Monday, June 9, 2008

Birthdays and Weddings


Daddy swims with Elise. She was happy for about 15 seconds.



Elise's favorite toy was the cake tupperware lid. Hours of entertainment!



Who says you need expensive toys? A simple box is invaluable!



Linnaea throws a tantrum...again.



Walking the gangplank. Argh!



Look at those gorgeous blue eyes!




I love cheerios...and smiling at the camera!



Mommy always holds Linnaea.


We went down to Florida the week before Memorial Weekend for Aunt Carolyn's wedding. The week before we went, we all had a fantastic stomach flu so we were really ready for a vacation. Grandma and Grandpa watched the girls so Kevin and I could have a day off and go to Busch Gardens. It was the best day ever! There were no lines the whole day long so we walked on to every single roller coaster without a wait. Kevin even went on the Sheikra 3 times in like 10 minutes while I waited. Unfortunately I was feeling a little motion sick so I had to pass on the super scary coaster. But the next day, we discovered we brought the stomach flu from SC because Kevin's parents both got sick, especially Grandma :-(. A day later Carolyn got it too. Thank goodness we all got well by the wedding day! We wanted to send Carolyn off to her Mexcian honeymoon healthy, and maybe her insides got a little training for eating and drinking down there.

We tried to give the girls a party, but no one came except Great-grandma, because everyone was terrified of our flu. We gave the girls cake but they were scared of it. They wouldn't even touch it, and when they did so on accident they started to panic. We had a few good swims in the pool, or at least a few good dips on the steps. They didn't really like being in the pool, just playing around on the stairs.

Also, we went to our one year doctor's checkup when we got back. Elise is in the 90th percentile for height and 95th for weight. She measures in at 24 pounds and 30 3/4 inches. Linnaea is taller, measuring 31 1/4 but is only 21 pounds. They got two shots with really long needles and had sore legs he next day. Every time Elise tried to stand she would just wail. It was so sad. She did take her very first independent steps on her birthday, but no more action since then!