Embracing Fall

We took a trip out to the country and found an amazing pumpkin patch at The Farm in Snohomish. They have a huge pumpkin patch and lots of activities that the girls will be able to enjoy next year.

One!

Happy 1st birthday to my sweet girls!



I cannot believe that this time last year they were just hours old. I will never forget the day the were born and the first time I got to hold and love them.

I know I say this every month but they just keep changing to so quickly. I am so lucky to be at home at watch every second of it!

I think Emma will be talking before she is walking. Her first "word" was officially dodie-doggie. She says Mamma and Dadda, but only says it when she is tired and needy. Which these days she is a little more of. She is turning into Mamma's little girl and loves to cuddle. She learned the sign for light on the airplane and does it all the time while saying la la.

Avery definitely takes after her Mamma and is Miss Independent. She loves exploring and is into everything while her sister follows her around. She is standing on her own when she's distracted and loves to push her toys around. Her babbles sound Germanish, but we know she is saying something!

The two of them are starting to play and laugh together which I could just watch all day long. They are so lucky to have each other as a sister and best friend.

Emma and Avery are honestly our little blessings from God and I cannot imagine life without them. I love you to pieces my little ones and even though it makes me sad to say you are officially toddlers now, you will always be my babies. xoxo

11 months and some cute pics

Pictures courtesy of our good friend Erin Schedler.

Summer fun!

As promised, here is what we have been up to this summer...

The Korfhage family reunion in Walla Walla.

My sweet Great Grandma Korfhage.

Skipping rocks with all the cousins.

Celebrating #3 with my nephew Cole.

Catching up with the Roth side of the family in Walla Walla. 4 sets of twins in the family!
Grammie with the twins!

Celebrating Krevin in Roche Harbour. It was such a beautiful wedding and fun weekend without kids!
While we missed the girls, it was great to have some quality time together.
Enjoying some good time with friends.
Pool time with Grammie while we were away.
Lots of fun up at Suncadia with our buddies!

Weekend up at Whidbey with Dad and Gran Nan.
Hmmm, not quite sure what they think of the sand...

Celebrating 1st birthdays with our PEPS twin group.

A&E are the last to turn 1 but they still got a little taste of icing a little early.


And fun pool parties with our BFF Charlotte.
Needless to say, we have enjoyed this summer to the FULLEST! I have enjoyed every second at home with my girls and can't wait to start some new activities with them this Fall.

10 Months!

10 months? How can that be? That means only two months until they turn 1! YIKES! I know I say this every month, but A&E are just changing so fast. I always thought that the "baby stage" was my favorite, but if I could box them up and keep them at this stage forever I would! They are both crawling and pulling themselves onto everything. They have really finally figured out that the other one is there and they laugh and babble to each other all day. Their favorite thing to do these days is stand up in their cribs and throw their binkies out and laugh at each other. They have both learned to clap their hands to "If you are happy and you know it" and wave bye-bye. Avery has turned into a much happier little girl now that she is mobile and can explore new things. She is so cute when she laughs after each sneeze.

Needless to say I could just sit here all day and watch in awe as they learn new things. After much deliberation, I made the decision to "retire" from Nordstrom and start my new career as a stay at home mom. I was so sad to leave my co-workers of 9 years, but we just needed life to slow down. This may be my one chance with babies so I need to savor every moment of it. And savoring it I am with the million pictures I have been taking. More of those later!

9 months and a couple weeks

Oh my, where has the time gone? I'm little late posting the 9 month picture but there just isn't enough time these days.
Here is what the girls have been up to:

• Emma got two teeth at the same time right around 9 months and Avery just started to get two too. Crossing our fingers, but so far they haven't had any "teething" symptoms.
• Avery learned to push herself into sitting position and then started crawling two days later. And she's off...everywhere, into everything.
  
• Emma is just happy to sit up and clap her hands. If she really wants something she just rolls around and inches on her tummy. I'll be surprised if she crawls before she walks.

If you look closely you can see her teeth!

I'll post some more pictures soon. I will have much more time in a couple weeks!

8 Months

Happy 8 months to my sweet girls! I cannot even believe how quickly they are changing and discovering new things these days. It is amazing to watch them learn new skills but at totally different paces. Emma can sit up on her own and play for long stretches at a time where Avery would rather fall over and wiggle her way to new toys, the dogs or whatever she can get her hands on. I am always so scared I am going to miss their "firsts" but we soak up every minute together in the mornings, after work and on the weekends. They both made me so proud tonight that I got a little weepy...Emma started to imitate me and play Patty Cake and Avery got up on all 4s and rocked back and forth.

Happy 8 months Emma and Avery. You fill my heart with such love and joy.