You Not My Daughter?

Play Ball

Fishing

While I was at work Tuesday evening, Joel took the girls to the lake. 

They had a blast!

{By the way, you can click on the pictures to make them bigger.}

They were so impressed with the fish he caught.

Gracie touched it and declared, "It's really wet!"

Ava thought it looked like a pickle.

Earlier that day we went to the mall.  Ava asked (from the minute she woke up until the minute we got there) if we could 'go throw money in the fountain.'

Headed home for a nap!

Beans and Jumping Rope

Here are a few videos that go with the previous post.  Instead of trying to upload them directly onto here, I uploaded to YouTube first (as unlisted, not public). 

Enjoy!

Another Rainy Monday

Ava was up at 7 (Gracie slept until 8:20) and made herself a pancake.

She loves to cook.

Taking a nap in the kitchen, in her 'flag dress,' which she loves to wear.

They played with dry beans for a very long time.

I had several video clips but I'm not having much luck uploading them.

Gracie said she 'cooked it up' and made dog food.

Ava poured beans into a bunch of little containers and it was 'beans food' for a dog, cat, frog, camel, and polar bear.  She'd set the containers on the floor (where the animals were sitting) and then stand back and say with a smile, "Look at them.  They're eating their beans food."

They watched Dora on nickjr.com.

We played with the tent and tunnels.

And snuggled on the couch to watch the rain and read.

It was a very peaceful day. =)

Gracie Rae

Would drink nothing but milk if I would let her.

Has a hard time resisting the urge to color on things she's not supposed to color on.

Spends a good part of each day making monkey noises.

Knows how to push Ava's buttons and enjoys doing so.

Has always required lots of sleep and frequently gets 1-2 hours more sleep per day than Ava.

Loves plain spaghetti noodles.  (so does Ava)

Can recite the books we read often.

Frequently says:
"Awww...sooo cute!"  (she said this about some slugs we found yesterday)
"I just being silly/I just kidding." (when she's done something wrong)
{Insert monkey noises} 
"You take my picture?"  (wants me to take it) 

Likes to sing and do action songs, except in the kid's choir at church where she stands stoically and acts like her lips are glued shut.  (Ava is the same way)

Seems oblivious to what's going on around her at times.

Asks to play outside almost as much as Ava does.

Ava Lynnae

Would drink nothing but juice if I would let her.

Hates lotion. (but has dry skin)

Likes to 'relax on the couch.'

Has always required less sleep than Gracie and frequently wakes up an hour earlier than Gracie, both in the morning and after nap time.

Likes to wink.

Is scared of thunderstorms.

Likes to pretend she is a dog (by panting) or a cat (by meowing).

Loves to wash dishes. (so does Gracie)

Is pretty confident.  If I say, "You're awesome, Ava" she will say, "Yes, I am awesome" or "Mmhmm, I am."  If I say, "You did a good job" she will say, "Yes, I did do a good job." 

Really gets upset if you don't let her do something herself.  I handed her a banana the other day and she grumbled (because she wanted to get it herself, which I didn't realize) and set it back on the counter.  She stood there for a second and then reached up and got it herself. 

Frequently says: 

"You 'member when..."  It could be something that happened 2 minutes ago, or many months ago.

"You're my girl."  (high praise)  "I like Curious George.  He's my girl."  "You are my girl, and Jody is my girl."  "There's Uncle John...he's my girl."  

"Whew!  That was close!"  (sometimes it makes sense, sometimes not)
"You wanna smell my feet?"  (when we're sitting on the couch reading books)

"I need to play outside."  "I need to go outside in my backyard."  "I need to swing in my backyard."  "I need to go to the park."

Is happy to pose for the camera.