breaking out the burley

I can't believe that August is already half-way over. This Tuesday we'll have been in the US for 4 weeks. My, how the time flies... more than anything I want to cherish every second.
We decided to take the girls out for a bike ride in the burley today!! Tons of FUN -- and I think the girls had a good time too :)

Per request...

pictures of the girls' wagon ride at Grandpa & Grandma K's!















1st time in their little red wagon!















Faster Grandpa, faster!




















Comon' Grandma, let's go!!















Still sick -- poor girls















"Sissy, what is that you have up there?"




















Looking at the goat!

GRRR...

we went 5 mos in Guatemala with NO sickness (besides chicken pox).. but there were no coughs, no runny noses or watery eyes. We've been home for almost 3 weeks now, and both girls are down with colds :( I am thinking it could definitely be related to the A/C? Considering they've never even been in an air-conditioned environment for their whole life, maybe it was just a bit too much. Poor girls! But it hasn't stopped us from keeping busy! Still play-dates to schedule, people to meet, stores to run to and things to organize around the house!

The girls met our pediatrician last week, and had to get some shots too -- but they really did great! Both continue to develop and grow so well, and each had already gained .5lb since we got home -- we have never had so much food :) Addy (who is younger) has always been on avg. 3-6 oz. lighter than her big sister. On Monday they weighed in 16.9 lbs and 16.8 lbs! They also both grew over an inch (in less than 2 mos)... I can literally say these girls are growing like weeds, and of course we couldn't be happier!!

Here are some pics from the past week or so:


















Trains at Great Grandpa and Grandma's house!












































































Swinging at the park (they love to go so high!)



















Poor sick babies












































































Playing with their new bitty babies!!

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Water and sand

We got to go with friends to the pool, here in IL for the first time yesterday! TONS of fun! We played for 4 hrs straight! Those girlys slept so well last night :) I have never seen babies "swim" like the babies do! They will fully put their faces in the water, without choking and can even blow bubbles with their mouths! They are such water bugs!!







































AND.. for the FIRST time the girls got to experience SAND!! They were sooo cute, and not quite sure what to think of it. They kept trying to brush it off of their hands :)

Feeding the fish and ducks

We all know that my girls are animal lovers, which is too funny since Daddy and I are not! i think we're going to have to come up with some creative "pet ideas" for the future when the subject is bound to come up. This past week, the girls got to feed the fish and the ducks, and of course they enjoyed themselves throughly!
































































































Swinging and feeding the ducks

The Cougars!

Last weekend we went with a group of friends to the Kane County Cougars game! The girls had so much fun and the best part was the firewks show at the end of the game. We heard fireworks ALL the time in Guatemala, but not once did we ever get to see them. So, finally the girls got to see what all the noise was about and of course, they LOVED them! We had two very still and focused babies thru the whole show! They were so cute just staring up into the sky, not knowing what to think :) We had such a great time and it was so wonderful to finally introduce the princesitas to all of our friends who have been so supportive and prayed so much for our family. Besides the firewks I think the girls favorite part was the team mascot: Ozzie the Cougar, who (of course) they were convinced was a big dog -- so they just "woof, woofed" at him the entire time :)















Hanging out with the "big girls!"














Hot stuff with the sunglasses :)
























































The fireworks show is starting














"Wow, mom look at that one!"