After the Birthdays.....

The first week of being a two year old started out with a 2 year checkup for Chloe and Claire. This was the first time at a new pediatrician's office since their previous doctor had closed her private office to work in a clinic. Here we see Chloe exploring the playhouse at the new office.




I think the idea is to sit at this little table and play with the Lego's but these girls decided to do it standing up!

Grandma isn't usually around at bath time but on this day Mommy decided to give them a bath after the doctor's visit....sounded like a great idea to me....getting the doctor's office cooties off of them! Notice the band aids, both girls had some shots.

Below, Papa and Claire practice doctor visits. Papa is listening to Claire's heart. During the past couple of months, Chloe had undergone some extra and unpleasant medical tests and the twins enthusiasm for going to the doctor had vanished. A little play medical kit actually may have helped with some of the fears. They took it along on the visit and we used some of the toy devices while we were there.

A new little step stool has given the girls some new adventures at washing their hands at the sink rather than having them washed by an adult. Chloe LOVES to wash her hands!

I love how the imagination continues to develop in the girls. In the video below they decided that the coffee table was actually a piano. They would "play" the piano and wanted Papa and Grandma to sing along. I realize that the videos on the blog may not be working much of the time. I have found that they work fine on some visits but you will get a message that the video is not available at other times. The technical support for Blogspot is limited and although some of the help messages indicate the problem has been fixed, I have found that it has not been fixed. The two videos below are of the girls telling us "Everybody sing along" and then Claire, primarily, will say, "Everybody stop!" This went on for some time and Papa and I were quite entertained. Obviously it doesn't take much to entertain us!

Both girls love their books. Here they are looking at some "old" books and at some "new" books. The one Chloe has is one of our favorites called The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The last picture Claire is looking a a new book called the Barnyard Boogie Puppet Book, a very cute concept with the puppet built right in.

The last little video is of Chloe and I having a conversation about her snack and other things.
I hope you are able to see it.

Again this week we are hoping for some good weather in order to be able to escape the house and do some outdoor activities.