Celia: A princess

Now that Halloween is over, Celia has informed us that she is no longer Rapunzel, "just Celia." Although her friend is over and they're being princesses. Celia said: "I'm a princess, and my name is Hot Cheek." Then she changed it to "hot elbow" and the game continues...

Halloween: Alaska Style

Yesterday, the girls carved a pumpkin. And then played with it. Celia drew the face on and daddy helped carve it. She wanted ovals for eyes, a diamond for a nose, and lots of diamonds for a mouth. Tom got out our Dremel during naptime and did a pumpkin of his own (the lens was foggy in this picture, so it looks like an 80s throw-back. I like it.)

Then, in a minor blizzard, we went to the Church's trunk or treat event where adults bundled up in trunks and handed out candy to all the crazy kids willing to walk in the blizzard to get it. We got in and out of there in 20 minutes with a full pumpkin of candy. That's the way to do it. Fun time had by all. And yes, Rapunzel in Alaska wears snow boots, mittens, three pairs of pants and two shirts and a sweatshirt under her dress. You just can't tell in the movie.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from Batman and Batgirl and their two kids, Rapunzel and Pascal. That's how Rapunzel smiles. She told us.

Salmon Dinner: A Tribute to our Biggest Fillet

We cooked up our biggest fillet last night... 39 ounces. Topped it with crushed almonds, honey mustard, and put carmelized onions with fresh basil on top. As Tom said: "tastes fancy." The recipe can be found here from Whole Foods.

Celia: Writing Names

Celia has been really into writing names.  If your name is: Celia, Sabrina, Nana, Papa, Mom, Dad, Allyson, Billy, Evan, Chris, Hilary, Balo, Grandma, Grandpa, Jack, Clara, Grandma, Grandpa, Sophie, or Claire, can you find your name?

Celia: Tonight's Prayer

"Our Father who is in Heaven. Please bless our family that is on Earth. Please help us to not make bad choices about Earth because that is bad for Earth. Please bless to keep our house here. Thank you for the prophet. Thank you for Jesus. Please bless our family. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

Sabrina: 12 month stats

Sabrina went to the doctor on Monday.  She weighs 19 lbs (25th percentile) and is 30" tall (75th percentile).  She doesn't talk still.  Lots of grunting and lots of screaming.  I thought she started to say "ma ma ma ma" last week, but then I realized it's just the noise that she makes when she's blowing spit bubbles.  Disappointing.

She is still quite hilarious.  Just now she put on a bib all by herself and went crawling around the house laughing.  She also just found the remote and changed Celia's movie to French while it was on (I don't even know how to do this).  She still doesn't walk.  But she can stand up when she's holding on to a toy.  Or Celia's stool.  She'll just grab that stool and hold it up to her head and stand up.  Impressive standing skills.  But if she has nothing in her hands, she won't stand up.  And she really doesn't care to walk because she can crawl so fast.  Sabrina is still clingy.  Sometimes she plays really well by herself, but most of the time she just wants to be held.  Since she is a constant mover, she gets really bored being held and will point and dive in the direction she wants you to take her.  The picture below is from October 1 when Sabrina found one of my tank tops and put it on like a necklace.  And the only thing she'll let us keep on/in her hair is a clip and only for a few minutes at a time (headbands and hats come off immediately).

She sleeps from about 8:30-8:30 with a 6:30AM feeding (something I don't want to give up because I'm afraid she'll just be awake then and that can't happen).  She eats everything and then throws leftovers on the floor and shakes her head because she knows she's not supposed to.  Her favorite times of day are still when Celia wakes up.  They'll play in Celia's room for 20-30 minutes in the morning while I make breakfast.  I love these little ladies!