Evie is 11 months... this year has gone so quickly, I just can't believe she's almost one!
Evie has officially started crawling - oh no! She is getting quicker everyday, and is always into something! If we're upstairs, she always makes a beeline for Maggie's little potty - gross! Evie will crawl with one leg and leave the other leg bent in front of her... it's weird and adorable! She seems very content with her new mobility.
I'm coming for you.
I love watching Evie eat food. She just smashes everything into her mouth as quick as she can, making a huge mess in the process. I remember Maggie was a relatively clean eater, and didn't like getting her hands dirty. I say it all the time, but I love seeing how different the two girls are.
Is there something on my face?
Maggie is officially registered to start preschool at Guardian Angels next year! She is excited to go to school, and we plan to send her for 3 full days each week. Maggie really loves reading books together, and is getting pretty good with her letters and numbers. I think she will be very happy, and I've heard great things about the preschool teachers!
Excited for school!
Really really excited!
We are leaving for a Florida vacation soon, and I am so so so so excited! We are staying with my parents near Disney, and Maggie will get to experience the Magic Kingdom for her first time. Thankfully Uncle Jason is going to stay at the house to take care of Maggie's babies (she has spurts of maternal love for her dolls). We wanted to get Maggie accustomed to headphones for the plane ride earlier this week:
Futuer DJ, Mixmaster Maggie D!
Somehow her hair is blowing in the wind. Inside Meijer.
Building a tower with Grammer
I found this Cheerio on the floor. Here you go, Evie.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Aunt Amy made special shirts and hair bows for our little Irish princesses, too cute!
Happy St. Patty's Day!
Maggie Donoghue - doesn't get more Irish sounding than that!
This past Saturday we went to see Cinderella at Bishop Foley. Jamie's sets were absolutely awesome!! Now he just has to finish his Master's Thesis, set up for the Foley Art Show, and coordinate the Foley Film Fest. I'm trying to keep the panic out of my inner monologue voice!
We took both girls with us to the play, which was a bit of a handful, but they both were pretty good. Grandma and Grandpa came, and Maggie's friend Kate joined us too. Those two are just so adorable together - I love that they have conversations now. At the end they met Cinderella and Prince Charming, and Maggie was in awe... I can't wait to see her reaction at Disney World!
Posing with the royals
Buds
Let's get this thing started!
Evie loves everything electronic. If it has buttons and is useful to Mom and Dad, she wants it! She really loves to pass objects back and forth right now. She is so pleased with herself when she manages to give you something, and then immediately takes it back.
Ready to game
Practicing her walking skills
The new in-house resident, Dr. Evie
Evie loves food. She wants to try everything, and will throw a complete tantrum until she gets it! She is now starting to get Mom's warning looks and is learning the meaning of "no." She is pretty much devastated every time I scold her.
I don't have a naughty bone in my body
I'm loving all this good weather! Maggie and I went to the park this weekend for some one-on-one time. We built a bunch of sand castles in the sandbox and goofed around on the playground. On the walk home, she decided that I would be Cinderella and she would be my fairy godmother. We magically made tiny dolls to give to Tinkerbelle and her friends, and also turned my hair pink. We're really into multi-tasking these days.
Grandma took the girls to the park last week, and they had such a fun time! Maggie kept on whispering to her pocket and patting it, and when Grandma asked what she was doing, Maggie said she was talking to the mice in her pocket... Cinderella's mice I presume?
Evie went down the slide for her first time, such a big girl!
With a little push from Maggie
We went to the mall on Saturday, and Maggie spent two forevers in the Lego store. Jamie and I just kept taking turns running to different stores while she played.
Thinking carefully about her next move
Evie is our disappearing artist... she tried to get away from Grandma the other day while getting dressed:
Close your eyes and count to 10
Here's a few others from last week:
Playing at the library
Cousin Will came to visit!
Maggie is the perfect size for her Dora bike - we had fun testing it out.
Maggie insisted that we get her sunglasses and turn on the radio before she could drive the car...
Evie has been so funny lately. She manages to get all over the place by
either pushing herself backwards, or spinning in circles until she slowly
reaches her destination. Still no crawling,
but I would say she’s mobile!
Big sis is always good for a laugh
All that scooting around makes for a tired little girl
Evie loves
eating “real” food and seems way less interested in drinking formula. Just a little bit longer until we can switch
to milk, woo hoo! Here’s Evie dominating
her Cheerios like a boss:
Maggie continues to be her sweet self (with a side of sass),
and makes me laugh daily with her stories and imagination. I’m trying to make sure we read together more
often – it’s so hard to find time on the weeknights! Earlier this week we read a book about
Grover, and I did my best imitation of his voice (which actually sounded a lot
more like Yoda). Afterward Maggie said
she wanted to read the story to me, and told me the whole story page-by-page
using a hilarious voice. I was impressed
with her memory skills!
Tower construction with Uncle Jason
I was trying to get a video of Maggie pretending to be a
clock (what?), but instead she busted out this song (never heard her sing it
before – gotta love daycare!):
