Pictures of the Girls

We finally got professional pictures taken of both girls in January. Kate insisted they wear matching dresses :)

Disney World!!!

Grandma and Papa Marsiglia took Kate and her cousin Noah to Disney World in February. Paul, Lucy and I met them for the last 2 days they were at the parks and we all had a great time. I can't thank my parents enough for giving Kate such a great experience and lasting memory. She was truly in awe of the princesses and loved spending time with her grandparents and Noah. It made me even sadder about living so far away from them.

Winter

This is Lucy just before Christmas "cruising" on her knees using the laundry basket. Now she's cruising standing up along furniture and starting to stand for a few seconds on her own, so I'm guessing she'll be walking before long. She's still really small - at her 9 month (actually almost 10 month) doctor's appointment, she was just a bit over 16 pounds (and a little over the fifth percentile for weight). The upside is that even though Lucy was born in early April and Kate was born in mid-July, because Lucy is so much smaller, we've been able to use all of Kate's old clothes and still have the seasons match okay.

Even though Kate and Lucy really don't look much alike at all, they somehow both look like Paul's twins..

As you can see, despite her low weight, this girl likes her food (during the evening pictured above, she ate two entire slices of pizza!) She mostly likes meat and cheese and is not a big fan of vegetables...

Kate took a ballet class this winter at the Maryland Youth Ballet (MYB). She enjoyed the classes, but after we purchased all the expensive ballet gear, she decided that she likes gymnastics better. Which is actually okay because at MYB, once the girls turn 5, you have to commit to an entire year of classes.
I have to admit all the girls look pretty adorable in their matching leotards though...

In other news, DC got hit with its first big snow/ice storm of the year and in typical Pepco customer fashion, we lost power for over 48 hours. By the time the heat came back on, it was less than 50 degrees in the house. And I had confirmed the fact that I would not make a very good pioneer woman.

The Holidays!

The Marsiglia cousins (this picture gets harder to take each year as the number of kids grows..)

Kate opening presents on Christmas morning.

Lucy's favorite present was the Gerber Puffs :)

Luke and Lucy

Kate and her Bitty Baby

Lucy trying to steal Kamdeyn's pacifier

Lucy "driving" her new car :)

The holidays are very tiring...

Lucy excited about being able to pull up on everything now - I'm not so excited...

Kate and Noah

Late Fall

Helping Daddy rake leaves :)



Lucy's first time on the swings - she loved it!

Halloween Pictures

Getting ready to trick or treat - Kate had a lot of fun on Halloween this year, although I've decided she can't really be my child, since after about an hour, she said "I have enough candy now. Let's go home."

Trick or treating with Andrew


Lucy (AKA a chicken with a bib)






Halloween parade at Kate's school