puffs

you know, the barely flavored, air-like things that babies love to feed themselves. we have just discovered that amelia (& kate) love them and that she loves to feed herself. this works in our favor during meals, when she's in the stroller and just when we're bored. i hope we're not teaching her to be a snacker, but they sure keep her happy (& her thighs can vouch for that:)

fun weekend

we had a fun weekend. it all started with taking kate to build-a-bear. she worked very hard at pooping in the potty and was rewarded with stickers and ultimately a kitty she built and named "cupcake". it funny to see how proud she is of her kitty and it's fun to see where she's come with potty-training over the last few months. friday night we went to marine world as a family, then welcomed my parents for a quick weekend visit. we enjoyed yesterday at the oakland zoo. this is what summer weekends are all about!

it's been a while

it's been a while since i last wrote. the girls and i just returned from a fantastic visit with my sister and her family in spokane, wa. we had tons of fun-especially being able to celebrate abby's 3rd birthday with her. we did lots of fun things-reading hour at the library, lots of pool and sprinkler playing and a fun drive up to coeur d'alene, idaho for dinner on abby's birthday. it was hot, but the girls and i had so much fun being with family. by the way, tim was having his own fun backpacking in yosemite with his buddies:) here are some pictures of our trip.

fun weekend

this weekend we had a blast up in placerville, ca at tim's cousin's wedding. the girls did great despite no naps, and kate loved dancing at the reception. she was so tired she was literally asleep in the car in about 3 minutes. we also FINALLY got a cute picture of the two of them.

bath time

last night was the girls first bath together. it was a little hectic as amelia is not yet sitting on her own. it was actually more like a slip and slide, but kate loved the company. i imagine that this is going to be a fun activity every day in the future. kate didn't get why amelia could splash and she wasn't allowed to, another thing that is hard to explain to a two-year-old.

fire house tour

today a friend of ours gave us a tour of the fire house in martinez. he walked us through the house, then let all the kids take a seat in the driver's seat. kate thought it was great fun, but was a little apprehensive when it came to be her turn to take a picture so i joined her.

sunday at the park

after we all took naps today we headed over to the park to fly tim's kite. it is been a little windy here, so we decided we'd have a good chance of getting it in the air. the funny thing is that every time we pack the horse (or our double jogger) with snacks, kites, kids, cameras, blankies, etc. the wind dies down and the kite won't stay in the air. oh well, kate thinks it's a blast to help daddy and chase the kite around.