One Year Old...Whoa!

The girls have hit and passed their one year of life mark. Though momentous for them, it is also a celebration of a year of parenthood for me and Ches. It has been an indescribable experience to watch the growth and development of these two precious girls. Here are some pictures from their birthday night and their birthday party that following weekend. Videos of cake destruction are to follow!

Family Trip to the Aquarium

We had a wonderful outing today to enjoy the Seattle Aquarium. Mimi and Papou surprised us with an annual family pass! Works out since I think the girls are now hooked on fish. They smiled the whole time. Can't wait to go back again!

Training

So apparently Avery is training for the first ever baby iron woman competition. Being the dutiful, loving sister, Alina has decided to help her out via assistance with weight training. Note the awesome music in the background. No, we did not edit this to add the music; it is a Pandora station Ches has created with hours of effort to focus only on sport montage music. This has been a great aid in her training. No babies were harmed in the making of this movie.

Again, this is also a PSA to show the importance of remaining seated in a moving vessel.

Bottle Feeding

I am typing this post with my new found moments of free time. Yes, after eleven months, the girls have learned how to hold their own bottles. They have even come near to perfecting the tilt to get the last drop. Well, almost perfect...Alina did have a nasty fall this morning when trying to drink her close-to-empty bottle while standing. She just tipped her massive head back so far that she could no longer hold her balance. But we are very close, nevertheless. Think of all the Facebook time I can squeeze in...oh, I mean Accounting and Finance studying...or dishes....

January's Random Cuteness

It is funny to see how quickly the girls change when I do a flurry of albums at the same time. At the beginning of December, they could barely fit into the 12 month size fleece onesies often shown in pictures. Now, they are on the verge of out growing them! Below is the album for January. I will try very hard to post February's before the end of the first week of March.

And if you are interested, here is 3 full minutes of Avery playing with her Nandy Bear Ugly Doll.

December Cuteness Album

Okay, well, at least I can say that I am done with the cuteness updates for 2011. It only took me two months into the new year!

2011 Holiday Photos

Yeah, yeah...I know I am way behind...pretty much in every aspect of our lives right now. But Mimi will be here on Tuesday so hopefully we can play catch up then! Anyway, I finally made it around to making a web album for Thanksgiving and Christmas 2011. Enjoy!