These girls add so much color to our lives. While this statement works really well as a metaphor for all of the joy and chaos of raising kids, I actually mean COLOR in a very literal sense. Look at the outfit Vita picked out for herself today, complete with bracelet, anklet, scarf and hat.
Here's Vita (in her new cozy boots) in front of the chicken coop. This picture is actually a couple of weeks old, taken just before we painted the chicken coop yellow and white.
We let the chickens free range in our yard a lot, but when they are in their coop Vita likes to feed them grass through the wire, and they eat right out of her hand.
Here's Vita (in her new cozy boots) in front of the chicken coop. This picture is actually a couple of weeks old, taken just before we painted the chicken coop yellow and white.
We let the chickens free range in our yard a lot, but when they are in their coop Vita likes to feed them grass through the wire, and they eat right out of her hand.
Anabelle has been getting some time in the sandbox lately. She's not sure what to make of it. She loves playing in the sand, but inevitably she will try to eat some, and make a terrible face. I guess it doesn't taste very good.
Speaking of color, we got this play tent at Ikea and the girls love it.
We used to have novels and art books on these shelves, and muted natural colors in the living room... but the whole house is more colorful these days. Look at this happy smile! Anabelle loves colorful toys.
When Anabelle wants to be picked up, she climbs up my leg and puts her arms up. How could anyone say "no" to this?
Or this?
Vita continues to create more and more art, and she seems to be more excited about the process than the product. Here is a picture of a princess, with green fingernails and toenails, with a wild hairstyle, underneath a rainbow, next to boxes of jewels.
Here is a jewelry box that Vita made out of an egg carton. I love the colors and the composition.
And look at the clasp! What a cute little detail!
I have no words for the cuteness of this picture.
We used to have novels and art books on these shelves, and muted natural colors in the living room... but the whole house is more colorful these days. Look at this happy smile! Anabelle loves colorful toys.
When Anabelle wants to be picked up, she climbs up my leg and puts her arms up. How could anyone say "no" to this?
Or this?
Vita continues to create more and more art, and she seems to be more excited about the process than the product. Here is a picture of a princess, with green fingernails and toenails, with a wild hairstyle, underneath a rainbow, next to boxes of jewels.
Here is a jewelry box that Vita made out of an egg carton. I love the colors and the composition.
And look at the clasp! What a cute little detail!
I have no words for the cuteness of this picture.
Anabelle has been sleeping more predictably these days, which is great. She has just a few short naps during the day, but she usually sleeps (almost) all the way through the night, waking only once. She loves to clutch onto a soft piece of fabric when she sleeps.
As Anabelle learns to self feed a little bit... trying to use the spoon, and eating some finger foods, it's getting much harder to keep her clean.
As Anabelle learns to self feed a little bit... trying to use the spoon, and eating some finger foods, it's getting much harder to keep her clean.
In other news, Anabelle just went to the doctor on Friday for her 9 month check up. She got caught up on her vaccinations, and had a little toe prick to check her iron levels (which are fine by the way). Two shots and a toe prick... and NO TEARS! So Anabelle is as healthy as can be, and although I can the silhouette see her two bottom teeth under her gums, she still has no teeth.
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