Awesome sisters...

Active kids

Clara has decided that the "bear chair" isn't so bad after all. We put the chair on Craig's list, in hopes of making some quick cash, but got no serious responses. The daycare we now use also has bear chairs, so maybe seeing how cool the other kids looked in this chair got Clara to change her mind. Anyway, she likes the activity center on the chair and grabs it and looks in the mirror. Clara is also rolling over now... only once all the way that I have seen. But at night, she often rolls on her side to sleep. She is now completely happy sitting up straight when you hold her. Not too long now, and we will be putting her in the high chair and starting some solid foods!

We took the girls to a new park in the area. Kensie really liked the climbing wall... big surprise there! Our little monkey will climb on anything... over and over and over again!

Brookfield Zoo

We finally went to the Brookfield Zoo, which is very close to our house. It was a short trip, because we had to squeeze our trip between opening (10am) and Kensie's nap time (noon), but we did do a few fun things. As part of the admission we picked three special attractions. One was the "Family zoo" that had hands on exhibits about animals in the home. Below is a picture of Kensie trying to spray water on the house plants... not sure how this fit into the theme, since no animals were involved, but Kensie liked it!


Above is Kensie on the carousel... she LOVED it! Both Chris and I got an admission (Kensie was free), so I used both tickets to take her on it twice. I think she would have been happiest if we just got 6 tickets to the carousel! As we went around we waved "Hi" to daddy, who was waiting on the sidelines with sleeping Clara.

Wedding day!!

May 22nd, my brother got married! Of course we dressed up for the occasion... in pink, since that was one of the wedding colors. Kensie was the flower girl, and she did a bang up job running down the aisle and throwing petals at the end. It was really funny because after she threw them, she started to pick them up to put back in her basket... I guess she really was paying attention when we practiced the night before!

Below is Kensie wearing her Grandpa Harry's hat... what a weirdo!

Pretty Clara... not many people saw her fancy little dress, because she was sleeping most of the day. But when my Aunt Shirley was holding her, I was able to get a few pictures!!

Update on the Girls...

Clara is doing great... growing like a weed and such a happy baby! She is sleeping through the night most nights. In fact, we are having to wake her up most mornings to feed her (6-7 ounces at a time!) and get out the door to daycare! She loves spending time in her various bouncy chairs, as well as in our laps where she can look around. I haven't weighed her lately, but she is filling out her 6 month onesies nicely. I'm also ready to crack into the size 2 diapers, since the 1's are pretty snug. Her eyes are still a nice shade of blue, which makes her look a bit like Kensie. But, she is losing what little hair she has, and I am worried she will go bald before long!!

Kensie is developing her language skills at a rapid pace now. While many words may not be understandable to others, I can tell what she is saying so much more now. She is putting on her own shoes now and can put her pants on all the way, except for pulling up over her bum in the back -- darn those poofy diapers! She is drinking from a regular cup (with supervision) and can eat food with a spoon without much mess if she really tries. She often tries to practice her jumping, but still hasn't quite gotten the hang of it! I am pretty sure she still weighs the same as she did 6 months ago, right around 24 pounds, but I still keep buying 24 month and 2 T clothes for her... I just know she is going to have a growth spurt eventually!

Sesame Street Live!

We went to see Sesame Street Live with the Martins in May. Kensie had a really great time after a mini melt down when the lights went down and the "monsters" started singing on stage. She doesn't watch TV, so she wasn't familiar with any of the characters, except Cookie Monster and Elmo. After we pointed them out and she calmed down, Kensie was dancing and enjoying the show right along with Charlie! After the intermission we had to split, because Kensie couldn't keep still anymore. But 45 minutes of cooperative Kensie was more than we expected, so we definitely count this outing as a "win!"



During the show, Chris had Clara in the Baby Bjorn. She was pretty good most of the show, too. I love how "super-dad" Chris looks in this picture, toting around our baby and keeping the Elmo balloon from flying up into the rafters!!

Mother's Day 2010

Mother's Day was very fun this year in the Meyers household! I didn't get breakfast in bed or anything, but I did make pancakes for the family and we had lots of fun playing together all day. I dressed the girls up in matching outfits for a short photo shoot on the couch. Clara put up with a lot of pushing and posing without much trouble. Kensie was her usual rambunctious self!

Kensie's Barbie House

Kensie's summer started out right with a Barbie playhouse that we found on Craig's list. I have been craving this house for Kensie since last summer when I found the same one on Craig's list, but the seller never responded! So, it was so exciting when this time the seller responded promptly and we picked it up a few days later. Every day after I get Kensie from daycare she plays in her house... pretending to wash her hands in the little sink, sitting on the chairs, opening the door, and climbing on the roof (with help of course!).