Sunny Days

While out for a drive with the girls a few weeks ago we decided to get out an play as we passed an elementary school. The girls are really into play grounds but most of the ones we've visited are for much older kids. This one was the same but it was still fun. That is until I stepped on a piece of wood that speared through my flip flop and into my foot. Awesome! (note to readers...i use the word awesome as a negative term only....never positive - that was in the 1990's)

Emily on our porch swing. She refused to smile when Bree took their 18 month photos a few weeks ago but she made up for it on this day. See the teeth? She's got 7 and Ellery has 6!!

Emily pointing to a spot on the world map


Ellery going down the slide

WEEEEEEE

Emily

Running, Running, Running....E&E's favorite thing to do on hard surfaces

Emily

Ellery

My First Weekend Away

Last weekend Andy and I took the weekend off as parents and went to Lincoln City. It was the very first time I've left the girls even for 1 night. It was AMAZING! We did whatever we wanted, when we wanted. Stayed up late knowing we weren't going to get our usual 5:45 wake up call, I shopped for 4 hours and didn't have to hurry home, I read two books, Andy played in a poker tournament for 5 hours and WON! It was great!! The weather was better than I could have expected. Much nicer than it was in Portland which was strange. We stayed at the Surftides which I had been to before as a kid and as soon as I saw the dome over their outdoor pool the childhood memories came back. I can honestly say though, that I was not in a place where I was ready to leave my babies until right before this trip. I'm so glad I waited until I was ready and did it on my own terms. We have an 8 day cruise coming up at the end of the year so I think by finalizing those arrangements I realized I better get some mini vacations scheduled so that the 8 days would be a little easier to bear.

En Route

You know you are a Singer if your cell phone is never too far away.....

On our last morning Andy kept telling me to look outside. He was acting somewhat suspicious so I said "what did you write something in the sand?". Yes...that is exactly what he did. Surprised ruined...oops! I didn't get a great pic but the middle of the pic says Andy + Heather which is our tradition to write in the sand when we go to the beach. Yep just like the other 100 million people that do the same thing.

Amazing sunset!

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Belly Buttons and Bath Time

Sister Time!

We're rocking
"where's your teeth"

Kisses

The girls favorite thing to do is show off their belly buttons. If you ask them "where is your belly button" they won't hesitate to show you. Hopefully they grow out of this. ;)

Emmi's Belly

Ellie's Belly

Haven't seen a bath picture in quite some time. Very different now that they are sitting on their own. Far cry from their first baths in the hospital bed pan.

Bathing Beauties

Ellery

Emily

Coming home from a trip to the buffet with Grammy & Papa Singer

Ellery

Emily

In other news the girls are moving up in life! They've now officially moved from the infant classroom to the toddler classroom. This means no more sleeping in cribs but on little mats on the floor. I have no idea how the teachers make that system work but they seem to do it. Our girls only sleep for 1 hour, but that's better than nothing. They have a little sink to wash their hands in and even little potties to start using eventually. At meal times they practice family style eating complete with utensils and "please pass the peas" behavior. Super cute! The toys are all new and are much more fun to play with as well. The girls really seem to love their new classroom. I'm sad because it is now evident that these little girls are toddlers and no longer little babies. However, I have started calling Emily "my little appendage" because she likes to be held a lot. When you try to put her down she'll tuck her feet under so you can't. She will even try to climb up my legs if I won't pick her up. It's not 100% of the time but it sure seems to happen when I want to get something accomplished and need the use of both of my arms.

The Oregon State Fair

Last Friday we took the girls to the Oregon State Fair. It was fun to watch the girls observing all of the people, animals, rides, and just the overall activity. We chose not to bring a stroller and instead lugged a 23 and 20 pounder around the entire 2 hours. What a workout! We figured we'd let them walk quite a bit but after seeing all the poo on the floor in the animal areas and realizing that the girls still like to play with their feet - we decided that wasn't such a great idea.

18 Month Stats

Hard to believe, but our little E & E are now 18 months. They both are walking/running at full speed and want to get into everything! Ellery does a lot of sign language and Emily is more verbal. She's always saying "ashes, ashes, ashes" or "read, read, read" Both girls are saying the usual "momma", "dadda", "ball", "book", but Emily had added what sounds like "baseball". Not sure where that came from. I'm hoping that they continue to expand their verbal skills because we are neck deep in the tantrum phase. It is definitely an interesting time. It is crazy how small something can be that will set off a major tantrum. Who knew!!!

They had their 18 months well baby check up this last week and Ellery now weighs in at 22.6lbs and Emily is at 19lbs 10oz. Just under that 20lb mark. She's still lagging in the weight gain so we need to do a little added fat to get her up over that milestone. Both girls are doing really great and we're getting closer and closer to their actual age rather than having to adjust back to the age they should have been (using a May 20th due date). They sure are busy little people!

Hugging sisters..

Ellery

Emily saying "Cheese"

Ellery & Emily - they really like the new camera. They always want to get a closer look.

18 Month Stats

Hard to believe, but our little E & E are now 18 months. They both are walking/running at full speed and want to get into everything! Ellery does a lot of sign language and Emily is more verbal. She's always saying "ashes, ashes, ashes" or "read, read, read" Both girls are saying the usual "momma", "dadda", "ball", "book", but Emily had added what sounds like "baseball". Not sure where that came from. I'm hoping that they continue to expand their verbal skills because we are neck deep in the tantrum phase. It is definitely an interesting time. It is crazy how small something can be that will set off a major tantrum. Who knew!!!

They had their 18 months well baby check up this last week and Ellery now weighs in at 22.6lbs and Emily is at 19lbs 10oz. Just under that 20lb mark. She's still lagging in the weight gain so we need to do a little added fat to get her up over that milestone. Both girls are doing really great and we're getting closer and closer to their actual age rather than having to adjust back to the age they should have been (using a May 20th due date). They sure are busy little people!

Hugging sisters..

Ellery

Emily saying "Cheese"

Ellery & Emily - they really like the new camera. They always want to get a closer look.

Heather & Andy - 4 years ago today

August 27, 2005

The Tiffany Center

Portland, OR

Looks like we both had the wedding we've always dreamed of. We're both all smiles....but wait - where did the crutches come from?

Let me explain..............

Normal wedding - Bride walks down the isle

Couple stands before their loved ones exchanging wedding vows

Groom steps on the traditional wine glass....why does he look like he is in pain?

He looks like he's in pain because said wine glass just impaled his foot through his shoe. Now after bride realized something was wrong she's looking at the puddles of blood on the white isle way.

But after a quick trip to the ER groom returns to the wedding to partake in normal wedding events. What a day!!!


Happy Anniversary Andy!


Thanks for making the last 6 years of my life more memorable & absolutely unforgettable!!