The gate went back up!

The girls have been getting closer to the stairs but tonight Samantha decided to crawl up ALL of them!  Daddy was right behind her the whole time,  

Just a cute one of Allison!

Pushing my big crew!

I love to go for walks with the kids anytime the weather is nice enough.....and they love it too.  All the kids love to look around, Ben talks about everything he sees and then we will stop at the park!  So we had to get a big stroller to fit the big crew.  I get lots of comments from people that pass us...the usual "boy you have your hands full". 

The sun was shining in he girls eyes :)  Ben always worries about  "Allison can't see, or Samantha can't see" when we have the shades down.

The girls watching Ben play at the park.

Ben "the monkey"

The future's so bright, I gotta where shades!

 I don't know about the future, but the playset sure is bright!  We decided Ben wasn't ready for a big swingset yet but I wanted something he and the girls could play/climb on in the backyard for a few years.  The only thing I didn't like about it was the colors.....  It didn't come in any "natural" colors so you might be able to spot it if you fly over our house :)

  

Daddy's project for the weekend! 

All the pieces....Ben figured out what it was when he saw the slide piece!

A little assist from the neighbors.  Guys love these kind of projects :)

All done!!

The 9 month stats are in!

The girls had their 9 month check up this morning all was well!

Allison:
18 lbs 8 oz  25-50%
28 inches  50-75%

Samantha:
20 lbs 3 oz  75%
29 1/4 inches 95%

Yes, Samantha is still tall :)

Independent eaters.... but so messy!!

The girls like to feed themselves, which is awesome, but soooooo messy!  They shovel it into their mouths using both hands :)  Most of the time I can't cut up the food fast enough.  Tonight they had pears, avocado, and cheerios.  This wasn't supposed to be bath night but after they were finished they had avocado everywhere including in their hair!  They were much dirtier than the pictures below show :)  I am treating the green stains on their shirt sleeves now and the highchairs were scrubbed down as well!