Toddlers.

The kids are truly toddlers now. They're so much fun! I can't believe all the new things they do everyday! They're learned how to climb up into our tall dining chairs and get snacks off the counter. They love it. Every morning now they slap the countertop and demand "O's" (Cheerios).

Snacking from their own bowls...
I lost track of them yesterday while doing laundry and heard them laughing in my room. If they weren't fighting over the dog crate ( they love to climb in it) then something had to be up. Yep, they were jumping on my bed -my very tall bed. Who knew they could even climb up there? They are showing some terrible-two symptoms, although I keep kidding myself hoping this is just a grumpy growth spurt. It's frightening!!!

I've attached some cute pictures from the last few days...
We switched to one nap a day and boy, was she tired.

Charlie is not as fond of blueberries as Kate. So he lines them up on the table next to him.

Kate in her first pigtails! Unfortunately, she was allergic to the no-tangle spray I just used in her hair. We had to give her a bath right away! We went to church and had to turn around and come back home. 2 hours of preparation to undergo, and 2 minutes to show em off!


I wish this pic wasn't blurry. She was totally showing off!

The kids acting silly in each other's sunglasses.
Lil Elton:


Lil Kate:


Poor Jimmy Dean. We found a skin cancer on his leg, and we had to have it removed. He chewed the staples out at the vet, and then chewed them out again after breaking out of his Elizabethan collar! Sneaky little turdhead!
Cancer is apparently taken care of, but he had to be hand-fed, since he couldn't reach his food. What a baby! 3 toddlers!


While I was cleaning up after breakfast the other day, I heard them playing on the piano. When I looked over, they had both climbed on to the piano bench by themselves (another first) and were playing happily. I had the best "Aw, cute" moment when Kate suddenly reached over and hugged Charlie. I grabbed the camera and asked her to do it again- she happily obliged.



By the way, all the color on their faces is blueberry pancake leftovers.