a day in the life

I LOVE this age! I know we're only two months into year two, but so far, it's awesome! The twins are quickly becoming distinct individuals, and I love them so much. I love watching them play- usually parallel, but occasionally together now! They are both obsessed with this particular animal book we have right now- the cause of many a tussle. Violet loves saying the name of every animal, and we have come a long way from just 'dog' and 'cat'- her favorites right now are the cockatoo and koala (ko-la-la!). The video above is of that- hope you can understand her!

Ollie is still into his trains, big time. LOVES Thomas the train, and all of his friends. He lines them up, they talk to each other, dance (who knew train cars could dance?), and he "toot-toots" them all around the house. He has taken to singing to himself a lot, too, which is adorable. Below he is playing with his little sheep, duckling and bunny- so cute!




Both babies are learning manners: they're very good at saying "Please" and "Thank you", and Oliver has learned to say "Oliver's turn! Sissy's turn!" when they're sharing- a HUGE help! They love being outside; and finally it's a little cooler so we can get there! I'm trying to teach them to hold on to the stroller when they get out to walk, and they're doing pretty good with it. Does this mean I will actually be able to go everywhere alone-with-two-toddlers soon? Yee-ha!