Fall Fun

We usually go outside and play after dinner. Tonight things got darker a lot sooner than before. We are still dealing with the time change, but are trying to get our schedules back on track. This evening Daddy raked the leaves into piles and the girls played in them.

Trick or Treat

This was the girls first Trick or Treating experience. They were our little Monkeys and Daddy and I were zoo keepers. Abigail was attached to Daddy all night, not letting him put her down. She would say "Teet-Teet" instead of "Trick or Treat". Emily went from person to person and was very into getting candy. When they offered seconds she would gladly accept and then try to go back for thirds. She would say "Treat", knock on doors, and even try to turn the door knob if they didn't answer quickly enough.

Dorthy (A.K.A. Momo) helped Emily walk from house to house.

Emily became attached to Sheri throughout the night.

Daddy was more excited about getting candy than Abigail was. Maybe she already knew that she wouldn't be getting too much of it.

Pumpkin Patch 2008

This year the girls went to visit two different pumpkin patches. The first one we went to was in Broken Arrow. This was their first experience with pumpkins. Abigail ran around trying to see everything all at once. She kept yelling "PUNK!". She also learned what a gourd was. All her excitement lead to a refusal of stopping to take group pictures. Emily, on the other hand, was very deliberate and took her time taking it all in. We went with everyone from my side of the family; Nana, Papa, Aunt Lisa, Jeremy, Aly, Benjamin, Uncle Donnie, Aunt Jess, Donnie, Licia, E, Aunt Tracie, Uncle Bryan, and our newest cousin-to-be, Lorelai. Afterwards, we all went back to our house and had a pumpkin carving party. Papa carved us a fun pumpkin. It was a window with a cat looking out, a spider hanging from the top, and a jack-o-lantern sitting on the ledge.


Then we went to the pumpkin patch in Bixby with Momo and Jordan. The girls climbed all over mounds of pumpkins, feed goats, sheep, and pigs, and got to see camels, rabbits, a giant turtle, and chickens.
We had so much fun!!

Another "HALFY Birthday!"

The girls turned 1 and a half today. We had another "Halfy" birthday party for them. Again, neither girl was very interested in eating their half of a cupcake or eating ice cream. Balloons on the other hand, were a hit. Emily insisted on holding her own balloon, which she did pretty well for a while, but then she let it go and just watched it go up, up in the sky. This repeated 3 times and after each time, Emily got a little more frustrated at loosing her balloon.

The pictures below are from their 6 month "Halfy" birthday party. I wanted to show you how much they have grown in a year.

Are We Dealing with a Genius Here?

Abigail is already identifying her shapes. She knows, and is able to say, circle, square, triangle(even though she missed it in this video), rectangle, oval, diamond, and, her favorite, star, which she also knows in Spanish.

Emily knows star and circle. While Abigail is great at language, Emily is advancing quickly in her fine motor skills. She is great at stacking blocks, putting things together, coloring, "writing", and can already catch a ball! We think she may turn out to be left handed and quite the little athlete.

Abigail also knows four colors and is able to identify things that are those colors. Her favorite is blue, which she called everything "blue" for a while, but know is able to differentiate between that and green, red, and pink. We are working on yellow and orange.

Vegas Vacation

THE FLIGHT
We took a "vacation" to Las Vegas with the girls, Momo, Pa, and Cousin Jordan. We were very nervous about taking two one year olds on a plane for a 2 hour flight. Getting through check in and security took a little effort, but once on the plane, the girls did great. Emily fell asleep during take off while Abigail stayed awake the entire flight. She filled her time with reading, snacking, and watching Dora. We got several compliments from numerous passengers about how great they were on the plane. We were so proud of them.

Before boarding, the girls occupied their time by exploring the gate. Abigail loved to climb onto the chairs while Emily pushed her stroller, bumping into everything as went along.

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Waiting for the Rental

After the flight, we had to do the usual, ride a tram to baggage claim, catch a bus to the rental car company, and of course, stand in line to get the car. Pa was generous enough to stand in line for us while we had to keep the girls entertained. They, however, seemed to be the ones doing the entertaining. Emily played peekaboo around the post while Abigail decided to mop the floor with her belly.

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Finally...Rest

Since Abigail did not rest on the plane, she went 12 hours without sleep. Once we got to the hotel, we requested 2 cribs. They said they were backed up and it would be a little while. Well. some time later the man showed up with one crib???? He said he'd be right back with the other. 9:15 p.m. (11:15 central) rolls around and still only one crib. Since they are already almost 4 hours past their bedtime, we decided enough is enough and settled on trying to put them down together. They have not slept together since they were 7 months old, but we wanted to try. I guess they were so tired it really didn't matter where they went to sleep or even who was in the bed with them. They just needed rest!

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F*A*O*Schwartz

The girls had a blast at FAO Schwatrz in Ceasar's Palace. They both loved to pet he oversized stuffed animals and rocking on the big doggies. Their absolute favorite was the giant floor piano. Emily was a little apprenhensive at first, but Abigail jumped on and took off. In the video, you'll see Emily's first attempt at running down it. Don't worry when you see the end...no twins were hurt in the making of this film. She got right back up and took off on it again.

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Caesars Palace Fish Tank

The gigantic fish tank in Caesars Palace kept the girls occupied while waiting for some last minute purchases from FAO Schwartz. They had huge sting rays and various exotic looking fish. One of the sting rays swam right towards Abigail and then up the glass right in front of her. It was so big that she got frightened and tried to run away from it, but really had no place to go.

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Shopping

Of course, you have to hit all the really expensive shops while in Vegas. Emily enjoyed looking at the shoes.

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Dinner at a Buffet

We had dinner at the wonderful buffet at Planet Hollywood. The girls were being picky that night, eating pretty much only grapes and of course, they found room for ice cream cones. They were generous enough to share with Mommy even though I was not quite done with my dinner yet. Yummy...ice cream and cheese ravioli. Such Sweeties!!!

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MGM-Lion Habitat and Rain Forest Cafe

At the time we where there, the lions were resting on top of the glass arched entryway. It was difficult to see them, but the girls craned their necks to try to get a peek. More than the lions themselves, the girls like the gift shop better.

This video was inside the Rain Forest gift shop. There was a large elephant that moved and made noises. This fascinated the girls. They didn't know if they should be enjoying the show or terrified and run away.
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M&M World

Even though they are still too young to enjoy M&Ms, the girls seemed to like to see the giant M&Ms and do a little shopping.

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Flight Home

The flight home was more uneventful than the one there. Abigail did finally fall asleep this time though. As you can see, Pa fell asleep too. Again, we got tons of compliments on how well behaved the girls were.