We did have a nice weekend in mid-February and I took the girls out for a stroller and wagon walk! Lydia screamed the entire time that I was putting her snow clothes on and as I was forcing her to sit in the stroller! But as soon as we started walking, she was laughing and had a blast! 
Lydia loves to look out the windows in the house and will stand on her tippy-toes on the top of the register and pull herself up on the windowsill, trying to see outside! Makayla got outside a few times! She just loves to play in the snow and sled down the little hill that Chad made in the front yard!
Lydia loves to look out the windows in the house and will stand on her tippy-toes on the top of the register and pull herself up on the windowsill, trying to see outside! Makayla got outside a few times! She just loves to play in the snow and sled down the little hill that Chad made in the front yard!Now that Lydia has mastered walking, she's been working on climbing and jumping! She loves to go up and down the steps and will take-off towards the steps if we ever leave the door open when we're in the basement. I've been trying to teach her to go down on her belly or on her butt and she's starting to figure it out! 
One day I was leaving the house to go somewhere, so I went into the garage and got into the van. After I had gotten into the van, Makayla opened the door to the garage and Lydia snuck down the 2 steps and into the garage! I looked up from the van and saw Lydia bolting down the steps! Yikes!! At least she knew enough to get down the concrete steps safely!! Lydia also loves Makayla's toddler bed! She likes to climb up on the bed and try to jump! She also likes to swipe Makayla's water!
One day I was leaving the house to go somewhere, so I went into the garage and got into the van. After I had gotten into the van, Makayla opened the door to the garage and Lydia snuck down the 2 steps and into the garage! I looked up from the van and saw Lydia bolting down the steps! Yikes!! At least she knew enough to get down the concrete steps safely!! Lydia also loves Makayla's toddler bed! She likes to climb up on the bed and try to jump! She also likes to swipe Makayla's water!Along with her climbing, Lydia seems to have a new understanding of her surroundings and is starting to mimic what we do and is trying to communicate! She will stick her arm out and point to what she wants and make a babbling, grunting sound! She knows how to grab a tissue out of the box, hold it up to someones nose, and then go throw it in the garbage. She has also been eating us out of house and home! She loves bananas, especially when she gets to eat the whole banana, just like Makayla! 
She also loves the Crunch Berry cereal that Makayla twisted my arm to buy! Lydia takes all the berries out and hoards them in her little fist until she can eat them! 
Lydia loves to follow Makayla around and tries to do everything that Makayla does. She also loves to "test" Mom and Dad by standing on the fireplace mantel or pushing buttons on the DVD player! We just installed Lydia's new car seat in the van and flipped her around so she's facing forward! Now she likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in the van with Makayla! Lydia has also started to nod her head up and down if we ask her a question. The best is when it's about 7pm and we say "Do you want a bottle?" Lydia will just nod her head up and down and get all excited!
She also loves the Crunch Berry cereal that Makayla twisted my arm to buy! Lydia takes all the berries out and hoards them in her little fist until she can eat them! Lydia loves to follow Makayla around and tries to do everything that Makayla does. She also loves to "test" Mom and Dad by standing on the fireplace mantel or pushing buttons on the DVD player! We just installed Lydia's new car seat in the van and flipped her around so she's facing forward! Now she likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in the van with Makayla! Lydia has also started to nod her head up and down if we ask her a question. The best is when it's about 7pm and we say "Do you want a bottle?" Lydia will just nod her head up and down and get all excited!Lydia also surprises us every day with how much she understands! One day Makayla was singing and dancing to the song "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes" on her toy laptop. Lydia was watching and enjoying the music. A few days later I was singing that same song with Lydia and all of the sudden, she jumped up and ran over and grabbed the laptop! She remembered that the laptop played that song! :) Here's Lydia having fun with one of her toys!
Makayla continues to amaze us with her vocabulary and what she knows! The other day, she rolled her eyes at me! I don't think that Chad and I do that, so she must have learned that at school! When she was so sick with the flu, I was trying to change a very icky diaper. I put her in the tub and stripped her down to her diaper. Then, I wasn't sure how I was going to take the diaper off without making a huge mess, so I just stood there for a minute thinking. Makayla just looked at me and said, "Now what, Mama?" in a rather mocking tone. She's also likes to be the parent to Lydia and tell Lydia "no" and tell Lydia what to do! She'll say "No, no Lydia, you know better!" because we always say that to Makayla! :)
Makayla recently got upgraded from a toddler bed to a twin bed! She's very excited to have a new bed! She also sleeps much better in this new bed! I'm not sure if it's more comfortable or warmer or what, but she has started sleeping through the night pretty consistently now that she has this new bed!
Makayla and I had fun making homemade pizza one day. Unfortunately, the crust tasted kind of icky, but at least we had fun making it!
I bought Makayla a pair of sandals for her to wear for Easter and and she insisted on getting all dressed up so that she could wear her new sandals!
Here's a photo of Makayla wearing her new favorite PJ's! These were a gift from Great Uncle Gary and Great Aunt Sherry!
Makayla and I had fun making homemade pizza one day. Unfortunately, the crust tasted kind of icky, but at least we had fun making it!I bought Makayla a pair of sandals for her to wear for Easter and and she insisted on getting all dressed up so that she could wear her new sandals!Here's a photo of Makayla wearing her new favorite PJ's! These were a gift from Great Uncle Gary and Great Aunt Sherry!Makayla also loves to run around the house completely naked! I've spared you those photos, although they are quite funny! As we wrap up February, we are looking forward to celebrating Lydia's 1 year birthday on 3-4-11! We are also looking forward to getting outside for more stroller and wagon walks in March and we're excited for an Evers' family trip to the Wilderness Waterpark in the Wisconsin Dells!
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