Blocks and Bottles

Playtime is becoming more advanced each week! Here is Lauren demonstrating her block stacking skills.

Emily carefully arranging a collection of old bottles.

The girls love playing at the park! Here is Lauren climbing onto the frog statue.

Emily (front) and Lauren (back) riding tandem on the back of the turtle statue.

Our good friend Zander came up from Eugene this weekend to reunite with the girls! Here he is greeting Emily.

The girls got new sneakers this past week! Here is Lauren strutting around in her new "shoooo" as she likes to call them.

Lauren (left) and Emily (right) enjoying the upper level features of the play structure.

Watch out, it's Captain Emily!

The new house is really coming along! Here are the latest pictures:

Simple Pleasures

One of the best things about Emily and Lauren is their enthusiasm and excitement for the simple things in life! The girls love to eat cake, so they were quite delighted when Dad made pumpkin pancakes on saturday morning! Here is Emily taking a piece.

Emily (left) and Lauren (right) having fun and being silly with Dad's shirt, bottle accessories that are now used as toys, and of course, lots of drool!

Push toys have recently become more popular with the girls... here is Lauren vacuuming.

Lauren (left) and Emily (right) smiling wide for the camera!

Justin's Girls

We managed to capture a rare picture of Justin's girls together! Emily is on the left and Lauren is on the right.

We've had some beautiful sunny days this past week... perfect for going to the park!

Lauren loves to swing... she even says "Wheee!" when she goes high up in the air.

Emily is not a big fan of swinging by herself, but she loves to swing with Dad!

Eating like champs

The girls had their 18 month check up with the pediatrician this past week! Lauren (left) is 24 pounds, 0.5 ounces (47th percentile) and 33 and 1/2 inches tall (93rd percentile). Emily (right) is 24 pounds (46th percentile) and 33 and 1/2 inches tall (93rd percentile). Their favorite foods currently include wheat chex, green beans, cheese quesadillas, and anything with chocolate!