St. Louis Zoo

We went to visit Nai-Nai and Ye-Ye for Thanksgiving, and we got a chance to visit the St. Louis zoo one day. We were fortunate that it was 63 degrees and beautiful. The girls loved it, but they definitely got tired out.

The kids said that they wanted to see cheetahs and giraffes at the zoo. Of course they were on opposite sides of the zoo.

I'm pretty sure this elephant used to be in the circus. It was definitely putting on a show.

Proud Mommy!

I think I can finally say that I have two walking babies!  Harper has been taking a few steps here and there when someone actively tries to get her to walk, but today when I asked her to come to me she stood up on her own and walked over.  Then I watched her walk between the play yard and the couch on her own.  I'm sure that she and Tannah will be racing down the hallway in no time.  I haven't caught it on video yet, but that's my goal for the week.

In other exciting (for a mom) news, tonight I asked Tannah to get her sleep sack and bring it to me, and she turned around, got her sleep sack, and brought it to me!  I was amazed that she actually knew what her sleep sack was (by name) and was able to follow two step directions.  I'm pretty sure my daughters are geniuses:)

We took the girls to the zoo this weekend, and although we didn't stay very long because it was so hot, I did get a few pictures.  They were warm little girls!

 The zoo has a new baby camel!  It was too cute!

Happy Halloween!

I found my idea for the girls' Halloween costumes on the internet months ago.  Then I found someone on Etsy who was selling them, but they were fairly pricey for a costume that was solely going to be used for taking pictures.  So what did I, a very busy working mother of twins who never even took home economics decide?  I could make that.  And I did, with quite a bit of help from my mom.  After all, I don't even own a sewing machine.  It doesn't matter because I love how they turned out.  I think my daughters are the most adorable things ever, but put them in bug costumes, and the cuteness just multiplies!

I even planned out a little Halloween photo shoot when my parents were in town.

They found their ribbons and each other:)

This weekend we took them to the zoo during trick-or-treating, but it was too cold to just wear their costumes.  I put their buntings on underneath their costumes, but we still ended up with a whole lot of, "Oh, look at the cute baby leopards!".  Oh well, they make cute leopards as well:)  They also get to wear their Halloween costumes for daycare today, so it was well worth the time that my mom and I spent making them!



Halloween

It's the middle of October, and we are getting ready for Halloween.  Tannah is particularly excited.:)

The girls' costumes are all ready to go.  They aren't going trick-or-treating, because really the candy would just be for us, and that's just weird to me.  So, I'm looking for activities that will allow me to dress the girls up in their costumes.  I think we're going to go to the zoo during Halloween weekend, and I'm going to put their costumes on this weekend just to take some of my own pictures.  I can't wait!

Weekends with Grandma and Grandpa

August was my parents' month to come visit us, and we eagerly awaited their arrival.  The girls haven't been sleeping very well lately, so I was really looking forward to getting a little extra sleep while they were here.  Grandma and Grandpa sure do love their grandbabies, and it's pretty clear that the girls love them as well!

It was pretty much a perfect weekend.  I got in a few naps.  Wei-Yand and I got to go on a date (finally saw Harry Potter!)  We went to the zoo and the farmers' market.  It was wonderful, but we always miss my parents when they leave.

Zoo A La Carte

We're lucky to have such a nice local zoo, and we've been making good use of our zoo pass this summer.  My sister and her fiance were in town last weekend, so we went to Zoo A La Carte.  For a few days a bunch of local restaurants set up booths throughout the zoo, so you can eat as you walk through the zoo.  We tried lots of tasty food and got some good pictures of the girls and the animals.

Tannah

Harper



Wei-Yand and Tannah

Uncle Joe and Tannah

Me and Harper

Crazy Tiger!

First Trip to the Zoo!

When our good friends (who have three-year old twins) called to let us know they were coming to town to go to the zoo, we readily agreed to join them.  They live in the town where Wei-Yand and I met, and although it's only an hour and a half away, we don't get to see them as often as I would like.  I miss our weekly Survivor dates, although those would be more difficult now that we all have kids:)

Raegan and Tannah



Wei-Yand and Tannah

Just look at those cheeks!  I could kiss them all day long.

Shawnee and Tannah

If you're noticing a lack of pictures of Harper, that would be because she was napping.

But she did wake up enough to see the penguins.



Tannah was awake for the penguins too.

I also didn't get any pictures of Raegan and Shawnee's kids because they were being shy that day.  Taking pictures of kids is hard work!

It was basically just a walk for the girls, although we did point out and talk about all of the animals that we saw.  We bought a membership that is good for one year, so we hope to go back on a regular basis.  I know the girls will enjoy it more and more as they get older.

I should also note that these pictures were taken using my point and shoot camera.  There is a definite quality difference between this and the DSLR that I normally use at home.  I'm going to have to start lugging the DSLR with me on our adventures.