I was getting our lunch ready yesterday and I asked Keira if she wanted some grapes. Her reply was, "No, I want some chocolate."

Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Bedding Gone?

This is what we found last night as Randy and I checked on the girls before going to bed. Keira had thrown everything from her crib into Allyse's and I guess Allyse didn't want to give it back.

Do You Swim in a Pool...

To keep yourself cool? Today we did! It is October first and it was nearly 100 degrees outside, so we went to the pool. I think today was only the fourth time we've made it to the pool this year, but I wouldn't have been able to go at all without the help of Carly and Kalei. A couple extra hands per girls makes a HUGE difference. Kalei made a miraculous, and I mean truly miraculous save of Allyse who, while I had my camera focused on Keira, was walking backwards and narrowly missed plunging underneath the water. I've decided I better just keep the camera home.

P.S. I cannot wait until it cools down!

Allyse
Keira

Doctor, Doctor

At her two year well check Allyse measured 36 3/4 inches and weighed in at 27 pounds 9 oz.

At her two year well check she measured 36 1/4 inches and weighed in at 27 pounds 6 oz.

The girls had their two year well check on Monday. This was the first time that I didn't have an extra pair of hands to help me and I have to say that they did really well. However, Keira was definitely more relaxed and cooperative with Dr. Mike than Allyse was. There's several doctors at the office that we go to but we love Dr. Mike. He is really upbeat and is so cute with the girls. He lets the girls blow out his little light, and lets them help look for monkeys eating bananas in each others ears. He asks them, "Do you see the monkeys?" They respond, "That's silly." They had to get two shots from the nurse, which of course is so mean, but it was all better once they got the sparkly "stickers" to cover up their little pricks. It was all soon forgotten and as

the nurse was leaving they even waved and said "bye grandma." I can't believer that we're to the point where they only have yearly check-ups. They are just getting so big!

Happy Birthday Keira and Allyse!

I've been a little slow getting the pictures from the camera so I'm now just getting around to writing about the girls birthday. We had a small get together for the girls on Friday night. We had Aurora, Allegra, and Carrie Lisonbee, Carly and Kalei (the Woodhouse twins), their mom and dad Gina and Keith (can I call him that? He'll always be bishop!), and Bill and Janel Schultz...our adopted family. The girls still haven't grasped the joy of opening presents, so it's a good thing we had Aurora there to help them out. It was so fun to watch Aurora as she "ooohed" and "ahhhed", where the girls were like "hmmm, that's nice." Maybe after finding their "big" present before the party even started was enough to make them happy. I found back-packs with wheels on them and I didn't quite know how to wrap them, so I ended up just hiding them upstairs under a blanket. They don't go upstairs unless Randy or I do, so I thought they would be safe. But as I was doing some last minute things on the computer, they slipped past and found them. I should have put them in my closet!

Aurora is ready. She knows what birthdays are all about...the cake!

The girls love books, so I did my best at making a cake look like an open book. It's definitely not going to make the cover of Martha Stewart Magazine, but if nothing else, it didn't taste too bad. Keira eating it up.
Allyse is a "just frosting" girl.

Kidspace Children Museum

Today was our first visit to the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena. The girls had a great time exploring so many different things. They especially loved playing in the little stream/pond ...you can see that they're completely drenched in the pictures. We wrapped up the day by playing in their playroom...I wish I had something like that in my house! I would have had a hard time getting them out of there if I still didn't have grapes in the stroller which was parked outside the doors :)

Keira digging for dinosaur bones.
Allyse: "I dwiving!"
Allyse giving mommy five.
Rebecca and Isaac

Thanks for letting us come with you.

Hand in Hand

Keira

Keira deep in thought.
"I've got it!"
"Oh, I don't got it!"

Grandpa J

Allyse: Grandpa's new buddy

We spent a couple of days with my dad before heading to the Miller reunion. The girls loved exploring his yard, talking to Boozer (my dad's dog) and the horses across the street, and especially taking rides on the fourwheeler.

Multitasking

This is what I get for trying to do too much at once.

(Allyse left, Keira right)

Sleep Tight

I had taken this picture of Keira about a month ago. She had had her bath and was ready for bed, but she was not parting with the bottle of lotion. I guess she really likes the smell and they say that lavender is good for helping people to sleep.

This is Allyse a couple of weeks ago. My kitchen gadget drawer is a favorite place to get things to play with. At nap time Allyse took along the dough hook from my mixer. Who needs a teddy bear?

Proud to Be An American

We had a fun fourth of July getting together with friends and eating lots of good food.

Watching fireworks was out of the question however, as the girls were wiped out by 8:30 and soooo ready for bed.

Allyse
Daddy and Keira

The little Firecrackers:

Allyse, Aurora Lisonbee, Keira and Spencer Easterbrook

A Day at the Beach

Here are a few shots taken last Friday, the 27th, at the beach.

Keira taking a swig to wash down all the sand she's ingested.
Kalei holding Keira who is eating her multi-grain "sand"wich. She just kept eating anything even though it had landed in the sand. I guess she doesn't mind the crunch.
Keira and Allyse in their favorite beach past time...taste testing rocks.

"Don't touch that brown one...it's alive."
"This one isn't too bad."
"This one is a bit too salty."

Allyse with the Polynesian Beauties Anuhea, Pohai, and Carly
Allyse hanging out with the big girls
Keira and Allyse chillin' with Kalei

A Little Bit of Dirt Won't Hurt

This is sure just a small taste of what I'm in for in just a couple of weeks at the Miller Family Reunion. However, I'm going to have to deal with not having a bathtub close by while we're camping.

Feel the Love

These pictures were taken in January before I started blogging. They show the other side of twindom. They are great friends for the most part, but they get in eachother's space at times too.

Keira: "Put down the camera and help me!"
Ahhh, hugs...best friends again.

One of These Things is Not Like the Other

That's Keira with my shoe on. Notice the teddy bear...they like to line up their stuffed animals on the fake logs.

Just Add Water

These are some pictures taken at one of Randy's co-workers sons birthday party. They found a little bird bath in the yard and had more fun splashing around in that water than anything else. They were soaked, but it was such a hot day that I don't blame them (I heard it got over 100 that day).

Allyse is in white, Keira in pink

Just Add Water...Continued

One of the favorite things to do now is play in water, as they now can get to the faucet in the bathroom. I bought a nice sturdy step stool so that they could learn to wash their hands at the sink, for those times where I feel a wet wipe just isn't going to cut it. I keep it out of the way as much as I can in the tiny bathroom, but they can push it over and when they don't feel like doing that, they just stand on the lid of the toilet. I figure they can't hurt anything, so I let them have their fun...as long as they don't run the water too long, which they usually don't because once they're all wet they've had enough.

Allyse

Keira
Keira