The girls had their 16 month visit with Dr. Knott today and all of the shots that go with - yuck!
Sophia is 21lb 14oz (25% in weight), 30.5" tall (50% in height), and her head is 48.1cm (95%!!). He is very happy with her size. She is right on track with the walking, crawling up and down stairs and eating, and maybe a little behind with speech but it is hard to tell this early. He said lots of kids start talking very quickly once they get going. If she's anything like her mommy she will be a chatterbox in no time! She is also starting to get her canine teeth in - so very soon she will have 16 teeth - I love how when she smiles you just see a big mouthfull of teeth!
Isabella seems to have shrunk since the 12 month visit however, she weighs 19lb 11oz (5% in weight), 29 3/4" tall (25% in height) but her head is 47.3cm (90%!!). He wants us to try to plump her up a little bit since she is a bit of a skinny mini these days. No joke, the Dr. really did order her to eat more ice cream (why can't he be my Dr?!?) and fatty foods. So for dinner we are feeding her cheetos and a peanut butter parfait (just kidding!). He was very impressed with how quickly she learned to crawl and walk, and she is the same as Sophia with speech. She still has her 12 teeth - no signs of any more yet but it's been a few months so we are prepared for more soon.
The paper they gave us that outlines what the girls should be doing at this age states that they should be able to understand and follow directions and help with simple chores around the house - what?! I guess James and I are done doing dishes, laundry and mowing the lawn now that the girls are old enough!
The cutest Bronco fans in Denver!
Their new game is to lay down on pillows with their blankets and pretend they are sleeping. We go "shhhhhhhhh...babies are sleeping be quiet", then they pop up and laugh! 
The Broncos won with a last minute (literally!) touchdown and saved the day!
Where did Sophie go?
Some pictures of our finished pergola - we are thrilled with how great it looks, and we are out there enjoying the space every day that we are home!
The girls playing on the patio
We spent Labor Day weekend in Keystone with Mimi and Papa. We had lots of fun going on a picnic, bike rides to Keystone Lake and River Run Village, swimming in the pool, and taking our bikes up to the top of North Peak (well, technically the bikes were hooked on the back of the Jeep as we drove to the top but hey - it sounds good!) James and Papa also managed to paint most of the ceiling white - although it took one coat of primer plus 3 coats of paint....
We are still following Papa on a crazy road - this time up to the top of North Peak. This is one steep ski run!
Our little princesses having fun playing in the dirt (and of course, since they are girlie girls - with the flowers!)
And finally...the girls learned how to throw pinecones into the creek and they stayed there forever doing it! They were having a lot of fun...
...Back at the condo the girls were hinting that they would like to go swimming :) They were climbing in their floating boats and having a blast!
They both love to push this toy around
Sophia got into Mimi's purse collection - she is such a girly girl and loves to walk around with purses on her shoulder!
