November was a really fun month. Gabe and Zara are starting to chatter more and more. Every square truck is a “mailman” and they scream excitedly when they see a bus or a truck. Their vocabulary is growing by the day (tractor, ball, shoe, sock, backpack, diaper (pronounced biaper by Gabe), and many more). Their favorite activity is looking at picture books and pointing to the pictures when you say the words. They also know their body parts and when you ask where their nose is, they stick a finger up it. Even more fun is when you ask where your nose is… better move quickly or you’ll have a finger jammed up your nose! Gabe still chatters more than Zara. He’s still very loud and very high energy. Zara loves to sing along with music and is quite content sitting on the couch or your lap reading a book. They often get into battles about who gets to sit on my lap to read a book. Recently, Gabe started saying “Mama, Mama” and getting the Inside, Outside, Upside, Down book. He knew exactly where in the book you said “Mama Mama I went to town…”. They also love Go Dogs Go and hold their hand up when the dogs are at the red light (stop dog stop). It’s pretty amazing that they know exactly where in the book you say certain words.
This year we spent Thanksgiving in Seattle. We recently joined a club that has a Thanksgiving dinner. It was a great meal and the kids were awesome. They ate a ton and didn’t make a peep. I love being able to take them out to restaurants and have people comment on their good behavior!
View our November 2011 photos.