Two and a Half

Today is the girls' half birthday. I can not believe that they are already 2 1/2. That seems so crazy. This is just a little post to help me remember.

• Potty Training: I am going to say that they are completely potty trained. We are even wearing just panties for naps and nighttimes. Speaking of panties, Brooke's favorite pair are her purple elmo panties and she would wear them EVERY day if she were allowed. The one downside of the potty training is that Brooke seems to realize that if she announces that she needs to tinkle, mommy and daddy drop whatever they are doing and immediately rush to her. Slightly annoying when it then takes 4 trips - during dinner no less - to actually tinkle in the potty. Currently we are not confident enough in her holding abilities to just ignore it.

• Favorite Games: Memory (though they say it with about 5 syllables me-me-me-me-eee) where Brooke has a slight edge in the concentrating and remembering part (Audrey is not quite as into the game - she would prefer to just make a long line of cards out of her matches) and The Ark Game - where the girls and I (or D) go and "hide" the little people/animals from Noah's ark and then we have a game of seeking them. It is really one of the funniest things to see. Audrey is the worst hider in the world. She basically just lines up the ones she is supposed to be hiding either on the stairs or the coffee table. Brooke insists that she hide Mr. & Mrs. Noah each time, and each time they end up together on the tray of the doll's high chair. And then those are the first ones that Brooke goes to "find"

• Cute sayings: Audrey frequently says "I need a little help now." They both still call their pacifiers "Mommy Woos" (we have no idea) They both like things done "Right Now" and if that doesn't happen they say "Just one minute." My favorite saying of Brooke's is how she says "Yes" - it is all drawn out and said with such flair, like yes you finally get it. Whenever they want to keep doing something they say "more do that." They are super cuddly right now and tell us "Me keep Mommy/Daddy" as they hold on to us. And their favorite question is "what that is?" They have very good noses and frequently remark that they "mell momething" (smell something)

• Whenever we discuss going out to eat the girls always want to eat at McDonalds (that is embarrassing!)

• Currently when you ask them to run, they stop and say "both arms out" (and they hold them out front) and then "now run, run, run" and they take off while pumping their arms back and forth frantically. This description really does not show just how hilarious this is. I will try to get a video.All of these pictures were taken last weekend at a park.This picture is included because it is here to illustrate how they insisted on wearing the outfits that they selected (Brooke "PINK ONE" and Audrey "BLUE ONE" Brooke "No that tur-qu-ose not blue" Audrey "TUR-QUE-OSE ONE") rather than the way I had planned it where Audrey would have been in pink. Nice Tushy Brookie!!

• They love/are obsessed with Dora and Diego. If given the opportunity, I believe that they would lay on the couch all day and watch them. They insist on getting up and the end and doing the "we did it" dance...this has also translated over into day to day life anytime one of them says I/me did it. Also funny is how they say that food is "delicioso"

Here is a little video of them dancing.