Travel....not so easy.

As the Europeans say "we are on holiday." Yep, we are vacationing with friends in not so sunny South Carolina on the beaches of Hilton Head Island. The 14 hour car ride was okay, but no fun. GnG were real troopers. Anyway, the road trip was okay, but we should've travelled by plane. Well, stay tuned for pics and stories from our first vacation as parents. Wooohooo!!!

What a Difference a Year Makes

Wow, A year ago today I was huge, had just been placed on bedrest and was so anxious to meet my little babies. They are more precious than I could have ever imagined.

The Kiss

See, I told you they kiss....here is a picture of GnG coming in for the kiss.

Fun Filled Weekend

This weekend we went to two parties. On Saturday we attended a pool party at my friend Nse's house. We had lots of good food and fun. Grant even took a little dip in the pool. At first he seemed to like the water, but he quickly became upset. Gabrielle wasn't feeling well so I decided not to put her in the pool, she literally spent the entire time in my arms.
On Sunday we attended the Yellow Cab picnic, it was fun, but GnG were pretty tired and agitated most of the time. Below are some pics.

Grant Pulling Up!

My little boy is always on the move, now he is pulling up and will probably walk before his first birthday. Not sure I'm ready for this.


P.S. Did you see the little dance at the end? Too cute!

as-Salamu alaikum from Gabrielle

This traditional muslim greeting is all I could think about when I took this picture of Gaby. It means "peace be unto you". No, we are not muslim, but Gaby sure could pass for one in the get up below. See...I had on a sarong today, Gaby was really intrigued by the fringe of the sarong and we had a bit of a tug of war. She won of course and I made her wear it since she wanted it so bad:-). The cutest picture!

Self-Sufficiency

A note to GnG. The day I've been waiting for has come. You have begun to feed yourselves!! Yippee!!! Don't get me wrong, mommy loves the closeness we share when I get a chance to cuddlle and feed you, but mommy also needs a break and free hands to do other things around the house, so it is so nice to see you feed yourself. Gosh, you're growing and learning so fast:-).

New Wheels

GnG got a new set of wheels from Grandma last week. This Dora the explorer toy plays music and even came with a cell phone :-O!! They really liked it. Grant took the wheel as Gaby rode shotgun. We pushed them around the house and they even knew to pull their little legs from the floor. Last week, Nana also came for a visit.

Daddy's Little Girl

In this picture Gaby is thinking what?________ (You fill in the blank). I think she's thinking "this is my daddy! Step away!" I just love this pic of Gaby and her daddy. Being a daddy's little girl is such a great thing. I know first hand....I'm a self-confessed daddy's little girl :-).

Library Play Group

At least once a week we go to the library for a story, play time, music, dancing and bubbles. This is a great opportunity for GnG to interact with other infants/toddlers and for mommy to meet other moms. We really enjoy this little outing.

You should see Grant in action! He is so outgoing and not shy at all. During the play group he often times wanders off to chat with other babies and their moms. He even rested his arm on another mothers lap...as if to say "How you doing?"!!! The other day he crawled to the front of the room and proceeded to do a dance for everyone...it was so cute...the leader was quite enamored with his antics. He really thinks he is a big boy. My dear little Gaby prefers to stay close to mommy or grandma, she loves to snuggle and pays close attention to the story. As you can see, my little GnG are developing their own individual personalities.