To the ZOO!!!

Well, Grandma and Grandpa G invited us to the zoo today. So we went out to Point Defiance zoo and aquarium. Kayda loved it but a picture is worth a thousand words so here's several thousand words!

And of course the end result...

Dillon's First "Solid" Food and Kayda's Safe Driver Award

Dillon got to eat his first rice cereal on Thursday. He was excited about eating it, he would open his mouth up nice and wide but he just couldn't figure out how to keep it in his mouth.

He's had it a few times since then and he's still having trouble. That's to be expected of course because he's just starting. It's cute to watch but not so much fun to clean up after. We're going to be starting him in swim lessons with his big sister soon, we'll post pictures as soon as we have some.

Kayda absolutely loves to "drive" anything that she sees us drive. She goes nuts over Grandma and Grandpa G's riding lawn mower and even more crazy about pretending to drive cars. We were out doing yard work on Saturday (a beautiful day by the way) and that's where she wanted to be. So I rolled down the windows, moved all the little things into the center console so she couldn't put them in her mouth and let her have fun. First thing she does, being the little genius that she is, is try to put on the seatbelt!!! YAY!!! She's figured out that if she's in the car she should be buckled in. She tries to help us buckle her into her carseat too. She has a great time driving and when we turn the car on next we always have all kinds of fun surprises, turn signals and windsheild wipers are on and all kinds of other fun things.

Last but certainly not least I HAD to post this. It's daddy's thing to fall asleep with the babies so I had to include another one of those pictures. That and they're adorable

Trip to the doctor!

Well it was time for both babies' check ups. Here's their info...

Kayda:
height - 32.75inches, 85%
weight - 22lbs 9oz, 25%
head - 19in, 90%

Dillon:
height - 22.25inches, 70%
weight - 18lbs 2oz, 95%
head - 16.75in, 50%

I think it's hilarious that Dillon is only 4 lbs lighter than Kayda. He's 13.5 months younger and only 4 pounds short! The head information is mostly for the benefit of the Daddy's half... big heads seem to run in the family so I thought I would share!

Everything checks out well, they're both growing well and meeting the developmental milestones well so we have two healthy beautiful happy babies.

Catching up

Been a while since I've put up more pictures. But don't worry they're still beautiful and sweet. Kayda still adores her little brother. The other day she sat in his car seat and then motioned for me to put him in her lap so I did. I picked him back up again after a few seconds and then she wanted me to do it again. Brian and I got a kick out of it and Dillon enjoyed it.

She also decided to help me with Dillon. I put him in the swing and she turned it on for me. Then she proceeded to turn on the music and change the speed several times but Dillon enjoyed watching her so it was fine.

Her fine motor skills amaze me. She pushes buttons, does puzzles and even plugs in Daddy's headphones for him. She is such a great little helper.

While she continues to surprise us little Dillon is starting to get people's attention. He's quite the smiler and talker. He'll grin at you and talk to you for as long as you'll pay attention. He LOVES to chew on his little hands. He gets pretty mad when he wants them and wiggles too much to keep them in his mouth. He's also figuring out how to hold onto things; his favorite things are towels or bibs. He really likes to swing the fabric around.

Today was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL day. It was a little on the hot side but we enjoyed it none the less. We spent half of the day outside in the sunshine. Dillon in his diaper, trying to keep him covered in sunscreen and in the shade as much as possible. Here he is sleeping on the couch his little rolls are my favorite!


Kayda spent the day in her swim suit running between the pool, the sandbox, the swing set and the ladder Daddy was trying to use to do yard work. She wore herself out enough that the couple of pictures I managed to take while Dillon was sleeping were all either of her yawning or rubbing her eyes.

Wrapped around their little fingers

Kayda has everyone wrapped around her little fingers. She managed to get Grandpa G AND Daddy to play in the sandbox with her.

Meanwhile Dillon slept oh so happily in Mommy's arms.
We're having so much fun now that the weather is SLOWLY getting nice out. Kayda absolutely loves to be outside so now every chance she gets she is out there. Dillon is starting his new streak. He is holding his weight up standing up on his own (we still have to balance him of course) and he can almost sit up on his own. He is laughing now! He is literally a bundle of JOY he is as happy as they come.

He and I went back to take a nap last weekend, when we came back out we found Kayda and Daddy snuggled up sleeping on the couch. I love having babies that love to be snuggled. It makes the world a brighter place.

So many fun times

This last week has been entertaining to say the least. Of course I have to include my usual "how much Kayda loves her little brother" picture.

Kayda has been especially fun to watch this week. Here are a few of the things she has been doing. She decided that her dolls' baby stroller was really meant for her.

She also made an executive decision that the spoons belong lined up on the counter, NOT in the drawer.
And of course we took her swimming she is SUCH a water baby. I'm hiding behind her so nobody has to see me in a swimsuit :).

When I talk about one of my babies I simply MUST talk about both. Our sweet, cheerful little Dillon. He talks up a storm whenever anyone talks to him and he would smile non-stop if he never got hungry or tired. He is such a little joy.

I also had to share this picture of him sleeping while I was attempting to burp him.

YAY a swing set!!!

Yesterday was a BEAUTIFUL day! We hit 80 degrees! In the morning Brian and I decided that we were finally going to go and get a swing set for Kayda, she had NOTHING to play with in the backyard, with the exception of a ball and some cheapy toys I picked up for Dillon's party. Brian and I got down to Toys R Us, bought the swing set and then it occurred to us that we had no way to bring it home so Grandma and Grandpa G came down and got it and then stayed at our house and watched Dillon and Kayda while Mommy and Daddy put together the swing set. It actually didn't take long, Kayda was in the middle of all the action the whole time and everytime something new went up she wanted to be in it. She LOVED being on the swing so Grandpa pushed her while we finished putting the rest together.

The next thing she conquered was the slide. She climbs up the ladder BY HERSELF and slides down. Well after she had done that few times she decided that she would try to climb up the otherway. She comes down that way, why not go up right?

We got a swing that reclines a little bit so that Dillon can also enjoy the swing set.  It's not much use for any older kids, it's got two babyswings on it, no normal swings. Dillon wasn't quite as excited as Kayda. He just sat there and looked around. After yesterday I can't WAIT until this summer when the weather is actually nice enough to be outside. We were outside almost all day. Kayda was exhausted after all the excitement so it was nice for Brian and I because she slept well!

Both babies got to sleep in just their diapers, Kayda loved it, because it was too warm in our house for them to be able to fall asleep. We took this picture this morning, Kayda just wanted to be near Dillon so she climbed up and sat next to him.

On a totally different note, on Friday Kayda brought her barn over to the couch for me to play with her. She was opening the doors and I'd stick my hand through.  She thought it was hilarious so I got a little clip of it. Hopefully it will work!