February 25, 2012

 The weather is getting a little nicer and we are enjoying taking the girls outside.  They are still not too sure of the grass but I think they are enjoying the outdoors, too. 

 We decided to take the girls on a few errands this afternoon and since they did so good at lunch earlier in the week we thought that it would be fun to take them to lunch in between a few places.

 We decided to eat at Buffalo Grill because it is one of our favoirtes.  We get in and get everyone settled into highchairs and put our order in so that we don't have to wait long.  We put snacks in front of the girls to keep them entertained.  McKinley begins throwing her food on the floor and SCREAMING, not the cry screaming, the I am going to scream as loud as I can because I like to hear myself scream.  I gave her a sippy cup and she threw it on the floor and kept squealing and laughing at herself.  We tell her 'no' when she screams and she says 'no' right back, which is a new thing as of today!  Everyone is looking at us as we try to find something that will quiet her.  Matt picks her up and she squirms so he hands her to me and she screams.  At this point, Payton is quietly eating and everyone is still starring.  We decided to get our food to go and McKinley and I waited outside while Matt got the food and paid.  I am not sure why she was squealing but we will NOT be going back out to eat any time soon!!

 My sweet girl that is so quiet and patient!!  Payton's yeast infection is clearing up and she is doing much better!  I am so glad to have a happy baby again!

 McKinley is starting to get into more and more things.  She is realizing that she can pull up and reach things.  She is now pulling everything off of tables and shelves and throwing them on the floor.  She is also pulling up on the highchairs and pushing them around.

February 22, 2012

 The girls absolutely LOVE to stand at the back door and look outside.  If it is ever really quiet I can typically find them at the door just staring outside.

 We went to eat lunch with Daddy, which we don't get to do very often so it was a fun treat.  This was the first time that we went out and actually ordered something for the girls to eat.  They sat in their highchairs and ate vegetables and even got to try sweet potato fries.  They were so good and it was a nice break to get out of the house!

Yesterday Payton had a slight diaper rash, I put cream on it and thought it would just go away.  Today it is worse.  We let Mimi see and she said it looked like a yeast infection.  I call our doctor and they told me a cream to get.  I am so hoping it goes away soon I can tell it really hurts her.

February 18, 2012

 My friends planned a trip to the races this weekend so my mom and sister came down to stay with the girls.  They have been begging for a long time to keep the girls over night so we decided that since Matt's parents were out of town we would go to the races then stay at their house for a full nights rest.

 This sweet little girl always finds something fun to play with at Mimmy's house (especially in the messy panty)! :)

 While we were going mom took pictures of the girls for us. 

 I think they ALL had a great time together. 

 And we had a great time with our friends and a great FULL nights sleep!  But we were up bright and early ready to get home to see our girls. 

 After we got back Lily Kate discovered that we had a hermit crab, my class pet that has been with me for years now!

She was very interested and even held it!!

We are so thankful that my mom and sister came down to keep the girls so we could have a much needed night out!

February 17, 2012

Dog-pile on Daddy!  These girls LOVE when their Daddy comes home. 

February 16, 2012

The girls have discovered the scale in our bathroom and absolutely love to push it around and sit on it!  They will even sit still while we weigh them. 

 If I can't find them I know they have crawled into my bathroom to play with the scale!  One day they will come to hate the scale! :)

The girls are really into Cheerios right now.  I have started putting them on the coffee table so that I can start dinner or do what I need to do and they are content to walk around the coffee table and eat Cheerios. 

One of my new favorite discoveries.  They will stay busy eating Cheerios for 30 minutes!

February 14, 2012

 Happy 1st Valentine's Day! 

 This morning McKinely had her 2nd laser treatment for her hemangioma.  I felt horrible that we did her 1st treatment on her 1st Halloween and her 2nd treatment on her 1st Valentine's Day.  So, I got up early and made homemade waffles for breakfast.

 When the girls woke up they were very intrigued by their Valentine's balloons.

 The just stared for awhile then began to tug on the string.  It was so fun to watch them discover new things.

 McKinley did such a great job at her appointment.  Matt went in with her and I waited in the hall with Payton. (I decided that I didn't want to watch it for the 2nd time, even though it really wasn't worse than a shot.) 

 This afternoon they got to dig into their Valentine's treats.

 There is nothing better than cookies and veggie sticks!!!

 YUM!

We had such a great Valentine's Day with our girls.  Matt even cooked steak after the girls went to bed.  There is no other way I would have liked to spend Valentine's Day than at home with my family.

February 13, 2012

Two sweet girls watching the bathtub fill up.I am so thankful that they love taking a bath.

Lately, the girls have been very busy learning new things.  McKinley is now opening the cabinets in the kitchen and we have had to install the child proof locks.  Payton is very into books and will sit still to listen to someone read.  She will also sit alone and turn the pages 'reading' to herself.  She is also signing more!