Activities with The Aunt

Lots of activities when Aunt Manda came to visit: The Children's Museum (membership courtesy of the family--thanks, y'all!), the beach (2x), Wannamaker Park's sprinklers, dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co (in honor of Chance, whom Gracie still calls "Bubba"), etc.

Unfortunately, we also went to the twins' 15-month check-ups/shots (on 7-29). Stats show the babies are still "small," though the doc finds nothing amiss. (When Mommy worriedly asked at the last visit "Is it okay that Gracie is only 5th percentile?" the pediatrician said nonchalantly, "Somebody has to be 5th." Okay, no more worrying.)

*About 3rd percentile for weight: Gracie, 18.5 lbs. and Chance, 19.7 lbs
*About 5-10th per. for height: Gracie, 28.5 in. and Chance, 29.5 in.
(The pediatrician said to just write "big head" after Chance's head circumference because he's in the 50th per. "Lots of brains!" she said. Aunt Manda just calls him "top heavy.")

Playing in the water area at the musuem

"The lighting is just so problematic," Gracie complains as she paints her first masterpiece at the museum, unaware of the accidental "kiss" she also put on her forehead.

Chance says, "I can beat that, Gracie!"

The final art hangs proudly on the refrigerator at home (disgustingly proud parents, eh?).
In the castle at the Children's Museum

At the very fun Wannamaker sprinkler area--see VIDEOS of the kids in the water (that's Gracie in the swim diaper with her back to the camera)--Chance enjoyed "running" up and down a small hill too.