The magic of snow

"Those cars need to scrape the snow off, Mommy!" Louise told me today.

"Why is that, Louise?"

"Because if they don't, the cars will melt, and a big truck will come and scrape them up."

My snow!!

We've had a respectable snowfall in North Carolina. Louise was rather excited. Last night she danced around in the precipitation, shouting "MY snow!!!" This morning, she enjoyed playing in it (until the socks she was wearing on her hands as mittens became sodden and she got cold). She was only mildly disappointed that the snow couldn't be shaped into snowballs - it was still fun to throw. Later in the day, she composed an ode entitled "White Powder" that, while perhaps not destined for a place in musical history, had an earnestness and sweetness that Eric Clapton's similarly titled song lacked.

Charlotte & Claire loved going for a ride in the red wagon in the snow. After we came back inside, Claire paid tribute to Monty Python's "Killer Rabbit" sketch.

Flashback to Christmas

Thanks to Granddad and Little Nan, we just received some video that Granddad took of Charlotte & Claire during their visit in December. Charlotte & Claire are showing the "true" meaning of Christmas for siblings...

More recently, we all went to a "drum party" organized by the Mothers of Multiples today. Louise enjoyed banging on drums and watching a puppet show. Charlotte and Claire have both started to be able to stand whilst holding onto something (a table, Daddy's leg etc). Charlotte is also starting to pull herself up.

Charlotte's newest friend

Charlotte, Claire, & Mummy went to visit Mummy's friend Karen, Karen's friend Susan, and Karen's dog Maggie on Monday. After some initial uncertainty, Charlotte decided that she really liked Maggie. They even kissed each other. Claire enjoyed being held by Karen, who kindly refrained from complaining about her sore back and arms on Tuesday!

Playground fun

We visited our friends Eric and Diana today and Charlotte and Claire got their first experience of the swings. They both enjoyed it a lot, although Claire was a natural with a proper posture in the seat. Charlotte's position was more just hang there and enjoy the ride! Enjoy the video.

Both of them are rolling and crawling (backwards) a little more. Charlotte has managed to get herself in some odd positions (see photo below).