Arwyn is still loving to babble and dance. She's doing this awesome hand spinning move when she dances that just makes me smile, but unfortunately I can't get a really good video of it. She really enjoyed our nature walk again this week; she just loves being outside. She did a miraculous somersault down the front rock steps when she was bending over and Leia gave her a little push. Not a single injury, just screaming mad a Leia for causing the whole thing! Arwyn still loves and requires her Mommy time: she insists on being carried around for the first 30 minutes or so every morning after having been apart from me. It's so funny because she's actually quite independent, playing by herself all the time, but then when she's done playing, she wants her Mommy and won't let go. Arwyn loves brushing her teeth, mostly because she sucks on the yummy toothpaste and watches herself in the mirror. It's a great thing for me because I'll scoop her up for bed, which really pisses her off, but then I tell her we can brush teeth, and all of a sudden she's happy as a clam to be starting the bedtime routine.
After her first ballet class, Leia wanted to put on a show for Nana and Poppy. We were going to their house that night, but she simply would not wait, insisting we head over to their house before school at 6:45 in the morning. She did a couple spins, then just wanted to play with them, so I'm thinking the whole thing was just an excuse to go see them. We made quite the scene this week at the park when I had to carry her kicking and screaming to the car for a timeout. She was pretending to be Queen Elsa, Arwyn was Princess Anna, and she didn't want Princess Anna to come up into her castle (which was the top of Arwyn's favorite slide). Arwyn didn't really understand the game of course, so when she tried to storm the tower anyway, Leia just about pushed her right off the play structure from very high up. Yep, hitting, kicking, and knocking your sister down are all automatic timeouts! Of course, they still aren't very effective, so figuring out the best form of discipline at our house seems to be a constant struggle. We got a bunch of new wicker baskets for our living room in an effort to better organize all the toys and make it easier for the kids to help clean up. Leia actually helped me go through the old big toy box and organize into the new ones, which made me very happy. In one of her constant efforts to be in charge (pretending to be either a mommy or a teacher), Leia turned into a very strict gymnastics coach at the park the other day. Nana, Poppy, and I all had to stand in line, call out a request to proceed when it was our turn, give her our special ticket that gave us permission to proceed, and then go perform gymnastics tricks on the bar. It was quite a show, and she sure was a drill sergeant...pretty funny though. Glad to see such a great imagination hard at work!
Family birthday celebration for Daddy and Uncle John.
I just love this little nugget!
Wasn't too happy to go to sleep at Poppy's house, but once she was out, she was out.
Password = Leia
Leia and Arwyn form a rock band and jam!
Role reversal...Arwyn ready to get tough and walk on our hike, while Leia insisted she was too tired to take a single step.
Hopping from magic rock to magic rock...guess she wasn't too tired for a fun hike after all.
Same expression...think they're related?
Emerging onto Paige Meadows and all the pretty fall colors.
Glowing yellow Aspens.
Mostly oranges and yellows around here, but still pretty.
Looks like someone's on a hike strike!
Back on her feet but going the wrong way...that's no way to conserve energy Leia!
Goofy girls get some lunch.
Seriously, Arwyn and Leia never look at the camera at the same time...really increases the number of pictures I have to post!
More pretty Aspens.
Arwyn was quite pleased to have found herself a nice rock to sit on and enjoy her lunch.
Arwyn was quite perturbed when Leia decided to sit on the same small rock and invade Arwyn's space! "Move over!"
Arwyn went for her "go to" retaliation move of yanking on Leia's hair when Leia has pissed her off!
Loves her Daddy.
My little buddy! Although this crappy pack is very uncomfortable, I like how close she is to me.
Leia did a great job balancing and navigating across the rickety little bridge! All these fun little obstacles made for a very fun hike for Leia.
Investigating some sort of perplexing problem.
Love the laughter!
It's like a million sparkly gold doubloons!
Singing Happy Birthday to Daddy!
Going for the head first slide!
Somebody's having some fun today!
Oh wait, back to her serious side.
Resting, rehydrating, and chatting with Poppy.
Coach Leia giving Poppy a little spot for his hanging trick.
Now I think she's critiquing his form.
Nice tricks Poppy, and I think you have great form!
Whoa, now he's really showing off!
Nana's got some good pull-up tricks to show off!
Getting goofy in her funny new glasses!
Sick day fort building with Daddy!
I just love watching them play together more and more.
Password = Arwyn
Arwyn likes to carry on some great conversations with us. We understand about half of it!
Password = Arwyn
Talking, cleaning up after her dinner, and playing Peek-A-Boo all at once...such a little multitasker!
Still working on proper technique, but I think we're developing a real life long dedication to tooth brushing!
You don't often associate big smiles with tooth brushes...oh wait, probably she just liked seeing to two of us in the mirror!
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