Ava trying on my shoes.
I was making a casserole for dinner this morning and Harper wanted to be held to see what I was doing. She started pointing at the casserole where I just a placed a bunch of steamed broccoli but had not stirred it into the pasta. I thought she probably wanted a bite of pasta, but she wanted the broccoli. We put them in the highchairs and they ate so much of it that I had to steam more for the casserole. I knew they liked broccoli but never thought of it as a morning snack! 
I set up the Barbie house for the girls in the living room today since the playroom is still out of commission. It is just the right height for them to stand and play at, and although they don't play with the Barbies much, they do play with all the other assorted dolls and animals, covering them up in the bed and putting them in the bathroom. I showed them how to sit a couple Barbies on the toy couch but then Harper tried to sit on it with them. 
Ava playing peek-a-boo behind the house. They also thought it was funny that they could put things through the windows. 
Rielee wanted me to take a picture of her last night at the b'ball game in White Salmon, wearing the Justin Bieber shirt she got for Christmas. She really likes JB and she told me her friends at school were chasing her around so they could kiss her shirt.
I love these beautiful sunny days, because even though it's cold out, I can take the girls out for a short walk. I gave them a choice today, did they want a ride in their cars or to go for a walk and they took off so fast, in opposite directions! With a little corraling, they happily headed over to Uncle Alan's, but he and Aunt Vera were in town. I let them wander and run around for a little while, they really liked walking through the crunchy frozen grass. Harper cried when it was time to go inside. Today was their first day without bottles and they did really well, there was only one time before their nap when Harper went to the refrigerator and let me know she was thinking about one. We read a book instead, and she was fine. Kelly said they would still have their night bottles though for awhile, of course. I know it was time for them to give up the bottles, but it still made me sad to put them away, they are growing up so fast! 
Parker was happy to see Auna when he got back from Sun River, he even admitted that he missed her. They came over with Rielee to see Ava and Harper, who were spending the night while their parents went to see "True Grit" (good movie, they said).
When the twins got out some pots and bowls to play with, Rielee was right there there helping them. The Dolans came over for awhile to visit, too. They brought a Pictionary card game with them, so we played a couple of games until Ava and Harper decided they wanted to play with the cards. It is a fun game, much easier to play than the drawing Pictionary.
The girls slept so well last night, Ava woke up once, and Harper slept 11 hours straight, yeah! They were really hungry for breakfast, but once again, wanted more off Papa's plate when he sat down to eat. This is getting to be a running joke with us because when they eat in the high chairs, after awhile they start acting like they are full and don't want any more, and the food will start getting dropped on the floor and rubbed in their hair if I don't let them out of their highchairs quickly enough. Then 5 minutes later they are begging for food from Papa like they are starving...and it is the very same food they just refused from me! 