Tutus and Sweetie Pies

Don't you just love these two pictures? They came out so good...of course, I have such precious subjects!

I started making birthday tutus last night and now have 2 of them almost finished. They are so cute, if I do say so myself. I didn't think they were easy to make until my friend, Jessica, told me how they make them. Then I found some instructional videos on YouTube...gotta love that website! :)

So for at least a third less than you can buy them online, I am making my own. Here are a couple of pictures of the girls trying them on...I am still getting in the groove and don't have the backs of these finished. I don't think the girls knew what to think. :)

These first pictures are Lilly...Lexi was more excited about the tutu when Lilly had it on than when she was wearing it. :)

Lexi trying her tutu on for the first time over her jammies this morning!

The plan is to put a white onesie underneath the tutus and add a little iron-on decal to the onesie...perhaps a number 1 for their first birthday! I am such a planner and it works better when you have 2 babies to plan a little bit ahead. Go figure! They also have little "Baby's First Birthday" crowns from their Nana Epps to wear...thus the reason for the colors in their tutus. They gotta match!! :)

Happy 9 Months, Girls!!

I cannot believe that my babies are 9 months old today! Time goes by soooooo fast!! We took these pictures this morning. The first one is my Baby A and the second one is Baby B!!

Here are what the girls are up to these days...I watch them every day in utter amazement!!

Lilly

- Sits up by herself

- Rolls over and over and over and over QUICKLY...before we know it, she is across the room getting into something :)

- Will walk if you hold her hands and guide her forward

- Her babbling has become more distinct. She is really trying to talk but mostly likes to say, "dadadadadada" and "mumumumu" and "bababababa"

- She likes to cluck her tongue to make cute noises.

-If I ask her to "give mommy a kiss", she will lean forward and give me a big sloppy kiss. She gave daddy one for the first time yesterday.

- She likes to laugh a lot and will just start giggling to herself and end up cracking up. She likes to get Lexi laughing....note the YouTube video.

- She loves to snuggle with her daddy.

- She pats everything!! She will pat the floor, the dogs, my shoulder, and her own chest. It's really cute when she pats herself, as if to say, "I am Lilly!"

- She can clap but doesn't quite get how to clap her own hands together so she claps her hands on ours.

- She loves to laugh at her sister if she wears a hat or has her hair put up in a clip.

- She is a much cleaner eater than Lexi. She likes to get the whole bite in her mouth and stay clean. Although she still likes to stick her hand in her mouth when it's full of food.

- She has started to pose when I try to take her picture.

- Lilly loves to jump in her jumperoo and play the piano on their activity center.

- She also loves to dance to the Wiggles and some of the other songs I have played for them a lot...The song, "Country Fried" by the Zac Brown Band is one of her favorites and always makes her smile and dance.

- She can pull herself up when she is in the mood. She mostly pulls herself up on us.

- She loves to bite Eric's nose.

- She sucks her thumb but only when she is about to fall asleep or is getting sleepy. As soon as she is asleep, it falls right out.

- She is now terrified of the vacuum and the food processor.

About an hour old, 6-9-2008.

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Lexi

- She can get from laying down to sitting straight up in no time flat. She will roll across the floor, squirm her whole body around, and then sit up..just like that! It's crazy!!

- She will also walk while holding your hands.

- She can pull herself up but doesn't try to very often. Although lately she loves to pull herself up on the fireplace.

- She likes to cuddle and sit in my lap. Sometimes she just wants to sit in my lap while she plays with her toys.

- Lexi loves to sing along with me when I am singing along to ITunes or the radio. She sings really loud with me and loves praise and worship songs. Her expression is priceless since she is trying really hard to sing along with me.

- She loves nothing more than to splash in the tub. Even when she splashes herself, she LOVES it. She pounds the water with both hands while smiling. She has figured out how to lift up the drain and let the water out.

- She is starting to try and say words more than Lilly. She says dada, and when she really wants me immediately, she will scream "MUM!!" She always says dada so sweetly and yells my name. The other day, she looked at Eric and said, "boo!" I thought Eric said it because it was so clear. She has a word for the dogs, although we are not quite sure what she is saying. It sounds like she is saying, "gigi" or "digi" or something like that. BUT she is definitely trying to say doggie.

- She can have a bit of a temper.

- She really likes to pull hair, and she pulls on Eric's hair and ears a lot.

- She likes to pull her legs up really high around your waist when you carry her so she has better balance.

- She is also terrified of the vacuum and the food processor.

About an hour old, 6-9-2008.

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Then last but not least, Eric and I were married for 18 months yesterday! Here is what I made him to say...can you guess what I wanted to say? :)

New Video

The latest installment of Lilly and Lexi being adorable and playing together!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i9eFiYqaE

This happens just about EVERY SINGLE day! I could hear them laugh all day long!

