I'm 2!!!

So, of course Mother Nature would pick the girls' second birthday to nail us with NINE inches of snow. It was a rough trek getting there, but the party was a smashing success! Thanks to all who helped us celebrate! Here is their yummy cake....
Daddy is showing the girls how to wind the bunnies to make them hop...
My cousin Emily showing Nora how to accessorize with her birthday hat.
The Starr/Charlton clan! Wouldn't be a party without them!

Nana is helping the Nora and Iris properly unpackage their gifts.

Mark and Quinlan playing with iPhone apps

The after-party! Here the girls assemble and play with their toy trains!

Mommy knows what we like - SUNGLASSES! There's no such thing as too many!

Alright! Their new Princess ride-on. Push me, Iris! Mush! Mush!

It's great being two!

March Madness!

Made a trip to Lawrence a while back to visit our "alma mater." Introduced the girls to our old friend, Mr. Jayhawk. We'll be seeing more of him in the weeks to come. Rock chalk!
Here is a beautiful shot of Iris looking all radiant and beautiful - with Nora yelling at us in the background. You just gotta laugh....
And here's our new pasttime - coloring.
Sunglasses - the hottest accessory in the Starr household.
Who loves Youtube more than the wondertwins? Did you know they have Finding Nemo clips AND Old MacDonald sing-a-longs out there? They do.
And this weekend, we discovered the Emerald City - well, it could have been the Emerald City - we hit the motherlode at a playplace for toddlers in Shawnee.
It's called Monkey Bizness. It's the place to see and be seen for the toddler set. In fact, we saw 4 other families we know there!
They even have an art room to color and paint - although the paints managed to all get hidden by the time Nora and Iris made it to the room. Huh. How did that happen?
A great and fun way to enjoy the last weekend until our terrible twos hit!

Dessert with Iris & Nora

The Valentine's Day Massacre

Iris and Nora destroyed these yummy cupcakes our dear friend Marcia Valera made. YUMMY!

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

RIP Yoshi

Last night, our dear friend Yoshi passed away. He was a great cat with a big personality and the house already seems empty without him. We hope he entertains the other cats in Heaven with his mad paper ball-fetching skills. Goodnight, sweet Yoshi! We will all miss you.

JUNKIE

Nora discovers the wonder of chocolate.

Holiday Wrap-Up

Pre-Christmas festivities - during their tea party, Grumpy pretends to eat a piece of plastic cake while Iris and Nora ignore him. Grumpy gets no respect!
Nora and Koffee watch the squirrel as he steals the bird-food for his Holiday feast.
Blue and Iris bully each other over control of the ottoman.
Christmas morning - what did Santa bring Nora??
Oh - looks like Santa brought Daddy a whole lot of white stuff. This won't be the last time he has to shovel us out over the break.

Here's the lovely casa covered in a foot of snow. We got 4 additional inches on top of this and 3.5 are expected tomorrow (1/6). Bah Humbug!
Not everyone hates the snow.......
Cabin fever sets in and the block-stacking marathon commences!
Counting the stars in one of their favorite books.

One of our favorite tricks 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10, YAY!!! Cheering always follows counting in our house.It's all downhill from here, Iris. Daddy introduces her to M&Ms.

Happy New Year from the Starrs!

Grandma Starr comes for Christmas!

Grandma Janie made a visit to the cold North the weekend before Christmas and we were so glad to see her! Iris and Nora love visiting with Grandma! We're VERY interested in opening presents. Grandma feeds us lunch.

Peekaboo!!!!

Grandma gave us the cutest red-headed twin baby dolls. You can't find a more perfect Christmas present than that!

Iris and Nora love the dolls and play with them every day!

Thank you Grandma! We love you and Jessie. Merry Christmas! Ho Ho Ho.