17 Months

I have missed a lot of monthly updates on the girls but I am going to add 17 Months just because I actually remembered too. 

Hadley and Harper,
You are officially toddlers.  You both walk all the time.  There is really hardly any crawling anymore, unless you are trying to walk on an incline up hill or over a hump.  You feel more balanced and secure if you crawl.  You interact with each other.  You love to babble back and forth.  You are both concerned when the other sister is not around.  If I ask you "where is sister" you will look and look and until you find her.  Hadley, your FAVORITE word is UH OH.  It is pretty much the only word you know and you say it all day long.  Probably 50 times a day.  My favorite is when you say Uh Oh when you can't find something or someone so your little arms and hands go out as if you are confused or wondering where it is.  Harper, you say Uh Oh a lot too, but not nearly as much as Hadley.  Harper, you can say a lot.  Mama, Dada, Sister, Sadie, Balloon, Ball, shhhh (shoes), and dog. You love to make animal sounds (cow, cat, sheep, monkey, and your favorite is a dog). You both know the motions to Wheels on the Bus and the Itsby Bitsy Spider.  You love to clap for yourself and others when they sing with you. 
Now that you are both full time walkers we have been going to a lot more places to play.  We have been to the pool, Gymboree, Catch Air, the library, Barnes and Noble and of course a variety of parks.  The pool is the only place that I can't take you'll by myself.  You walk in different directions and have no concept of the danger of water and getting in by yourself. 
When we are home you love to help me unload the dishwasher, play in your water table, ride in your Cozy Coupes and eat/play with crushed ice.  You are both pretty good about playing and entertaining yourselves for a while when we are home.

You both eat very well. Harper, you are a little bit more picky than your sister, but both of you eat well.  Your favorite foods are yogurt, avocado, pizza, mac and cheese, BBQ pork or chicken, blueberries, strawberries, watermelon and Mandarin oranges.

You have so many teeth I have lost count.  You both recently got 8 in each at the same time.  Which caused both of you to have an ear infection but I had no idea for 2 weeks that is why you were grumpy....I thought it was just a cranky phase.

You are down to one long nap each day.  I still miss the 2 short naps but I will take the one long one (12:30-3:30)

You are happy girls and I love playing with you all day long!
Love,
Mom

Fourth of July

We celebrated the 4th of July with a lot of new and old family traditions.  The girls made their first appearance at the F.A.R.T.  This is a family reunion (Friends And Relatives Tournament) that has been a family tradition since the 60's.  We drove to Florida with very few stops. The girls did WONDERFUL in the car.  They watched hours of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and ate/played with snacks for the entire trip.

This is all the dads that introduced their children to the FART for the first time.

We were home on the actual day of the Fourth and celebrated with a parade in the morning and a neighborhood cookout in the evening. Sweating in the entire time, but loving every minute of it.

It was hot but a lot of fun! Look at those red faces!

(Thanks to Aunt Teri for taking all of these photos for us)

Wet Kisses

Harper has learned how to give kisses.  She is really good at making the "mmmmmmmmmm" noise as she gives the kiss but is still working on puckering her lips.

Her favorite place to give Hadley hugs and kisses is in the bath tub because Hadley can't run away (like she usually does).