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Here are some recent cute pics. Arent they always cute?

Bath time:Aunt Gretchen came to visit!
We got a new high chair! Everyone eats together!
Nora looking so sweet
Nora swinging at the park
Ella enjoying the swing

Daddy and Nora in the park
Her future is so bright...
Nora's fav sleeping position: face down!

Happy Birthday, Gram!

Happy Birthday to Grandma Richards!!
We wish we could be with you on your day, but we will see you soon enough!

Cute Babies!

Here are some cute pics of the girls from Sunday. We actually put them in the same outfits--they were too cute to resist.









1) Here's a funny video of Daddy making his girls laugh. Ella's laugh gets us every time! Nora always needs coaxed into a laugh (and she was distracted by the camera), but hers is great, too. There is nothing like laughing babies!

2)This video shows Nora's new favorite party trick--clapping. As we noted before, she's getting into imitating us. This was the first day we noticed she was clapping on command. She gets better every day!

Little Leprechans

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I find that holidays are now more fun because we are sharing them (for the first time) with the girls. Today they were styling in their festive tees:

Well, Ella really wanted to eat her shirt

Nora ("Mommy's Lil' Pot o' Gold")
Ella ("A Wee bit o'Irish")

The Big Girls eat out

This post is not terribly exciting, but we were so proud to see our girls sitting in high chairs as we had a late lunch! We were taking a stroll around Wayne, PA and checking out the local natural baby food store...Neither of us had eaten lunch, so we stopped into a restaurant to get a quick bite. We decided to try the girls in high chairs. The hostess brought out two balloons--which they loved! Here are a few pics of the afternoon:

Daddy holding Ella. We just think this outfit is the cutest!
Ella is still so small, we "padded" her high chair.
Nora, excited about her balloon
Ella, excited about her balloon:
Nora held onto hers most of the meal (as she ate little snacks herself)
Nora liked to pull on the string and watch it bounce

Dont believe me? Here's a video!

Big Girl Bath

Today the girls had their first baths in the big girl tub! We recently got in some bath seats for the tub as they seem to have outgrown the infant tubs (well, Nora has).

Daddy snapped this photo earlier today. This is Ella's new fav expression.
Ella, making out with Shakespeare rubber ducky in the bath
Nora, rounding up the duckies: Shakespeare Duck and Pirate Duck (appropriately)
Nora discovers she can splash the water and gets really into it
Ella, chewing on toys, watching her sis
Big girls is the big girl tub

1.Here's a cute little clip of Ella, keeping herself occupied in the jumper, making her funny face.
2. When Nora first got into the bath, she was very stiff and had difficulty enjoying herself. Then she realized how much fun it is to splash the water and that's all she wanted to do!

Silly Rabbits

Here is a gratuitously cute video of the girls chewing on and playing with their favorite bunny rattles: