Monday, November 21, 2011

Happy 2nd Birthday Kate & Wright



Kate & Wright are 2! What an amazing two years it has been and we CELEBRATED! We celebrated for weeks! We were able to see all grandparents, almost all great grandparents, lots of aunts and uncles, cousins and friends. Kate and Wright love to receive gifts, sing "Happy Day" and eat sweet treats. They have loved playing with all their new toys! Their favorites are the train table and their bikes.

Their doctor's appointment went very well. We addressed some major transitions and have a game plan...we will see how everything comes together.
1. Complete removal of the pacifier AKA Boppy. Currently they have them when sleeping and for long trips.
2. Transition to a big bed

Santa will be taking said Boppy's to the North Pole and leaving presents and we will tackle the beds after the new year. Very sad to think about for Mommy. The little rascals can climb out of their cribs though so we need to do something.

Stats:
Kate weighs 25 lbs (27%) and is 32.50 inches tall
Wright weighs 32.4 lbs (90%) and is 35 inches tall

They are getting harder to carry at the same time!

Kate loves to sing! Her latest hits are: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Baa Baa Black Sheep, ABC's, some of Happy Birthday, Clean Up and she asks me to sing God our Father, but just hums along. She counts to 10 and sometimes leaves out 7...She is very good at telling us how much she loves us, what she wants to eat and telling her brother, No!

Wright also enjoys singing and reading and also sings Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and his ABC's. His favorite book right now is Bear On (Bear Snores On). He loves fruit bars and asks for one at least 4 times a day, he is extremely polite and loves to give big hugs and kisses!
They both love to jump, have great manners (say Please, Thank You and Excuse Me) and still love to be outside! They are doing great at the Learning Center and enjoy their new friends and loving teachers. They bring so much joy to our lives and we are so blessed!



Below pictures are from their birthday celebrations:

Cupcake Cake for birthday party with friends at the house
Whale See-Saw from Sunny and Harry! They don't both ride on the end...Kate always sits in the middle. It is so funny to watch because when I put her on the end her side stays up....see stats above....
Cake and party in Atlanta with family
Train Table built by Grandad with the Chuggington set. They are loving playing with the choo choos. Every night as we march upstairs for bath, Wright says, "Nite Nite choo choos"
Opening presents from Mommy and Daddy. I love their sleepy eyed (and hair) look

Trip to the Zoo on their special day with Grannie and Grandad! We had a great time! First ride on a carousel

They loved seeing all the animals at the zoo and Wright even let the giraffes eat lettuce from his hand.




Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Trick-or-Treat

Kate and Wright had such a fun Halloween! They did great with their costumes and for the most part stayed in character. They were Mickey and Minnie Mouse which is their favorite thing to watch (close second...Elmo). We had a neighborhood party prior to trick or treating and then headed to a few houses.

The "tear thief" (Kennedy Anne) came by to visit and see Mickey and Minnie
They both said Trick or Treat and were in awe at all the candy. Wright thought he had to give back a piece at each house to receive a new piece....it was really cute! Then he realized that he could pick what he wanted so he would dig through the candy until he found skittles.

We all had fun passing out candy to all the kids and Kate and Wright enjoyed a piece or two of their own!