Maddie's Date

Maddie had a date yesterday - she and I met up with Tammy and Chace (who is 2 months older than her) and had lunch and went shopping. Chace and Maddie had such a great time. Here is a photo of their date.

Maddie and Chace --- both fast asleep

Happy 3 Months!

Maddie and Katie turned 3 months old yesterday! Boy is time flying. We went for their 3 month check up today and Maddie is weighing in at 10 lbs. 12.5 oz and Katie is at 9 lbs 13 oz. WOW! They sure are growing - still in newborn clothes but they were promoted to size 1 diapers.

Maddie and Katie

Katie

Maddie

Maddie and Katie

Time Out

Lucy put herself in time out today =)

Happy Wednesday!

What a great day for Maddie and Katie today! Toby did a dry run and dropped them at Grandma and Grandpa Pickard's house today to test out the traffic since they start their full time babysitting next week - Toby realized that he needs to leave A LOT earlier =). While they were there Grandma and Grandpa strolled them around the complex in their new red strollers. They had so much fun! I picked up the girls from their house and met Mari and Miya for lunch and shopping at Ala Moana - we had a blast! All 3 girls did great and we are already turning them into little shoppers =) Miya is sooooo cute and so grown up with her first tooth popping out. Although Maddie and Katie slept most of the day, it was fun to see them interact briefly at the Mai Tai bar, where we met Mari's dad, Uncle Tom, for a happy hour drink.

Katie and Maddie at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Miss Miya after eating her first ever bite of yogurt - she liked it!

Mari (with Katie) and I (with Miya and Maddie) at the Mai Tai bar

Katie grabbing her toy in her crib

Maddie grabbing her toys in the crib

Oh Happy Days

Maddie and Katie are doing so great - they are learning to put their hand (Katie) and thumb (Maddie) in their mouths and are starting to grab things (not so fun when it's mommy's hair) - we are so in awe of them every day. Here are some new photos to enjoy.

Katie asleep in her swing with her musical seahorse

Katie all smiles after her bath

Katie sucking on her hand

Maddie all warm in her towel after a bath

A Happy Weekend

On Friday I took the girls to the Royal Hawaiian (for the third time this week) and hung out with Uncle Chris before I had a meeting with Louise, our favorite catering manager. After that, the girls and I joined Aunty Tammy and Chace for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory - YUM! On Saturday the girls hung out at Grandma and Grandpa Pickard's house while Toby and I went to a basketball game at Chaminade. On Sunday I took the girls shopping at Ala Moana with Aunty Heather - we had so much fun!

Katie leaning on Maddie

Maddie and Katie enjoying lounging poolside at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Katie thaks Aunty Heather for the cute bib - she sure got it messy!

Maddie is all smiles

Maddie's Hiccups

Poor Maddie - she always has the hiccups.

Two of a Kind

I'm enjoying my last 6 days at home before I go back to work on February 1. Here are some new photos:

Maddie and Katie in adorable onesies from Aunty Karma

Maddie

Katie is getting better at sitting up in her bumbo

Maddie holding up her head during tummy time

Katie holding up her head during tummy time

A Night on the Town

Maddie and Katie got all dressed up for a night at Ocean House at the Outrigger Reef Hotel. We had dinner with my dear friends Will and Chris and had a wonderful time. Thanks to Aunty Heather for the adorable halter dresses!

Katie and Maddie getting ready

Katie in her full outfit (dress, cardigan and bow)

Maddie, upset, in her full outfit

At dinner with Chris (holding Katie) and Will (holding Maddie) thanks to Uncle Will for the delicious bottle of Moet PINK champagne and to Uncle Chris for carrying Katie during dinner and pushing the strollers.

Back to California

Aunty Aly and Aunty Lauren came to visit one last time before they head back to LA and SF for college. Thanks for visiting, minis! See you in the summer!

Aunty Aly with Madison and Aunty Lauren with Katelyn and Lucy

The new baby

Look who crawled in the carseat today? Silly Lucy!

Back to work for Toby

Toby went back to work on Monday after a 3 week long winter break - we miss him at home and look forward to 4:00 pm when he gets back from work. We had a great winter with lots of visitors - Aunty Jenn (Maile's cousin) was here for 2 weeks and really helped with the girls - she spent a lot of time at the house and out shopping with Maile and the twins. Jenn helped feed, carry, entertain and push the stroller - we miss you! Aunty Darcy and Uncle Alex were here too and we spent a lot of time with them - we miss you guys!

Aunty Darcy with Maddie on her last night in Hawaii - we had dessert at the Pineapple Room

Katie curled up next to Maddie in the bassinet one morning --- too sweet!

My first outing alone with the girls - I went to Manoa Marketplace and went to the post office, Long's, the bank and Safeway (where I convinced a man to take this photo----he thought I was nuts)

We finally got Katie to smile for the camera =)

Lazy Weekend

Maddie and Katie woke up around 9am this morning after sleeping for 6.5 hours - YAY! We had to put them in their bumbos for more pictures. The instructions say that your child should sit in the bumbo when he/she can hold up his/her head on their own. See Katie's picture for why this safety measure is in place...I think she is still a bit too small.

Maddie in her chair with a cute gund bear rattle from Aunty Heather
Katie looking annoyed that I want to keep taking pictures of her. She is so slumped over...when Toby first put her in the bumbo, both of her legs fit in one leg slot---oops!

Bumbos!

Maddie and Katie love their Bumbo Chairs! Thank you Aunty Jenn! We miss you!!!

January so far...

It has been a busy month and it is only the 8th! Time is flying. The girls turned 10 weeks old this past Wednesday and are growing so fast...I go back to work on February 1st and mom and Jerry will become full time babysitters. WOW! Here are some pictures from this month for you to enjoy.

Maddie and Katie in matching pjs thanks to Aunty Sandy Tolentino =0)

We used the Ergo Baby for the first time (thanks Aunty Patsy!) here I am with Maddie in the carrier and Katie in the stroller - Toby took the picture and pushed the shopping cart at Babies R Us.

Katie's turn in the carrier and Maddie in the stroller - we just finished shopping at Target

Katie relaxing in her swing

My mom bought this booster seat for her house---Maddie thinks she is old enough to eat and wanted to sit in it.

The girls are still too small for the bumbo chairs (thanks to Aunty Jenn!) but we gave it a try for fun. Here's Katie trying one of them out.

Maddie wanted to try it too - here she is with mr. rabbit keeping her company (thanks to Aunty Mari for the rabbit!)

Happy New Year!

Happy 2010! We spent New Year's eve with my family until Katie had a crying spell. After that, we went home, calmed her down and then Maddie decided to have a turn. When the clock struck midnight, Maddie was wide awake not wanting to miss a thing while Katie was fast asleep in her swing. We surely rung in the new year with some noise....and champagne.

We enjoyed a wonderful lunch on New Year's day with Rod and family at our favorite Chinese restaurant, Pah Ke. After that, we went with Toby's mom to the temple to receive our new year blessing.

We wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010!

January 1, 2010 - Mommy with Katie and Daddy with Maddie at the temple (thanks to Uncle Derek and Aunty Joce for the cute outfits and Aunty Debbie for the True Religion leggings!)

12:01am on 1/01/10 - our family