weekend update

OK, on Friday, our friend Emily came over and the girls got a little bit messy with one of our favorite activities: shaving cream finger paint. Here Kaylee is relatively clean at the beginning of our endeavor.

And well...the girls didn't stay that way for long! For a moment before she smeared it in more...she looked like she had a red flower in her hair...but then, mere fractions of a second later, she looked like this:
Meanwhile...Rowan is sleeping like a little angel, she looks so peaceful.
Her favorite sleeping spot is definitely the bouncy seat.
Because she is spending more time awake, we've been letting her spend some time on her playmat...which she generally likes.
Look at that face! She is tracking objects really well right now...of course they need to be within like 2-3 feet, but hey, that's something!

On Saturday it was time to celebrate Henry's 2nd birthday (phew September is a busy month for Kaylee and her friends...(makes me wonder why all these parents seemed to favor December 2005...)

Anyway, here's the birthday boy and his birthday muffin.

Kaylee approved of the cuisine.
She had a great time and even managed to sign *yes i mean sign and not sing* some of the Happy Birthday song. She learned the sign from a Sesame Street episode where the cast is learning how to say Happy Birthday to Linda.
They really did do more than just eat at the party...I just took most of the pictures around the table.
I don't know how Kaylee managed to score a seat of honor next to the birthday boy, but she and Henry do seem to enjoy quite a repoire. They are cut from the same mold sort of...both cautious and observant...Kaylee really gets excited when they get to play together.
Here are the youngest party-goers, Rowan and Emily's little brother, Oliver; they both slept the whole time!

And on Sunday, Kaylee's friend Bailey came over for a couple of hours to burn some of that afternoon/witching hour energy.
And while, Kaylee enjoys playing with Bailey, she was really interested in Sam, Bailey's little brother.
Here she is tickling Sam. She was very gentle and sweet...I hope she has as much interest when Rowan is a little older and more interactive.

And that's what we've been up to:)