Creativity is Back

In the last year or so, I felt like my creative/artsy side was lacking. I just didn't have the motivation or energy to do much of anything like that. Well...I'M BACK!!! YEA!!! I love being creative and making things.

After putting the girls down for a nap yesterday, I went to Temple to do a little shopping for some needed household items. While I was in town, I ran by Hobby Lobby. I just walked around and carefully examined things that I really liked. I then came home, and full of inspiration, I made some fun things for the girls' room. I had 3 canvases from Eric and was never sure what to paint on them. I finally decided...check it out!

I hung this on their door...

Then I painted these little "initial" ones to put inside of the big, pink frame that I had on the wall above their bed...I painted them to coordinate with their piggy banks that they got from Jennifer Poppy as a baby shower gift! :) The piggy banks are below...

I didn't make this, but it is one of the "household" items I got at Marshall's. Since the girls are getting more and more accessories, like hats and sunglasses, I figured that they needed something to hang them on...cute, huh? :)

Then I couldn't possibly do a blog without a picture of one of my girls...here is Lilly from her nap earlier today. I think she likes her teddy bear!

Look What I Just Found...

I just looked through my video folder...these are all off of the camera, so there is no sound, but there are some cute videos.

This video was taken on August 7, 2008...the girls were 2 days shy of turning 2 months old.

This video was taken sometime in September...

Here is Eric and Lilly in early August...

Just thought they were super cute videos...I am amazed, when I look at pictures, just how much the girls have grown. They went from being 5 lbs and tiny almost 9 months ago to being around 20 lbs now and moving all over the place.

I am already working on their "special" 9 month birthday post...which is on Monday! :) I didn't want to forget to say a single thing ....

Random Post...

I just really enjoy doing this blog. Nothing huge has been going on so I was unsure what to write about. We have just been having our normal happy days...playing, eating, and napping. :) Well the girls have been doing all those things. I have been playing, cleaning, cooking, etc... Some days it feels like the cleaning and cooking cycle never ends.

I made my first attempt yesterday at making baby food from scratch. It was a lot of fun. I got some fresh strawberries, washed them, and put them in the food processor. The girls were suspicious at first, but after a bite or two, they were won over! :) I also roasted a butternut squash and a sweet potato to puree today. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Here are some really cool pictures, if I do say so myself...I LOVE my family so much and nothing brings me more joy than to spend time with them. When good picture moments happen, it is really exciting! :) So here are a ton of pictures, and I mean a ton of pictures!!!

My sleepy heads all bathed and ready for bed...mohawks courtesy of mommy. I just like to play with their hair :)

The next morning...does anyone remember the "Flying Nun"? I think I saw a few episodes of that show on Nick at Night as a kid with my mom and grandma.

Does anyone else like that $1.00 section at Target? These ears are not the best quality but for a dollar, who cares! I pulled into the driveway and put them on the girls before Daddy came out to help me bring them in...I think he thought they were extra cute!

They tried them on for a few minutes, then I put them up until Easter time.

They will just not keep their socks on...this is Lexi!

Then yesterday I was going through their clothes to see what things no longer fit...I found these adorable little dresses with matching bloomers. The girls got these as baby shower gifts from Jack and Laura Barrett. The dresses are 0-3 months and I LOVE them, but when the girls were that age, the straps just fell off their arms. I kept them hoping they would one day fit. Now they fit and are more like tank tops. They will be great for the summer.

As long as they had them on, I added the sunglasses and took pictures. They showed daddy their summer look. Lilly is in the stripes and Lexi is wearing the yellow. :)

I love those lips and BIG eyes...
This was really funny! Lilly pats everything..the floor, mommy, the dogs!!! She decided to pat her sister on the butt a few times, but in the picture it looks so much like she was giving her a little spanking! It cracked me up!
Such a serious look...

Lexi was checking out a white box on the bed...

The last two pictures are Daddy and his girls! I love how sweet he is with them...they are lucky girls to have a great Daddy who adores them!! First is Lexi and then him snuggling with Lilly. :)

My Glamour Girls

I finally got them! I have been wanting to get these for the girls ever since we first saw them in the Baby Gap. When I saw them and tried them on the girls, they were all grins. Lilly posed for me and got soooo excited! So I waited and waited...now they have their own pairs!!

When I brought them home yesterday, they laughed at each other...Lilly is in red and Lexi is in the cow print.

Ha ha ha!! You look silly!

I love to pull them off too!

Yummy! They even taste good!

I want yours, Lilly!

Then today, I took the girls out for a brisk walk around the block. Since it was cold, we bundled up. They love to take walks and were little movie stars today!! They didn't try to pull them off once when we were outside. I think they figured out the reason for wearing them! Lilly is in back. :)