Fun times and Fun Pics

Mommy and Abby headed out for our evening walk. The girls love to discover the outside world!!
Rory playing with the little floor gym. She can finally reach all the toys!!

Daddy with his sleeping angels
Abby fell asleep against Daddy's face. How sweet is that!?!?
Rory riding her pony. Poppy would be proud!!
Daddy and Rory headed for our evening walk. Fun family time!!

Abigail playing in the exersaucer!! She loves the lights and sounds!!
Aurora found her a rattle to play with. Of course, it goes straight to her mouth.
Twin Tummy Time
Rory loves her Daddy!!

Abby snuggling with Mr. Bear
Hey sis, let's hold hands!!
Abby loves to suck on her thumb

Abby with Great-Aunt Janet
Rory sitting with Great-Grandma Hanna
Great-Grandma Hanna and Rory

Abigail, Emma and Aurora
Grandma Hanna with her three newest great-grandgirls
Abby is not a happy girl in this picture

These are some more recent pictures of Aurora and Abigail. They are both doing great!! They have gotten an chance to meet some new people here lately from Michael's side of the family. Emma, the girls' second cousin, is almost exactly one month older than they are. She first visited them when she was 6 weeks old and the girls were only about 2 weeks old. They were all way too young to even realize that there were other babies around. This last week, however, they all three got to get together and play. What a fun time!! Aurora and Emma kept touching each other and trying to kiss on each other. They were too cute!! Abigail wasn't sure what to think about yet another baby being around and was a little shy. It was so much fun to see Emma, though!! I think the girls will all three have so much fun growing up together and playing!! Today, the girls also got to meet their Great-Aunt Janet, Emma's grandmother. It was so good to see her and get a chance to introduce her to Abby and Rory. Both took very well to her and enjoyed rocking in her lap. She definitely has the "grandma touch." The girls always love to see their Great-Grandma Hanna. Abby especially likes to cuddle in her arms and sleep (which she won't do for just anyone). Rory likes to laugh with Grandma Hanna. They have such a good time with her!!

The girls are getting so big. I just can't believe how much they seem to grow every day. Rory is doing so good on her sitting up by herself. She can now sit and pick up toys with one hand!! Abby is still working on getting the sitting up thing down really good. Her little bottom seems to be a little round right now. She can sit for a few seconds and then she topples over. She can, though, sit up with just a little bit of help just fine. She's almost there. The girls are both trying to get teeth in. We thought about a month ago that we knew what teething was all about, but we were wrong. I have never seen so much drool in one place in my entire life. Abby and Rory have got to have set some kind of world record for drooling or something. It's impressive!! They chew on everything... which is even more interesting now that both of them have found some mobility. Their poor little gums are so swollen. I just wish their teeth would come in so that they wouldn't have to be in pain anymore. Both girls are eating very well. They have now tried squash, peas and carrots. Little Abby would keep eating and eating if we didn't stop her. They get excited when Mommy and Daddy put their bibs on them because they know that it's time for solid food. They will even grab their bibs and hold them up so that we are sure to see them better just to remind us that it is time for solid food. Rory likes to roll everywhere. I'm not even sure why we bother with a blanket anymore because she is off of it in about 2 seconds. Abby likes to scoot across the floor. She digs her toes into the blanket or carpet and pushes with her legs. She gets some pretty impressive distance that way. I see crawling on the horizon and it scares me to death!! Michael and I have already started scoping out the house to start baby proofing. It may seem like it's a little early for that, but we want to be prepared. That's on the top of Michael's list of things to get done before he goes back to work. Thank goodness!! I think that is a pretty good run-down of most of the big things that are going on right now. There's no way that I could list everything. Each day is such a new and exciting time filled with new and exciting discoveries!!