To the Capitol ... Amonrat, Annie and Julia

Our 2 hour long walk on Thanksgiving was fruitful in many ways, some of these photos will show you...

Julia giggled and talked a good portion of the time...she loved being out and about with the adults!

Happy Birthday, Nov. 28, Amonrat!!!

Amonrat and her friend, Yves, were lovely enough to cook Annie, Terence and me a delicious Thai meal on Amonrat's birthday ... it was so fun!

Thank you, Amonrat!!! (On the left, Yves on the right)...

Jaws Julia

Alas, Graham moans and the poor little guy is in pain...or, has been for 6 weeks, trying to cut his first tooth. Then, there is Julia...she sprouted her THIRD tooth this week...without a sigh or a whimper. It seems that Graham bears the pain, Julia grows the tooth.

Go figure. Must be a Twin Thing...This is the first photo that Julia has actually allowed us to photograph her two bottom teeth (the newest tooth is on top)...

The hats? Courtesy of--you got it--Auntie Mary...XXOO

Giggle video

Mame was kind enough to stop by tonight...I mean, it's not like she has anything else to do, except work a FT job, take 2 MA level classes at Georgetown University, and, oh, pack for her trip to Hawaii early Sat. morning...

Alas, she knew the grandmothers and aunties would want to see a video, since, by the time Mame returns, one of the babies will be crawling...

Here is the video that loaded...it's a short, but giggly, piece of work of both Graham and Julia!!!

THANK YOU MAME

Graham the Bookie (I didn't do nuthin, officer' )

Alas, Graham has grown yet again and can't wear the designer outfit gifted to him that he fit into just last week. He is a big boy, and talking and talking and talking and talking...
AND
almost figuring out how to crawl (please don't aim for the snap or sticky mouse traps, pumpkin! Which will be removed pronto once you figure out how to crawl)..

Each morning I find him awake on all fours, trying hard to figure out the next move in crawling. It's rather impressive...

Julia, as ever, is just perfect Julia. We learned tonight that--horrors--there is actually a food she will not eat! Corn! It was mixed in with squash.
I don't blame her...I tasted it and it was like cardboard...

She was growling tonight...we got it on video and if we're lucky, Mame will come back this week to launch it onto the site...
Julia, alas, may be a fashionista...the one designer outfit I bought her? Julia actually SMILES when she sees it on the hanger...
scary..she also picks out her pink polka dot flannel onsie to wear from time to time...
Graham? Oh dear...I'll post soon what he had on tonight...
He looked like a bookie, and the photo I took of him had an 'I didn't do 'nuthin, officer, really' look about it. mug shot, per se. Hopefully his only one! (pic above)
The shirt? Aunt Mary's gift...a Hawaiian Tommy Bahama looking shirt...
Oy
In the interim, just use your imagination...
Little princess growling, little man seething like a dragon or bull...too cute !!!

Graham, the almost crawling, seething little bull!

Oh, we knew he listened to Carmen's Toreador song carefully, but it was not until Graham started getting up on all fours, pursing his lips, and wrinkling his nose as he breathed hard that we realized we had a bull on our hands! (Or little dragon, if you will.)

Yes, out little Graham (ha, at almost 20 pounds and 30 inches, fitting into size 18 months) is getting ready to launch on all fours. He gets sooooo frustrated because while he can get up on all 4s and rock back and forth, he can't figure out the next move.

That's OK, little one, we're not so eager to see you crawling around the room...

Unless, of course, you can catch a mouse (or two!).

Chilly day in DC

The babies didn't get out today because of the cold weather...it was great sleeping weather, and sleep they did during their naps...not last night, alas...they woke at 2 for a feeding and at 6...they never do that! But they didn't eat much last night...something they made up for today...

As you can see by the new photos of eating babies! Graham LOVES mangos...mango chicken risotto, mango banana (I can make that one!), mango mango mango...he says "mmmmmm, mmmmm" and chortles...it's one way I can get him to continue to eat at night, just slip some more mango into his mouth!

Graham has a new sound.. he hisses through is his nose like a dragon, and smiles...it's too cute.
Julia, as ever, is smiling and crinkling her nose...I got it on video but it'll have to wait, as I don't know how to upload it!

OK, will edit later...