Happy Halloween

I know these are old, but this has to be my favorite Halloween up until this year.

From 2005, enjoy:

Halloween Comes Early

Last night, we decided we couldn't wait even one more day to see the twins in their costumes. Sarah got them each a witch outfit, one white and one black. They're not supposed to be good or evil, just CUTE! :-) Here are a few pictures from last night.

More Words

As of this morning, Sherri started teaching them to wag their fingers and say uh-uh (as in no-no) when they do something they shouldn't. Emily has the hang of it, big time!

Robots and Autism

This is something interesting I stumbled upon while listening to a podcast about parenting in the digital age called Jumping Monkeys. They mentioned something on show 21 about robots being used to help autistic children. This one is called Keepon, and he specializes in relating to very young children. Apparently the researchers who built him decided to program a dance routine to a song called "I Turn My Camera On" by a musical group called spoon. Good for a laugh and totally clean.

More Planting and Other Updates

We planted all weekend, Sarah, Sherri, the twins, and I. Even though it is hard work, this is definitely the most excited I've ever been about plants. The girls had the most fun today, I think. They got to swing around in mama's and grandma's arms, played in the dirt, and got soaked by the hose.



Also, both girls have some molars popping through. And we're transitioning them from using signs into talking more. They vocalize a LOT, but they don't say a lot of words. So, starting yesterday, we're officially phasing out the signs and encouraging them to speak. They seem to have a good grasp of dog, Dada, Papa, Mama, and other sounds that could be words soon.

Planting Day 1

This afternoon we took some time to start planting our new backyard.

Ella's Poor Hand

Today was not good for Ella. Specifically, her left hand. She smashed it in a door TWICE before noon. Both times she was holding onto the hinge side of the door and either she or Emily pushed the door closed and it squished her hand. Fortunately, no permanent damage, but lots of tears, ice packs, holding, kissing, soothing, etc.