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Birthdays, Tutus and Halloween!

As usual, it's go-go-go for Libby and Mary. Since the last post, Mary hit the two-month mark, Dad turned 34, Mom went back to work, and Libby has taken to speaking Spanish. Most importantly, Mary is two months old and going strong. At her two month check-up, she tipped the scales at 14 lbs. 1o oz. Needless to say, Mary hasn't been missing many meals! She's doing great keeping her head up and making eye contact. According to the doctor, she wants to crawl and she wants to do it now! Probably a little ahead of ourselves, but it won't be long...
Things are going well for Libby, too. She's settled back in to the daycare routine, and she really enjoys time spent outside kicking the soccer ball, playing in the falling leaves and flying kites with Dad. She has also taken to dressing herself (note the tutu). Likewise, her affinity for Dora has started to manifest itself. Every time Libby plays outside, she points up to the sky and says "moon." The other day, when she got outside, she looked up, pointed to where the moon should be and said "la luna." Um, okay. No habla Espaniol!
Libby and Mary really have been getting along very well. Libby still asks for "Sissy" every morning when she wakes up and she still goes to give her a kiss every time she leaves the house or goes upstairs to bed. Unfortunately, Libby has shown a renewed interest in some of what are now Mary's toys. Not the end of the world, but she could use a little work on her sharing skills. We'll get there at some point...
Halloween is right around the corner, and of course the ladies are ready. Libby absolutely loves her lion costume. She has worn it to the park on a few occasions now. The other kids get a kick out of the lion on the swings. It's really pretty funny. Especially when she roars at the kids pointing at her. Mary is obviously oblivious. But she looks cute in her outfits, if not necessarily thrilled.
And did we mention Libby is growing up. Yeah. Last weekend, she decided she wanted to have cereal for breakfast with Mom and Dad. Grown-up cereal. With milk. And she was going to do it all by herself. Dad was pretty much floored. By the next post, she'll have asked to borrow the car!

Sisters!

Sisters!

Although both Yandek Ladies were a bit under the weather, the past week was another good one for the Yandek Family. In what will probably be their only appearance due to size, Libby and Mary broke out the "Big Sister"/"Little Sister" gear. It was very cute, but also very difficult to get the ladies to pose for a picture--Libby was too interested in what was on TV and Mary can only hold the upright position for a few seconds at a time. It's a shame, really, because, as you can see, Libby really did spend a lot of time doing her hair for the photo shoot.

Libby in the pumpkin patch.

On Friday, Libby got to spend a little alone time with Mom and Dad at the Lake Erie Nature Center. There was a pizza dinner, a hay ride that looked fun (Libby wasn't interested), a planetarium show that was probably pretty awesome (Libby wouldn't sit still), fun fall crafts that would have looked great decorating the house (Libby couldn't be bothered), and snakes, opossums, and owls that Libby wanted to hold (Libby wasn't allowed). Despite the minor setbacks, it was a lot of fun. It was good for Mom and Dad to get out of the house and it was good for Libby because it was something new.

Sitting upright...for a second.

The best part about Friday, however, was Libby's reaction when she was in the car with Mom and Dad and realized that Mary wasn't coming with us. She was very concerned that we had forgotten "Sissy." It's pretty clear that Libby is quite attached to her sister. She always asks for her first thing in the morning and whenever she comes home from daycare. Very cute.

"If we concentrate the power of our red-eyed stares, we can control their minds!"

On Saturday, the fam went to pick out pumpkins and other fun fall decorations. Libby enjoyed playing in the pumpkin patch and checking out all the cool fall stuff. Libby and Dad also spent the afternoon playing soccer at the park. Dad is happy to report that Libby is well on her way to earning that DI college scholarship! And finally on Sunday, Libby and Mary went to breakfast with Grammie and Papa for their 35th Anniversary! In all, another great week!

Fun Fall Weekend

Mom, Dad, Libby and Mary dodged rain drops this weekend to take part in some fun Fall activities. On Friday night, Libby got her first taste of a parade, as she got to check out the Rocky River Homecoming parade. She didn't seem overly impressed. She seemed to enjoy running around the grounds of Rocky River High School more than the actual parade. In fact, when some kids threw candy in the crowd, Libby just threw it back. Oh well, she has a good arm, at least!

Mary just spent the time hanging out in her stroller. She decided she would have her fun this weekend in the wee hours of the morning. Mary was pretty much up all night all weekend. Which, of course, is pretty awesome for trying to catch up on sleep.

On Saturday, Libby went to Mapleside to pick apples. She did a great job picking out the perfect bagful. She got up on her tip-toes, picked each apple one at a time, and she even tasted each one! She wanted to be sure there wasn't a band apple in the bunch, so to speak.

Libby also got to check out the bakery and sample some of the cookies and other good stuff to be had. The weather didn't allow for Libby to go on a hay ride or play in the pumpkin patch, but she definitely enjoyed her new fall experiences.