I think these pictures are so funny! Both girls need a haircut but I can't seem to cut it. I don't know, maybe some of you other mothers understand my emotional dilema, or not. So anyway, my mom told me to put a barrett in their hair. I did that, but then I found one of the barretts in Sidney's mouth, or maybe it was Avery. Who knows. So, it basically boils down to putting the girls hair up in these cut little ponytails. I love it which is funny because I used to ask myself (under my breathe) why women do that to their little girls...now I know. Chris still agrees to my pre-motherhood thought process and removes the ponytails whenever I'm not looking. I thought I'd better take a few pictures before I start to agree with him again.


A close-up of Sidney. She's such a funny little girl. She can be very intense at times and so gentle at others. She melts my heart with her smile. I think she is definately a daddy's girl. It's neat to watch both of their faces light up when he walks into the room. They really think he is something special and they are right.








I'm not really sure what these faces are about. Maybe they are practicing being serious.









Avery is in front and Sid is behind her. Sidney is actually eyeing her sister's ponytail. I had just pushed her hand away from Avery's head before snapping the picture.









Here they are again just having a blast. They love to laugh and once they start they don't stop. They think it's funny to make the same noises as eachother.







Sidney chewing on her feet. Thank goodness she has more flexibility than her father.











I love this picture. Avery is on the left and Sidney on the right. You can tell by their hairline. Avery's come to peak and Sidney's is straight. They will stand here at the front door and watch the outside world. They love to watch people and their pets walk by or the neighborhood kids riding their bikes. They will stand there for long periods of time looking, laughing and talking to eachother.

Life with Sidney and Avery...can it get better? Each stage, though it passes quickly, is so enjoyable it's hard to image what is in store for Chris and I.
Things are getting a bit crazy here at the Shinabery house as Sidney and Avery embark on their first steps. Avery has come to realize that walking is a much more convenient way to travel and today Sidney decided to join her. Both girls are able to take 5-10 steps at a time before they have to pick themselves up and start all over again, but if this is a foreshadowing of their resilience, I imagine they will be able to handle many of life's challenges as they come.


Some of these pictures may appear off center and/or even blurry at times, but I feel like they capture a glimpse of how much fun I get to have each night as I lay on the floor and have these two monkeys crawl all over me. As I look at these two little people I think, really, can it get any better?


That is Sid up top with her blanket and here she is being crazy as I take her picture. Once I get on the floor with them they literally attack you!!! It's a blast as they crawl all over you, dancing and laughing. They get so close, this is how my pictures tend to turn out :)

Look Avery is standing up in the middle of the room! Imagine that! She has Sidney's binki. She seems to want whatever Sidney currently has.

Look! It's Sidney attacking the camera again! She thinks it's sooo funny!!!

Sidney, I'm not sure what this move is, but I think I saw your cousin Taylor do a crazy dance like this once! Ha!!!

Here we are having some more fun. Sidney thought it would be fun to climb into the toy box.

She paused for only a moment to give me a "Top Model" pose. Can you believe this?

Sidney showing off a big grin!
Here they are pausing for a moment to catch their breath. Lately we have been having a few battles of sharing. Unfortunately neither of them understand this sharing concept so we have had a few tears of frustration.
Sidney reading a book. Both girls really love to be read to. They are starting to point at pictures in the book and talk (that's what Chris and I do). It's rather cute.
Avery, just being happy as she always is...

This month the girls turned 10 mos old. Hard to believe, I know. Here are some fun pictures I took to remember that day. As you will notice in my photos, it is getting much more challenging to photo these girls. They only sit still for maybe a half second! Enjoy!

Hi! It was great to hear back from so many of you! Here is the latest...

Unfortunately about a week ago we had to let my Grampy go. My hope is that he is finally happy again reunited with my Granny! This is one of my favorite pictures of him with the girls. Avery is taking a nap in the very arms that rocked me to sleep so many times as a child. Bye Grampy, we love you!

Sid and her Mom!










Avery thought it fun to eat yogart off the highchair tray with no hands!

And here is Avery standing up in the middle of the room. No hands!!!