Dillen
Sean had a photo shoot this afternoon - head shots. During a break (change of outfit), Sean asked Dillen if she wanted to sit in for some pictures. Not surprising, she jumped at the chance...
Here is one of her "serious" shots:
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June 27, 2007
June 25, 2007
Park Playtime
We took the girls to the park after dinner tonight to burn off a little energy. We met some friends of ours there who are due to have twins in August. Sean took photos of them and snapped a few of our girls for good measure.
A few from the vault...
Sean emailed these to me the other day for kicks - taken in December, 2005.
June 18, 2007
Ice Cream Flavor: Sisterly Love
June 13, 2007
Roxy's words
Roxy is saying so many words with ease and without prompting. Here is a list for the fun of it. (I think some of the words speak to her personality): hi, hello, bye, mommy, daddy, dee (Dillen), gamma (Grandma), ice, nice, no (a new one that has become her favorite), grass, swing, weee, hat, this, diaper, blech, show, read, book, mine, on, off, up, down, ouch, owie, polar bear, apple, cookie, milk, flower, nana (banana), yum, more, peese (please), tanktoo (thank you), me, knee, eye, and I have to just say 'etc.' because I am realizing there are so many more. She also knows all of her body parts, every single animal and transportation sound and she is putting two to three words together quite a bit ("hi mommy," "bye bye dee," "no down," "up read," "I love you," etc.)
She's also reached the puppet stage where she can repeat almost anything we ask her to. She is pretty clear with her words - mostly understandable - but what we find most hilarious is, after all that she says and understands, when we ask her to tell us what a cow says she puts on her thinking face, struggles for a breath, pauses with a look like she's going to explode and then blurts out loudly, "BEE!"
Wuh?
I am being reminded all over again how much I enjoyed experiencing Dillen learn a language. I remember the light bulb with Dillen - when it went on it just got brighter and brighter day by day. Every day brought new words and more complex phrasing. It's beginning to happen with Roxy. The light bulb has been turned on. A truly amazing privilege to watch...
June 10, 2007
She's a Super Star
Today was Dillen's FIRST PERFORMANCE EVER held at the Del Mar Fair. With her class of 11 other dancers, all dressed up in a purple sequined costume (with tiara), she eagerly jumped up when it was her turn to dance "Happy Birthday Princess" - a cute little "tap" number choreographed by the one and only Miss Gina (truly the greatest gal ever!). Dillen's group was #10 in the line-up and it was hilarious to see her get antsy as she watched each group before her. At one point she stood up, walked over to me and asked, "Can I go dance now?!?" Too funny. After watching her today, it's apparent she enjoys being on stage and entertaining an audience. When it was over, she was all smiles. She and her great friend, Haley, took hold of one another and decided to celebrate by riding on some rides and eating some fantastic fried food. (Have you tried fried Oreo cookies? YUM!)
Though I am trying hard not to become a "stage mom," watching her today warmed my heart beyond words. Her comfort and enjoyment on that stage had me grinning from ear to ear.
The performance video is the first below (just click on the play arrow) as well as pictures. (Grandma Barbara, celebrating her birthday, joined us for all the fun. She and Roxy got along smashingly!)
June 7, 2007
Catching up on some major cuteness
...just some recent pictures from the past few days.
New Bedroom
Sean and I have been looking for a bunk bed for the girls for a very long time... we figure we'll have them share a room until they ask for their own space. The room the girls were going to share in the house we had in Dana Point was small and so is this one. So, we've been keeping our eyes out for something that would fit nicely. Two twin beds side by side would have been just too cramped and we wanted something a little bit unique.
Well, we found it! Brand new on ebay, no less. :0) I love ebay. I still have to paint/stencil some details on the walls and on the school desk, and blinds will come later, but this is their new bedroom.
June 1, 2007
Making wind chimes
We were playing in the backyard with the girls yesterday and Dillen said, "Hey! I want to make a wind chime!" Well, I put on my thinking cap and decided we could wing it. I told Dillen to search our backyard for two thick sticks and then we all went inside. I found some pink gift wrap ribbon and then pulled a bag of shells from Hawaii that have been sitting in a box forever. The shells already had holes in them so they worked perfectly for stringing. I showed Dillen how to string and tie them each on the ribbon and off she went. She decided that three ribbons were enough. After she was done, we took it outside to the backyard, hung it up on our play set and continued playing.
