Nanna's visit

When I returned from Toronto a few weeks ago Nanna was here having a blast with the girls and Ted.  She showed Brenna how to find her belly button and pucker up those cute lips for a smooth.  They made lots of games with blankets as well.  Nora and Brenna showed her how to go upside down.  We went to Jam Time and enjoyed their playhouse, story time at the book store and the girls had their first visit to Dunkin Donuts!

Belated Grandpa Kelly Post

Several weeks ago Grandpa Kelly stopped in to visit us twice in between his work at the New Hampshire cottage.  He read lots of books and magically got both girls to sleep together in the same room.  Their mother can barely accomplish this.  

Nora's New Teeth!!!!

The exclamation points are definitely warranted.  I was beginning to worry that my almost 15 month old daughter only had two teeth although it doesn't hinder her eating in the slightest.  It appears that four teeth have broken through on the top.  How her smile will change as Brenna's did months ago.  I will miss her toothless grin.

A few months ago (I think) I became amazed at the girls's receptive speech.  They began to understand all of the directions I was giving them and most of the time they were happy to follow them. They love to put shoes away in the closet  including guest's shoes.

Yesterday I randomly started singing 'Little Bo Peep' while folding laundry.  Brenna immediately went to the book shelf and picked the Nursery Rhyme book which contains that rhyme.  I was flabbergasted as her ability to categorize so well.  

Ted is the best dad/husband we could ever hope for.  He is sending me away for the weekend for a little Momma break.  Nana arrives for a visit Saturday and I can't wait to see her when I return.  She's looking forward to reading all the books the girls want which is a lot!

Happy Halloween!

Our little ladybug and bumblebee were quite the party girls with two social events for Halloween.  One with our mom's group friends and one at our apartment complex clubhouse.  Practical mom ordered pajamas as the main costume (to reuse :) and made the tutus and wings.  Victoria knitted the hats in record time and shipped them all the way from Washington to bail Mom out of her procrastination.  It was a fun filled day.

Boots & Hoods

Slippers

It's a good thing the girls like their new slippers because the mornings these days are cold in New England.  

Kisses, Hugs, & Bellies

One morning last week Brenna and Nora gave each other a big hug as soon as they saw each other.  It melted my heart. Since then our days are filled with hugs and kisses.  I've been trying to redirect Brennas' urge to affectionately bite into a kiss.  They couldn't have more different kisses; Nora's is a wide open mouth lick and Brenna's is a close mouthed 'muah'.   

The girls also love to show off their bellies.  Ted calls them the 'Big Belly Crew'.