Happy Memorial Day!

I was able to find these cute dresses for the girls - and couldn't resist taking some picutres of them!

It will likely be too cold for them to wear tomorrow - at least the pictures turned out cute!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meredith is 10 Months Old!

Here they are side by side - each at 10 months old!

 

 

 

I was able to get these cute pictures of Meredith after she woke from her nap. She still takes 2 naps per day that are usually at least an hour each (if not longer).

Meredith is keeping us busy - she is into EVERYTHING! She still crawls to get around, but that doesn't slow her down! She has also started walking with the green dinosaur - that allows her to get around much quicker - IF she can keep Madilynn off of it that is!

 

She unfortunately still wakes anywhere from 1 to 3 times per night...we are still breastfeeding - so I am sure that has a lot to do with it. She is eating ~ 2 jars of food per day, typically vegetables, though we are trying to incorporate other things. School has started letting her experiment with table food - though at home she has only had a few things like bananas, green beans, peas, yogurt - though a majority of these end up on her seat rather than in her mouth! She is a big fan of Cheerios - much like Madilynn was (is). She gets so excited when she sees the box! She uses both hands to eat - she doesn't favor one over the other that I have noticed yet.

As far as clothes go she generally wears 9 - 12 months....though she still fits in several shirts and skirts that are 6 months. She isn't quite able to fit into any of Madilynn's old shoes yet - she's still only about a size 2, and size 3 are the smallest we have.

She's been lucky that she has all of Madilynn's old toys to play with!

One day I found her IN the magazine rack!

Still only has the two bottom teeth...but chews on EVERYTHING! Maybe some new ones will pop through this month...

When she is done eating and doesn't want anymore she has a bad habit of rubbing her eyes and face....so usually most meals are pretty messy.

She still isn't saying much - sort of says "ma-ma" - she will squeal with excitement - and when she wants something you know it because she has a death grip on it.  It is quite difficult to pry things out of Meredith's hands - perhaps she's developed this trait out of survival - it might be the only way she can keep ahold of the toy she is playing with so her sister doesn't take it!!

I can't believe it is only a couple more months till she is 1 year old!!!

This year - as tough as it has been - is going way too fast!!!

Newport Aquarium

Last Sunday before we came home from Cincinnati we took the girls to the Newport Aquarium.

I was able to get quite a few photos - though we were only there for ~ 2 hrs. Madilynn was so excited to be out of her stroller she pretty much just ran through the whole thing. I think they enjoyed it, but I think they will enjoy it even more once they are a little older.

Here are a few photos from our visit...

 

Look at the size of that giant crab!

Some sort of Crocodile

A big alligator

She really liked these glass walkways - and would stop and look at all the fish for several minutes at a time.

She loved climbing on these giant frogs.

The tunnel kept her attention the longest....

It kept her attention, because there were divers cleaning the glass - and she just kept waving to them!

 

Overall it was a good trip! Maybe next time we'll get to actually look at the exhibits rather than just chase Miss Madilynn around!!

Courtney and Kyle's Wedding

 

This past Saturday we went to Cincinnati for Matt's cousin's wedding. The reception was at the Paul Brown (Bengals) Stadium. The girls had a wonderful time, and we partied until around 11pm - which helped make the hotel room with two playpens not seem so bad!

Here are several photos from the evening....

(Unfortunately Papaw Bert had to work)

Aunt Lisa and Uncle Chuck

Now that Meredith is eating Cheerios they were the hit of the evening - well besides Madilynn's PINK Cake!

 

 

 

There was a festival going on downtown complete with fireworks!!!

Meredith didn't mind them at all, she actually seem to like them quite a bit!

Madilynn was a bit scared by the noise - good to know - this was our first experience with fireworks!

 

Kyle and Courtney

Madilynn loved dancing on the dance floor - it involved a lot of spinning - but she was able to pick up a few new moves...

She even got Daddy to dance!

Who Dey - the mascot was there! (Madilynn was a bit scared of him too, but did warm up a little and at least would wave to him)

She had fun dancing with Uncle Chuck

With Aunt Dawn and Bethany

Jumping

With Carley -decked out in glow necklaces and bracelets!

 

We had a great time - keeping track of the girls definitely keeps me busy - I felt like I barely visited with anyone. It was good to see everyone - maybe someday I'll actually get to sit and have a conversation!