This was the girls’ first time playing in the snow. Okay, it wasn’t really playing since they didn’t move. If they did, they likely would have toppled over head first.

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Here’s some recent pics of the girls decorating themselves. They are rather sick, so we had hoped they’d actually eat the oranges.

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Well, we’ve gotten a little snow and a lot of ice over the last 2 days. One of the things I do not like about the DC area is that there rarely are good snowfalls. Although we rarely get good snow, that doesn’t stop area schools from closing simply for the threat of snow.

Once again, we didn’t really get much snow, but we did get a lot of ice. It was both beautiful and scary at the same time. The beauty was watching the icicles, seeing everything encased in glittery ice. The beauty was hearing the “clinging” of the ice-encased tree branches as they brushed up against each other - reminding me of those glass wind chimes, but this experience could be heard everywhere.

The bad was no power. We were without power all morning, then power was restored for about 5 hours. By 5 o’clock we lost power again and were wondering when we’d get power restored. So, on Valentine’s Day evening, we packed up the girls and went to Bob Evans for some warm food. It was our first warm meal of the day. After dinner, we went to a local motel to see if they had any vacancies and were pet-friendly. Sure they were pet friendly, but they didn’t have any vacancies.

The other “bad” was that we were moderately concerned for our safety. We have a very large pine tree in our front yard, and branches were falling left and right. In fact, our front yard is covered, yet our pine tree looks incredibly bare now. Needless to say, we may have to suck it up and pay to remove the tree.

The good news, however, is that after our visit to the motel, we found that our home did have power. Strange, considering that the homes just across the street had no power. Anyway, we’re safe and sound. It looks like I’ll have to invest in a chain saw so I can remove the debris this weekend.

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It’s been hard to keep up with all that has been going on in the Fay household. The girls are walking all over the place now, although they do walk like Bambi - a bit wobbly. However, walking is more of the norm now than crawling or cruising.

We experienced some wonderful moments recently now that the girls understand the concept of kissing. The girls now love to kiss Mom and Dad - and even more exciting - each other. If we hold the girls, Iz will keep leaning over to give Emmy kiss after kiss on the lips.

It’s these precious moments that can make my week.

On another note, the girls have been playing dress up with Mom. Who looks like our long lost Jamaican daughter?

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The girls love chocolate, but what do they love more - eating it or using it as paint? Grandma Fay would be proud.

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Well, we made it through our first photo with Santa. The line was not as crazy as we thought it might be. The girls were enjoying themselves quite nicely…that is, until they saw Santa for the first time! Here is a nice candid moment from their first encounter with Father Christmas.

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Dear Isabel and Emily,

One year ago today, Mommy and I were first introduced to you. We met Isabel first, and Emily only 2 minutes later. Emily, you even wanted to bite the nurse! You both were so small, but you were (and are) oh so beautiful.

So much has happened over the past year. We’ve learned a lot together. Mommy and I have never before been so tired, so busy trying to keep up with you. You learned to sit up, you crawled, you grew a couple of upper and lower teeth. You learned to eat food and drink on your own. You learned to change your own diapers (I wish!). Just a few weeks ago you were able to stand up and support yourself with nearby furniture.

I’ve told Mommy that I’m a generally happy person, but I’ve never really known what it’s like to experience joy…that was until I met both of you. You both well me up with such joy that I cannot wait to get home from work to see you, to play with you.

Please know that Mommy and I love you very much. Our love is equal towards you both, unwavering. You can count on it. On this day we want you to know how very much we love you. We can’t wait to celebrate many more birthdays with you two.

To everyone reading this: The girls were born on October 27, 2005 and we brought them home on Halloween. One year later, we couldn’t imagine the joy our little ladybug and chick would bring us.

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On Saturday, the family went to Homestead Gardens to attend their annual Fall Festival - games, rides, food, live music, and lots and lots of pumpkins. I’ve included a few photos and short video clips of us taking a pumpkin ride. Enjoy!

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It’s been so much fun watching the girls develop. The girls are now eating table food, which means Mom and Dad are finely cutting food they prepare for themselves. Gone are the days of blending all sorts of food into a liquid form, freezing them in ice cube trays, and then microwaving them when the girls were ready to be fed.

Both girls started out eating anything, but now in the finger food stage, Iz is much more picky - she sticks mainly to vegetables. Em, on the other hand, is two-fisting the food and eats at twice the speed as Iz!

The girls are crawling like crazy. Iz now has her upper teeth coming in.

These are joyous times indeed.

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What a fantastic photo! Catch Emily’s curls and Isabel’s red hair. It’s easy to grab a big photo of this. With appropriate permissions notwithstanding, simply click this image to go to Flickr and then choose different sizes under the “additional information” label. Then choose the size of the photo you’d like to download and click download!

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