Monday, October 25, 2010

Sweet Potato Time

Tonight the babies tried sweet potatoes for the first time.
Here is Logan doing his demonstration of how to open your mouth big and wide to fit the spoon in.
And we have our big helper, Torin, encouraging the babies as they eat. Every night you can hear, "Mmmm, Logan. Mmmm, Ella." at the table as they eat.
Logan loved the sweet potatoes. He was ready for more when his bowl was empty.
Ella, however, had to do a few body shakes to get the potatoes down. Hopefully tomorrow will go better.

Logan's Rolling Over!

Logan rolled over from his tummy to his back this afternoon for the first time! Then tonight he almost rolled from his back to his tummy. It has been a big day for him today!
I teared up watching him today knowing this is my last time seeing one of my babies roll over for the first time. These are such bittersweet moments. I can't wait for more to come.

Halloween Costume Preview

Ella and I took a trip to Chicago this past week to see two of my good friends, Cindy and Maria. Maria made this adorable tutu for Ella, so she will be wearing it as her costume this year. Thanks so much, Maria!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

"All By Myself..."

"I'm Sitting, All By Myseeeellllllffff, Yes I Am."
Mommy still puts pillows behind me to protect me yet since I'm still a little wobbly, but this day I sat for over 5 minutes without falling over.
I'm also rolling not only tummy to back but back to tummy now too. That includes rolling over in my crib which makes Mommy nervous.
Mommy and Daddy are hunting for a crib ASAP so that I can finally have my own space and not have to share a crib with Logan anymore. Then Mommy won't worry about me rolling in my sleep as much.

Painting Pumpkins

Torin took two days to paint our pumpkins we bought at the pumpkin patch. All it takes is some leftover paint we used to paint Torin's nursery, newspaper to cover the table and a garbage bag to cover the two-year-old boy.
He took some breaks to show Ella how to paint the pumpkins,
and to make her giggle and smile.
And does she ever giggle and smile at him. Torin makes her giggle ALL the time. She loves her big brother.

He concentrated very hard and used lots of different colors naming them as he'd paint them on the pumpkin.
We then had to bring the pumpkin outside to let it dry.
The second day we painted the final two pumpkins and Logan was able to watch this time and get his lesson on painting from Torin.
Here is our proud little man showing off his artwork. They look beautiful on our front step.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Family Day at the Pumpkin Patch

Our family day outing this past Thursday brought us to the pumpkin patch outside of Longmont. There were so many things for kids to do. Torin had a blast running around and picking out his own pumpkin.

They even had a petting zoo with sheep, goats and alpacas. Torin was able to feed some of them which he loved.
Of course he had to climb the fence too.
The highlight of the animals was that one of them burped which made Torin laugh and laugh, and then of course he tried to burp himself to copy the goat.
It was a beautiful morning and the babies wanted to take part too.
Torin told them which pig cars they could sit in.
Daddy didn't listen to Torin here. Logan was supposed to sit in the front of the red pig car. Silly Daddy.
We even picked up squash to make for baby food since that day is just around the corner. I think the twins are ready for more than just cereal. So far we've made sweet potato, squash, applesauce and zucchini.
It was a great day at the pumpkin patch. We brought home three pumpkins to paint and carve.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Perfect shot

Yes,
I'm still
looking
for just
the right
shot.
Christmas cards should be interesting this year.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Family Day in the Mountains

Paul was off this past Monday, so we headed up to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. Here is a semi-family picture since I'm taking the photo and Logan is sleeping in the stroller.
It was beautiful up there with the leaves changing colors.

Torin loved hiking on the trails and saying hello to everyone he met along the way.

When we got back into Estes, we saw a huge bull elk. Paul and Torin walked this close to it. Mommy was a little nervous about that.
I mean it was THAT BIG!

Rice Cereal

Logan and Ella started rice cereal in the evenings this past Sunday. Logan picked it up right away and is eating full servings already. I will probably move him to eating cereal twice a day this weekend.
Ella just last night figured out how to open her mouth and swallow the cereal. We are hoping she picks up the pace to catch up with her brother soon!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Lunch Time

Torin doesn't like eating lunch, or any meal for that matter, alone. Either Paul or I always have to sit at the table with him. Lately, he's fine if the babies sit with him too.
He actually talks to them throughout the entire meal telling them what he's eating and trying to get them to smile or laugh.
I caught Logan in the act of laughing at Torin today. Both Ella and Logan smile and giggle for him all the time. It is pretty adorable.
Overall, he's becoming a really good big brother. He'll play with them on the floor now and even bring them toys and books sometimes. We still are working on sharing, but it will come as the twins get older and don't allow him to take their toys away anymore.

The Story of Our Trip to the Park

Our story begins by letting everyone know that this is our first time strapped in our big boy and girl double stroller. Big brother, Torin, walked with us part of the way, but then went on a bike ride with Daddy and joined us later on at the park. So away we went with Mommy pushing us to the park.
It was a big day for us as Mommy put us in the swings for the very first time. We LOVED IT!

Logan fits in the swing easily, but Ella is still pretty tiny in it.

We stayed in the swings for quite some time until Mommy said it was getting too cold for us. We loved swinging next to each other at the park.
Mommy walked us home and parked the stroller in the garage only to find out that her secret mission for taking us to the park worked afterall.

"Success," Mommy whispers as she takes our peacefully sleeping pictures. What a great day of 'firsts' on our walk to the park!