Hugs from Emmerson

8 months old already!

Chompers

Check out those teeth!

GrosgrainStore.com Grand Opening & Giftcard Giveaway!!!!!!!!

GrosgrainStore.com Grand Opening & Giftcard Giveaway!!!!!!!!:
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Swingers

They can fit in the swings now! They weren't actually laughing, but we think they liked it. Next up: The Zoo!

Our New First Family

Aren't they beautiful! It will be so nice to have someone we can be proud of in the White House, someone who will be respected internationally. I am so excited about the positive changes he will bring to our country and the world. Congratulations President Obama!!!

Twin Tub Time

Trick or Treat!

We took the girls trick-or-treating to four of our neighbors houses last night. We scored a lot of candy and even some Satsuma oranges. I had forgotten how great trick-or-treating is! Thomas and Diana came to visit for the night. It was so good to see them. Here are some pictures.

Photo Shoot

When I visited in Humboldt, I won a silent auction bid for a photo shoot. We were able to do the shoot while I was there and the results are in. If you want to see them go to http://www.collages.net/. You can log in using my username tricia and password 16061. You also have to enter my email address: triciabrownfield2002@yahoo.com I'm having a hard time choosing...

GROSGRAIN MINI STORE OPENING NOVEMBER 6!!!! AND BIG PREVIEW GIVEAWAY!!!!

these are so cute! I want one for myself too!
GROSGRAIN MINI STORE OPENING NOVEMBER 6!!!! AND BIG PREVIEW GIVEAWAY!!!!

The Goldfish

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Down in Mexico

I had a dream last night that Fiona had a mouthful of teeth. I must be feeling guilty about not knowing Isla's teeth had started to come in.

I'm trying to adjust our flights to Mexico for Thanksgiving to make them work a bit better with our schedules and am getting pretty frustrated. I have 49,000 United SkyMiles and can't afford a ticket from Sacramento to LA! I am so going to cut up my SkyMiles credit card! I know that these aren't really problems as I am so grateful that we even get to go to Mexico. Gosh, I can't wait!!! Look at that pool! I wonder if I will be able to relax and play Hearts and Scrabble and drink margaritas all day with two little monkeys crawling around.

After all that talk about the girls sleeping through the night, we had a rough one last night. I caved and got them up and nursed them. Oh well, there is always tonight to get back on track.

Peace

It looks like I'm not the only one who gets to relax now that the babies are asleep. Oliver had a trip to the Pet Spa this week for a much needed flea bath and some Frontline. We are all a lot happier now.

The better to bite you with...

Isla has two teeth! I didn't even notice because she hasn't been really fussy at all. Quincy felt her teeth at swim lessons today. What a strange feeling to put your finger in her mouth and actually feel teeth! Especially since I have been expecting them for so long and feeling nothing but gums so often. I was almost afraid to nurse today. Today was our last swim lesson until Spring when they start up again. I'm impressed with how well they do. They can sit on the edge of the pool and fall into the water to us. They don't mind being dunked, and they both seem to be kicking a lot. We are going to miss swim lessons. I think the next thing I want to do is a music class. I love this picture of her on her rocking horse because she loves that thing! It is a new acquisition from Grammy.

It has been a pretty rough week around here. Both the girls and I have been sick with a cold for the past 3 days. I actually called in sick to work on Thursday! The sound of them sniffling is so heartbreaking and Isla actually holds her breath and then gasps for air. The humidifier has been running nonstop and they are thankfully, a lot better.

They are sleeping through the night thanks to a little sleep training (letting them cry at night). I went to visit Stephanie in Humboldt and she said that she finally had to do that for her twins. Then I talked to a friend whose 16 month old still isn't sleeping through the night and she can't do sleep training because she can stand up and throw herself back against the crib and hurt herself. So, I figured now was the time. As difficult as it was the first few nights, I am so so glad we did it. They hardly even wake up now, and if they do it is only Fiona for a few minutes. It is amazing what a few nights of uninterrupted sleep will do for you. Of course, the girls being sick did throw a wrench into it for the past few nights because I can't let them cry when they are sick.

We have a nanny! She started on Wednesday, which wasn't the greatest day to start because they were just getting sick. She is going to tidy up too and I was pretty stunned and impressed when she asked where the mop was! I've never hired anyone to clean my house and it felt kind of strange. Good strange. She didn't actually have time to do too much cleaning this time because the girls only slept for 3o minutes and apparently Fiona cried much of the time. She seemed pretty exhausted when I got home from work. She is speaking Spanish to the girls which I am excited about. She will be coming while Euan is at school, so only on Wednesdays until November when it will be Tuesdays and Fridays.

The girls can both sit up really well and are really thinking about crawling. They are both getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth. They sometimes get enough momentum to jump forward a bit. Today on the changing table, Fiona actually did put one knee forward. It won't be long now until we have to babyproof. In fact, I should probably be starting that now.

They are starting to crack each other up. I put them down on our bed right before bedtime and ran to get my nursing pillow. I could hear them squealing with laughter. I tried to capture it on film. I'm going to see how it turned out and maybe I will post it.