Taking a stand!

     Brett and Emma have been practicing their favorite move...standing! Although they have been doing this for a few weeks now, it is still exciting to them every time they climb onto something. It takes a lot of strength to get those chubby legs off the floor, so why wouldn't they be excited?

     Being able to stand up also means being able to declare nap time OVER as soon as their little hearts desire. 

    Emma seems to have a little more control than Brett. She is good at standing up and getting back down just as easily. Brett, however, often gets "stuck" on things he has pulled himself up on. He then cries until someone rescues him. (Add 'Hero' to my resume.)

   They have also been taking a few steps while holding on to various pieces of furniture. I'm excited for this huge milestone, but it also makes me very nervous! They have taken a few small tumbles and between the both of them, I am going gray a little earlier than expected. 

Disney Trip - Day 2!

     Last weekend's Disney trip was so fun. In case you missed it, we went to Mickey's Halloween Party on Friday night, which was a total blast!

     After a late night at Magic Kingdom, we expected Brett and Emma to be ready for bed as soon as we got to the hotel. Well, we were wrong on that one! Apparently after sleeping through Disney, they were ready to play around 2AM. Not too much fun for us since we were going to breakfast early the next morning. 

     After struggling for some time, we all fell asleep in the hotel bed. Mainly because the hotel cribs were like little baby jail cells and neither Brett or Emma had any interest in sleeping in them. 

                                     This is what I woke up to Saturday morning.

     After admiring my beautiful family I started getting everyone ready for breakfast at Chef Mickey's. 

We were ready for Brett and Emma to meet their first celebrities!

Emma and Mickey!

Emma and Minnie

Emma and Doanld

Emma and Goofy

Brett and Mickey

Brett and Minnie

Brett and Donald

Brett and Pluto

And a family photo!!!

We had such a great time and got a lot of great pictures. Brett and Emma started getting a little cranky and we needed to get them back to the hotel to nap. They took a nice long nap, and then we headed to Downtown Disney for dinner and shopping!

            Our hotel was pretty close to Downtown Disney so we were able to walk over. 

Brett and Emma ready for some shopping!

   

  We shopped for a little while and then decided to get dinner at the T-Rex Cafe. Since Brett loves making pterodactyl noises, he fit right in!

T-Rex greeting us at the entrance.

Really cool bar area.

Brett trying to escape his high chair and squawking like a wild animal!

Emma sitting pretty, waiting for dinner.

Although we were loving the T-Rex Cafe, Brett and Emma were getting so cranky! They were screaming, crying, and ready to leave. So we got some to-go boxes and headed back to the hotel. 

     It turns out B&E were just tired of being cooped up in strollers and high-chairs all day and just wanted to crawl around. So I laid down some sheets and let them crawl around...not like they stayed on the sheets or anything, though!

  

Trying to block them from crawling into the bathroom

A suitcase is no match for Brett!

     Finally it was time for bed and we began our attempt at getting Brett and Emma to sleep. Oh boy...this took a LONG time. Now that they are sitting up so nicely, they love to talk and laugh at each other, even when they should be going to sleep!

But it is a good thing I had my camera handy because look what Mr. Brett did...

Look, Mom...I might stand up!

YAY I did it! Hey, Emma! Look at me!!!

After we FINALLY got them to fall asleep, Brian went down to the hotel bar and got us each a drink. But we both passed out without taking a sip!! It was so sweet of him, though! Maybe the hotel maid enjoyed them??