Mommy duty....

This past week, Jeff had to work nights. Doesn't happen often...but when it does, it reminds us of how grateful we are to have 9-5 ish jobs. Since I was alone with our babes for dinner and bedtime....here are a few pics from last week.

Sweet Lili. Still in love with Mickey and Minnie Mouse...in fact...she holds her two figures together and pretends they are kissing. It's cute....but also a bit disturbing. Watch out for her teen years! :)

She's so sweet.....



Showing me her Minnie....



She is wearing her first pair of tennis shoes. For the new school year, we bought her shoes like Henri's....in pink. I think she wore them every day last week. :) In fact....she let me take off her shirt and skirt....but the shoes....even for bath time....it was a tough sell.



Ahh....the bath. Here is our little Henri....he's talking up a storm. It's so funny...because if I say, "Henri...let's go get in the bathtub." He'll look at me and say, "No, I go and get in the bathtub." Maybe he'll be an attorney?? Arguing his case in court??? Note Lili's face....funny.



The Lili Monster!



After bath....playing in the closet. They are really starting to play so well together. Henri loves to hide in the closet....and now Lili will join him, most of the time. The great news....well...maybe not great....but Henri is scared of the dark...so when I am ready for the game to end, I just turn out the light...and presto....they both emerge. :)



Lili breaking free......



All ready for bed....



On Friday....Henri and Lili wanted to go for a wagon ride. It has been such a hot summer, but the last few nights have been absolutely beautiful. Here is Henri taking Lili for a ride in the wagon. Crazy....but apparently he is only going to pull...and is no longer going to ride. The good news...whenever he hears a car...he stops and lets them go by. He's a conscientious wagon puller.



Sweet Lili on the swing....



They had so much fun! A few months ago...taking two kids to the park by myself would have been a nightmare. Luckily, they both are growing up, and they love to chase each other. So...we had a great time playing. Here is Lili going down the slide.



Jumping at the end. Must be those new shoes....



Chasing Henri......



On the spinner....



Here comes Henri!



He's going to get Lili....



So close.....



But she still made it off before he reached...



One last display of Henri's muscles....pushing Lili in the swing....



He was so proud. :)



Hope everyone has a great long weekend. Will post more soon!


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Twins?

I can't tell you how many times we are asked if Henri and Lili are twins...especially now that Lili has caught up with Henri in height. We just took Lili to the doctor for her well-check and thought it would be fun to compare their growth charts. Here we go:

6 month:
Henri: 18 lbs., 26 1/4 inches
Lili: 14 lbs., 24 1/2 inches

9 month:
Henri: 20 lbs. 2.5 oz., 28 inches
Lili: 17 lbs. 10.5 oz, 28 inches

12 month:
Henri: 23 lbs. 11oz, 30 1/4 inches
Lili: 20 lbs. 14 oz, 28 3/4 inches

15 month:
Henri: 25 lbs. 4.5 oz, 31 inches
Lili: 22 lbs. 7.5 oz, 31 inches

18 month:
Lili: 25 lbs, 32 inches

I have to pull out Henri's 18 and 24 month checks and will keep tracking from here out. Crazy, isn't it? Almost twins! :)


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Major Potty News....

For the past few months, we have been sitting Henri on the toilet before his bath. There were a few times, where he would tinkle a bit....but nothing regular or substantial. Tonight (after two days in his new classroom at school--where he is one of the few that isn't potty trained), Henri said he wanted to sit on the potty....and he did it! We are so proud....here he is...note the excessive amount of toilet paper. Yikes.



Lili loves to help....she's also great with the toilet paper.....



So proud...Henri's our big boy!



More to come soon....have a great week!

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Bath time wave pool...

Sometimes....our bathroom can be a bit of a splash park at bath time. We don't encourage....but sometimes...we choose our battles. Here are Henri and Lili....laughing as they made waves in the tub. Enjoy!

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Disney weekend...

As one of our last hurrahs of the summer....we spent the weekend enjoying the parks. We had planned on spending the entire weekend at the pool...but took one evening to enjoy the Magic Kingdom, too. Of course....the boats, trains, and buses are all in one place...so Disney is Henri's perfect dream.

Here we are on the choo-choo train at the front of the park....



So excited to be riding the train.....



Look at those faces.....



Lili is very animated right now. Here she is, showing her dad her frankenstein face. :)



Henri (continuing with his boat obsession) decided a practical toy to bring to Disney, is Nick's old Little People boat. It doesn't look that awkward...it's not terribly big....but....it does weigh about two pounds. :) Didn't stop Henri....



With the boat....on the boat. Here we are on Small World....



Captivated!



Here is Lili...showing me her "happy" face. Not sure where she learned this....but if you ask her to show you her happy face....this is what you get.



On the people mover....another train. So exciting!



We usually don't spend the entire evening at the Parks....this was an exception. Here are our two little ones....holding hands. :) Very sweet.



Shocking....they were still friends the next morning. Modeling their new hats (the sun was intense!)....still holding hands.



Getting ready to hit the pool!



Henri and his Mickey hat...



Sweet little Minnie....



The sign of a great weekend....crashed in the stroller after a full day of swimming.



More posts to come....hope everyone is enjoying the last days of summer....

Trains and boats.....

It was an exciting weekend at our house. On Friday--I drove to Tampa for work. Jeff came home around 3 pm to find our house had been broken into. :( The good news--they were very kind and didn't destroy our house. Also--everything taken is replaceable--and thankfully no one was home. The downfall--we saved a ton of photos from the last week on Jeff's computer. We'll see if we can get additional copies--a bummer to lose them--but it could be much, much worse.

So....we went to Magic Kingdom today to get away. :) It's hot here. Really hot. But, we still had fun sweating our way through the park. Here are a few pics from the day.

I made a totally rookie parent move and told Henri that after his nap we would go see Mickey. Needless to say, two hours later he was up, running into our room saying, "Mickey mouse??"

He's still obsessed with trains so we started off our day on the train. Lili found a sticker--our forehead is apparently where they go. :)




Our sweet toots.....



Henri had a great time....



He kept pointing out everything we should see....




Waiting at the first stop.....




Bad news....a fear of lightning stopped our journey. Because we left our stroller at the first stop---we were given a loner to get back to the front of the park. Made us realize why we use our own stroller at the park.



Trying to find entertainment for both kids....we happened upon the street party...Lili was thrilled.




Here she is...joining in the fun...



Our little dancer....



On to the boats...small world...here we come!




Waiting for the boat....




Silly Lili.....



She is so friendly....




Saying hi to the crowd.....




On the boat! Henri could hardly stand it....




Here we go.....




Wow....




The fun begins.....



Dancing to "it's a small world".....




It's amazing how with kids...two rides...and it's time to head home. Luckily we avoided the melt-down--and only had to spend $10 on a balloon as bribery. :) I'll post more pics soon...have a great week!


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