left, right, left...

Reid is getting better and closer to walking on his own every day!!

He will now walk while holding only one of my hands instead of two! And it's precious because his other hand goes straight out to the side for balance! He's still doing a bit of the straight leg walking, but once he figures out how to bend those knees, he'll be off...

Here he is behind the little stroller (yes, also his sister's idea)

Play buddies

they are going to have so much fun growing up together! I pray they are best friends!!!

Here are some recent shots capturing their play times ... all of them were Sierra's ideas. They each pushed a walker around the "track" in our house for probably 20 minutes, "racing"! So many giggles!

Sleeping twins

this is rare, but I caught them sleeping the exact same way at the same time one night!

oh the fun of video monitors :)

holding

Sierra wants to hold Reid all the time right now. It's really sweet... but Reid only likes it for 3 seconds and then wants to be set free. That makes Sierra squeeze tighter, making Reid complain louder... you get the picture. Sweet intentions turn to sibling battles :)

She also keeps saying "when I get bigger and bigger, then I'll be a grown-up...and then I can pick up Reid!"

Water is so fun

playing with the water table at Poppa and Lala's house... and having a blast!

Notice that the red shovel is in Reid's hand in every picture?! He had a death grip on it all afternoon, even long after coming back inside to play

Sierra says...

the funniest things. That's a great part about this stage!

Me, at bedtime: Can I have a hug?!
S: No, not today, dear. It's ok Mommy, Maybe after breakfast!
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Me, while Sierra was "tucking me in to bed": Can you sing me a song?
S: No, I can't. Not today.
Me: Why not?
S: because songs are for kids.
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Driving down a country road,
Sierra says "Wow, it's so beautiful!! Why is everything so green?" (suburbian city girl)
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"wooow! New puzzles are super cool!"
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"look, the sun is having a sunset!"
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talking to her kitty, in her stern voice "Kitty, you are not listening. I am NOT happy with you. I am sad with you."
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"When I get taller and taller, then I'll be a grownup and then I can hold Reid!"

Nebo

For Sierra's 2nd birthday (in October), we got her a pet fish. She got to choose which Beta she wanted and which plant for the tank.

The hard part was naming it. She still didn't quite get the concept of naming something. So we suggested "Nemo" and she said "yes! Nebo!!"

6 months later, he's still somehow alive... meet Nebo...