Home sweet home!

After 6 days away we are all home at least for a little while. Daddy is off to Spokane and Idaho until Friday, then Chicago next week, then we are all off to Duxbury, Martha's Vineyard, Westport and Boston. Chad and I just got back from spending 5 nights in San Diego watching the US Open and hanging out with friends. Chad had a great first father's day, he didn't get to spend it with his babies but did get to spend it with other dads like Ryan Bartlett, Chad Tassel, and Tiger Woods. We had a great time watching the most incredible US Open. We even changed our flight so we could watch what ended up being a 19 hole playoff on Monday. Wow, that was some good golf. Of course we have no pictures cause you can't bring in cameras but I will never forget what Tiger Woods looks like from 5 feet away.

The girls spent Father's day with their Papa in Gig Harbor. Nana and Papa were kind enough to watch the girls for us for six full days and five nights.

Breakfast at Nana and Papa's.

What's new?

Well, Madeline is up to 7.5 teeth. I say .5 because I am sure #8 will pop through tonight or tomorrow. Emma has taught herself how to clap, or maybe Madeline taught her. Last Thursday she just started clapping without any prompting. Emma has about 6 bruises on her face/head. She loves to stand up on things then she just lets go and balances for a second then it's down she goes. In her crib she just plops down on her bum and bounces but that doesn't always work in the rest of the house. She often falls forward and can't catch herself. Poor girl, I have been calling her "my little thumps, bumps and bruises". I may have to talk to the Dr. about the bruising, hope she is getting enough iron.
Here are some pics of our morning playtime.

First twins to cross the finish line

Papi and the girls ran their first 5K today. Chad signed us all up for the Furry 5K at Seward Park here in Seattle. It's a 5K race for dogs. Chad and Papi ran it for time, the girls and I took our time and jogged slowly. Pushing that big stroller is a workout in it's self. As we crossed the finish line, we were told the girls were the first twins to finish.
Mama and her babies.
The whole fam before the race.
Papi getting ready.

After daddy and Papi fisinshed running, they came back and found us.


After the race and all tuckered out.

Today's Latest

Emma has discovered she can open and play in the kitchen drawers. Thankfully we only have 2 drawers the girls can reach. One is full of cutting boards and the other baby bottles.

Madi has finally figured out how to clap on her own and she doesn't stop. I still haven't captured it on camera.


Our friend Sarah had her great SLR camera at school yesterday and got a few shots of the girls.

Hanging out with Daddy

Today we took the girls to lunch at Ray's Boat House. On the way home we made a quick pit stop at the Ballard Lockes.

Chad went out to run errands and I got to witness the girls' new skill.

Now I have to figure out how to block the stairs before this becomes a favorite activity.

The first of MANY trips to Woodland Park Zoo

I finally got the girls to Woodland Park Zoo. We live ten minutes from this fabulous place and I finally made it. On Friday we met our friend Amy with her 16 month old boys Brody and Jackson. We had a great time and I have a feeling this will be a weekly occurrence for many years to come.

Here are the four Brody, Jackson, Emma and Madi checking out the giraffes. Madi is very good at making the giraffe noise.

The giraffes were very close.


Look at this guy just hanging out in his tree.

Madeline's very first carousel ride.

And of course, Emma's first carousel ride.

After walking around the zoo for a bit we went into the kid play zone and let the kids run (crawl) around.

Jackson was showing the girls how to bang the drum. Look at the girls look at him with such adoration.

Emma playing with the boys in the tunnel.

Another eventful weekend

The score is 4-2. Madeline has two new teeth, her two uppers have cut through. Emma still has a while I think. Emma has perfected the skill of pulling herself up to standing in her crib and can now jump and bounce even more. You can hear her jumping through the monitor. She is so proud of herself. The girls also discovered how much fun it is to play with Papi's water bowl. Madi found it and started splashing around so I put it up. But then it was dinner time for Papi and the girls dove right in with him. Thank goodness he is such an easy going dog and loves the girls.