Easter

Easter arrived with beautiful weather and a very excited Cassidy.  We also had Carmen here for a visit and Cass put her right to work decorating eggs.

 With the help of Craig's List and a secrete Easter Bunny mission, the Easter Bunny delivered a great outside toy (well, it will be this summer) that all 3 girls can use. 

"Alli" got put right to use!

 Sawyer (pictured) and Rylee both got into hunting eggs, but had to stop after finding each egg to get to the goodies inside.  This was the beginning of 2 sets of eggs, one for Cassidy and one for the twins.  Cassidy was a good sport and made sure she only found the "big-girl" eggs and was happy to "help" the twins find theirs.

 My beautiful girls in their Easter dresses before church.  Cassidy coordinated all outfits and did a great job!  Rylee has the flowers and Sawyer the stripes

 After church and a quick nap, we woke up Chad and headed north for the big family gathering.  With Mount Baker as the beautiful backdrop, it was a gorgeous day and lots of fun.

 The cousins...Caden, Lindsey,Sawyer, Cassidy, Rylee, Alexa and Brady

 Let the games begin!  Cass getting a lift from Alexa and maybe a little spot from Uncle Matt

 Rylee

 Sawyer

 The girls

 This was the best picture I got of my 3 girls once the twins figured out there were goodies in these eggs too!

 Grandma Kit and Lisa said that the candy was going in a bowl, but I seriously have my doubts since there was no crying and my girls are VERY focused.....hmmmmm

 I think this is Rylee but honestly I don't know...it's just too cute not to share and they both have the same teeth to show off!

We also got to celebrate Caden's birthday and Sawyer got her first taste of whip cream out of a can...I think she is a fan!

It was a beautiful day.  We are so blessed with a wonderful family and a great group of cousins...yay!



18 Months!

 18 months, whew!  The girls have been working hard growing and building their fine motor skills.  We still don't have a lot of language, but boy do they understand a lot!

They still love their hats and playing dress up, not to mention pulling every thing out during room time

and they are doing better at loving each other too...so nice compared to the hitting, especially for Rylee (who is in the pink shirt)

And as usual, the motor skills are quite advanced...oh, and see those pink boots on Sawyer?  Those are her favorites and we don't go anywhere without them and usually a hat too!

Sawyer loved Cassidy's new rain boots and was determined to wear them, even if she couldn't bend at the knee

Dinner entertainment is a given...here they are pretending "nigh-nigh", I just thought it was amazing they usually go to the same side

Cassidy loves being the fashion coordinator for the twins and I thought Rylee's outfit was especially good this day!  Oh, and Cass may have told me to take a picture :)

We finally bit the bullet and switched the girls into their forward facing car seats.  That means that we can no longer contain them during "quick stops" which means there is no such thing as a quick stop any more!  But I do have to say, I love that view into the back seat!

Sawyer

Another loving moment (and Cassidy's fashion sense for a tea party we were invited to)

My Girls!  I love this picture because it truly captures the difference between the two.  Right now, Sawyer (in purple) is my more introverted, thoughtful, observer (unless there is a physical challenge).  Rylee definitely is my extrovert, loves being the center of attention and making sure she is.  She is also much more "opinionated" about how and when she is going to do things and tends to be more physical when she is upset, definitely a "bring it on" attitude. 

Finally, their stats

Rylee weight 27 lbs. (80th%) and height is 33" (80th%)

Sawyer weight 25.8lbs. (70th%) and height is 32.5" (75th%)

 

We are doing great!  Now we are supposed to work more on our language.  I asked the doctor if he could "slow down" their motor skills and he just laughed...it was worth asking!