Sisterly Love and the Pumpkin Patch

For the longest time Elsa would act as if Lila didn't exist. She'd walk right by her like she was invisible. But lately, Elsa gives her sister hugs out of the blue, watches out for her safety, and plays with her. I'll be in the other room and hear quiet and think,"Uh oh, where are they?!" I'll find them in their room with the door shut. With an ear to the door, I'll hear Elsa reading to Lila, or asking her if she wants to play with a toy. Of course this type of banter also leads to screaming and fighting, but for now it's so fun to see them interacting on any level.

If I put in a DVD, I'll come back and find them sitting side-by-side.


Sometimes when Elsa is sitting alone, Lila will come up and plop right down into her lap. Elsa isn't always amused.


"MOM! Come find us!" Sitting in the toy box.


Ahh, of course. The sisters that play together, destroy their bedroom together.


Synchronized spinning.




Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch for the third time, and I finally remembered my camera.



Poor Lila was afraid of the mini ponies.


Lila with her dirty graham-cracker-drool jacket. :)




While we were there we ran into my friend Kelty and her family. Her son Cael is in Elsa's preschool class. They've actually been going to school together since they were 14 months old! She took these photos with her super sweet new camera.

Elsa and her friend Cael.



Next post: HALLOWEEN!

Halloween party and playing in the SNOW

It's snowing today. Snow isn't my favorite thing, but it's hard to be down on it when the kids are so excited!





Yesterday I took Elsa to a Halloween party. They decorated cookies, hit a pinata, dressed up in costumes, and played. It was super fun! Elsa couldn't stop talking about it.

The gang at the table decorating cookies.


Elsa's preferred decor: a layer of frosting with a huge pile of candy on top, of course.


Thankfully the pinata loot was all toys.


Ashley, Maddy, Violet, Elsa and Allie in costumes.


Uh oh, the sugar kicked in!


Finally, I have to give a birthday shout-out to my sister who turned the big 3-0! Saturday night I went to her house to celebrate. They had a big wine/beer tasting and dinner party and it was just fabulous. Happy Birthday Jenny!

Walk and Roll

Last Friday, Lila turned 15 months old. We went to the doctor and they have a new reading program, so she got a book. The doctor said,"Do you read books at home?"
To which Lila replied, as she shoved the book in my face,"Read it!"
Here are her stats.

Weight: 21 lbs, 9.5 oz. 31%
Height: 30.7 inches 60%
Head: 18.25 cm 66%

A week ago today, Lila started walking everywhere, all the time.

Whenever she sees the camera she says,"cheese!" She's waiting for the flash to go off and keeps posing, haha! In the end she says, "camera".


She still falls forward quite a bit and hits her face.
Poor baby. Just waking up, with evidence of the latest road rash.


She likes to sit on, or as near to Elsa as possible.


Elsa is still in love with the Grinch. This drawing is from today. She also took the picture. The two lines underneath the name are his "mean" feet. It might not seem like much, but just a couple months ago she could only draw a circle. Now she has the eyes, eyebrows, nose, and smile, all in the right places.