Twins by list

There is much gratitude I owe the children, but none moreso than my deep thanks for their introducing whole milk into the household.

Have you had a bowl of cereal with whole milk? It is like eating spoonfuls of happiness.

I can also thank the kids for bringing Nilla wafers back into my life.

I would be remiss in my duties as father and blogger (flogger? blather?) if I didn't do a periodic, comprehensive update of the girls in general. I don't want to be remiss. Have you been remiss? It's a horrible thing. Since tonight is ECFE night and I don't have much by way of conventional material, it's a perfect time to take stock, list-style. A-way we go:

Takes pleasure in:

LILY
Walking
Yelling "ya ya ya ya!" at the top of her voice
Ripping kleenexes into thousands of pieces
Being chased
Laughing like a broken saxophone
Pounding on the computer keyboard
Throwing a wet towel on her face after meals

ABBY
Blowing in her face
Climbing up and standing at the furniture
Crawling
Stealing her sister's pacimafier
Drinking from adult glasses
Eating her feet

Toys that ellicit smiles aplenty:

LILY
Little hammer and peg wood toy
Books (see also: favorite foods)
The computer mouse
Telephone
Mostly everything in the house that she shouldn't have

ABBY
Anything by LeapFrog
Board books, preferably something by Sandra Boynton
Her own bellybutton
Toy piano
My cell phone

Delectably delicious items:

LILY
Peas (squashed with her fingers)
Pasta
Avocado
Strawberries
Beagle
Rocks, preferably sedimentary

ABBY
Grilled cheese is easily the tops of this list
Yogurt
Avocado
Crackers
Bananas

These make them angry:

LILY
Being laid down in the bath (this is a recent and inexplicable development)
Not a huge fan of being thrown in the air a great deal
Having her face licked by the dog
Television
Being deprived of anything in the previous categories

ABBY
Lily sitting on her
Being startled
Any standing tower of stacked items (they must be destroyed)
Being hungry (she gets cranky scary-fast)

That's not really even close to a comprehensive list, or enough to even give a passing glimpse of what the girls are like, but it's a start.

Day eighty five.

repeat pictures to-day.

The hair gets me on this one. So cute.

Olly the beagle thrashing in the grass.

"Saxamophoooone"