11 Months Old

Samantha and Elizabeth are 11 months old now and quickly approaching their first birthday! I can't believe how the year has flown by. The girls are getting so big, where did my little babies go? We are on the go all day long moving from one activity to the next. We gave the girls swings for their birthday and Daddy, Grandpa and G-pa worked really hard to build them an awesome swing set! We cheated and gave it to them early. They are both crawling and standing up, not walking...yet. They say Dada and Dog (minus the -g sound). They can also wave bye bye and give you 5. They are great eaters and feed themselves almost all the time now. Mommy is having fun planning their first birthday! She is making their cake from a recipe that was the girls' great great grandmother's pound cake! We will update with those first cake photos in a few weeks. We will be taking the girls to the beach for the first time after their birthday. We can't wait to go on vacation!

We love our new Swings!

Twins Update

8 Months
9 Months
10 Months Samantha
10 Months Elizabeth

So it has been over a month since our last post. The girls are growing every day! They are 10 months old now. Samantha has 9 teeth, Elizabeth has 7 going on 8. Samantha is officially crawling now and Elizabeth is on her way! They are both trying to pull up and can sit up and lay down on their own. They were born to play basketball like their Momma! They have a Fisher Price Goal and they can both make a basket. They enjoy clapping for each other after they score! They are feeding themselves finger foods now. I would say their favorite thing to eat is toast. They choose that over all the other food on their plates first. Aunt Amy, Uncle Todd, and their cousin James just came down for a visit. It was so nice having the kids all together. They all went swimming for the first time. They all loved it, but we think Elizabeth did the most. She took right to the water and started kicking and splashing. We have bath time in their baby pool on the front porch. This is lots of fun! It is so neat to watch them play, grow, and learn each day. I never know what new trick they will learn today!

Swimming in our Baby Pool!

Twins Go Camping!

We took the girls on their first camping trip a couple weeks ago. Jeremiah and I love to camp and were excited about taking the girls. We even got them their own little PeaPod tents to put in our tent so they wouldn't roll around all night! We went with Erin's Parents to Grayson Highlands State Park. We had a great time and the girls did wonderful, but I think we underestimated how much extra work it would be camping with two eight month olds. We have decided until they are a little older we will be sticking to backyard camping for a while!! We took them on a couple of hikes in their new backpack carriers, which we love! We even saw some wild ponies!

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Happy Mother's Day and Father's Day

We are so excited and blessed to be parents! We thank God for our parents and the wonderful examples they have been for us.

Learning to Read

I guess my Masters Degree in Reading Education is paying off! My 8 month olds love to read!!

Seven Months Old

Hiking at Hanging Rock

We took the girls on their first hike at Hanging Rock last weekend. We had a great trip and beautiful weather. We just did a few short hikes to Window falls and some other waterfall. We had a picnic lunch where we all rested. We look forward to taking the girls on more fun hikes in the future.

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