Baybay & Baybee: Week 109 (9/4-9/10)

109 weeks old! (25 months)

The theme for this week was biking. We biked around the neighborhood, we biked on the bike path, I even took the girls to Childs Park where we explored the hilly paths, checking out the frog pond and collecting pinecones.

Maya and Brett went for a walk/bike ride over to the Willow Street house. Maya biked the whole way there and back!

On the bike path.

We rode the tandem with the trailer up to the bike path. Then the girls did their own biking for a bit.

It was nice not to have any cars around.  The only drama came when Brett was buckling the girls back into the trailer, and absent-mindedly ate a bit of a snack bar that had been left in the trailer when then girls got out to ride on their own.  When Ella saw that her precious bar was gone, she was inconsolable.  With many, many tears, we managed to bike to Cooper's Corner to get a replacement.

At Cooper's, the girls were more excited about picking out peppers than bars.  Go figure.

Another day, another bike ride. At Childs Park.

A very happy Ella.

A little off-roading.

Maya kept biking far ahead and then waiting for Ella and me to catch up.

A little break to try out the bench. It was such a beautiful day.

So many pinecones, too few pockets.

Bikes left behind for the pinecone search.

Ella in the sunshine.

We made it to the frog pond! Can you spot the frog?

So nicely posed.

Treasures found in little pockets that evening, after the day was done.

We continued with no diapers at night and it's been good so far, mostly. On Wednesday, Maya slept ALL night long, which was a first for her in a loooonng time. Friday night, Ella peed around 4am, so both girls came into bed with us. Ella has been falling asleep again in our bed when this happens and getting more rest until about 7am. Maya has been getting up early and spending time with Dada.

I made chocolate coconut milk pudding. Two very delighted girls were more than happy to help lick the pan.


A visit to the library, playing with the dinosaurs.


Maya helps put away the clean silverware.


A carrot! From our garden!


This garden spider has a home near our cucumbers.


Maya waiting for me to come back from the garden across the street.

Spartan, Hannah and Max came to visit on Sunday! It's always so nice to see them. We played and talked inside for a while and then took a walk to show them the Willow Street house.

Rocking elephant, sheep and boat rides.

Walking/biking with three toddlers, even just halfway around the block, is an adventure. It took a while.

Group photo on the hammock.

Grandma Kathy also came for a visit this week. I told the girls that they could open the tubs of Play-Doh that they were very excited to play with, but not until their Grandma arrived. While they waited, they built towers with the tubs, put them in lines and carried them around the house in different bags/boxes. About 20 minutes of nice creative playing by themselves. And they were super excited to open them when Grandma arrived!

Is she here yet?

Legos were distracting for a few minutes.

Stacking.

"I want to play with this one, and this one, and this one..."

It was worth the wait!

The creations. Lucky girls to have such a creative and fun grandma!

Bonus video!

Baybay & Baybee: Week 108 (8/28-9/3)

108 weeks old!

On Tuesday night, both girls went to bed without diapers for the first time. Both stayed dry all night long and used the potty in the morning. A good start to being completely diaper free! 

The phrase "will listen" has become a regular one from the girls. They say it after we have stopped them from doing something that they shouldn't be doing. Meaning, "I want my toy back, I will listen now and not do the thing that I wasn't supposed to do."

Mostly we just did a lot of playing this week. Here are some pictures.

Packing away things to take with us to our new house.

Snack and a video.

Dollhouse play.

Brett took this video of the girls with their babydolls. 

Maya tries on a dress that her Great Grandma made. She really liked the pocket.

Always make sure to have lots of reading material.

Biking in the house.

With baby dolls, of course.

Just hanging out together on their bikes.

I got some crayons that can go in the bathtub. They were a hit.

Poor man's massage.

 I made some vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting. I was inspired to make something with the real vanilla that Albert generously gave to Brett.

 Whatever the reason I made them, they were well liked.

 Hiding...

There you are!

Fashionably dressed for an outing.

Playing at Cup and Top.

Sweeping the floors.

There is a little apple tree that we pass on our way home from the center of Florence. The girls really look forward to those apples.

Lots of blooms on my rain lily.

Selena also took the girls for a walk this week.

And Uncle Guy came over and played a fun jump-off-the-couch game.

Action shot.

Ella's turn.

All tired out.

Eating apples from our tree has been one of the constant highlights of the past few weeks. They aren't the sweetest apples, but the girls just love them. I took a little photo shoot this week while they were munching away on the picnic table.

Sisters with their apples.

A hug.

Sillies!