Les bonhommes de neige, et ce n'est pas un blague du premier avril…

Well, the weather has been "pourri" here--all rain and snow and chilliness. On Saturday night, we got six inches of snow. Chloe and I were driving through it the next day, passing snowmen everywhere, when I asked if she wanted to build a snowman when we got home. She said no, because, "She wants it to turn summer." My thoughts exactly...

To escape the cold rain, we went to a new story hour today with our pals Kristen and Sophie. It was insanely packed--mamas and kids everywhere. The story was impossible to hear, but Chloe was excited to see a real fireman! That explains the chaos! Still, he gave out fire hats to all the kids, so Chloe was delighted.

Other than that, with this weather, it has been a lot of playing inside for us. We need to get creative with new games. The picture above is of Chloe's new one: fixing Margot's "hair." As you can see, Margot just wants to read her "boo." She still says "boo" (book), "ba" (ball), and "more"all the time, but she throws a mama and even a papa in there every so often for good measure. The other day, I thought I heard "hi" again, too.

Now the girls are napping, and I am making a big pot of soup to warm the house and our souls.

Margot sait ce que elle veut.

We've had wonderful weather here, and the girls have enjoyed being outside again after the long winter. We went to the park on Tuesday (it was 70F). Margot loved swinging. She laughed hysterically the whole time. I'll try to get a picture of it next time we go.

Margot is saying "boo" for book and "ba" for ball. She seems to be picking up words more quickly than Chloe did at this age. I am sure that is partially due to Chloe, who talks all the time.

Another cute Margot thing: when I put her finger food in front of her, she picks out what she doesn't want and throws it on the floor before eating what she does want. It is funny to see her little personality developing.

Chloe has a fixation on time lately, telling me that she will do something in 14 minutes, for example. If I ask her what time it is out of the blue, she always has an answer, something like "30 o'clock." She tries to read the clock, too, but just focuses on the minute hand to tell the time for the hour.

Chloe went to a birthday party last Sunday at a "FunWorld"-type place. She liked all of it, except the big air-filled castle where the kids can jump around. She was terrified in there. She loved the smaller version of it, though. Overall, she had a great time with the kids.

Les filles dansent

Margot "talking" to a doll


Chloe sewing on my old sewing machine


Margot's smiles


Chloe laughing

If flickr is looking a little strange lately, it is because I am using my account to hold some pictures for my last master's course: Multimedia Concepts and Authoring Tools. That is also why I haven't had to time to post pictures of the girls, but my parents have uploaded some on their page. I put my favorites above.

Chloe has loved her "big girl" story time at the library; she has one more week left. A few weeks ago, she went to a sock hop, which she adorably calls a "hop sock," and had so much fun dancing with the kids. She showed me a new dance move when she got home: spinning on one foot. Margot has started to dance, too--so sweet. I'll try to get a video of it to post. Margot has been also going through some major teething. Two more popped out last week, and her gums look all swollen. I'm sure more are on the way.