Quick Update

I don't want to give too much away as I will be blogging in a month for the girls' 3rd birthday. But I do want everyone to know that we have been having a blessed and exciting year. The girls have grown so much and are currently going through a growth spurt. We were in size 24 mos-2T for quite a few months and all of a sudden, nothing fits and they are always hungry! They could have a full meal and an hour later, "Mama, I'm hungry". We have finally bought some 3T clothes and a lot more groceries.

The girls personalities are just blooming now. They are adding facial expressions and talking like any other kid I know. Juliana is still a little more reserved than Olivia and Olivia still tends to be more dominant. The one interesting this is that Olivia has come to be more affectionate than Juliana. She likes to curl my hair around her fingers when she is going to sleep or she rubs her face against ours when she wants love. I did not expect that as she is the most spicy of the two.

Another great observation we found within our girls is their sense of rhythm. We have been taking our girls to Kindermusik for music instruction and movement. So far they have learned about fast and slow music and how to tap to the beat. The girls are usually on the beat and moving their instruments (bells or sticks) to the music. They also carry a good tune for the music. We sat after class one evening with a teacher and she asked their age. We told her they were almost 3. She told us that they were advanced for their age. The way they were moving their instruments was usually not developed until 3 1/2 years. Of course, this made us proud parents. It is always nice to hear that your child is doing really well.


Last month we had the opportunity to drive to Kissimmee, FL for Daddy's work conference. It was such a blast. Even though daddy had to work most of the time the girls and I had a chance to chill out at our villa, go to Universal Studios. We did take a day with daddy and took the girls to Disney World. It was so amazing and so crowded. Our goal there was to see the characters. We spent most of the day in lines and taking pictures. A great experience for them and such a great moment to see their faces light up when they saw Minnie and Daisy. Over the weekend we were able to visit Aunt Cindy and her family. What a great time we had. The girls loved their cousins and talked about them all the way home. We can't wait to be able to see them again.

 The girls having a snack with Logan and Max, their cousins.

 Logan and Aunt Cindy helping Olivia.

 Olivia

 Juliana

As I bring this short blog to an end, I hope you will enjoy the pictures and look forward to reading about the girls' third birthday. Love from our family to yours.