Random stuff I've been meaning to post for a while

These days it is awfully hard to get anything done without "help." It is especially hard to empty or fill the dishwasher, which is what I was trying to do when I took this first picture. The girls kept getting into the dishwasher and so I came up with the ingenious idea of using the stroller to block them from getting into the kitchen. After a bit Ruby was crying her very angry cry and when I checked she was stuck under the stroller, she managed to back out on her own. A little later she made it into the kitchen by pushing the stroller forward a little and slipping in behind it. I fixed that problem by putting the brakes on. The third try she made it all the way under the stroller and into the kitchen. Just look at the very sad face she has. I gave up at that point.

When Cora gets angry she will crawl away and pout. Although she will sometimes pause, look back at you, and scream. This picture was taken one day after she threw a fit that wore her out completely. Her nap didn't last long, though. As you can see Ruby was headed towards Cora as I took the picture and it only took one hit on the head to have Cora screaming again.

I just thought this picture of Cora was too cute not to share. If you look closely you can see her little teeth.

The girls love to push the stroller around the living room. The basket is just the right height for them to hold on to. They will push until they run into something and get frustrated because they can't move anymore.

One day I was in the kitchen and the girls were playing in the living room. When I stepped into the living room to check on them I couldn't find Cora anywhere. There aren't that many places she could have gone because I had all bedroom and bathroom doors closed and the gate was on the stairs. I was getting concerned when I heard a slight noise from under the table where we keep the carseats. This is what I found:
She had gotten stuck and just sat there sucking her fingers until I happened to come along and find her.

Ruby is much easier to find when she gets herself stuck. She doesn't sit quietly and wait. Although, I still had a little trouble finding her the first time she got herself stuck here:
She was crying like mad but I didn't think to look under the crib. I walked right past her and thought it strange that the crying then seemed to be coming from behind me. She goes under there to rescue toys that have been thrown under or dropped from the inside the crib. Other furniture she has gotten stuck under: kitchen chairs, living room chairs, high chairs, and our bed. Basically, anything even remotely tall enough for her to get under. Now that she's walking she doesn't get stuck under furniture quite as frequently, I assume it is because she's not seeing the toys that are under the furniture.