Bird House

Carson was fascinated with the "house". He took Ruby across the bridge to show her. Isn't Ray and Carrie's yard lovely?

New Play Structure From Gamma Carrie and Papa Ray

This is the castle/fort/slide that Gamma Carrie and Papa Ray gave the kids. It was a HUGE hit at the party. Here Cousin Emma is playing with Ruby on top -- steering the wheel.

Grandma Carrie's Garden

Grandma Carrie's garden is enviable! Here the kids are checking out the strawberry patch. Ruby found one that was almost red and ate it, stem and all!

Family Photos Before Birthday Party Started

The Lord gave us a gorgeous day in the high 70's on June 5th. You will see that in all of the birthday photos. (On June 4th it rained and on June 6th is poured!) Casey's parents hosted the twins' second birthday party with family and a few friends. For their first birthday Kristin invited practically everyone they knew, but this year she wanted it more low-key. It was a wonderful day with some fun memories made. (remember you can click on the photos to enlarge them)

New Garbage Truck For Carson

Carson LOVED playing with Cousin Emma's truck on Mother's Day, so I knew I had to find one for him. I had it waiting on the table when first got up in the morning and he was delighted. Luckily that morning Carson was up before Ruby! He played with it ALL day, and even when he wasn't playing with it I would hear his talking about it. I loved seeing him at play and knowing how to make it work.

Ruby Do It - Carson Do It

Ruby and Carson have learned how to make the many straps that secure them (highchair, stroller, car seat, etc) click into place. They both want to "do it"! Kristin caught them both clicking the straps together on their high chairs after she took them out. Look at that concentration!

Shadow Play

Ruby was fascinated with this new attraction on her wall. She played with it for a while, then I decided to grab my camera. In attempting to teach the twins how to hold up two when you ask them how old they are, I realized it would be much easier to hold up two pointer fingers. That is what she is doing here.

Puzzle Time

The kids are getting very good at puzzles and really enjoy working on them -- again and again and again! They must have done this one puzzle 20 times in one day, with me helping. (yes, it got old for me!) Carson seems to have the concepts better -- finding the colors and shapes that match. Ruby just enjoys trying and getting it right. Carson will become impatient with her and take the piece and put it in, when I'm not there to supervise.

Bedtime Stories in the BIG BED!

Another Fun Day In The Yard!

Papa Ray is so great to help his son, Casey, in the yard. I guess that includes giving these little friends a ride now and then. Thank you Grandpa Ray for being such a wonderful helper! You're the best!

More Cute Words - I love their speech development!

Yesterday Rachael (the nanny) texted me and told me what Ruby said when she went to get her up from sleeping. "No, No, No. Gamma Julee, please!" (I love it!) For several months Ruby has been calling herself "Self". Now she calls herself "Uby". This morning Kristin had on some cute sandal-type shoes and Ruby said "Uby's shoes!" (no, honey, they are Mommy's shoes). Then Ruby pointed to a necklace that Kristin was wearing and said "Uby's?" (no honey, Mommy's). I think Kristin will need to put a padlock on her bedroom door when Ruby is older or she will find her stuff borrowed on a regular basis. However, even though Ruby will call herself "Uby", when you ask her what her name is she very clearly says "Ruby Jones". Go figure?????? Carson is now saying "Good morning", very clearly. But, he doesn't always get the timing right. Kristin arrived home from work and he said "Good morning Mommy!"

Mother's Day

We spent Mother's Day at Bill's brother's house in Bellevue. Kristin and family had driven up the night before and spent the night. Her cousin Megan was there with her family too. It was a house-full of family. Bill and I drove over Sun. morning and Katharine came too. When Kristin wasn't looking, I gave the twins their first "little weenie" at brunch! Boy did they like it! Kristin walks in and says "what are they eating?" I'm sure there will be more little weenies in their lives, but not for a while. She feeds them very healthy food! Carson loved cousin Emma's garbage truck. He played with it for hours. I guess I need to find one for him for his birthday next month! (By the way, the binkies are in their mouths because they didn't sleep real well in a new environment and were really cranky on Mother's Day morning. Normally they know to leave the binks in their cribs, but I guess it became necessary for everyone's peace and quiet!)

Emma has so many fun toys at her Nana and Papa's house. Thanks for sharing!

Bye Bye! Let's play another time.