It has taken me about 4 weeks to get Calli to try this skirt on! She has refused every time, I have even bribed her and used peer pressure (Max, picture below). I wanted her to wear this skirt for her b-day pictures/party

Enjoying the snow of 2009. They wanted to eat it and stomp their boots in it.

Calli in time out:) She wouldn't stop pulling toilet paper off the roll. Look at her cute "no butt"

Winter hats Grammie got at St. James Art Fair

Calli sneaking a kiss to Elmo (her cousin's gift)

Family picture at Christmas 2008

I have been very busy with the kids, job and selling our house. We finally sold our house and just this week signed a contract on a new house:) We are scheduled to move Feb 20th, which has made Max and Calli's b-day party a little hectic to plan. They are so excited about moving into a house with steps and a slide!

It is unbelievable that they are almost two years old! They are so big and becoming so independent. Sometimes in ways I don't want them to be, but I am trying to appreciate that strength.

Max is having his right ear tube replaced tomorrow, but other than that we have had a great couple of months. Christmas was wonderful! They were so much fun to watch. They loved everything they got. Our house looks like a Toys R Us showroom (hence the move), but it is well worth watching them learn. They are talking up a storm, almost everything out of their mouth is 2 word phrases and sometimes more. Max is very articulate and thinks he is the boss. He walks around telling "Brookie" (that's what he calls Calli) "no no Brookie". Calli talks a lot, but sometimes you don't know what she is saying. She has A LOT to say! She loves to sing and almost has her ABC's down. She sings ABC's, Happy Birthday, Frosty the Snowman, Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle. They love to cook and to help out in any way possible. They are both showing interest in the potty. Max is going #2 about 75% of the time. Calli is asking to go potty, but has only completed the transaction about 3-4 times. Today she did and she was so proud of herself!

I'm sure there is more to comment on, but I am a little crazy from being in this house for the past 2 days. More to come...