Little Gym

We took the girls to a place called My Gym last weekend.  Great place to get their energy out, I'll have to remember this when the cold winter rolls around. 

 They had a blast!

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Go Bears! and Random Cuteness

Our little Bears fans on game day this past Sunday - rooting on daddy's team for the inaugural game of the 2010-2011 season!

Yay!  Go Bears!



And then just some random cuteness for ya...

Serious and pensive Olivia

And a concerned Caroline?  Who knows. 

Would it kill these kids to SMILE for a picture one of these days????  Shheesh. 

Ok, here are some smiles and giggles.

Our Little Tu-Tutes

This past Saturday morning was a bit overcast and rainy, so we had to figure out inside entertainment.  The girls were ecstatic when I said, "let's play DRESS UP!"  After pulling out ALL of their dresses, shoes and accessories, they decided on the always appropriate tutus, sparkly shoes and necklaces which went so nicely over their pj's.  heehee.  They wouldn't taken them off for a good 3 hours.

Caroline is in pink, Liv is in purple

A Couple Weekends Ago...

I'm just now getting around to posting these pictures of our visit to Papa Bede's & Mama Diane's house a couple weekends ago.  These girls always enjoy the wide open spaces at their house.  Nice break from our piece of concrete in the city. 

Caroline in the blue, Livi in the yellow.

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First Day of SCHOOL!

Last Friday was a tough day for us, as we said goodbye to our Nanny, Miss Maria who has been with our family since the girls were only 5 months old.  While she has been an exceptional caregiver to our kiddos, we decided that the girls are at an age where they're ready for a more structured environment and in need of more social interaction. 

After touring a few different facilities, we fell in love with this adorable day care center not too far from our home.  They consider themselves more of a "preschool" and are very educational-based.  They gave me a whole curriculum this morning so I know what the girls will be learning this school year!  C&O are in the 2 year old class - The Grapes classroom.  *Eeek, so cute.*  This year, they will be concentrating on identifying letters, numbers, shapes, colors, days of the week, and months of the year.  They will also focus on language development, including an introduction to words in Spanish (my kids are already ahead in that subject!), French and Sign Language.  Wow!!!  I cannot wait to see how the girls progress over the coming months.  What big girls we have now!   

So today was their very first day of school!  This morning went better than I imagined.  We got them up and dressed and they were excited saying, "Take backpack to school!!!"  We all walked to the train station, and took the train two stops where the center is located.  They loved the train and kept saying, "okay, BYE TRAIN!  See you!"  And the best part - NO TEARS!  We talked with their teachers a bit, then kissed them goodbye and scurried out as they were distracted by all the kids and toys. 

I have been staring at the clock all day, wondering what they are doing and hoping they took a nap, and ate the lunch provided, etc.  Can't wait to pick them up this evening to hear how they did!  Wish us luck with the transition - it's not easy getting all four of us out of the house and on a morning commute!

Here are a few pictures I snapped at drop-off this morning. 

C is in green, O in black & white. 

Liv was a bit hesitant when we first got there,

but let her guard down after a few minutes. 

Their sweet little cubby holes. 

Just me and my girls

Daddy was out of town this weekend, so it was just us girls.  I'm telling ya - I don't have a clue how Miss Maria (our nanny) keeps these kids entertained all day, everyday!  I tried keeping them busy with outdoor activities around our neighborhood and other things... [....but we did watch a lot of Disney movies.]  Don't tell!!!

I took them to the "big kid" park on Saturday so the girls could swing and play in the water feature there. 

O is in the white striped romper, C is in the gray. 

And here is an obnoxiously cute series of pictures. 

I couldn't just choose one to post here. 

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Grandma Karen's Visit

Grandma Karen came to visit us last weekend.  The girls had so much fun showing her all of their tricks and toys, giving her smooches and playing.  Thanks for all your help, mom.  We love you!  Here are a TON of pictures from the weekend. 

We headed to the Farmer's Market on Sunday morning. 

 

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They loved this girly store we came across.  Purses and dress-up clothes and tiaras, OH MY!

My little fashionista.

Princess Grandma

Bye, Grandma Karen.  We miss you already!!!