Friday, April 10, 2009

New Friends

Tyler & Harper at 16 months have finally been accepted by Pearce (our spoiled dog!). It took him a long time to realize that the girls are not going anywhere. These days Pearce almost even smiles when he sees them because that means a little snack for him. Evidence below...

All Smiles!
Tyler takes Harper a cookie

Sharing the cookie with Pearce
This is the ONLY way he will get near them

Harper patiently lets Pearce take a bite
She loves when he gives her some attention!

Here are the girls refusing to sit & smile for the camera!
The norm these days!!!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Easter is on its Way!

Hippity Hop! 

Tyler & Harper enjoyed their first Easter Egg hunt of the season today & what a to-do it was. Lots of eggs, lots of kids, lots of cookies & the Easter Bunny arriving in a SWAT truck with sirens & police escorts. The girls were mesmerized!

Ebby & Big Poppy at the CCC Easter Egg Hunt

Let the hunt begin!

So proud of all our eggs! 

Mom & her girls

The cookie culprits... 5 cookies & counting!

Easter Bunny with The Whites

We had such a great time... here are some more pictures from the Easter Egg Hunt at CCC.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Quick Trip

We took a quick trip back home this weekend to surprise Great Grandmother Bobo for her birthday! To celebrate we went to church, brunch & to the park to play. 

Stafford Family Photo outside of the Church
Great Grandmother Bobo was honored for her 50 years
 of dedication to the Alter Guild.
T & H lasted about 10 minutes of the service...
then spent the rest of the time playing outside with Mom & Aunt Jac

Heading to Brunch
Great Aunt Barbara quacked like a duck
 to get the girls to look at the camera.
A great trick Mom & Dad will be using in the future!

Playing around with cousin Stafford!

The girls loved ringing the ladybug bell.

Playing in the playhouse with Grumpa.

A quick trip home but the girls loved being the center of attention once again and loved seeing family we don't see too often! I'm sure we will go back soon.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Saturday Fun!

The sun was shining & the girls wanted to play... 
so off to the park we went for some Saturday Fun!

Tyler (L) Harper (R)
16 Months Old
Harper on the bridge

Tyler down the slide

Miss Harper

Miss Tyler

A little soccer... not really, but hopefully soon enough!

Friday, April 3, 2009

16 Months Old

The girls are 16 Months Old (tomorrow!) The best way to describe Tyler & Harper at 16 months is curious, destructive & happy! The girls are into everything these days and are really into cause & effect. For instance hearing Mommy scream when she turns around to see shoes or Daddy's underwear floating in the toilet. They laugh and love a reaction. Its hard to get mad when you hear their cute giggles. They are so quick you can't even blink before they are into the next thing. 

They are suddenly picking up lots of new words. Their favorite activity is pointing to body parts and saying their name. The girls now point out toes, eyes, ears, teeth, mouth & belly button (Harper's favorite part!).  The girls are so excited about pointing to things that sometimes they poke a little too hard which is what happened this morning when we ended up at the doctor. Tyler was very excited to point out Harper's eye and poked a little too hard so now she has a red bruised eye ball. Poor thing. Hopefully a little rest & some ice cream will have her healed in no time.

Here are some pictures of Tyler tickling Harper's toes this week at breakfast. They love making each other laugh and Mom & Dad love watching them make each other laugh. 


You can see Harper's 2 drinks (milk & pediasure) on her tray from breakfast. That is because they were both prescribed a high calorie diet since their last weigh in showed them dropping off the chart. We are convinced it is their non stop activity... they literally do not sit still except to sleep. The doctors say they are probably just going to be petite (both are under 20 pounds by at least a pound) so we were told to bring on the butter, cheeseburgers & ice cream! I think the girls are going to like that!!! 

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Discovery Place

Since it is raining here today we spent the morning playing in the toddler room at Discovery Place. The girls left no corner unturned & explored every square inch of this fun place. The room is pretty contained so I normally just let them run free so their imaginations can go wild. Below is what Tyler & Harper got into...

Splashing at the water table

Harper splished & splashed!

Tyler loved pouring the water

Harper checks out the truck

Harper gets busy on the farm

Tyler was very into the animals today 
(they make sounds when you push the button)
The cow says moo!

The horse says neigh!

The pig says oink oink!

Harper in the Construction Zone

Tyler plays in the elephants ear

Harper checks out the elephant's trunk

Mom & Harper

Playing with the dolls!

It was funny seeing the things they liked to do together & the activities they were interested in doing on their own. The girls definitely have their own personalities that make them unique. 

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Candy Necklaces

We hit up Target this morning. They were out of the double carts that we normally use, so we made do with a single cart and the girls took turns riding in the front. Since they were so good I caved at the checkout and bought them their first candy necklaces.

I'm glad the girls loved the necklaces so much because this is the last time they will be having them for quite a while. This is what I turned around to see when we pulled in the driveway...

Tyler looks like a smurf!

A VERY happy one.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Run Daddy Run!

It has been close to a week with no photos of Tyler & Harper (gasp!) We promise to take lots of the girls over the next few days, but to tie everyone over here are some pictures of Dad from the weekend running in his half marathon!

Run Daddy Run!

Dad's 2nd Half Marathon
Training for a full Marathon in May

Impressive Finish. 13 Miles in 1:36!

Aunt Kristin also ran in the 5k of the race.

This is Tyler & Harper post workout (running, playing, swinging) last week! They are taking down a peach smoothie while modeling their new kicks! I bet they will get Dad's love for running given how fast they are moving these days. 

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Kissing Sissies

Our sweet little girls....

Monday, March 23, 2009

Got Swings?

Dad hung the swings this weekend & the girls are so excited about it! They each have their own and all mom has to do is push for a perfect afternoon activity. 

Swings + Cookies = Very happy Toddlers!