Smiles and whimsical moments

Inessa

Bryna

At four months old, Inessa and Bryna are smiling now! If you are lucky, they greet you with a grin. And I wish I could wake with as much giddy happiness as they both do in the mornings. The last few weeks have brought some of this fun:

Inessa grinning

Bryna grinning

Bryna smirking

Inessa 

Inessa thinking about Hubble cat

Bryna watching us in the kitchen

And there is still some far too much of this:

Bryna

Inessa

Now that they are looking at things, they can appreciate playtime.

Bryna

Zach and Bryna

Bryna and Inessa, a little more than 10 lbs each at 4 months old.

Inessa and Bryna, alert in the morning, doing slug impressions

And they are even starting to grab things with their hands!

Bryna

Bryna's hand grasping my necklace

Inessa and Bryna in the sunlight

Inessa

It's a challenge to transport them, but they still look darling in their carseats.

Getting in the carseat is scary. The pacifier helps to comfort Bryna.

Inessa in her snowflake sleeper excited and a little nervous about going somewhere.

Changing Bryna's diaper in the back of the Subaru during an outing.

The girls like the cats and the cats like the girls. Inessa and Hubble especially.

Inessa and Hubble

Both twins really love bath time.

Bryna in the kitchen sink

Twin baths, a great idea! (Inessa on right)

Zach drying Bryna after bath. No one likes getting out of the bath!

Baptism day

Katie holding Bryna

There is no need to rush time with our girls. Every day with them is a day to make memorable moments together. 

A few whimsical things I hope to do with my daughters: 

(a list I scrawled in barely readable print in my sleep-deprived, terrified, blue blur the week I brought them home from the hospital. Because when you are feeling defeated, you need something to look forward to.)

Dance

Read to them

Hug them

Star gaze

Lay in the grass and watch clouds

Paint, draw, crafts

Play with the cats

Relax together

Swim

Have a deep or challenging conversation (yes, I do look forward to that)

Festivals, fairs, museums

Travel, road trip, train, especially to our favorite places like the national parks and Disneyland

Make music together

Drive in movies

Teach them to take photos

Answer "why?" and ask "why?"

Make forts and tents

Build sandcastles 

Roast s'mores

Watch fireworks

Trick or Treat

Let them see my flaws and strengths