Happy Thanksgiving 2008

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Our day was just perfect. The girls were good- and we had a lot of fun with each family. Andy and I know that we have so many things to be thankful for - especially our families who help us a tremendous amount with our girls. We love you all very much!

A quick update on the girls... Leah pulled up to a standing position for the first time on Thanksgiving! She was just playing in her crib- and then started fussing- so when Andy went in her room- she was standing up looking at him! WOW!

Cale says more phrases constantly. Her favorite things to say the past 2 weeks have been, "Baby Jesus is for Christmas" and also thanks to Dora and Leap Frog... Vamos Bebe. She also really likes to say her whole name now. I'll try to get a video of her saying it- it is pretty funny. Cale likes to tell us Leah's full name as well which is, "Sissy Lucille Cox" not Leah Lucille Cox... I suppose that is what little sisters around the world are referred to for years and years.

More soon!
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The Zoo and the Buddha Belly

I love that Cale gets a kick out of rubbing the Buddha belly at the zoo. This is her favorite part of the day. I just don't know why she likes it so much- but thought I would post the pictures to share. Today was a fabulous day to be at the zoo- all of the animals were out- and very active. It was a riot to see Cale's reaction to the different animals- and I took my Dad with me- so it was fun to see him enjoy it too.
Now- if we could only have a few more 60 degree days! I feel like it won't be much longer and my posts will include snow pictures!

This week in our life...

I am having trouble accepting that Leah is already 7 months old. I am just amazed at how fast her "babyhood" is going! I would have to say that Leah crawls now- technically it might be a scoot- but she is FAST- so I am going to give her crawl.
She is a happy girl and loves anything that she is not supposed to have. Leah is also very tolerant of Cale- who loves to pull and prod at her like she is a toy.
Cale is getting funnier by the day. Her favorite things to say right now are, "I'm going to play a game with you" and "sure." She is really interested in her Barbie doll and still loves to play with Mr. Potato Head. At the mall this week, Cale liked to grab shirts and pants and then say, "mama, these are CUUUUTE- You look sooo CUUUTE" Cracked me up! Cale has seen Santa a few times- but has not yet made the leap of faith to sit with him. However, she has discovered that she does not like the candy that Santa has (peppermint candy cane).

Cale as a Cook and Leah's 2 bottom teeth

We had a fun Wednesday at home... Cale played with her kitchen and cooked Leah and I lots of yummy food. She is really into her pretend play- and loves to talk while she plays. Cale is really into pretend play- and she talks to herself the whole time... just chatting away about what she is doing. She repeats the adult things we tell her, like, "don't worry ducky, mommy is right here- and there is your friend Moo-cow to help you. Don't worry- it is okay."

The picture of Leah is to show off her bottom two teeth! I hope you can see them. She is growing up fast! Leah can scoot/almost crawl all over the place. She is getting faster by the day. Leah's favorite activities include chewing on anything and everything she can grab as well as splashing water everywhere while taking baths. Leah is very fond of her big sister and loves to play on the floor with her.

Happy Halloween

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Hope everyone had a fun Halloween! Our family was a bit under the weather- but we managed to make it out for a little while. Cale dressed up as a flower girl... and Leah got to be a pea in the pod. Cale enjoyed wearing her dress- and had fun walking around during Trunk or Treat at our church. Leah didn't love being all bundled in her outfit- but she was a good sport as usual!!!