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Well, it's official. I have no more babies. Natalie turned 2 yesterday, and we celebrated with a "Dora" themed party. We had a taco bar and lots of balloons, pinatas, candy, cake, and wonderful company. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate Natalie's special day. (And Heather...thank you sooooooo much for cleaning my kitchen!!!)
The girls had a very busy weekend. We had an early Easter cookout on Saturday with our friends, and then a second cookout with Family on Sunday. Abby and Natalie enjoyed dressing up in their Easter duds. They had a small eater egg hunt in our backyard and found all of the hidden eggs. Here are some pictures from the event.
....mud puddles. The girls have had a very busy month. We welcomed spring by planting two blueberry bushes in the backyard. If all goes well, we should have our first "harvest" in June. We have also had our fair share of rain. This means puddles, which = muddy children. Yes both girls LOVE to stomp in mud puddles.
We had our first cookout of the season with our friends Monica and Roger. They came over for a fabulous dinner to help celebrate Mark's birthday. We went to a second cookout just last weekend to visit with some of my cousins (thank you Al and Ann for your invite...great to see you Bill, Carol, Doug, Marisa, Kate, Charlotte, and Irma). The girls had a great time!!
This month did have a bittersweet moment. It marked the demise of a loyal friend. Abby's good friend, and teething toy, Sushi, was discovered in the backyard, while conducting our spring cleaning. Efforts to revive him were fruitless. Sushi, we shall miss you and thank you for your many months of loyal service to Abigail during her teething. R.I.P. my friend.
Abby started her second session of ballet with Tiny Dancers. This week they dressed up like bunnies in preparation of Easter. She continues to LOVE dancing.
Natalie's verbal skills are accelerating every day. Last night she even said, "Bless you, Mommy" when I sneezed. I can hardly believe that she will be two on the 16th!!
The girls have been much more interactive lately. They will play games together, read books to each other, and of course try to steal each others toys, and antagonize each other. On a sweeter note, we overheard Abby talking to Natalie last night in their room. She asked Natalie, "We are best friends aren't we?" Although we did not hear Natalie's response, I imagine it was a yes, as she always wants to sleep in Abby's bed with her.
Here are some photos from the past few weeks. (And yes, they are wearing sunglasses while eating their pancakes). More updates to come soon.
