Happy Thanksgiving!

11/24/11

What Mommy and Daddy are thankful for...

Our big Teeny Weenie:

Our Little Teenie Beanie:

And Orka, too! (And each other!)

This year, we celebrated Thanksgiving with cousins Piper and Andrew, Uncle Dave and Aunt Jen, & Auntie Becca and Will. Grandma and Grandpa M. also came down to be with us and went to Pasadena with us. Nicolette starting doing more walking while we were there. Very exciting!

The little sibs:

The big sisters:

The girls:

"What are these girls up to now?"
Cousin love:

1st School Pictures

10/20:

Preschool Turkey Day and Drumming

Gabrielle has been very busy at school! On Thursday, they had "Turkey Day." All of the classes made part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Gabrielle's class made the cornbread. The whole school came together to have the meal and the parents (& Nicolette, who was in the carrier on Mommy) did the serving. Here is a video of the grace they did before the meal. They sang a song called "Johnny Appleseed." Noa, the little girl sitting next to her, was actually in Gabrielle's MOMS Club play group from the time Gabrielle was six weeks old until Noa's family moved a little farther away. Now, they are in the same class.

(11/17)

On Friday, the school had a special drumming event that they have occasionally. Gabrielle doesn't normally go to school on Fridays, but when there are special events, all the kids are welcome. Nicolette thoroughly enjoyed herself as well. Here is Gabrielle dancing with her new friend Sienna, as well as Nicolette dancing:

(11/18)

Our Brave Baby Girl

As Grandpa M. says, this little girl is a wild (in a fun way) girl! She is going to be calling Grandpa up when she's older to race cars! No fear here! Notice she doesn't take me up on my offer of a hand to hold!

This video was taken at the park after a very fun birthday party for the girls' friend Amelia. A circus party with fun games, cake pops, popcorn, and lots of kid fun. Amelia even got a turtle for her birthday from her Aunt and all the kids loved looking at it (our girls had fun petting it!).

Big Steps

Tonight, our baby took her first steps in front of all of us. Everyone was so excited!

Trick or Treat! Video Fun

For Halloween, we headed to Grandma and Grandpa M.'s. Last year, Nicolette fell asleep in the stroller while trick-or-treating. This year........she didn't want to skip any houses (just like Gabrielle at the same age! And, let's be honest, Big Sissy still wants to hit all the houses!)! At one house, they give away full sized candy bars. Nicolette got TWO and proceeded to sit down and try to open one. Smart girl! The girls ended up with 3.5 pounds each (I guess it helps when you are the cutest Meerkat and Tiger!)!

Here they are at the first house. And, don't worry, they are good family friends, so it is okay that the girls walked right in:

Taking a break:

The second to last house:

The last house:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Fans

In honor of their movies coming out on DVD, we thought we'd share this picture of two Hollywood stars who are fans of our sweet girls. So, here is a picture of our friends Elsa (Fast Five...although we really enjoy Snakes on a Plane) and Chris (Thor) with our girls the day Chris's movie premiered back in May. We're so happy for them. Also, it wasn't easy keeping their secret when we knew about their wedding back in December!

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