Guest Blogger (Aunt Cat): Visiting Addy & Lilly

First let me begin by describing how brilliant my nieces are. This morning (and I do mean morning, 5:30 AM to be exact) we were sitting in the family room looking at their flash cards and they have a flashcard that says "BED" with a picture of a bed (I know, very ironic since that is where a person should be at 5:30 AM) and they both said "BALL" and then we went to the next flashcard which says "BIRD" and they both said "BALL." This is evidence that they can read the letter "B" at 11 months and are both ready for MENSA.

Next I have to tell a story that I know will make my brother-in-law cringe;) We took the girls shoe shopping yesterday since I have a need to spoil them. Their mom had them wearing shoes they were a little snug on their feet. So we took Lilly's shoes off and put little pink metallic sneakers on her feet and she flexed and pointed her toes and peered over to admire how cute her feet looked! And Addy did the same thing. They are champion shoppers - they love to shop - we went to two different malls yesterday and they loved it - they were high-fiving salespeople and basically being adorable. They clap all the time, for anything and Addy waves at anything or anyone at pretty much anytime. Lilly is hilarious and keeps saying "WOAH" about every new thing that happens throughout the day. They are little divas though, they do like things done to their specifications! They loved having dinner last night at Uncle Jonathan's un-babyproofed house - they had tons of dangerous electronics and expensive equipment to rifle through!

I know this blog is dedicated to the amazingness of Addy and Lilly but I have to give my sister and Jeremy a massive amount of credit for the amazingness. When I arrived on Wednesday we all sat in the playroom for a little while with Jeremy and Lilly playing the piano and Addy and Aimee playing with toys and it was really hard to figure out who adored who more. Addy & Lilly love their mom and dad and I am pretty certain that Addy and Lilly are so happy and contented because they know how beloved they both are. Alas, there is still tension between me and my favorite brother-in-law who did not exactly take to all the outfits I brought for Addy & Lilly (see pictures below!) and again last night brought up the tragedy that is the electric blue polyester blend Colts jersey and how he was going to retro-fit my gorgeous nieces into one of them. This is obviously unacceptable. Do not fear blogosphere, all is not lost on that front, as I still have one more day here to prevent this impending catastrophe! Please look at these pictures of my beautiful, brilliant diva nieces and tell me if you have ever seen anything cuter in your life;)