I didn't realize that it had been as long as it had since I wrote anything so this will probably be a long entry!
Halloween was really fun. The girls dressed up as bumblebees and loved wearing their outfits. We had a lazy morning then went to a nearby church after their nap to "trunk or treat". The kids had a lot of fun getting candy from people's cars! They had a big bouncy house there so Maia loved jumping in that. We went out trick or treating after that - my dear mom came over to hand out candy while we all went out. Maia had the most fun and I think we'll have leftover candy for months. I'd post a photo of the girls in their costumes but for some reason I can't upload anything right now - gotta figure it out.
Otherwise, things have been good. I started my cake class 2 weeks ago and I am having so much fun with it. We learned to ice a cake (boy do I need practice with that one) and are learning different icing techniques like stars, flowers, leaves, etc. I've already signed up for another class on flowers and cake design and I'm excited. I love getting out of the house one night a week and I don't feel bad about doing it since putting the kids down for bed alone isn't nearly as hard as it used to be.
We had such nice weather the beginning of the month so we tried to take advantage of it by going outside a good bit. We went for walks and to the park with Stacy and Finn last week. The girls learned how to go down the slides all by themselves - on their bellies! So funny.
We had our Early Intervention meeting this week. We wrote up their new plans for the year and for the first time their plans are different. Juliette has about 100 words now and Lily is at around 15-20 so they really want to work on verbalization with her. They also both will be working on proper play with toys and objects. Really though, we're hunting for things since they're both doing so great.
It snowed for the first time this year today - probably got about 6 inches. The girls loved waking up to the snow and we brought them outside this evening and they had a blast. It was quite an ordeal to get them all bundled up but we managed!
Halloween was really fun. The girls dressed up as bumblebees and loved wearing their outfits. We had a lazy morning then went to a nearby church after their nap to "trunk or treat". The kids had a lot of fun getting candy from people's cars! They had a big bouncy house there so Maia loved jumping in that. We went out trick or treating after that - my dear mom came over to hand out candy while we all went out. Maia had the most fun and I think we'll have leftover candy for months. I'd post a photo of the girls in their costumes but for some reason I can't upload anything right now - gotta figure it out.
Otherwise, things have been good. I started my cake class 2 weeks ago and I am having so much fun with it. We learned to ice a cake (boy do I need practice with that one) and are learning different icing techniques like stars, flowers, leaves, etc. I've already signed up for another class on flowers and cake design and I'm excited. I love getting out of the house one night a week and I don't feel bad about doing it since putting the kids down for bed alone isn't nearly as hard as it used to be.
We had such nice weather the beginning of the month so we tried to take advantage of it by going outside a good bit. We went for walks and to the park with Stacy and Finn last week. The girls learned how to go down the slides all by themselves - on their bellies! So funny.
We had our Early Intervention meeting this week. We wrote up their new plans for the year and for the first time their plans are different. Juliette has about 100 words now and Lily is at around 15-20 so they really want to work on verbalization with her. They also both will be working on proper play with toys and objects. Really though, we're hunting for things since they're both doing so great.
It snowed for the first time this year today - probably got about 6 inches. The girls loved waking up to the snow and we brought them outside this evening and they had a blast. It was quite an ordeal to get them all bundled up but we managed!
