Where have we been?

I feel like I have been falling behind in my blogging duties the last couple of weeks.  We have been busy, I just am not sure what we have been doing.
Anna Kate and Drew are changing faster than I can keep up. They have each gotten several new teeth over the last couple of weeks.  I am sure they have had a growth spurt.  Luckily for me, it was just in time for season change otherwise, new pants would have been in order for them both. They have started to "chatter" more and will try to repeat words. They also repeat our gestures/mannerisms.  If we whisper, they whisper. If we blow on food because it is hot, they blow on it. They don't miss anything.  One of their favorite toys right now is a set of alphabet books. There are 26 small books for each letter and they love getting them all out (several times a day) and looking at them.  They are able to find several of the specific letter books when we ask them.  They are so smart.  They have started the "dat?" game. They will point at an item and say "dat?" and we have to tell them what it is.  One of Anna Kate's favorites is asking you what everything is on her plate.  Once we have gone through her plate, we go to Drew's (which is the exact same, but that okay).  I love their inquisitiveness and I know they are soaking it all up like a sponge.  I think the harsh reality is starting to slap me in the face set in that they aren't really babies any more.  I still call them "the babies" but they really aren't.  They are little people with an opinion and an imagination, and are becoming more independent every day. 

 I have posted several times about Anna Kate's love for her Crocs.  One night last week Hubert & Katherine kept them so John Clay & I could go out.  Katherine accidentally left her shoes on the railing of her crib when she put her down for bed.  When I went in to check on them after we got home this is what I found.  She put them on herself and on the right feet, might I add.

 I mentioned they like to mimic. Drew loves the vacuum. I hope his love carries through to when he is big enough to run the real vacuum. He has the right "form" and will even move toys out of the way to get in corners.  He has been taking notes!

"Hey, I know you!"  Clean babies after a full day of getting good and dirty outside.