Em & M's Birthday Bash

Emma & Mia had a wonderful 2nd birthday celebration at Gymboree, with lots of family and friends. They sang, danced, tumbled, bounced, dribbled and jumped. A 2-year old's dream!

Daycare friends Sam L. Sam P., Greg, Jack, Rowan and Catherine came to the party, as well as lots of our friends' kids: Jack & Emmett, Hailey & Conner, Harper, Cole, Casious, Kamila, and Lucy.

Family included: Mom & Dad, Grammy, Grandma Donna & Papa, Uncle Pete, Great Aunt Janny, Great Aunt Carol Kay & Bob, cousins Debbie, Jake and David, Great Aunt Julie, cousins Eric, Val & Tyler.

Em & M loved the Hobby Horse. And it made for a great photo set.

Playin' basketball wiht the boys! Sam L., Mia, Emma, Cole, Sam P.

Family picture - Emma, Daddy, Mia, Mama

Mia enjoys her cupcake and juice box treat.

Emma loves her apple juice. And check out those curls!

Before picture: Emma digs into another cupcake at home. This time, chocolate!

After!

Before: Mia and her chocolate cupcake.

After!

Aunt Janny got the girls a new slide for the backyard. Mia bundles up to check it out.

The rain doesn't stop Emma from playing with her new toy. I love the tutu and rain boots look.

Janny and the girls.

Mia on a sugar high.

Emma loved the musical birthday cards.

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Pre-Birthday ER Trip

One of our bedtime rituals is dancing in the girls' room. The girls do this every night, so we were probably bound for an incident. This particular night, Mia was jumping and dancing, and she jumped and fell down and hit the top of her cheek on her crib. She got a fairly deep gash, and while it wasn't gushing blood, we didn't want to take any chances.

Matt took her to the ER down the street in Ballard. They were there and back within 1/2 hour! Mia was so brave, got lots of attention from everyone, and the doctor even gave her a teddy bear. She was so proud to show off her bandage and teddy bear to Emma and me. She was also in good enough spirits to try on her tiara.

Birthday girl Mia shows off her tiara and bandage.

Mia with her teddy bear from the doctor. Night, night!

Birthday Party Circuit

What a beautiful day for a party! We headed over to the Children's Museum to celebrate Kamila's 2nd Birthday.

Fountain at Seattle Center

Mia checks out the fountain. We could feel the spray!

Daddy and Emma feel the spray from the fountain.

Party time! Em & M enjoy snacks.

Cake time! Isabelle (big sister), Kamila (birthday girl), Anna (Mom)

Isabelle, Kamila & Marina are excited for cake.

Sweet Emma.

Beautiful Mia - showing off her sparkly new shoes.

The girls check out Tinker Toys with Daddy.

Daddy & Mia.

Emma, Kamila and Mia take turns on the slide.

Perrkaboo!

Best of friends. The girls can make up games together anywhere!

I'm gonna get you!

Mia is up to no good.

Emma tries to escape from Mia.

Whee!

Happy Valentine's Day Greeting

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Fire Station 18's Open House

This weekend the fire stations held open houses for kids, so we stopped by our local Ballard station. We arrived around naptime, so it was a quick visit. But we snapped a few pics. The girls also made it on www.myballard.com web site's recap of the event.

Mia checks out the light, while Emma tries to climb up.

The lights were pretty cool.

Potty Time

Each day we get a full report from daycare on the girls' day, including whether or not the girls tried to use - or successfully used - the potty. We haven't really started pushing it at home yet; we're letting daycare take the lead. Might as well get our money's worth, right?!

To date, Emma had tried to use it once. But yesterday, when Matt picked her up and read her report, it said she had a dry diaper because she actually used the potty! Way to go, Emma!!

So far Mia has shown no interest. But between peer pressure at daycare (it's seems to be a good thing at this age), and watching her sister, she'll come around soon enough. No rush. As long as she gets there before she starts kindergarten, we're in good shape.

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Superbowl Party

The Puzons invited friends over to watch the Super Bowl. Four families, 7 girls!

Tough biker chick, Emma, hits the road with Mia and Marina nearby.

How do I make this thing go?

Marina and Harper horse around.

Kamila and Emma burn off some energy.

Tag! You're it!

Matt introduces Emma and Mia to the newest little girl, Lucia (Lucy).

Emma shows off her new skills - putting socks on by herself!