not much to report

things are going pretty well. we are definately are in a routine, which is great. the girls are doing amazing. Juneau has become so communicative the last couple of weeks. She knows a couple of baby signs, which she has been doing great with. She knows how to say "eat", "more", "all done", she also blows kisses, and waves hi and bye. She is still not walking (and the tendinitis in my elbow from carrying her 23 pounds of chunkiness can't WAIT until she is able to walk), but she is very close. We think it's really funny that her personality is so incredibly similar to Cris'. I don't know if it is because of how much time he spends playing with her, or if it is just her natural personality, but it is already evident that she is going to be sooooo similar to her dada.

Nova continues to be just about the sweetest little thing ever. She is doing great with sitting up. We still can't leave her sitting unattended, but she will sit for a few minutes at a time. She LOVES the jumperoo, and has been going crazy in it. She is still getting up about twice/night, but we are going to start trying some different techniques to decrease that.

I keep wanting to post a picture of our bedroom to show how ridiculous the setup is, but so far i haven't been able to get it clean enough for long enough to actually snap a photo. We have our big bed in the middle of the room, and juneaus crib attached to one side, and Nova's crib attached to the other side, so it is kind of like a little co-sleeper on both sides. It's a pretty good system for now, just because they still need a decent amount of attention in the night, and it's better than having to go all the way to the other room anytime someone spits out their pacifier. I think juneau would be ok in her own room, but Nova still has a ways to go.

we took junebug to the pool the other day, and she had such a fantastic time. i wish i had some pictures. it was actually kind of cold/windy that day (well, i guess if you consider 72 degrees cold!), but she was getting so chilled, and her skin was actually turning blue, but she wanted to play so badly that she kept making her sign for more in spite of being freezing cold! she is putting her face completely in the water for a second or two at a time. she's such a little daredevil.

anyway, what is a post without pictures? here a couple of pictures from sunday. we usually just dress them in tshirts or onesies, but last week they both wore very pretty dresses to church, and they looked so cute i had to take their pictures! This is as close to a sister picture i got the whole day!

Little Miss Photogenic - NovaJo

I bought Juneau this little hat before we even had her referral. it was the very first thing i bought for her. she looks super cute in it, but it is on the small side.

Just for fun we busted out the Ao Dai Cris bought for The Bug in Vietnam. I was nervous it wasn't even going to fit her (seriously, this child is HUGE), but it did, and she looked very cute! She wore it for a total of about 7 minutes, but i did snap a few photos in the mean time.

Finally, I can't resist putting up a little peak of the beach house we will be staying in when the whole gang comes for Christmas! i LOVE family vacations, and it gives me something to look forward to and plan for everyday! I'm already starting the list of all the fun stuff we are going to do. I hope everyone is ready for some serious fun because we are going to have an absolutely amazing Christmas/New Years!

A view from the Lanai

The backyard of the house :)