Pumpkins and butterflies

 

Three little pumpkins, 2007 Halloween costumes

We took the girls to two pumpkin patch farms today in Half Moon Bay, dressed in their Halloween costumes.  Didn't expect the weather to be so hot, but they still wanted to wear the top half of their costumes, until the sun really started to shine through the fog.  This years pumpkin patch visit was completely different from last year.  Last year, we had 3 little pumpkins, barely walking, who just sat in the middle of the patch (for the most part) and posed for pictures.  This year, we had 3 little, very mobile, very energetic, butterflies fluttering around the entire farm, zigzagging around the pumpkin patches.  Luckily, we went early enough in October, on a weekday, and early in the day before the crowds so that we were able to see where our butterflies were fluttering (or should I say, running) off to.  

22 months old

I can't believe our girls are 22 months old.  That means, 2 more months until they turn 2!  And 3 more months until their baby brother arrives.  They are each showing very different personalities, wanting to be independent, and learning to talk so much, mostly in chinese.  All of them are beginning to say complete sentences, telling mommy, daddy, or their sister what to do.  Or they will just chat away, saying what they are doing.  One day, as I sat down for dinner with them, Sophia said, "I am sitting next to mommy."  Alexandra said, "I am sitting across from mommy." And Hannah said, "I am sitting in front of mommy."  That was exactly how we were seated and all I could say was, "That's absolutely right x3".

Sophia can recite the alphabet from A to G.  She would grab a book with the ABC's and start singing, "A-B-C-D-E-F-G-la-la-la..."

Hannah can sing and dance to the songs we have been learning in music class.

Alexandra can sing and dance to "Ring around the rosy".  I think it's her favorite song right now.  

Right now, they all love the song, "Head, shoulders, knees and toes".  

They also love to dance in circles, wear play jewelry, mimic models they see in magazines, and strike a pose (then ask mommy to take pictures).  They are definitely little girls now and not little babies anymore. (sniff sniff)

We've been taking them to a toddler music class the past few weeks.  It's more of a music exploration class, but it's amazing how fast they learn to recognize the songs, especially when movement is incorporated with the singing.   At home, they have a musical ladybug toy and when they hit the ladybug's back with the stick, they sing, "do-re-mi".