Full disclosure: Rob worked overtime to get this video done before their birthday....and then it takes me a month to get it up on the blog!
My girls are 2!! Their birthday arrived at the busy end of a very busy July, but we managed to squeeze in a little party with our Ellis grandparents, Auntie Emily, and some friends who were staying with us for the weekend.
Things I don't want to forget about life right now:
- How Lily chases Savannah around saying, "I'm gonna tickle! I'm gonna tickle!" Followed by hysterical laughter and screams.
- How Savannah likes to jut her chin out for emphasis whenever she's pretending to be dramatic
- How Lily is "Nie-Nie" and Savannah is "Sanna"
- How they both RUN to Rob when he comes home from work...screaming and squealing.
- How Lily is constantly singing--twinkle twinkle, happy bird-day, spider (eensie-weensie), abcd's, mountain (I love the mountains), popcorn, temple (I love to see the temple), God (I am a child of God), etc etc. Seriously, she sings ALL OF THE TIME.
- How Savannah loves to pray while we pray, folding her arms, muttering under her breath and finishing with a big "AMEN!"
- How we are loving puzzles, books, sidewalk chalk, the pool, crayons, dancing, smoothies, and apples
- How they LOVE to help me throw things away in the garbage
- How "share" means "give it to me now." And how they think that saying "please" pretty much guarantees them anything they want.
- How they are best friends and great playmates.
Now, just when life has settled into a pretty great routine, we're going to shake things up with a new baby! Does anyone have any good tips or strategies to help toddlers welcome new additions to the family? Any ideas of what I can expect?
8 comments:
We loved catching up on the past year with this cute video. Good luck with the new baby soon!
Katie and Michael
Super cute! We love those girls!
I'm not going to lie....I cried through the whole thing. They are so, so, so cute and you are such a darling, adoring mother. What is better than these little kids? I think twins (except for the first year) seems like a dream. We have to have playdates and find friends at the park but your girls have a live-in best friend. That's amazing! My girls are just now starting to play but its taken 18 months. I need to see these girls before they get too grown up. Your family is adorable! I loved the video of the girls running to Rob--I actually took one of my girls doing the same thing yesterday. They are such precious moments. Thanks for sharing!
They are PRECIOUS! I loved the video of Rob coming home and them running to him. Wishing you the best as you try to chase two toddlers with a big pregnant belly (it nearly killed me chasing one with a big pregnant belly...). One thing that helped Daniel's transition was reading him lots of books about what happens when baby comes. He took them pretty seriously and read them many times before Sophie was born.
Christa....
I love, love, loved your "Things I don't want to forget about life right now" list!! Fun!! ;)
Happy, happy, happy birthday to Savannah and Lily!! ;-D
--Raelyn
Wow- its a video like that that makes me realize how lucky I am to have twin girls. I really can't wait until they're two and running around. Spend time with your girls without the baby. Don't blame your lack of time on the baby. They'll learn to resent that. And... good luck!
Christa....
I am missing Savannah, my Kindred Spirit "Cranio" Friend--and Lily, too--how is that sweet baby of yours doing? ;)
--Raelyn
That was so cute!
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