The day after Thanksgiving, we went with the grandparents to a nearby forest preserve to take a short walk.
And as my mom has done for years, I perched my camera in a tree and took a group photo. I have the advantage of a remote (which I’ll try to hide better next time) so I didn’t have to push the timer button and sprint to join the group.
We went to Grandma and Grandpa L’s house for Thanksgiving. The girls always have a great time visiting—they absolutely adore both sets of their grandparents.
And we were getting set up to take a group photo, so I had K. be my test subject. I joined her to make sure my remote was working.
N. with her Great Uncle. She climbed up onto his lap with her doll and sat there a while. It was really cute!
Then N. brought a book and sat on her Great Grandpa’s lap. I actually noticed after she was up there—and sprinted to grab my camera. She sat with him for a while, so I hadn’t needed to hurry.
And she sat so quietly and listened to the story. Precious.
We had a playdate with our friends, and K. and W. took a fun ride together on the springy horse. Their sharing of the horse was so cute, and as soon as we moms noticed them together, we scrambled in unison for our cameras!
As usual, I’ve attempted to get a nice picture of the girls together and there has been a lack of cooperation. At least they have cute outtakes!
One of the words that N. has started saying is “draw” (it sounds a little more like “daw” but she gets her point across). She loves to write on the little glo-doodle and magna-doodles we have, and she and K. spend a lot of time drawing while in the car.
She often has a look like of mischief or like she’s about to do something to get in trouble—or like a “who, me?” look:
But she has also mastered a look of innocence:
And her sweetness can’t be denied!
N. got a set of magnetic dolls for her birthday—like old-fashioned paper dolls, but much more sturdy and user-friendly. K. had a set already, so the girls had a great time playing together. They swapped outfits and shared politely, and the dolls were dressed to the nines.
Pardon K’s ears—she is going through a phase of wearing a lot of dress-up clothes. She’s put together some pretty interesting ensembles recently.
So K. has been in ballet for a little while now, and N. has started to be really interested in the dances she does. I downloaded a recording of one of the songs K. knows, and she has taught N. the choreography. Someday I’ll remember to take a video, but for now the still photos will have to convey the cuteness:
“And I heard a sound”
N. was lucky and both sets of grandparents were able to come for her birthday party! Here she is visiting with Mom’s side:
The sweet N. is two years old! Since her birthday is on the second, and it’s her second birthday, she had a “Golden Birthday” party. There were gold decorations and a gold cake, and gold bead necklaces for the guests.
There was also crying—I don’t remember what N. was sad about at this moment, but that K. is shushing her is too funny!
It’s no secret that the girls are the offspring of two people who like to create—Mom can’t stop sewing and crafting, and Dad can’t stop building—so it comes as no surprise that they are both fairly into craftiness. Nature or nurture, it’s hard to tell, but the craftiness remains. For K’s birthday I suggested a friend get her a roll of tape. My friend thought I was kidding, but when we saw how excited K. was to receive the tape, it was almost comical.
N. gets in on the fun too. Thank goodness glue sticks are washable.
And Princess Goofyface:
