Bottoms Up

We interrupt our regularly scheduled "Ashley and Adam Hour" to bring you the latest lakefront wildlife sighting.  

A pair of swans was spotted bottoms up from our living room.  No idea what is so exciting down under, but they were at it for quite a while.  Perhaps they were practicing synchronized swimming for the London 2012 Olympics?  Sunny, a neighborhood dog, tried to take part.

And you thought we gave the babies something to drink....

Paparazzi is Sidelined

As you may have noticed, the paparazzi following Adam and Ashley has been quiet as of late.  Adam and Ashley have caught their first cold.  Boogers aren't photogenic.

Both citizens are in good spirits and eating well despite their illness.  

On another front, our family is thrilled to have Ana join us as an au pair.  She will be living with us this year helping to care for Adam and Ashley, studying at a local university and learning more about American culture.

We'll post our first family photo as soon as the colds clear up. 

Having a Ball!

Adam and Ashley attended the Next Steps Class at Isis.  The babies played in a germ pit -- I mean ball pit -- at the last class. 

Who tangled this?

It wasn't me!

What's going on over there?

month five

Adam and Ashley are five months old!  Today they are sporting the latest in North Face baby clothing.  Not only is this tres chic in the USA, but our night nanny tells us that North Face is all the rage in Nepal. These two are more fashion forward than their parents!

Thought we'd sneak in a few shots of the both Adam and Ashley's "north face".

Love at First Bite?

Not exactly.  The citizens aren't big fans of oatmeal, but they've been willing to try for the past two mornings.  We'll see how this progresses.

First Contact

Today there won't be many captions but there will be many photos.  Adam and Ashley "played" together today.  It was hard to photograph by myself... but you'll be able to appreciate the beauty of the moment.  For the record, Adam has been surprisingly patient with Ashley when she pulls on his hands, feet, mouth, ears, etc.  Enjoy!

Homeschool, Lesson #1

Today we learned about animals and farms.

Don't ask your sister for the answers!

I just saw the answer... right here...

Lessons are over when the students eat the books.

Having Fun at Home

Now that it's cold outside, we're looking for fun ways to keep us occupied inside.  Here's what is popular this week.

resident bookworm

exercise guru

Working Out?

Hard to say if Adam was learning how to sit or if Ilya was working out. 

Ashley is trying to motor around the floor by herself.  She's not getting too far.  Yet.

But both babies were having fun!

Happy New Year!

To start off 2012 on the right foot, Adam and Ashley joined us at the table for dinner.

Mystic Lake Mama baked some fresh bread to go with dinner.  It's a Portugese Broa!  Not sure that it was anything like the real thing.  Our au pair from Brazil is arriving in just two weeks.  She'll let us know if we came close.  If she misses home, maybe this will help?  Or maybe it will make her laugh?

Stay tuned to find out!