Lils sitting up and Luke and Emma hamming it up

Emma wearing the oven mitt - just because.
I wanted her to look at me - but she was trying her hardest to ignore me. Also, notice my floor...that's damage within one hour. What's the point of cleaning?
Apparently they are great picker uppers everywhere else...

She was so excited here she had to try to eat both of her hands.
Luke and Emma rediscovering the cupboards...much to my shagrin.
Emma organizing
Mom, I'm busy...


Air guitar?


Lily is sitting up now pretty well - she can't get to that position yet on her own but she sure does love to not be laying down. However, with that said, she is not a fan of sitting - she wants to be standing. She is trying to stand on her feet and hands, and when placed by the couch, she likes to hold on and stand "on her own."
Luke and Emma are so hilarious. They keep me on my feet and for the most part are pretty fun. However, Luke has to eat all the time and Emma has a fiery temper. I am trying to find a balance between disciplining and not breaking their amazing spirits. I know that may sound like really "liberal" parenting but I just don't want to not allow them to be themselves. I know what I am thinking, I am just not communicating it well.
For me, I am having a really good time doing the gym thing and it's really making me feel like I am important again in life (not that anyone but myself has made me feel that way) Anyway...
Luke and Emma are starting to say a lot more words. Emma is starting to say 3 to 4 word sentences, and Luke is still on about 2 words - but I can tell that in a couple of months my ears are going to be falling off with both of them talking.
Luke is obsessed with his choo choo's now - everything, his choo choo toys, his choo choo back pack, his choo choo shoes, the choo choo movies. The wiggles seem to have fallen to the wayside, but when he gets really excited now he shakes his fingers like them and says "wiggle wiggle wiggle" It's pretty funny.
Emma is starting to pretend she is a mommy. She puts her toys to bed and covers them with blankets. She is now putting her shoes neatly against the wall and closes all the doors that have the kid handles on them. She likes her boundaries (and she sure likes to push them!) She is a very good sharer (most of the time) and really loves her brother and is warming up to Lily. She hasn't really found anything as far as tv goes that she is really obsessed with like Luke. For the most part she kind of just goes along with whatever he wants to watch. But she loves to swim, loves her daddy, loves to read, and she plays by herself very well. She is quite a talker and her personality is so sweet. However, when something happens that she remotely doesn't approve of her personality switches and she loses it completely.
Emma loves to look at the photo album that Aunt Candie made for us in June after they were born and hear the story about Luke and Emma. She is so intense. She has now says, Daddy Mommy Luke Baby Grandpa Char and today I actually heard her say Grandma and then Grammy. I asked her to say it again after Grammy and she wouldn't have any part of it. Oh ya, she says Patt too (Dave's employee) Patt gives her candy - it's an important name to know.
Can't wait to see you guys this weekend...kids are excited too.