Birthday Week Continues !!!!

This past week continued to be a week of enjoyment and included another small birthday celebration for Claire and Chloe. After all, twins only turn one year old once in a lifetime.

Included are a couple of photos and films from the day I spent with them. Chloe is seen playing with her doll and Claire is posing for me in the little wagon that Papa couldn't resist buying for them.

This little clip of Chloe was after I gave her a couple of "goldfish" crackers and the second clip is the girls "interacting". Their annoyance with each other doesn't last long, and sometimes it is hard not to laugh.

On the 29th, their actual day, we celebrated again with dinner, cupcakes and ice cream. The following pictures show the girls with their cupcakes, before, during and after consumption.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...AND MANY MORE!

Birthday Celebration!

Saturday was the day to celebrate birthdays. We were celebrating Claire and Chloe's 1st birthday a few days early, and Uncle Jon's on the actual day. The family gathered at a local pizza parlor and the fun began!


Here is Chloe enjoying her pizza and Claire pondering it all between bites.




















After a yummy lunch of pizza and salad, the girls got to open their gifts.


It didn't take long to catch on that the packages held some super surprises and that the best way to see what was there was to tear the paper.

Following the presents came the cupcakes. How we laughed at their reactions. Chloe discovered right away that it tasted good. Claire, however, preferred to squish the frosting between her fingers. Claire was very willing to share with Uncle Jon however.

Happy Birthday Claire, Chloe and Jon!!!!

The Home Stretch to Turn One!!!

Less than two weeks and Claire and Chloe will be one year old. The weeks have flown by, and this week was no exception. Here are a couple of pics of the girls from the last few days. Claire is working on her walking skills in the first picture, and Chloe is playing with one of her favorite toys. It is a soft cloth bird house that has little stuffed birds that you can take in and out. She loves it and maybe she, like her Papa, will love birds as she grows up.

Yesterday, we watched a DVD that the girls got for Christmas from Aunt Suzie and Uncle Eric. It is entitled "All Creatures Great & Small". It is a beautiful, beautiful, video with wonderful music, animation, and live animal pictures. It is made and produced by Kurt Warner's organization. Below you see Chloe on her Papa's lap taking it all in. I didn't get a picture, but at the same time Claire was on my lap "rockin' out" to the very serene music which includes the hymn "All Things Bright & Beautiful". It was rather funny.

We have been experiencing unusually warm weather in the afternoons. Paula and I took the girls and the dogs for a long walk on Saturday afternoon.

Lastly, here is a little snippet of Claire doing her walking. She is steadier every day and is walking more each day.

Sniffles x's Two!

This past week brought the first illness for the girls. They have each had a drippy nose at some point during the past 11 months, but never a full blown cold. They were both pretty miserable. Chloe didn't let it stop her from her investigations, however, as you can see from this shot. She stands on her tip toes and has been known to stand on a stuffed animal or anything handy to make herself taller.

Claire had a little harder time coping with not feeling well, and slept nearly the whole morning that I was there. She would wake up but wanted to go right back to sleep. When Daddy came home at noon to check on his girls, she perked up remarkably and actually ate some chicken noodle soup and yogurt. Daddy was the best medicine she could have received. It still amazes me that neither of the babies have been to the doctor for an illness, only for their regular checkups. They have a wonderful nurse Mommy that has really kept them healthy. We are very thankful.

A day or two later, when they were feeling lots better, Papa stopped by. Here are the girls at his knee jabbering and enjoying his full attention. They are always happy to see him.

Also on that day, they were very active. Here is Claire practicing her walking.

Both Papa and I celebrated a birthday this past week. We are so very thankful for our good health and our wonderful children and grandchildren. Two more January birthdays to go, Claire & Chloe's Uncle Jon, and then 5 days later Claire and Chloe turn one! We still have much to celebrate!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Our New Year always starts off fairly busy. We have several January birthdays and yesterday we celebrated at the Italian Cottage, one of our family's favorite local restaurants. The girls were very good, as usual, and we had a very good time. Here is Chloe with her Daddy and Claire with her Uncle Jon.

As we left, Chloe put on her funny hat for the ride home. She points at everything now making comments and jabbering. She is full of fun and good humor.

Below, I am going to add a cute little video from last week that shows the girls playing.

I'm looking forward to some time with the girls again this week and waiting to see what new and exciting things take place.