Grandpa Bud's and the Piano

We went to my dad's house on December 14th for a few hours. The girls had a great time playing with the piano.

The Twins with Grandpa Bud

Last month (I know, I should have posted this sooner), I went down to my dad's house to visit while his half-sister Sharon and friend Christina were in town. It was great to see everyone, but it was especially wonderful to see Dad interact with his granddaughters.

Pictures

We misplaced the camera for several days. Sarah just found it a few minutes ago, so I'll upload some photos later (hopefully today).


Also, a couple updates:

• We're continuing to get them to sleep on their own. Some nights are better than others.
• They really are saying Mama and Papa more often now when they want something, rather than just whining or yelling to get our attention.
• They're enjoying their toys from Christmas. They love when we read to them, so the books are seeing a lot of action. They also got some water washable markers that they play with in the bath tub.
• We went down to my Dad and Roberta's house in Sacramento this morning and had a good time. The girls were shy at first - they don't see Grandpa Bud and Pa-Pa (Roberta) often enough. But within 30 minutes or less, they had warmed up. We stayed down there about three hours and had lunch with them.
• Ella is getting another tooth in the lower-left part of her mouth.

Grandpa Gary's Birthday

Tonight we went over to my brother-in-law's and his fiance's house, Chris and Layla. We were there to celebrate the 24th anniversary of Grandpa Gary's 40th birthday (in other words, his 64th). We had a wonderful time! Joe, Savannah, and Marilyn were all there. Layla prepared this awesome crock pot roast and baked potatoes with all the fixings. Sarah and I brought orzo pasta salad and potato salad. We had chips and dip, we had drinks, Layla bought everyone their own cake, it was great.

Joe and I spent some time trying to figure out the Rubik's Ice Cube (aka Mini Cube), which is supposed to be the easiest of the Rubik blocks to solve. It's only 2x2x2, but we couldn't work it out. We played a little Halo 2, which I did work out. :) Gary opened his cards and gifts. We gave him a digital photo frame that cycles through pictures, which you can load from a memory card or right from your own computer. Chris and Layla got him a really cool water fountain. I love the idea of having a fountain at our house, too, so we'll have to look for one sometime.

The day today was a little hectic leading up to dinner since I had a BUSY work day and we were trying to get things in order before going to the party, but boy was it a nice way to end the evening. It's great to get out with friends, which we don't do all that often, and to have a safe, kid-friendly place with other people who have young children and know how to help watch after them. Very nice time. I snapped a few photos.