What a great weekend

What a great weekend! We took the kids to a really cool playground a few miles form us where they went on the swings, mini-carrousel, and the see-saw. I think Mike and I would agree that the swings were the favorite! Amanda started clapping yesterday late afternoon. She woke up at 2:20 AM last night and bounded into a sitting up position and clapped! It was very cute. Luke has started to point which Amanda has been doing for a couple of weeks now, It's almost as if Amanda's waving turned into pointing into things she wants to see/touch or places she wants to go.

Saturday we had dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Kmetzo after they babysat for a few hours. We gave the kids "puffs" for the first time. Luke took them fairly seriously and seemed to stockpile them in his fists. Neither of them ate them, but they did a great job with their "pincer grasp".

Sleepy babies

Thought Ava would like this one

a favorite video

Memorial Day

This was taken at the Memorial Day Parade on May 30 (thanks Grandma Jo!). Kids are with Papa G and Grandma. (Mike's parents). Grandma Jo and I had lots of fun picking out these outfits, and several others :), during our shopping trip the Friday before.

A rainy Saturday

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Amanda has been practicing her crawling over the past few days. Slow and steady. She goes a little bit then backs off. Luke, on the other hand, dove right into crawling once he started on May 30. Before he started crawling, he started pulling himself up and standing. Again, he really "goes for it' while Amanda is more cautious. Luke has had a few bumps and bruises to show for his standing/crawling acrobatics! Now we've noticed he's gotten the hang of balancing and how to catch himself a little better. Hopefully this means we'll have less boo-boos!

Some of their favorite things:
Luke - lloves doggie! He naps and sleeps with doggie. They are pals and doggie is probably Luke's first "favorite toy" He also loves playing the "Ahhhhh" game. He mimcs us going "Ahhhhhhh" and gets a kick out of that. Did we mention his first crush? At about 6 months old, when he started daycare, he and Miss Danyelle REALLY hit it off. It just so happens that Miss Danyelle has a baby girl about 1 month younger than Luke & Amanda. Her name is Jada them getting married has already crossed our minds! :)
Amanda - loves to wave! She has been waving now for a couple of months. It's even been referred to as the "Queen Mum" wave. It is a very cute wave. She likes to wave at people and also uses a lighter wave in the direction of things she's interested in or wants to get closer to. At about 7 or 8 months I'd say we came up with a couple of her first favorite games. BIg grins and chuckles when Mommy carried her and Daddy followed her around. We do it to a beat "ba bum ba bum ba bum. . .". When Daddy holds her she likes Mommy to play Peek A Boo!

Despite the title of this post, these pics are from Friday afternoon, June 8 (where they are standing) and Thursday morning, June 7 (both dressed in red).

June 2 at the condo

The kids enjoyed some outdoor time at the condo last Saturday. The big box was a fun new toy. Here is an "interesting" picture of what happens when the men are left to tend to the kids. Click on image to enlarge and see what's really going on! Photo courtesy of Jo Kmetzo :)

Our new blog!

A new spot for sharing Luke & Amanda stories and pictures is here! Here they are on Mothers Day, over 9 months old!