April photo dump

So I'm running out of ideas for post titles... and I'm still only finishing April pictures! Argh! Anyway, here it is - the last of April photos from Kelley's phone and my phone. Let me guess, you'd like to see current pictures of the girls, right? Well, stay tuned and hopefully you will soon - haha! 

Seoul loves her dad and wants to be like him... wearing his hat and everything!

Sydney loved having her teeth brushed. The sign she made up is to stick her finger in her mouth and move it around. Whenever she hears me call Seoul to the bathroom or if she sees me, she comes running.

Say it again: Seoul loves her dad! They are so cute together and have so much fun!

This little brown baby is a game for Seoul and Kelley - they hide it so the other can find it. One time Seoul put it in his work backpack and he found it at work. So here's the brown baby on Kelley's desk.

When did our baby get so big? Look at her little feet all the way down to the footrest!

We went to a Young Women's fundraiser, bought a cupcake and Sydney DEVOURED it!

Bubbles is our "pet" giraffe and the girls love to play. Takin' a little rest from play with their friend :)

A little merry-go-round at the mall. Sydney's tagging along because all the cars were taken.

Still a super helper! On Mondays when the garbage gets picked up she always runs to the window. One morning she waved and the garbage man waved back. She calls all drivers "Mr. Gilly" from the book/movie Trashy Town. Afterward she loves to bring in the garbage can all by herself.

Sydney also adores her daddy! We went to visit him at work, when he was on the Randall Children's Hospital campus.

Sweet face.

Seoul helped Grandma pick, wash, and eat carrots from the garden. Yum!

Sydney and her friend playing on the wobbly bridge.

Gettin' a little sun!

We walk to the library for story time. One day we got home and this is what I saw. Sleeping yet hanging onto that book!

Sydney loves to help unload the dishwasher. She hands me all the silverware since she can't quite reach into the drawer to put it in the right spot. I do have to say that for all the help she provides, she also tears apart the kid drawer that has all the plastic spoons and plates.

This is such a common pose these days. She also evolved into sticking up one of her legs so she is balancing.

PARK PICTURES

This is my dear friend Jennie and her cutie, Caitlyn. We had a nice walk to the park, visit, and play time.

just some randoms

Seoul is very into puzzles lately. For Christmas Grandpa gave her a box of wooden princess puzzles- one of the best gifts ever!

Seoul has never fallen asleep in odd places... until today. She didn't take a nap. I was making dinner and she asked me for a snack. When I came around the corner, I found her like this. She was out - even slept through Sydney slapping her on the tummy trying to wake her up.

Stylin'

Cooking and serving food - what a great team! They love this play kitchen so much!

Can't get enough of these lovely flowers.

Seoul loves to pick dandelion bouquets. I said, "Pose!" and this is what she did. Can you say diva??

At the pond feeding the ducks.

Seoul's favorite toddler song is "Where is Thumbkin?" these days. She loves 'Mr. Tall Man' and yes, I think it's funny, not inappropriate. Yet.

Sweet sisters playing together.

I found Seoul putting her babies to bed. Seoul's baby is on the left - Baby Toot Toot. Sydney's baby is on the right - no name yet. She even included Violet the Puppy for the night time music.

When I can't find the girls, this is often where they are. Sitting reading books together. Seoul's bed was the spot of choice lately.

[pictures from April 2012]

Seoul's Mischief

One day I knew Seoul was out of bed and in the living room when she was supposed to be taking a nap. I asked her what she was doing and she said nothing. I put her back to bed without another thought. A couple days later when I went to use the camera, I discovered she had taken 127 pictures. Yes, that is a lot! When I asked her about them she said, "I'm funny! Look at these silly pictures I took!" Oh my - what can I say to that?! Here is just a sampling of her "silly" ones that captured things that were important to her.

Seoul and her cute, mischievous face!

This is a favorite book in our house - Cinderella Skeleton.

She is very into drawing people, and loves her green friend.

Seoul loves the Easter window decals. I'm pretty 

sure we didn't take them down until the end of May.

The yellow mold on the porch was her dirt pie.
She would check on it & stir it every day.

The girls were so excited when our tulips bloomed. Seoul 

gave me an update every day about their health - how big they 

were, if they're dying, petals falling, etc.

We love this silly girl!

[pictures from April 2012]

just playin'

Just playing with some settings on the camera, trying to capture memorable shots of the girls. They have so many matching shirts, and they love it. Every day they choose which "matchy match" shirts to wear. I love the girls' curiosity and desire to explore.

[pictures from April 2012]

warm days!

We live for the warm-weather-play-outside days! Even when the sun isn't out Seoul wants the kidwash or the little pool out. Sydney doesn't love to go through it but she likes to pretend she will.

We hope for more sunshine!

[pictures from April 2012]

Kelley's worst nightmare

July 2, 2012

Sydney wearing the cd player playing music while she's pushing the popper toy. So noisy!!

Funny: Seoul is jumping around trying to stop Sydney from making noise so she can talk to me - actually bargaining with me trying to get me to pull out her too-small Hello Kitty shirt to wear.

Now the girls are screaming at each other to see who can scream 'stop ' the loudest.

The joys of a mother's day. It's pretty funny really!

Sydney and her food...

... don't get in her way! Sydney is picky when she chooses to be, but in general she is a good eater. When she loves it, she doesn't mess around! PS. She's also pretty good with a cup like a big girl but really likes straws.

feeding the ducks

We went with some friends to feed the ducks. The girls loved it, although I think Sydney loved eating the bread more than sharing the bread. Silly girl!

Oh, the love!

Don't get me wrong, it's not all roses and chocolate with these two but they DO love each other SO much! We are so excited for the best friends they are already, and the relationship that will develop and deepen over the years. They are super different in personality and temperament but I really do think they complement each other, and will help each other stretch and grow. Lately all I hear is: "Sydney, play with me! C'mon Syd - play with me!" Sydney is so content to just wander and do her own thing. 

Love these girls!!

{pictures from April 2012}

hideout!

One day I helped Seoul build a fort and then every day after that she wanted to keep building more. Our rolltop desk has the space for a chair so I capitalized on that - used the card table to set up next to it so there was an extra hidey hole for the girls. It was pretty dark so they didn't like it until Kelley introduced the lantern and flashlight. Once it was up Sydney would run and hide in there. Good times!