11 months old

I think I'm going to have to stop trying to do photo shoots on furniture for awhile...


Zoey was trying to cooperate, despite her siblings.


"hey, where did Abby go?"


She opted out of the photo shoot pretty quickly.


"ha ha - you can't make us sit still!"


Considering her next move


"it's not that far to jump, is it?"


"sharing" the 11 months old sign


Lucas re-joining the fray.


They love playing near the recliner, for some reason.


Happy 11 months, babies! Time to start planning your first birthday party!

Lucas the chauffeur

Tunnel fun


Abby's latest smile


Looking cute


Zoey is usually pretty possessive of the lion when she wants to play with it. However, she recently discovered a way to allow Lucas to be involved. :) Lucas pushed her all the way across the living room before I was able to grab the video camera.


Abby enjoys the chauffeur service as well.

Look who's standing

As usual, Abby has figured out another skill without letting us watch. Naptime was not going well yesterday, and when I walked into the nursery, it took me a second to realize that both girls were standing in their cribs. Abby has only recently tried standing when we help her, and so far hadn't even seemed to be trying to pull up herself. I guess she's been practicing on her own! In case you can't tell, she is smiling under her pacifier - she seemed very proud of herself.


Of course, this makes it even easier for her to steal Zoey's pacifier and lovey.


Lucas enjoyed reading to himself and his sisters yesterday. Zoey enjoyed trying to wear her book.

Housing update and cute pictures

So, Jason and I have been looking at houses since September. We live in a college town with fairly high cost of living (compared to other cities in this state). Just like the last time we bought a house (at the height of the market, duh - great way to lose money when selling now), everything we see just needs a little more space, or a better location, or lots of updating. It always feels like if we just had a little more money, we could get our dream house. We live in 1200 square feet now, which keeps feeling more and more cramped the bigger the babies get.

But maybe we're just too picky, or have bad luck. Who knows. We have put offers in on 3 houses now - we were outbid on the first one, the second one laughed at our appropriate-for-the-market-and-for-the-assessed-value offer on their overpriced house, and now we're awaiting word from the 3rd one. Our house has been under contract since the end of December, and we are so grateful to have a buyer who is not in any hurry to move!

So please wish us luck on this third house (3 is our lucky number, right??), or at least send us patience to keep looking if this one doesn't work out.

And now for today's pictures...

I found this cute headband in a box of clothes someone had given us.




Remember when we used to take pictures of one of us holding all 3 babies, and they were so tiny and still?


Well, those pics are going to be a bit blurry from now on, and you won't be seeing all the faces. They are a gang of moving targets!


Lucas laughing hysterically. We had no idea why. Even Abby was giving him a "what the heck?" look. When he laughs like this, we can't help but laugh along with him!

A random assortment

Abby learning how to text.


2nd set of Valentine's Day outfits. See all that drool on Lucas's shirt? He had been wearing the shirt for about 5 minutes at this point. Think he's teething again?


Zoey is a member of the saggy pants club.


These are size 24 month shorts, worn by Lucas as pants. They're a little loose around the waist, but not by much. Yikes.


Can you stand the cuteness?


Friday was mismatched stripes/patterns day


Zoey has really been trying to learn how to dress herself lately.

I'm tired so I'm just posting some quick videos

Mali has found that letting them eat while only wearing their diapers really cuts down on the laundry. :)









Maybe in the spring (before the mosquitoes descend on us) we can just take the high chairs outside for meals, and then hose everyone off afterwards. :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! The babies wore outfits sent to them by Grandma Di (and some bought by me at the consignment sale last fall). Group photo shoots are getting more and more difficult - I thought I'd include a bunch of pictures from today so you could see how my many photo attempts went. :)









I like your headband better!


Done with photos and on her way off the chair


Don't worry, I caught her as she fell off








Watching GrandMary arrive


Cuddling with GrandMary


Curious about the windy weather


Being goofy after snack

Basket of fun

When Mali was here this week she took a series of pictures of the babies playing in and around the laundry basket. It looks like they had a lot of fun - who knew that laundry baskets could be so entertaining!

On the move

Here are some videos of the babies finding new ways to motor around the house:

Abby "walking" on her knees with the hippo


Zoey walking behind her push-toy


Lucas riding on dad's shoulders (he was giggling hysterically right before we turned the camera on, and then he stopped once we started filming, of course)


They are getting faster and faster at crawling. What will it be like when they're walking?!?

Goofballs

Here is a random assortment of some of the goofy things that the babies have been doing lately. It's so much fun to see them playing together.

Who is that standing with Zoey at the music table? Why, it's Abby! She is now willing to practice standing for short periods of time, and has discovered that it's actually kind of fun.


This is what happens when they get food in their hair at dinner, and Jason has to clean it up with a wet washcloth, and then decides to give them funny hairstyles.




Practicing their yoga poses - Zoey is doing downward dog, and I guess Lucas is doing table pose.


Diapers are the best toys ever


Look at those bellies!


Ready to race (well, actually ready to be pushed by mom)


"what should we play next?"