Personality

So the summer is winding down, at least according to the calendar. We are about to hit yet another heat wave though, so I'm not putting the shorts away yet! Jason is really enjoying his job, and is doing well at it. We're even getting to spend some more time together as a family with his new work hours. Julia has become very aware of Daddy's schedule and every time she hears a car door after 5 pm, she runs to the window shouting "Dada!" It's usually after about the 4th time that she gives up, and somehow Daddy sneaks in and she is completely surprised to see him standing in the doorway when he does come home. Julia is also amazing us with her speech development. She is now using 3-4 word phrases and sentences regularly, and has begun to understand possessives. One of her new favorite words is...mine! Ugh! Keira is doing so much better now that the colic has completely passed, and she is a joy to spend time with. She loves to get one-on-one attention and will laugh and try to talk often during that time. She is currently working on blowing raspberries, and delights when you do it back at her. She is even starting to spend some time in the exersaucer and has figured out how to spin the chair around.

Julia asked to play outside with the dogs. This is how I found her a few minutes later...diaper hanging from her shorts, and not a bother to her.

Let's eat!
Keira getting her exercise.
Julia literally had tears spilling from her cheeks when I forced her to try a food she didn't want.
It was pancakes, which she loves, and this is the response after she tried it....mmmmmm.

Hanging out in the backyard on a warm summer night.

Keira smiles!

Me and the girls. I think it's pretty clear how happy they make me.

I think she looks a lot like me.