Alexis talks

Both Alexis and Amelia really started talking a few months ago. Amelia talked a bit more, but I think it's because we just didn't understand what Alexis was saying some of the time. There were sentences coming out of her mouth, we just didn't know what they were. Now all of a sudden she's pretty darn understandable. Check out her story, telling us about how uncle Micah's airplane (Micah let the girls help fly his little drone, and we took a video of it. They are obsessed with said video and now like to talk about it all the time).

4th of July!

I have been feeling guilty for not posting more often on the blog, especially since I'm hoping to use this as my "baby book" for Alexis and Amelia's big events. I keep meaning to catch up, but after 8 months, it's time to declare blog-bankruptcy. So I'm starting fresh. Wiping out my blog debt and starting to post again from today. Sorry that you may have missed a lot (and sorry Alexis and Amelia if you are reading this one day - your last 8 months were awesome. Promise).

Today is the 4th of July! We went to the parade in Danville and it was great! Uncle Chris arrived early and set up tents for us, so we had a great spot. Lexie and Amelia loved it and sat happily through the first hour or so. Then it started getting a little boring/scary. They loved the horses and fire trucks and blowing bubbles provided by Uncle Micah.

And they looked adorable in their 4th of July dresses (thanks Aunt Laura!):



Pigtails!


Chasing Cooper for a hug

















There were tears too.



But all was well when Uncle Micah gave drone flying lessons!

Playing in the car

Alexis and Amelia love to play in the car. They LOVE it. But they do NOT want me to play. Any time I try to come sit in the front with me they try to shove me out and shut the door. I'm not too offended because at least they love each other and don't fight.

They love to play in all types of cars, big and small.

Sleeping in their stroller

We used to put the girls to sleep in the stroller each night. Amelia apparently has strong preferences about her sleep position. Always likes to have one arm by her head:

Climbing

Alexis and Amelia both love to climb. They also seem to be... abnormally strong. They climb up onto everything. Into everything. No box or bin is safe. They even both love to climb into the big box of megablocks, which I just can't seem to understand. It CAN'T be comfortable sitting on those pointy blocks, but they don't seem to mind. Now that they are both walking (yay!), the climbing is out of control - they climb onto everything! Check it out:

Climbing into things:

[Climbing into bins even when the bins are already occupied]

Climbing on top of things:

Video proof in case you were wondering how they climb up on that table (trying to capture her saying "ball," captured the perfect climb instead):

Climbing onto diaper box, rather unsuccessfully:

Clapping

Alexis and Amelia love to clap. They like to clap when people do things they like, when they see people they love, and when they do something they are proud of (like walking!).  Obviously, it's adorable.  They also like to clap objects together. The louder the sound, the better (the best sound is the sound of mom's iPhone hitting the tile floor).

When Nanna (grandma) brought them a new wooden puzzle with little handles on each piece Alexis and Amelia were in HEAVEN. Handles for better clapping! We went to visit Aunt Lisa's new house, and had quite the orchestra going on:

Here's Amelia showing off her clapping skills a few months ago:

Mid-clap:

Last night (err, this morning) at 4:50am, Alexis decided to impress me with her clapping skills. After nursing and tricking me into thinking she was asleep, I gently started moving her and she instantly opened her eyes, smiled, and started clapping. Super adorable, but really not a good sign that she'll ever go back to sleep. Sigh. It's a good thing they are so darn cute!

Teeth

Guess who has teeth? Alexis and Amelia!

They have had teeth for a little while now, but they definitely came late -- probably around 11 months.  Alexis has two teeth on the bottom, and one coming in on the top. Amelia has one on the bottom and one on the top. She's such a little hillbilly!

There are definitely more coming... This whole "teething" thing is no joke.

Check out these chompers: