bald no more

I tend to have bald babies.
 Hannah did not have hair well into her second year of life (and well, Peter is still in the very bald category).

And now a new day has sprung - Hannah has enough hair for pigtails!

She's pretty excited about getting to wear two hair ties!  

(This smile is a welcome sight to her momma after a week of battling croup and some sort of flu/virus - she's finally on the mend.)

the art of imitation

2 year olds are notorious for parallel play and imitation...

Here are some good examples from Hannah and Reagan (who is just 8 weeks older):

Hannah comes up to me and gives me the sign for eat. Reagan comes up and does the same thing.

Reagan puts her hands behind her head. Hannah puts her hands behind her head.

They are constantly watching eachother and doing what the other one does.

Reagan sits down to read a book. Hannah sits next to her and reads a book.

It's pretty awesome to watch!

Now, if only I could harness this imitative energy and ...

(I'm still trying to come up with a good use for it, any suggestions???)

the best things at the zoo

Today we took Hannah and some of her cousins to the zoo. It turns out that the best things at the zoo (in Hannah's mind) were:

a. her cousins (Reagan & Sydney)

b. the plastic animals on the carousel (even though it was her first time on the carousel she loved it!)

c. the water (although she did find the pink birds interesting)

Who can fathom the mind of a two year old?

P.S. I asked Matt to take some pictures of me with the kids this weekend and this is what he came up with

(not quite what I had in mind)