Buchanan Family

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2/20/2012

2012 Update


Loving their princess castle


















Sweet kisses

Deep nasal exploration sometimes requires two fingers
We love visits from Grandma
Watching a movie with their friend Caleb
Their disdain for teeth brushing is slightly going away
Our favorite shirts















Being silly with their bowls





Stairs at Grandma Liz's house








On the fridge
Prepped for the Blanket Game
Giving Daddy a kiss so he won't be sad :)

In their new pajamas from Katie and Alex








Piano time with Aunt Katie
They can both fit on the Sit n' Spin
January and now February are almost gone! You know what that means?? Winter is almost over! Yay! We have loved the mild temperatures the last couple months and have been outside as much as possible. The girls love to play with their shovels and buckets. Julie and Charlotte are talking nonstop and getting quite a few long sentences in their vocabulary.  It is amazing how much their communication has improved the last 4 months.  They love to play games like hide-and-seek so we play every day. They usually tell me where they want me to hide and we proceed from there. It is so cute and I really have fun.  They love puzzles. They love filling bottles, jars, and bowls up with toys and emptying them. They "cook" with a bowl and spoon and tell me everything they are making. They love to put lids on and off bottles. They are obsessed with washcloths(wash locks) and want to wash and clean everything and everyone. They fight like crazy over them(and everything else). Julie is constantly taking whatever Charlotte has and then the crying starts...Some days I am pulling my hair out with the fighting. And then others they can share a little better or atleast be willing to play with something different. They love to be naked. They run around slapping their bellies and laughing.  They LOVE Elmo so we watch some Sesame Street most mornings.  They still love to read books but not as much they used to. They both eat pretty well, but I am going crazy trying to find recipes that are free of the things they are allergic to.  They are both interested in trying to take clothes, hats, socks, and shoes on and off. They will sit and work on a sock for a while and say "Yay!" when they do it.  They unzip their pajamas sometimes.  They are getting so smart.  They know all of the alphabet letters and numbers 1-10.  They know their last name, where they live, where other people live, Bryan's and my name.  Whenever we go anywhere and see anyone we will talk about it for days. Who we saw, what we did, etc.  They have good little memories.  They are so sweet and love to give hugs and kisses to eachother and to us. If they are not together they will always ask where the other is. They act very concerned and want to see them and be with them.  We sure love these girls! They will be 2 in a month!

They are awake now so that's the update for now! :)





12/25/2011

Merry Christmas!

12/09/2011

A coffee table video about babies

video

11/02/2011

The Little Pumptwins



Thanks Misty for the costumes! The girls were really not in the mood for pictures so I got very few smiles. I included the blurry one just because I loved Charlotte's cheesy face. This was the extent of our Halloween festivities. We really are not Halloween people. Maybe next year we will actually go trick or treating :)

10/26/2011

She Prays!

Charlotte started saying prayers today. It is so unbelievably cute!

10/13/2011

The Square Root of Fear is Uncertainty (AKA We Went to the Zoo)

Charlotte (successful and victorious) dominating Julie (smaller, uncoordinated and prone to being dominated)



Me and my girls lounging near some freaky nudist primate
Weird that they're trying to fly since, you know, we're in GORILLA COUNTRY
Julie is disturbed by their offensive odor (and the high price of gasoline)
Liz and Julie (and sucky unvited beardo-weirdo) in the Bird House

Qayti bin Laden and Charlotte (future underwear bomber)
Emily (but not Julie) enjoying her life with the use of drugs
Julie and Bryan enjoying their life together without the use of drugs
Notice the Ute child is happy, fulfilled and exploring the world whilst the Cougar child is being told what to look at
If you don't bring Bonoglasses, you have to squint--it's one of the Laws of Thermodynamics
Char was chasing the meerkat back and forth along the glass! So funny...  When we told her they make tacos out of them in Nicaragua, she was less enthused.
Little people were curious if they actually recite the Gettysburg Address on the hour like the sign said (they did but their diction was subpar and their enunciation isn't even worth discussing)     

9/26/2011

18 Months


Charlotte: 21 lbs 14 oz(17th) and 31.5 inches(50th)
Julie: 20 lbs 6 oz (5th) and 31 1/8 inches(30th)


Love these girls!

8/22/2011

A few month's worth of pictures :)

An update is in order after many post-less-due-to-internet-less months.  The Girls are almost 17 months and they are doing wonderfully.  They just get cuter and cuter as the months go by.  They jibber jabber all day long and are getting a few almost-clear words in their vocabulary. They sleep about 11-12 hrs at night and are taking one 60-90 min nap each day.  They are pretty good eaters, but I can't get them to eat meat and many of the vegetables as of late. They love beans, eggs, avocados, all fruits, and of course their cereal snacks. Julie is gluten sensitive so I am working on removing it from our diet, which I am excited about. This summer we went to Brianhead and Bearworld and had lots of fun with family. The girls have loved being outside this summer....

Birthday Cakes at Grandma Liz's House


They love to climb stairs
Look at that baby strut
Eating/Face Painting

Atleast they make a good toy

Babies in a boxboat


Julie loves to push the stroller

Gotta love the faces she pulls
Look what I got, Mom

Face Plant= a bloody nose
Swimming at Brianhead

"The Swaddle Bag" by Jansport
Duck watching at Wheeler Farm
No Julies were harmed in this experiment
Loving their spoons
One bed for the triplet cousins at Bear World...HA!
Enjoying some coloring and the occasional waxy treat
She looks like she's about ready to start preschool
Not a sneeze. Just closing her eyes VERY TIGHTLY
What a lovely child
I love how they both do this
Tippy toes
Movie time in their old carseats
She loves being able to climb up on the couch
That sweet potato chunk on the wall was supposed to be in her mouth
Every box is so full of toy potential
12 months