Welcome to All Things Annabelle & Pipsqueak

Annabelle Frances Olsen

Born September 30, 2009 at 1:01 pm

She weighed 6lbs 8oz

She measured 20.5" long



Piper James Olsen

Born September 15, 2014

She weighed somewhere in the 6's

She measured just right..... second babies...oops!





Saturday, May 28, 2016

I am ON IT...

So we have really taken on summer break in full swing with the camera clicking.... holy bananas....

First day of summer Saturday Pancakes






I wish this picture was better....while I was cooking Annabelle and Peyton were on Piper duty in the basement.... As she was a starfish on the ground, they gave her a thorough check-up.
She is SO happy when the big girls pay attention to her.  She does WHATEVER they say....!


Post-Breakfast driveway play







And what is in that baby's hand??? A sucker... for reals... and why you ask?!?

Because this adorable, non-speaking, crazy climbing, fearless, silly baby went #2 in the potty today.  She loves one of Annabelle's old Sesame Street potty training books and we read it daily.  For a few weeks she's been going in the bathroom wanting to take her diaper off, etc... but she was always VERY upset about the little seat that goes on the toilet so she doesn't fall in.  I honestly give no effort toward her actually using the potty bc she's still a baby...right??!!  Well,  I should have known better that the girl likes a dangerous challenge...she really lives on the edge....the edge of falling in the toilet.... Regardless.... today, she went in the bathroom, tried to disrobe, then wanted to climb on up, sans toddler seat.  Through bizarro commands...because remember she DOES NOT SPEAK...she climbed on, sat for a few minutes while Annabelle and I joked about her using the potty and then...ta da....Diddle Diddle Dotty, Piper's using the Potty... (a line from the Sesame Street Book).

The little girl did it.  So she got a sucker.
Weird!
20 months old, says Mommy, Daddy, MINE, ish (fish), hsss (horse), Baee (Bailey)
And uses the potty.



The whole family celebrated!

Then later this evening we had a graduation party to attend.  I am wiped from constantly cooking and cleaning, and cooking and cleaning, and cooking and cleaning and cooking and cleaning....so I left the house saying "they will eat there, I'm not packing anything, they will be fine."  Annabelle was fine and ate like a champ.  For dinner tonight Piper had a Capri Sun (gasp) one bite of white bread (ick), one baked bean (yay), a cupcake (eeeek) and half a cookie (oh dear).  Pretty sure Annabelle almost fainted watching this go down!  I think there was a mash up of disbelief, jealousy and general confusion!  Silly second babies... SMH (shaking my head)!

Friday, May 27, 2016

Kindergarten.... CHECK!




The Graduate....


August 2015
May 2016

Notice the "smile-sass" I get these days.... Look at what a baby she was!!
The bangs are a bit long in preparation for the big recital in June!! 
She can't wait!  And neither can I ... but at the same time I'd like time to slow down, just a bit!



Yesterday Piper fell asleep in the stroller... so sweet!






Field Day at school!


The card she made her teacher by herself!  Busy at her desk.
Mrs. Sarich should be proud...these kids soaked it all up...and I think Annabelle is doing a great job writing and spelling!!  




Last School Mass Hosted by Kindergarten



A picture of the entire student body at Mass.
It's such a special place
Such a beautiful place


K's at Mass


I mean.. COME ON!  What more could you want!?


To celebrate the day, we went to the Science Center with AJ!
Annabelle had a ball

Showing off her new shirt from my sweet friend,  Mrs. Chew (Jen)!
Hard to read in the picture
Kindergarten
NAILED IT!



Fingerprint Lab


Looking forward to summer with our FIRST GRADER

SAY WHAAA!

Oh, and a video of Annabelle and Peyton singing Hallelujah at Church...
Adam called in the middle of the song so we only have the first part!

CLICK HERE 


10:46 PM
And now for the after party....

A mom sent this pic of the girls in their empty lockers.....



Peyton and Annabelle blowing out candles on their celebration pie!





End of Kindergarten sleep over!
Sweet girls!
Hope they sleeeeeeeeeep IN!





Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Weekend Fun....

Piper on Piano





Saturday Morning 
Chalk and toys...good times!







Later that day we had a pool party!  Annabelle's school friends and their lovely mother's came over!
The girls stayed up until 9pm watching Frozen
Annabelle said it was the "best night ever"
She slept until 7:30 AM!!!
Foreshadowing a great summer!




The fun new game...
hitch a ride...



Here's a video of them



Park play time with dad!



Friday, May 13, 2016

Friday the 13th..anything but scary...

Friday Francis Park!

After school Annabelle and a few friends went to Francis Park for watermelon, popsicles and some good old park fun!  It was a great end to a great week!


Pippa enjoys the fringe benefits!