The twins are TWO - Happy Birthday!!

Two years old! Wow can you believe it. What's happening now that they are 2? Luke is calling Amanda "Amanda" instead of "dada" He says it with a bit of a European (or maybe even Latino) accent. Amanda is still very interested in the smoke detectors (shikobah) and this interest was augmented into fear when they had a fire drill (three in one day actually) at daycare. She was upset (even traumatizes?) about it for probably a week, but now I think we are getting past that.

Speaking of daycare, we had a little party there last Thursday - Grandma and Grandpa even came! Then on Sunday we had a family/friends gathering chez nous which was great! Here are a few pictures and videos from Bday party at our house - most provided by mom!

Our gymnast!



Opening some gifts


And. . .drum roll please. . .the CAKES! Yes, it is Doggy and Teddy!!! Wouldn't believe the amount of awe these created by kids, parents, and friends! I brought some pictures in to their classroom and teachers and other kids parents are ready to hire mom!





After the party was over, and after baths and wind down, the kids wanted to see the doggy and teddy cakes again. Here is a great video taken with my Samsung SGH i550 phone (yes, that was a bit of a pitch :))

At the beach

The beach is a big hit!

Grandpa and the Carroll Kids

Thank you Grandma for taking such a nice picture!

Strawberry Time!

We took Daddy to the Strawberry Field for Father's Day and had a great time! You can see the entire album plus a few more June photos by clicking on the link here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Kmetzogirl2/June2008Pictures

Big Kid Cups!

The kids enjoyed the day at Grandma and Grandpa's yesterday and practiced drinking from big kid cups. Thanks to Grandma for the pictures!

Amanda enjoying art!

I have a similar clip which is much longer but am posting this shorter one. . .let me know if you want the longer version and I'll get that one to you!
Enjoy!

Luke

What's new lately?

Since Grandma and Grandpa weren't here for Tuesday with the twins I thought I'd post an update for them.

I am starting to hear "mommy" instead of "mimi" more and more now. . .and I heard a "g" in "doggie" instead of "didi" from Luke

This morning Amanda pronounced the L in Luke and yesterday she put on her own shoe.

First thing Luke said this morning (he was still in his crib) was "papa" and the first person Amanda wanted to sing Happy to this morning was "mama" I think they miss grandma and grandpa but also think they understand that they are spending time with Baby Carl in Montana (tana)

On Tuesday we took a walk and saw a dog named Ziggy. . .and Amanda started to talk about Lily. Luke has been very interested in the Good Night I Love You book which he calls Mouse. T'choupi has also been a favorite for both so mommy is going to try and track down more of those books.

Luke also used the Fisher Price bike which Ava handed down to us and kind of flipped it over onto the couch cushion when they were playing pillows. It was a total mountain biking move. Can mountain biking be in the genes???

A few weeks ago Amanda took magic marker and colored Hoppity's ears pink on the inside. . .check it out. . .

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