Polar Express continued 2

This is the wild bunch! Left to right are Vivian, Sutton, Caden, Taylor, Reid and Macy. (Riley didn't make this shot)

Sutton is so upset and was for about 10 minutes. She fell and got a candy cane stuck to her butt as soon as Clint put her down and it just ticked her off!

Polar Express continued

Polar Express

This was our first year to go to the Polar Express and the girls had so much fun. We had a crew of little ones...7 total I believe. We boarded the train, sang Christmas carols, had chocolate milk and cookies, and the elves came through and gave all the kids bells to ring. When we stopped at the North Pole Santa and Mrs. Claus boarded the train and came to visit with the kids. Everything went perfectly until we handed Sutton and Taylor over to Mr. and Mrs. Claus for pictures. I think the picture will speak for itself.

Diva behavior

I think we have two little divas in the house. Clint bought a massage chair several months ago to try and help w/ his back problems and the girls have taken it over. One night after their bath I was dressing Sutton and looked over and little Taylor had crawled up in the chair, grabbed the remote, and turned it on. I don't even know how she figured it out but she loved it from the get-go. So of course Sutton had to try it out too. Now they are in the habit of getting a massage at night after their bath. Spa 119 here we come!

Rocky

Look at this beautiful dog! This is Jennifer and Jason's dog, Rocky, and the girls just loved him. He is so gentle and didn't mind them petting him at all. This is the first big dog they have been around so I was so happy that it went well because I want them to love animals as much as I do. Aren't his eyes gorgeous?

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year! We had a chance to visit w/ everyone over in Atlanta ie., PaPa Reuben, G.G., Bunny, Aunt Joyce, Aunt Sherry, and the whole Ellis family. The girls had a blast. We went over to Jennifer and Jason's house for a gigantic Thanksgiving meal and they got to play with their cousin Tyler who is just a little younger than them. This picture was taken at the end of they day when all 3 were quite tired but they are still cute. I think Tyler is going to be a little lady killer!

Diaper box train

We had so much fun w/ Nana pulling us around in this box!

This seems to be their most favorite place to play in the entire house. Sutton always tries to close the door when Taylor is inside the cabinet by herself and Taylor screams. No dark, scary cabinets for her!

Eating like the big kids do

We are officially into big girl seats now. I have cleaned and shined the high chairs up and moved them to the basement. As of last night the girls are eating at the table and they really seem to like it. It's less mess for me to clean up to!

We are talking up a storm!

The girls are chattering up a storm lately. Taylor has said "milk", "school" and "sissy" and Sutton has said "school" "excuse me" and "sissy". Now, obviously they are not speaking clearly yet, but they are definitely repeating things back to us that we say to them now. Our delicate little flowers just love to burp...so ladylike, I know. So we are teaching them to say "excuse me" afterwards. It's more like "cuse me" but it's cute!

They have also learned to blow kisses, which we love. Last night for the first time I got a real kiss on the lips from them both. I put Taylor in her bed and leaned down and said "give mommy a kiss" and she jumped up and laid one on me...3 times in a row! It was the sweetest thing ever. I decided to try my luck w/ Sutton, who is not such a fan of anyone being right in her face, and she did it too! Three times in a row, just like sissy. I could have stayed in there all night long running from bed to bed getting kisses.

They are absolutely loving school these days. Each time I pick them up the teacher brings them outside to me and they are grinning from ear to ear and just wiggling with excitement. Who would have ever thought they would have so much fun?

We are already teaching them to help pick up their toys etc. We can use all the help they will give! They are really good about picking up all of their books and putting them back in the bin we keep them in. They will also pick up all of the loose balls from the ball pit and put them back up. When we put them in their jammies at night I hand them their dirty clothes from the day and tell them to take them to the kitchen (laundry room) and they will prance right in there and wait for me to open the door to put them in the dirty clothes basket.

They both like Elmo a lot but Sutton is down right infatuated with him. We went to Toys R Us (first time ever) over the weekend and found an aisle with nothing but Elmo gear on it and she almost had a stroke. She was totally overwhelmed and started screaming and crying when Clint pushed the buggy onto another aisle. They have different variations of his name. He goes by "Mo", "Melmo", "My Mo" or "My Melmo".

They have stopped fighting so much lately and are being very loving towards each other and we are so happy about it. You can say "give sissy a hug" and they will just bear hug each other. It is too cute! Taylor is biting less and Sutton is biting more so it is pretty much even now on who bites who the most. They are starting to share better and when one is crying about something the other will bring her a toy to make her feel better. Sweet!

Taylor cut 3 teeth in about 2 days and has another about to come through. Sutton finally cut a top tooth so we are hoping for the other one before Christmas. All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!

They absolutely love the show Yo Gabba Gabba and love to dance to the music throughout the show. It's comical to just sit back and watch them shake their booties!

I guess that's about it. I will try to post some new photos in the next few days. I have been sick for about a month now and a week ago I found out I have bronchitis that I cannot seem to get rid of. The girls are well though, and that's the main thing.