23 & 24 months

The girls are up to SO much!  They are keeping us on our toes!  This is going to be for 23 & 24 months since somehow I dropped the ball with their 23 month post ( I am just a little busy with these wee ones).  They are both talking up a storm.  Ava still talks more but just in the last month Isabella's vocabulary has really exploded. One of my favorite things that Ava says right now is "Mommy, hold you."  Which means she wants me to pick her up.  Isabella around 23 months was calling Ava only "Bella" like they had the same name or something.  It was very cute but we had no idea why she was doing it.  Just in the last week she has started to call Ava "Ava" but she still refers to her as "Bella" from time to time. :)

They are into everything!!!  I can't leave the room for even a minute without something crazy happening.  Just this morning Ava walked into the bathroom and got the toothpaste out and "tried" to brush her teeth (with toothpaste going everywhere).  They also like to use the stool in the bathroom, pull it to the sink and then run the water & see how much stuff they can throw into it! They also got into my makeup last week and covered themselves in my new mascara....you get the point?!

They love to play with anything that is Isaac's but in the last month have also started to play with their dolls (which are quickly appandoned for a ball or the golf set).  People ask who is more girly and more tom-boyish?  Ava is really into anything that Isaac is so right now she is more tom-boyish.  Isabella likes some of the boy stuff too but really doesn't like to be dirty so she tends to be more girly.  Although, Ava does like wearing things in her hair and anything in our house is turned into a bracelet or necklace by either of them.  Isabella is quick to put the floating bath rings 3 or 4 deep on each arm & has been known to wear the rubber name bands (that go on their drink cups) on her arm like a bracelet for an entire day :)

They seem so loving one moment to each other and the next moment there may be some hitting or biting each other.  I think this is the challenge with twins...they are in exactly the same stage at the same time so I can't talk reason into them.  Isaac I can tell "don't hit your sister" and since he is older he listens and understands what I mean.  These two don't listen yet and it is SO HARD some days.   

They love their snack time and are really into applesauce, raisins, cheese & goldfish crackers.  Isabella LOVES chocolate and Ava really likes just about everything.  Ava is willing to try at least one bite of most foods & today she had some green bell pepper that Daddy was eating.

Isabella has a great laugh!  She can giggle so loud and it so cute.  She is such a cuddler.  At the beginning of 23 months she ONLY wanted to be with Mommy but she has broken out of her shell and will go to a few other people now.  She is still very shy and does not like strangers.  She has just started to try to jump & it's entertaining to see her get a little bit of air, even if it's just 1/64 of an inch.

Ava still ALWAYS has a huge smile and she is so friendly.  She doesn't sit anywhere for long and she is super vocal.

Both of the girls LOVE Isaac so much!  They always want him nearby.  The hour after they go to bed is always a nice break for him...they demand a lot from him somedays too!

These 2 are quite the pair.  We love them so much!  They are both so unique and we can't wait to see what this next year has in store! :)