Weekend Update

We had a pretty nice weekend. On Friday, Jamie & I went to the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament in Edina. It is a major golf tournament, so it was fun to see all of the big names in women's golf. I even got my picture taken with the Open trophy (see above). Jamie refused to be in the picture. :) The tournament has been held for 62 years, but only 4 times in Minnesota. So it was a pretty unique opportunity. We even got on TV on NBC from a distance in the grandstand on the #14 hole. Pretty cool! Some of the golf shots we saw were just amazing. Hopefully next time the tournament comes to Minnesota, we can bring Olivia & Violet.

Otherwise the weekend was pretty relaxing. The girls are getting so big. They are getting up on their hands & knees now, and rocking back and forth. It won't be long until they are crawling. They also think Roxie is just hilarious. When Roxie is around them, they just sit and watch her and laugh. It is pretty cute.

They also love to be outside. We set them out on the deck last night in their exersaucers, and they just loved it. They were talking up a storm and were happy as can be.

They are also developing some personalities. Olivia has been the more affectionate one lately. She hands out kisses left and right, and always wants to be held or at least be within our sight. Violet is a little more laid back. She is a little more patient but a little less generous with her kisses. Even though they are different, they are both very good girls. We are very blessed.

Baby Food

I spent pretty much all of Sunday making baby food with Jamie's cousin's wife Nicole. It was a lot of fun. We went to the farmer's market the day before and picked up quite a variety of foods for the girls to try. We made some typical foods like peas, green beans, corn, sweet potatoes, red potatoes, pears, peaches and apples. We also made some different foods like asparagus, eggplant, brown rice, avocado, mango and a rhubarb/orange mix. It will be fun to see what they like. I really want to give them a wide variety of foods to eat so they get used to different tastes at a young age.

Last night the girls tried the rhubarb/orange mixed with cereal. Their facial expressions were priceless. They weren't quite sure what to think...but they ate it!

Sisterly Love

Last night, Olivia kept trying to kiss Violet. She would lay a wet one on Violet and then laugh hysterically. It was so funny. I guess she was trying to tell her sister that she loves her! Violet's hair was wet with drool by the time Olivia was done. We learned in daycare the other day that Olivia tries to kiss everyone that comes in the room and plays with her. I guess we will have to watch out for her!!

Violet has discovered a love of bouncing up and down. If you hold her in a standing position, she wants to bounce up and down with her legs. She also goes crazy in the exersaucer. She just learned that there are springs in the saucer so she can bounce all she wants.

The girls are now eating a whole bunch of different baby foods. They've had bananas, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, pears and applesauce. This morning I am going to the farmer's market to get some fresh fruits and vegetables to start making my own baby food. Jamie's cousin's wife is going to help me. It is a beautiful morning here, so it should be fun to walk around the farmers market.