Two weeks ago the girls turned two. I still can't believe that I have three two year olds and not babies. They are very much two year olds - running, talking, frequently melting down. To prove their age they even had quite a few meltdowns at their own birthday party. Luckily we decided to do a small family affair so there were not many witnesses. This is an exhausting yet really fun age. They say and do some really funny things.
Here are some pics of how much they have grown in two years and their birthday party.
Irene, my sweet sweet girl
Anna Banana, my little drama queen
Brooksie, my energizer bunny
My girls were not impressed with cake and candles. Frances was. She was yelling "I want cake!"
October came and went so fast. Here are a few pics from Halloween and the pumpkin patch.
Word to the wise - do not expect stellar results if you take three two year olds trick or treating. Long story short, we made it to two houses and then we stepped in fire ants.
Ever since the girls were little babies we have just dumped water on their heads during bath time. We call it "waterfall" and so the whole time during bath we say that as we dump big newks cups of water on their heads, they love to say it, and they also "waterfall" each other. They have never minded and even request "waterfall" a lot of the time.
Okay these pics may look like they mind....but really, they don't!
Until now. Suddenly this week Anna has started freaking out about it. Screaming, crying, crawling out of the bathtub freakout. So now I need a new approach. Or maybe she will get over it. Who knows.
Everyone always asks me if the girls have their own language. When they were little they babbled constantly. Now they talk constantly. It has never seemed like it was any sort of secret language.
And then I realized that maybe the secret language is right under my nose....just one word with varying intonations!
When they were teeny-tiny , we always said their first word would be "hey" because they made this noise all the time that sounded like the word "hey". Oddly enough, they now say "hey" all of the time. To each other, to us, to the dogs, to their dolls, to strangers on walks.
Here is a short version of the "hey" noise from when they were 10 weeks old.
And here they are now at almost two years old saying "hey" to each other 50 thousand times before they go to sleep.
Coincidence? Or highly advanced multiples language...
I basically have teenagers. They wear ponytails (sortof), "read" Vanity Fair, eat at a real table, take care of their babies, talk on the phone, love bracelets, try on clothes, and are full of sass. For example, half the time I try to sing they all start saying "NO" loudly until I stop, complete with a look of disgust. They do the same thing if they realize I am taking a picture.
