crawling,teething, talking....

It has been a super long time since I've posted a blog. We have been pretty busy lately. The girls are doing very well and have gone through many changes these past few months. Nia has started her new school year at Merryhill. She is now in the Intermediate class. She goes every MWF full days. She had some trouble adjusting to being there full days. She cried the first week because she was not used to taking naps there. Now she is doing just fine and enjoys playing and learning with all her friends. She is FINALLY starting to open up to her teachers, which is great. She has many new songs that she has learned and even makes up her own. Right now she is sooo set on having a birthday party. Everyday she asks if today is her birthday. She really loves birthdays, it doesn't matter whose it is, just as long as there are people around celebrating she is happy. She is already planning her 4th birthday. At first she wanted the Disney Princess theme, now she wants Candyland. We'll see what it will be come December. She's getting smarter and more headstrong by the second. It's amazing how much she remembers. Kevin took her to school today and stayed while they did circle time. They were going over counting in Spanish and he said the only one who counted to ten in Spanish was Nia!! So proud of her.
As for Leia, Oh Boy!!! She is a crawling machine. We constantly have to keep a close eye on her, because once you turn around, she's in a different spot trying to pull herself up. Right now, she's just exploring any and everything. Her teeth are starting to pop out too, so she's been a little fussy lately. She's still the sweetest thing. I really think she is going to walk earlier than Nia. Nia started walking at 11 1/2 months..Leia is already pulling herself up and wanting to stand alone , but she doesn't have the balance thing down yet. She can also wave and clap her hands. I swear she says "Hi!" I think Byron has a video clip of her saying it. :)
We took them to The Picture People last week to get their pics taken, finally! & boy did i work up a sweat trying to get Leia to smile. She didn't even crack a smirk. So many of the pictures were of Nia. WE got a few good shots of them together. Hopefully the next time we go Leia will be more cooperative.
We also went to the SF zoo with May, her sister Lovelehn and Lorenzo. We had a really good time. Nia loved it. She loves animals. WE will be visiting the Sac Zoo tomorrow with Annie and Sabrina. Nia can't wait.
That's about all for now.