Whoa!

So much has happened since we last blogged! I'll try to keep it short and pictureful!

Josephine began walking 4 months ago and now there is no stopping her! She also has a LOT to say, dances to most music she hears and will make music with anything, anywhere. Her favorite food is hummus - and she will let you know RIGHT where to put it! She can count to 10 and likes to play the shapes iPad app that we have. She can identify many shapes - even ones like trapezoid, hexagon and isosceles triangle! Her love for Elmo has only grown in the last months, and last week she discovered Curious George. She also loves to have her picture taken, and will find any phone or camera, give it to you and say "Picture?"

Dylan is always on the go. He is never in the same place for more than a minute. He likes to jump - on the trampoline, off the couch, onto me, or off the stairs! He is keeping us in shape! He also likes to sneak up the stairs and run around. His favorite food is everything. He eats just about anything and everything you put in front of him. He can count to 20 and likes to sing his ABC's. His favorite things to wear are his Ireland soccer outfit that his Aunt Hope got from Ireland this summer and his Gator jersey that his great-Aunt Marcia and Uncle Bob gave him from Florida. He likes to try and watch TV (he sits on the couch, puts a blanket over himself and holds the remote) - but he is not often successful. He likes to look at himself in the mirror or the "self portrait" mode of Momma's phone camera. His biggest accomplishment in the recent months is being daytime potty trained. 

Here are some photos taken in the last month or so:

A recent trip to the Bronx Zoo...

First carousel ride

First carousel ride

Where to next?

 We had a VERY special encounter in the airport. Aunt Catalina had a layover and we searched for her. After HOURS of searching, we had a very special first meeting!!!

Then our cousin Clay had his 8th birthday party! We were so happy to go and had so much fun

Dylan ate a few apples

Josephine liked to look around

Best part was making Dylan into a toilet paper mummy!

Mommy made him some sporty cupcakes and cake pops. 

Then we headed off to North Carolina to visit Grandma & Dale!

We played in the mall play area

It was super cool

We went to a museum - which was incredible

Josephine could have sat here for hours

Dylan helped to sort the mail

Then we went to the bank

and gave out all the money 

Dylan got to be part of a Jury

Josephine went food shopping

Then practiced medicine.

Better watch out!

Dylan picked "fresh" veggies for dinner

"Emergency Services, Dylan speaking. What is your emergency?"

Just lookin' cute

Ready for school!

And a photo to round out the day at the museum

We left North Carolina and headed south to Florida! It was so great in Florida! We got to see Great-Ruth, and all our family that we haven't seen in a year!

Aunt Marcia read to us

BOTH of us 

Great-Ruth sang 5 little monkeys

Uncle Bob played catch

Aunt Marcia and Uncle Bob have a doggie!

Buddy system!

While in Florida, we went to a Science Museum.

We got to play the drums

And use a crank to make the train run

Outside the Science Museum there was a toddler park

We played and played

And climbed

We also got to see Aunt Jess and Uncle Paul. We saw Danielle too, but we didn't sit long enough for a photo with her! The house was so new and exciting

When we went to Aunt Marcia's house, we swam in her pool.

Getting out of the pool was sad

But lounge chairs are nice

They have a swingset/slide! Josephine climbed up 3/4 of the slide

Oddly, Dylan preferred to climb the ladder

And slide down the slide

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Oh, alright. I'll try

Of course, a picture of the 4

We had to leave Florida - booooooo. When we left, we went back to Grandma & Dale's. Grandma took us to a bouncey place!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
big slide!

I'll go alone!

He's got this

Big things in my way!

SLIDE!

Josephine preferred the soft mats to the bouncy castles.

Through the tube

We didn't only go out, we also stayed in a bit.

And helped Grandma sew.

She made us PJs and a robe EACH!

Then a storm hit...

Momma got a picture of lightening! 

When the storm ended, it was back to playing!

All this playing makes me thirsty!

Then we did a little shopping...

We were very sad when it was time to go home. But after we were home for a week, we got to see our twin friends in Forest Hills!

Here we are, having dinner with Graham and Lillian at the little table. 

Our moms and dads said that they've been putting us on the couch since we were little and taking pictures. So they made us do it again:

L-R: Josephine, Dylan, Lillian, Lily G, Asher, Graham
And here is *almost* all of us.  Eve was sick and Lily didn't stay very long because she missed her sister.