The Acrobat

Leah & Abby always love to "borrow" toys from each other. In these photos, Leah was playing with a blue strainer, which in excitement she threw out of the pool. When she tried to retrieve it, Abby thought it looked extremely inviting. She promptly dove for it, which resulted in her doing a hand-stand. She actually held it for several seconds before being returned to safety!

Our Little Escapee

Both Abby and Leah love to escape from the pool when they think nobody is watching. Here are some pics of Leah in action.

Family Photo Time

It is always an experience capturing family photos! Getting everyone (including Ryan) to look at the camera is quite a challenge!

Lazy Days at the Beach

Outer Banks

Today the girls' toes touched the beach for the first time! Along with Nana and Pap, we took the girls to Nags Head in the Outer Banks. They were excellent travelers, but were quite anxious to get out of their car seats! They were a little unsure of the ocean at first and being pummeled by their first wave definitely didn't help! However, as the week went on, the girls grew to love the sand and ocean water. By the end of the week, we had two little sand crabs!

Hollidaysburg Haul

Ryan and I participated in the "Hollidaysburg Haul," a 5K race......A decision that we made on Monday of this week and one that I was regretting about half-way through the race. However, with much rambling and motivation from Ryan, I finished the race.

Leading the pack........well, ok, maybe somewhere in the middle!

The best part of the race!

Katie, Julie, Tiff, Kathy & Ryan

To read about Katie's "Hollidaysburg Haul" story, click here.

Friends

We had playgroup at our house today. The girls love when all of their friends come over to play! The kiddos ate chicken nuggets and smiley fries for lunch......and as you can see, they were a big hit!

Too Tired

I laid the girls down today for their afternoon nap and this is how I found Abby. I'm assuming that she was playing for awhile and then when she was too tired to play anymore, she just feel asleep. Oh...to be that flexible again!

Abigiggles

Abigail often gets the nickname "Abigiggles." I think you'll see why after watching this video clip!

A Star is Born!

Watch out Kenny G.....Introducing Leah Mackenzie! A couple more weeks of practice and she'll be able to join the church praise team!

'Twas The Night Before Steelers

This is a video clip of the girls preparing for a big game day. They, or should I say their daddy, likes them to wear their Steelers' p-jays to bed in hopes of a big win!

PSU Cheerleaders

Always ready for big game days!

How Quickly They Grow

Standing Tall

Just within the past week or two, both Leah and Abby have begun to pull themselves up on everything! They both are so proud of themselves and they love this new view of life!

Groucho Leah

` This is Leah's greatest attempt at making a mean face. She actually makes the face when she gets excited about something. Doesn't she look scary?

Abby's First Chomper

Abby finally got her first tooth today! Just one day after her 8 month birthday.

Computer Savvy

Abby is our quick crawler. She seems to make her way across the room within seconds. Daddy is learning rather quickly to no longer leave his work computer on the floor; otherwise, we are certain that Abby would prescribe some unusual medications for his patients!

"Stolen" Leopard

Leah "stole" this leopard from the church nursery. It is one of her favorite toys. She loves to crawl around the house with it hanging out of her mouth!

Beautiful Smiles!

Sunny Sundays

Chimney Rocks

We took the girls on their first hike up Chimney Rocks today. It was a beautiful day and the girls had a blast!