Going back 1 year...

Time flies by so quickly. I'm always paranoid that I'm going to forget what it was like when the girls were little. I am always trying to run over the details in my mind because I'm so worried about it. I already feel like I was asleep the whole time the girls were infants (asleep? HA,HA ). I thought it would be fun to share a picture of what the girls were like 1 year ago. They were 5 months old so they weren't as small and intimidating as they had been previously but they were showing their personalities more and more each day. I love seeing these pictures and seeing the familiar faces...but as babies.

This is our tiny little Emily at 10.lbsAnd our sweet Ellery at 12.5lbs

OMG, the hair....I don't remember it being so short. Now it's so much longer but still not quite ready for an official hair cut. I didn't have hair until I was 2 so maybe they are taking after me in that respect.

Going back 1 year...

Time flies by so quickly. I'm always paranoid that I'm going to forget what it was like when the girls were little. I am always trying to run over the details in my mind because I'm so worried about it. I already feel like I was asleep the whole time the girls were infants (asleep? HA,HA ). I thought it would be fun to share a picture of what the girls were like 1 year ago. They were 5 months old so they weren't as small and intimidating as they had been previously but they were showing their personalities more and more each day. I love seeing these pictures and seeing the familiar faces...but as babies.

This is our tiny little Emily at 10.lbsAnd our sweet Ellery at 12.5lbs

OMG, the hair....I don't remember it being so short. Now it's so much longer but still not quite ready for an official hair cut. I didn't have hair until I was 2 so maybe they are taking after me in that respect.

Our New Addition

Introducing Rosetta S. Singer

Our newest addition to the family. The girls just stare at her in awe. I think they are biding time before trying to reach in and "pet" her but hopefully we can keep them far enough away. We figured it was time for a pet in the house. We have Chloe, but she's more like E & E's sister with all the kisses, cuddling, and food sharing.

Rosetta came to us from Rose City Aquarium which is Nick Singer's (Andy's older bro) pride and joy. You should check it out. 2929 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97202 503-233-3913

Our New Addition

Introducing Rosetta S. Singer

Our newest addition to the family. The girls just stare at her in awe. I think they are biding time before trying to reach in and "pet" her but hopefully we can keep them far enough away. We figured it was time for a pet in the house. We have Chloe, but she's more like E & E's sister with all the kisses, cuddling, and food sharing.

Rosetta came to us from Rose City Aquarium which is Nick Singer's (Andy's older bro) pride and joy. You should check it out. 2929 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97202 503-233-3913

Movers and Shakers

Who knew ribbon could be so much fun!!!!Ellery and her ribbon
Emily and her ribbon
Chloe breaking in the new pillow corner. Um...it was for the girls.

Em (pink) Elle (white) putting their monkey in the shopping cart.

Ellery pushing money man around

Emily's turn. Note the pink cell phone in her hand and almost running over Chloe with the cart. This is going to be fun!

Movers and Shakers

Who knew ribbon could be so much fun!!!!Ellery and her ribbon
Emily and her ribbon
Chloe breaking in the new pillow corner. Um...it was for the girls.

Em (pink) Elle (white) putting their monkey in the shopping cart.

Ellery pushing money man around

Emily's turn. Note the pink cell phone in her hand and almost running over Chloe with the cart. This is going to be fun!

Summer Fun!

Emily and her #1 side kick.....the graham cracker

Ditto for Ellery....we love Costco boxes of grahams

Relaxing in their new pillow corner.

Ellery sitting on her new hippo. Poor guy didn't stand a chance.

Emily showing her alligator who's boss.

Ellery demonstrating her new favorite thing in the pillow corner. I can sit like this.....

....and then throw my body back like this!

Mom knew we were playing in the drawer but she didn't know we were really IN the drawer. Move over Tupperware!

Wow, it's been two weeks since I've blogged. Sorry about that. I just haven't had the time nor have I wanted to sit down and post. We've been doing a lot of summer activities and I started reading again. During nap times I find myself reading mindless books rather than cleaning...but oh well. It kind of feels like a mini vacation away from my responsibilities at least for the time being. Before I started reading Twilight over the winter break (only took one week of that break to make it through all of them) I had only read a handful of baby related books. Not my normal self. Feels good to get back into it again.

The girls are still in swim class and they still seem to enjoy it. They are in class with their friends Avery & Sawyer so that is a lot of fun for everyone.

We're making up for the year of what seemed like house bound activities and have been taking the girls to all kinds of events. We saw the Lipizzaner Stallions, went to a baseball game, saw the Wiggles today (can't wait to go again!) as well as lots of parties and BBQ's. The girls even took their first trip to Costco! It's nice to get out of the house, but boy is it a lot of work. I always get very anxious but for the most part every time the outing has been a success.

Everyday the girls are surprising us with how smart and hilarious they are. They are both walking up a storm and starting to say more words like "ball", "book", "uh-oh". They are such little hams and think everything is funny (except when throwing a tantrum, then they are super angry). Their smiles are contagious. Here's an example of our typical day. Ellery is being...well Ellery. Emily was laughing the entire time and Ellery was growling. No babies were injured in the production of this film. ;-)

Summer Fun!

Emily and her #1 side kick.....the graham cracker

Ditto for Ellery....we love Costco boxes of grahams

Relaxing in their new pillow corner.

Ellery sitting on her new hippo. Poor guy didn't stand a chance.

Emily showing her alligator who's boss.

Ellery demonstrating her new favorite thing in the pillow corner. I can sit like this.....

....and then throw my body back like this!

Mom knew we were playing in the drawer but she didn't know we were really IN the drawer. Move over Tupperware!

Wow, it's been two weeks since I've blogged. Sorry about that. I just haven't had the time nor have I wanted to sit down and post. We've been doing a lot of summer activities and I started reading again. During nap times I find myself reading mindless books rather than cleaning...but oh well. It kind of feels like a mini vacation away from my responsibilities at least for the time being. Before I started reading Twilight over the winter break (only took one week of that break to make it through all of them) I had only read a handful of baby related books. Not my normal self. Feels good to get back into it again.

The girls are still in swim class and they still seem to enjoy it. They are in class with their friends Avery & Sawyer so that is a lot of fun for everyone.

We're making up for the year of what seemed like house bound activities and have been taking the girls to all kinds of events. We saw the Lipizzaner Stallions, went to a baseball game, saw the Wiggles today (can't wait to go again!) as well as lots of parties and BBQ's. The girls even took their first trip to Costco! It's nice to get out of the house, but boy is it a lot of work. I always get very anxious but for the most part every time the outing has been a success.

Everyday the girls are surprising us with how smart and hilarious they are. They are both walking up a storm and starting to say more words like "ball", "book", "uh-oh". They are such little hams and think everything is funny (except when throwing a tantrum, then they are super angry). Their smiles are contagious. Here's an example of our typical day. Ellery is being...well Ellery. Emily was laughing the entire time and Ellery was growling. No babies were injured in the production of this film. ;-)

# 6!

Last week the March of Dimes hosted a awards breakfast for all the March for Babies teams. I missed it due to Emily's big weigh in but I received the plaque today in the mail. Turns out we were the #6 highest fundraising team in all of Oregon . WOW!! Thank you to all of you for your wonderful support. We raised over $3,400. We're so lucky to have you all as family and friends!!

Thank you!!

# 6!

Last week the March of Dimes hosted a awards breakfast for all the March for Babies teams. I missed it due to Emily's big weigh in but I received the plaque today in the mail. Turns out we were the #6 highest fundraising team in all of Oregon . WOW!! Thank you to all of you for your wonderful support. We raised over $3,400. We're so lucky to have you all as family and friends!!

Thank you!!