Our 2 yr check up!

We can't believe it's December already! Mommy can't believe it's been two months since she has updated everyone! Before we get down to our recent stats from our doctor's visit, let's go down memory lane from October.

We go to the park almost every day. Here is a pic of us eating our snack. Daddy took us to the park because Mommy was working that day and Gianna was at school.

Cooper, Emmy, Addy, Gabby, and Riley

Halloween was pretty uneventful for us. Mommy didn't want to keep us up past our bedtime to go trick-or-treating. But she promised we could go next year so we are holding her to it!! Gianna had a Harvest Parade at her preschool and dressed up as Belle. She has a blast walking around the courtyard to different classrooms to get goodies and treats! It was Gabby's turn to go out, so mommy brought her in a Halloween Hello Kitty shirt, but mommy forgot to get a picture of her  :(.

 Gianna also had a blast playing soccer this past fall for the first time. Daddy was confused as to why Gianna kept encouraging everyone to take their turn with the soccer ball instead of trying to get it in the goal herself. But by the end of the season, she got her goal in the last game. Mommy and Cooper cheered her on as she dribbled it from mid-field all the way to the goal and finished strong! As promised, if she had made a goal, we went for ice cream after the game  =) Way to go Team Turbo!!

Cooper with his SUPER beanie

Riley

 As the days started to
get cooler, Riley and Cooper started asking to wear their winter hats around the house. Here are a couple of pics of these two little cuties!

Against Mommy's wishes, we decided that WE wanted to start potty training! We don't know why Mommy is having a hard time with this concept. She helped Lola (our Mom's mom) potty train Gianna when she was on strict bedrest with us. So what's the big deal? Why can't we ALL use the potty at the same time? It's really hard for us when someone beats us to the potty and we have to wait til one frees up. We usually have already "gone" by the time we sit down. HOWEVER, Mommy is very proud that we all have gone on the potty at least a few times. Not consistently, but we make it to the potty every once in awhile. We think it's mostly because there are Skittles involved if we go "pee pee in the potty". We think we should be rewarded just for trying and give Mommy a REALLY hard time if we try and there is no candy.

Emmy- A girl's gotta wear her rainboots when trying to pee pee on the potty.

We finally went to see our Dr for our 2yr check up earlier this month. Mommy made our 3yr check up for Sept next year so that we are back on track! Gianna came with us for moral support (and her flu shot.)  Mommy gave us all lollipops prior to getting into the exam room so that we'd take our annual picture without crying. Addy didn't want to be there even with a lollipop and therefore let everyone know how she really felt about the outing.

Gabby, Riley, Gianna, Addy, Cooper, and Emmy

So without further a due, here are our stats! The percentage is us ranked with our peers (not adjusted age).

Gabby- Ht: 2 ft 9.75 ins. (33%)  Wt: 24 lbs 12 oz (16%) 

Likes: Mommy, mommy, mommy, and being hornery. Has a sweet side with siblings, but still likes to hang solo. Hates getting her hair fixed. Also loves sucking her thumb.

 

Riley- Ht: 3ft 1.50 ins. (97%) Wt: 29 lbs (53%)

Likes: Jumping from sofa to bean bag, playing with balls and Duplo blocks, and running down hills.

Addy-2 ft 11.50 ins. (78%) Wt: 24lbs 7 oz (13%)

Likes: Rough-housing with brothers and sisters, climbing up the gate, and "trying" to take care of Gabby and Emmy. Will tolerate getting her hair fixed occasionally.

Cooper- Ht: 3ft 0.50 ins. (87%)  Wt: 29lbs 4oz (56%)

Likes: Being a "big helper", watching "Thomas the Train", going in the car, and running down hills. Wants his hair fixed when girls get theirs done.

Emerson- Ht: 2ft 9 ins (17%) Wt: 22lbs 8oz (2%)

Likes: Playing with Gianna, climbing the outside of staircase, laughing like a "monster", and mommy, mommy, mommy. Loves getting her hair fixed.

We all got to go to Gianna's Christmas program. She did a great job with her speaking part and songs that she sang with her Duck class!

Gianna and Emmy went on a special lunch date with Mommy, Ms. Sheila, and her husband Mr. Mike.

We had a great time!

This is what has been going on lately with GRACE plus One =) We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!