HAPPY SIXTEEN MONTH "BIRTHDAY" CHARLOTTE AND JACOB

Charlotte loves her pizza

Pizza party gone wrong - look how clean Jacob is! 

I didn't do it.... 

Jacob and Charlotte love going to the park and on the swings

TFC...TFC...Jacob sporting a TFC toque he put on himself

Jacob LOVES his Fisher-Price Ride and Stride Dinosaur 

Someone has dirty knees....

Where does the time go? I can't believe it is May 1 already. I also can't believe that we have two 16 month olds in our house. The kids are growing so quickly and changing everyday. This month (April 1 to April 30) we have seen Charlotte and Jacob:

• Take more steps independently: While they are not quite walking 100 per cent of the time both Charlotte and Jacob continue to take more steps on their own. They have a steady combination of crawling (when they want to get somewhere fast) and walking (when they want to test out their independence a little more). Both are very proud of themselves when they do test out their walking skills
• Babble more: Words and sounds continue to stream out of Charlotte and Jacob's mouths. Jacob is like a one-man farm when you go through a list of animals and ask him what sounds they make - this month he's added Bah (sheep), ooo ooo eee eee (monkey), and nah (horse) to his list of farm animal sounds and says bye, up, ha (for hockey and he also uses it for hot too), kick and ball (which he also associates with baseball when it's on tv). Charlotte is less into the animal sounds but has added bye, up and yes to her list of words.  
• Help mommy celebrate her birthday: We spent my birthday weekend in Boston. Doyle ran his 9th Boston Marathon on April 16. On the 15 (my actual birthday) the kids, our friend Paul and I ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory while Doyle spent the night at his sister's place near the start of the marathon
• Find a favourite commercial on TV: Charlotte loves the OLG dancing 7's commercial. Everytime it comes on she stops what she's doing focuses on the TV and screetches with glee!
• Find a favourite book: Charlotte loves reading "Zoe's Year" and Jacob enjoyes "The Big Red Barn"
• Learn that what "one" does the "other" must do: The kids are both quite competitive and observant - we have noticed that when one of them sees the other doing something they have to do it too. 
• Continue their love of solid food: Both kids enjoy eating. Their fav foods continue to be cooked broccoli, carrots, green beans, avocado, blueberries, pears, oranges, kiwi, salmon, chicken, pork, steak, chili, pasta, pizza, eggs, toast and mini-go yogurt. There really isn't a food they won't eat - which is great!
• Activities outside of the house: Swimming, walks in the neighbourhood, drop-in play and music at the community centre, Baby Time at the Northern District Library and play dates with Ethan, Jayden and Wesley