and crud off my lens.