roller skates....for a 3 year old?

so far, so good.












and, down we go....

they're growing up....

avery just started preschool and i think it's going to be great for her. she has such strong separation anxiety but calms pretty quickly (i think...). she was very excited for her first day, as you can see here...but not so much when we got there. however, miss ruth sent a heart-shaped sticky note home in her folder that said she had a great day. today she learned about the letter 'L' and it's sound. please note that benjamin made the trip to school.

and addison is getting bigger every day. it seems like every day she does something new. what's fun is that she does it completely different than avery did. she's definitely more mobile than avery ever thought about being...i can't leave her in a room alone. allen came in last night and said she was pulling cords out of the wall.

i took this picture when she was begging me to come back in and get her at naptime..and she gave me a big smile when i walked back in. sorry adddison...just wanted the picture!

best friends

it's so fun watching avery and addison together. avery has the upper hand (for now) but addison will soon give her a run for her money. they love to snuggle on the couch and usually end up in a tickle-fest. today was no exception...






sweet cuddle bugs

and i had to show off addison's teeth. she didn't have any until she was 10 1/2 months, then all six came in at the same time. you can see four of them pretty good in this picture!

christmas with two girls

we had a super fun christmas ~ avery's fourth, addison's first. pictures tell it best!






Christmas Eve

We baked cupcakes and sang happy birthday to Jesus...and then left cupcakes and milk for Santa. Avery ate all the icing off of four cupcakes, maybe celebrating her fourth christmas, and addison just ate the cake.

Our Family

Addison, Pop and Nana

isn't life fun?

we're having such a great time right now with two girls! we have our moments just like any other family, but avery and addison are both so much fun these days. avery is drama, drama, drama and addison is 'anything you can do, i can do better...or at least i'll try.'

check out princess avery and the bathing beauty.

mom...these shoes don't match (really, that's what she said)

bath time is so much fun....

avery got a new movie.....

she got "hocapontas"

she's very excited.

we'll work on the pronunciation later.

fun times....

it was avery's first time to really trick or treat and she caught on quick! we really had a great time with the girls and benjamin the boy. add a little coman and tina and you've got the mix for a great night! lots of new friends joined us as we went door to door (and inside a few houses....). good times for all. here's a little peek at Ariel and Flounder....