Jordyn's Birthday Party

These are Jordyn's birthday cakes before they were dug into. There is also a picture of where India decided to sneak herself a taste. Cousin Tinika brought the party to the party with this blow up ball pit.The girls were in absolute heaven!!

Jordyn's Cake

We went with a butterfly theme for Jordyn's birthday cakes. Check out the before and after pictures as she dug in. She was actually very nice to Mommy...she sure knows how to dig into her food, but she doesn't waste a lot.

Jordyn's 1st Birthday

It is unbelievable that our baby is 1 year old already! She is such a joy and made us even prouder when she walked on her birthday. Yay Jordyn!!! India was excited to sing happy birthday, give gifts, and decorate the house. She stayed at home with Mommy on Friday because she was feeling under the weather. All day she kept asking if we could go get Jordyn from daycare. They have really bonded!

Two peas in a pod

These aren't the greatest pictures because the girls are always moving but you can see that they love to be close to each other.
Daddy bought roses for his girls :)

Fun at the dinner table

Everyday is a new adventure! We love it!!

Another Snow Storm

Although the weather last week was beautiful,sunny, and warm we got a foot of snow Sunday! I must admit that we were all loving it because we had nowhere to go. We played outside for hours and India got her first taste of sledding. She was a pro, acting like she had been doing it all her life. We stayed out longer than planned because she kept saying, "One more time Mommy." Who can resist that?! We weren't able to take pictures but she was styling in her new purple snowsuit and gloves. There were many moments when we wished we had the camera. She ate so much snow! Not just any snow, she would pick up the big clumps and bite pieces off like she was eating a sandwich. Jordyn was snoozing away during playtime. She has a pretty new snowsuit as well, but Mommy would like her to walk first. Mean mommy!

Fall Festivities

India and Jordyn are soooo cute, they just stop everyone in their tracks. We just cannot brag on our little girls enough. The giraffe is just as cute from behind as the front. These are pictures from the Fall Festival at a church close to our house. It was awesome for them! There were stickers, balloon animals, games, bouncy castles..... al sorts of fun things. Since the girls aren't that interested in candy this was the perfect event! We Love You!

2 feet to less than 2 inches

The days of entertaining ourselves inside are gone :-)

Important Updates:
Jordyn has gotten her 5th tooth
No more bottles!

Memorable Quotes:
"I hurt my butt, kiss my butt daddy."
"Be careful mommy." (said while driving)
"Will you please be quiet?" (Oh no...)
"Nite nite baby. I love you!" (said to daddy)

Snow Day Part II

We are all hoping that this storm is not an indication of what our winter will be like. Almost 2 feet of snow fell at our little place in CO. India knew that daddy's back hurts sometimes when he shovels so she decided to step up and help out. You can also see that she took it upon herself to burrow a path through the yard for us. She's that go getter type of girl, right after her Mommy's heart. Jordyn watched from the window most of the time. This snow was really wet and taller than her as she's crawling so it wasn't a good combination for her. Thinking of those of you still experiencing 70+ degree weather!

Snow Day

It's only October and we have already had our first snow days. In Colorado this is an absolute rarity!! The only time we have snow days are when there is a state of emergency or extended snow for a few days in a row. It has been snowing for 24 hours now and we have over a foot so far. The weather report says that it will not stop until tomorrow at 6PM and we could get another foot. WOW!!!!
Here are some photos from today. Poor Jordyn is in her makeshift snow gear. Please don't make fun of her.We have off tomorrow as well so there should be much more fun in the snow.
Linwood has off this whole week for his Fall Break. He is just thrilled to have his girls by his side for 2 days :-) Hee, hee, hee...

Hiking

We had an amazingly warm weekend here in Denver and took advantage of it to go hiking. It was soooo much fun and the girls loved it! India is turning into more of a vivrant little girl everyday. Her new favorite phrase is "Is that better Mommy?" She is such a sweetheart and a great helper. Jordyn is still her happy go lucky self. She is always smiling and racing to give hugs and kisses whenever a loved one comes into the room. They are a great combination. We'll see if the fun continues when Jordyn can fight back :)

Jordyn Standing on her own

Adapted Crawling

We girls learn how to adapt to different situations and attire from a very young age. This is Jordyn's video on "How to Crawl with a Dress."

Walking with help

"Mom..."

"....Dad, What's that?" "What's that Mommy?" These are India's favorite words these days. When we say favorite we mean they are the first words out of her mouth when she wakes up and the last ones before she goes to sleep.

Jordyn is getting stronger and walking with the help of her car/walker. This has now become the girls' favorite toy and neither of them wants to share. They are getting pretty good at taking turns...India by choice, Jordyn by force

Joy, Joy, Joy

India in the Green wedding this summer.



...that's what our 2 little brave princesses are. Busted lips, bumped heads, twisted ankles are all par for the course. India is climbing up to the highest point in sight, turns around, smiles and takes a leap. Jordyn tries to follow suit but her little legs don't quite make it. However when she is helped up she smiles then dives to try to beat her sister to the ground. India's favorite word when she sees a high surface is jump daddy JUMP! Of course they get lessons on how to do this from the biggest kid in the house :-)
Jordyn is climbing up stairs and trying her hardest to be just like her big sister. India is becoming even more of a little mother trying to feed Jordyn and take care of her. Of course now that J is getting older she doesn't appreciate this forced helpfulness as much.
The girls are getting faster and more active. (We can no longer walk and keep up with India when she takes off running.) So....the pictures aren't that great this week. As soon as we call them they come full speed towards the camera; hence the close ups.

More Pictures

Daredevil Jordyn

Hanging with Cousin Tinika & Cenika

Jordyn will be walking in no time.

Princess India performs

They are always up to something.

Labor Day Weekend

This post is a little behind, but we wanted to share what a great time we had on Labor Day weekend. We found a park close to our house that was complete with a train, petting zoo, and creek to play in. It was a blast!! If only we had known about it earlier in the summer we would have been regulars. India had such a good time we had to drag her out of the water to go home.
India is also doing great with potty training. While we are not totally there, she wears big girl panties (even when we leave the house) and is doing a great job! YAYYYY!!!
We are so proud of our girls!
Love you,
Linwood, Sara, India, and Jordyn