This past week

I've been crocheting. I was trying out new patterns for hats and headbands. My friend is having a baby in a couple of months so I want to send her some things. My girls get all of my first attempts. I also made a hat with a giant 6 layer flower, but I haven't assembled it.

I made Alexa a hat like this too, but pink with a white bow.

I tried out a few different flower patterns. Not sure how I like the crochet band; I might switch to elastic.

We went to the park. Saturday we went to two parks. Alexa slept through all of it.

Alexa decided maybe she does like nuks again. This little girl is so different than her sister. She never wanted a pacifer until she was 5 months old. Then she liked them for about a week. A few days ago she found some and has been occasionally liking them, so we'll see. Maybe it is only because she is teething. Her top two teeth are coming in. She is walking around everywhere and babbling. Natalia didn't say no until she was about two and a half, and Lexa says it all the time along with uh oh, whoa whoa whoa, mama, and dada.

We baked. Talia and I made cookies. I used the recipe that came with the cookie cutters, but it wasn't very good. 

Family Vacation

We went on our first vacation as a family of four. We spent a week in Key West with Jon's family. The girls absolutely loved it. They got to go to the pool every day. Even when they were cold with wrinkled fingers and toes they did not want to get out.

Jon wanted to go parasailing two years ago when we were in Key West. This trip we actually got around to doing it. We went first thing in the morning. They use about 600 feet of rope and you go up to about 300 feet. It was a lot of fun to see Key West from the air.

Natalia loved the sand as much as the pool. She really like walking along the beach and playing in the volleyball court sand at the Hyatt. Alexa didn't like the sand as much, but she finally reached the point where she could sit in it and not look like she was about to cry.

We've been back for a week it is hard adjusting to the coldest temperatures of the season. It has taken a few days to get the girls back into their regular routine, but they seem happy to be home.

Key West Videos

Alexa splashing from Leslie Wood on Vimeo.

Go home dinosaur from Leslie Wood on Vimeo.

Alexa dancing/walking from Leslie Wood on Vimeo.

2012 Thus Far

It's 2012! It is already three days into the new year and we have been very busy. I started the new year off by breaking one of my fillings. I was very happy my parents were in town so that they could watch the girls while I went to the dentist. Jon's grandma passed away last week, so his family is in Illinois for her memorial. 

Natalia has spent most of the year playing with her "eggos". She can say Lexa, but for some reason the "L" in Legos is too hard.

Lexa has been taking steps for over a week. It is much different than when Natalia started walking. Talia started taking steps in the afternoon and was toddling around by dinner. Alexa is very sporadic in her steps. She started off by taking about six steps, but most of the time will only take about three before she scoots around since it is faster. Last night when Talia and I were in the bathroom, Lexa came walking in carrying a hairbrush.

Today we went to get another stroller for our trip. The last time Talia was at Toys R Us was before Christmas in 2010. For that reason I don't think she remembers it. We went there today, and I didn't tell her the name of the store. We got out of the car and she said, "Toys R Us!". It must be the commercials.

I decided to do two umbrella strollers and the attachment to hook them together instead of getting a double stroller. I'm hoping it will work out. I'm a little nervous about traveling with two kids. Talia is very excited about the airplane, the beach, and the pool though.

Christmas #2

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Stephen, so we spent Christmas with Jon's Family. My parents came down this past weekend to celebrate Christmas. Natalia loves to unwrap gifts. She tears of the paper and then moves on to the next present before even really looking at what she unwrapped. Alexa is not as good at unwrapping. Talia thinks that she is taking too long and then proceeds to do it for her. We had a great couple of days with my parents, and will hopefully see them again in a couple of weeks.