Happiness is Having Twins: April 2015

3-3-15 Lily's been chucking something and then stating, "Pob-em solved." (problem solved)

Daddy made a snowman for the girls today! It was just about 12 inches high! We haven't gotten very much snow this winter!

3-4-15 Violet is in the No! phase. It's never very fierce because she has such a high, feathery, wispy voice. At dinner she devoured the asparagus and ate lots of chicken and bread. I asked her, "Did you like the asparagus?" "No!" and "Did you eat chicken?" "No!" Then she'll point at me and shake a little and say Nooooo!! But it's still a sweet no.

3-5-15 Lily has fallen asleep at the dinner table two nights in a row! It's not gradual at all. One minute she's being loud and silly, the next she's out, nodding her head like a bobble head! She won't be woken up either! Total power nap! After that, she's hyper!

3-6-15 We went to dinner at Setebello in Farmington tonight. It was delicious and the girls ate a lot of pizza! There was a cute little girl (10 months old) at the table next to ours. They were so cute with her! Smiling, waving, imitating her scrunched up nose! They are social butterflies! After that, we went to Ogden to Union Station to see the model car show. I saw it on the news and we went on a whim. The girls loved it! There were tons of nerds with their toy- I mean, model trains. The girls were both fascinated! I held Violet and she kept saying, “Wooo-wooooo,” and looking at the trains in awe. Lily was telling Daddy, “Look, Daddy, look!” Then she’d want to get down, but couldn’t see anything because they were up on tables, so wanted him to pick her back up. They wore their Thomas hats and got lots of attention! They got a dum-dum sucker as a special treat (they haven’t had one since Halloween) and Lily devoured it! She even ate part of the stick (oops)! Violet just held on to hers and got sticky. She didn’t even eat the whole thing! Upstairs, we saw Thomas and Percy! They were set up on toddler level and they watched them go around about 50 times. Thomas and Percy's eyes moved back and forth too. Very realistic! They waved at them each time they went around. The man that had that set up also had quite a few others. He brought one over to the girls and asked if they wanted to hold it! Of course they did! Violet had such a tight grip on it! She loved it! When Ryan said to let go so we could give it back, she said, “No.” To top it off, the girls got paper conductor hat/headbands, and we got to see the big (real) engines outside! They were speechless! They touched the big wheels and called it Hiro, from one of the Thomas shows. On our way back to the car, Lily shouted, "OLD MAN!" when this older man was walking by. I don't think he heard us though! How silly she is!! As we were getting them back in the car, the Frontrunner train went by. Violet loved it! At home, Ryan was rocking Lily and she looked up at him and said, “Thomas, Percy.” They had a great time tonight!! I’m sure they’ll be dreaming of trains!

3-8-15 Today we went to the zoo with Jack and Liz! All the kids had so much fun and were great troopers. They wanted to walk a lot, almost the whole time! Lily ended up pushing the stroller instead of riding in it most of the time! They loved the seals, elephants, and lions the best! We rode on the Merry-Go-Round and Violet rode on a big emu with mama! Lily was going to ride a red panda, but got a little scared so her and daddy sat on the peacock bench. Everyone had a great time on the Merry-Go-Round! They loved running through the log tunnel with Jack. Of course the loved the train too!!! We got to sit right at the front and waved to everyone!

3-10-15 Violet loves brushing my hair! I was sitting on the floor and she brushed it so gently!

3-11-15 Every time I write anything, Lily comes over and says, "Write my name, Lily name!" Then she asks me to write Violet's name and then daddy and mama. Last night she asked Ryan to write Elsa! I can't believe she's asking that at just over 2 years old! Violet is talking more and more every day too. They both know most of their colors. I was surprised to hear Lily name orange today and Violet name green. Violet has been sucking her thumb less too. If you say, "No thumb, Violet, take it out," she'll say, "No, no thumb!" It's very sweet!

3-12-15 They wanted to wear my watch. I asked Lily what time it was. She said, "6-7. Bedtime." Violet said, "8!"

3-14-15 We bought some pansies today and the girls helped me plant them in the pots out front. Violet was thrilled! She's our naturalist and loves flowers. I made a little hole in the soil and then have her a flower to put in. She placed it in the pot carefully and then clapped her hands. She clapped after planting each flower. At one point she was so excited, she was literally shaking! Lily liked planting too. She sort of dropped the flowers in the hole. They both helped me water them too. I'm sure Violet will want to check on her flowers every day now!

Lily started saying my-my at the beginning of her sentences. My-my wash my hands. My-my play with sissy. My-my watch MeMe Poppins.

3-21-15 Lily said, "Mmmm, mmmm, this is delicious!" at lunch today. Violet was feeding her rabbit and then herself.

3-25-15 Violet brings me a cup and we pretend to drink then she says, "licious!" Lily crouched down to check out an ant today. She also "wrote" all of our names on her doodle board!

3-26-15 Lily came into my bedroom this morning and said, "I love you." That's the first time she's said it first! They always say I love you after we say it, so this was pretty special! Sweetheart!

3-27-15 Today Violet said, "I love you!" before I said it! They sure do like to do things at the same time!

3-28-15 We had an awesome day!! We went to an Easter egg hunt this morning in Bountiful. We made it just in time and they had a blast! They each collected about 8 eggs before the big kids overtook the 4 and under side (greedy little bastards). They loved opening their eggs and finding their little toys or candies inside! I said, "Did you have fun finding your Easter eggs?" Lily yelled, "No! Baby eggs!" (All eggs are baby eggs now thanks to the books about baby penguins.) At home they kept opening and closing their baby eggs over and over again.

After nap we ran some errands and then went to dinner at Mi La-Cai Noodle House. They were so happy and loved sharing my pho and Ryan's chicken dish. They were hilarious eating the long rice noodles! We went to the Poor Yorick art exhibit next. They liked looking at the paintings and other art work, but were nervous about walking into the different studio rooms. We saw Cheree, who is cousin Harper's mom, and her lovely paintings. There was a band playing outside and the girls danced and danced! They were so adorable! They'd dance in circles and then walk with their feet kicking out in front of them. They were always imitating each other. When Lily walked with her hands behind her back, Violet did the same. When Violet crouched down to look at a weed growing in a crack in the pavement, Lily did the same. When one stopped dancing for a moment, the other one stopped right next to her. They each put a dollar in the tip bucket and waved bye-bye!
We checked out The Music Man from the library. Lily calls it Superman. They were tickling each other and kissing each other before bedtime tonight. I love when they're so lovey and playful with each other!

3-29-15 Lily noticed that Violet's eyes are blue. I told her that hers are blue too. She grabbed a blue ball, held it to her eye, and said, "Match!"

Violet brushes her pony's hair with a tiny little brush. She's so gentle!

3-31-15 Lily won't give me a hug in the morning unless my sockies are on! She helps me put them on too!

Violet likes to scrunch up her nose and lips when she says No!

Lily loves helping us set the table. She puts napkins, silverware, their milks, and anything else she can manage! Then she's ready to eat! She loves helping any way she can!

Violet wears her apron almost every day! She is always cooking and feeding her dolls and animals. She talks to them in that high, soft voice of hers!

Daddy made a snowman for us!

Out like a light.

She had to wear her slippies (with footed jammies), and she put all of those extra blankets on her. Oh, and she's hugging her sippy cup of water. Silly!