fam time with sand and surf!

my beach babes

dahlia is able to sleep...well, just about anywhere! - at a loss for where to have her sleep at the beach, our big beach bag came to the rescue - cozy and cute miss nippers (or nappers, in this case)!

of course, after seeing her little sis asleep in the basket, ivy was not to be outdone! in she went soon after miss nippers woke up, but somehow ivy didn't manage to fall asleep in the basket (or anywhere, that is, until she got into the backpack on daddy's back - when her head lolled forward, daddy looked like a two-headed monster walking around cape may!

desperately seeking updates...

above is ivy in her spankin' new pool on our deck - the lil' miss just can't get enough of the summer sun & splashing about in any water! at any rate, i know it has been forever since i posted - i have two cute little excuses, plus the fact that i have been trying to upload video and apparently can't find an easy path on this new computer, so bear with me. in light of recent chiding for not having posted, here are a bunch of photos - some older (near the bottom), some newer. needless to say, we're adoring our two wee girls, and the adjustment from one to two children has been more seamless than we ever dared hope possible! so, i'll post videos as i get a clue, and in the meantime, enjoy these photos! xoxo

my little surfer girls

first kidd family trip to the beach - 6.24.09 - at first ivy was reluctant to so much as touch a toe in the sand, however once daddy tricked her into building a sand castle, she could not be stopped - running up and down the beach and brazenly into the waves (NO fear which provoked MUCH fear in mommy & daddy) - note the feet held precariously above the sand in the shot below!

queen of sand & surf builds her sand palace

dahlia showing her specialty (sleep)...here, asleep in the sling on mama

i had to capture this shot of boo bear in this ridiculous sleeping position!

the wee snoozer...oh my goodness, did she ever sleep a lot (20 hrs/day!!!!) the first few weeks!

ivy and buddy julia at auntie deen deen's going away party

two of the cutest garden gnomes ever

getting some good grandma time in...

aunt brookie sure is a good cuddler!

aunt teresa and dahlia snoodling

wee dahlia with auntie angel...auntie angel giving ivy some sugar

ivy looking way too cute in her sassy "jelly bean" boots as she heads out to shelley's on a rainy day

dahlia all snuggled up with auntie kate

with mommy
with auntie kitty (karen) and cousin mara
with daddy
with auntie heather