Sikorski Saga

We tried to see Comet Lulin but the lights of Baltimore created enough light pollution that we couldn't see it. Tim bought a telescope, so hopefully it'll be put to good use later. Here's Katja all bundled up and not enjoying star/comet gazing. Luella let me French braid her hair for the first time! Oh so pretty! The girls are matching because they are both "Absolutely Gorgeous"!

Katja enjoys a completely bland palette. Here she is trying applesauce. She's much happier when she eats rice cereal. She has her mommy's Norwegian taste buds . Kyla didn't eat any spices stronger than black pepper before she met Tim!

One of our church friends with an older daughter (she's 4) passed down her outgrown clothes to Luella and eventually Katja . Luella found her new swimsuit that has " floaties " blown up and inserted in the suit. She loves it! We can't wait to try it out on our way to Minnesota next week!

Still, no one can make Katja laugh like Luella can! My monkeys love bouncing on the bed.

Just before Christmas Luella got a squishy toy from the FRG . It's a little pig filled with gel and balls that squishes, makes bubbles and is really cool for a two-year-old. Luella played with her first one so much that it got a hole and was leaking around New Year's. We had to rush it to the Emergency Room (co-located with the Harford County Landfill). Just last week we went back to the office of the lady who gave Squishy to Luella. She asked when he was coming back from his doctor's office appointment. So yesterday Kyla went to pick him up from the doctor's office (co-located with the Dollar Tree). Luella's showing how he stretches and will probably need another trip to the doctor's office soon. She really does love her Squishy! A video with Luella and her all-better Squishy.

Last night, Luella wasn't sleeping after we did our bedtime routine. We put her to bed around 8:30-9pm every night, last night no exception. She stayed up until midnight and yelled down that she had a poopy diaper. We've taught her that poopy diapers are the only "acceptable" reason not to sleep and ask us to come to her room after her bedtime routine. Tim went up to change her diaper and discovered the following: Picture Luella naked from the waist down. Head to toe she has dark marks on her. First thought is that she smeared poop all over herself. Then Tim turned on the light and saw small dark circular stains and streaks on her bed. Looking closer, it's not poop smeared all over her and her pajama top, it's dry erase marker in eight colors. She looks very primitive in her tribal markings, even cat-like whiskers drawn on her face. Tim yells, "Oh Luella! What did you do?" That's when Kyla storms upstairs thinking about how much she hates cle...

We've been practicing sitting with the Bumbo and Boppy . Luella was a little jealous that Katja was getting all the pictures for sitting. She took her neck pillow and used it like the Boppy for her tushie . A back view of how straight she sat with the Boppy . Kyla pulled the Boppy away - she's still sitting straight! She sat straight long enough for Kyla to move around to take a front view photo! Yeah! Katja's official sitting milestone was achieved today!