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Breakdancing and Flowers

Daddy's Little Girl

A couple more tidbits from Daddy

After reading the last post, Daddy had a couple of other tidbits to add:

I love how Amanda thinks that she is outsmarting Mommy and Daddy. When it's time to go to sleep, as you are about to put her in the crib she says "Couch", "Bottle", "Moon". (Delay tactics)

Or the smile (sense of accomplishment) that Luke gives you when he succeeds in climbing something new (most often dangerous).

:) :) Almost 21 months now!

Cute little tidbits

So many cute things happen . . .but here are a few recent tidbits:
Luke was looking at a catalog cover and told Daddy that the lady on the cover was Mommy. What a compliment to hear you look like a model! He already knows how to woo the ladies :)
Amanda from time to time refers to grandma as Jo. I think she knows it is silly but it is probably one of the reasons she likes to say it
Luke can breakdance. I'll post a video soon.
Amanda takes after mommy in that she is very selective about what she is going to wear. Yesterday morning she insisted on wearing a yellow top which happened to be Luke's pajama top. It is a cute yellow top with a blue dog on it. Everything else I suggested was "no-oo!"
Luke & Amanda are both starting to count, in English and in French
Luke & Amanda love to color with crayons, markers and chalk
Amanda's hair is starting to get very curly, reminds me a little of Auntie Julie's hair when she was little! I'll post pictures soon.
Amanda LOVES pasta
Luke LOVES berries
Amanda's teddy bear has an itch
Luke LOVES Little Brown Bear

Night Night!

Good morning!

playing with Mommy

Fun in the Snow

We had a little snow last weekend and Daddy helped the kids make a snowman! A few pictures are below, and you can see more photos at

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Clean Up Time!

January Fun!

Hi everybody! Almost 18 months old and having lots of fun!! The two outdoor pictures are on grandma and grandpa's deck which the kids really enjoy. They are running now, and the deck provides a lot of (contained) outdoor space to zoom around and giggle. As you can see from the picture of the kids on our shoulders, mom and dad are still a bit tired but having lots of fun too! In addition to running, some other things the kids are enjoying are books, balls, dolls, animals, Elmo (melmo), and playing "I'm gonna get you". and a variety of foods . . .some of their favorites listed below.

Amanda: pasta, pasta sauce (especially pasta fina marinara, tuttorosso marinara or prego marinar) eggs, turkey, peas, goldfish, pizza, tacos, cheerios, apple, banana, cheese, tuna salad, yogurt (nyo nyo)

Luke: blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, banana, cheerios, goldfish, cheese, waffles (specifically eggo nutrigrain which is fine with me!), yogurt (nyo nyo)

Not a whole lot of overlap with their preferences although they both really like yogurt (they both call it nyo nyo), cheerios, goldfish, and bananas. Amanda LOVES her pasta with sauce and Luke LOVES berries. Of course, Amanda doesn't eat berries and Luke doesn't eat pasta :)

Oh - the three pictures which grandma is not in were taken by her camera. . .thank you!!

Rocking Chair Fun!

Here are the kids having fun with the rocking chair (in December) That is Luke's onesie unsnapped and dangling . . . easier access to his belly button this way!