We uploaded some new photos and videos today. Mommy and Daddy even have some new photos in their gallery from their Holiday Party (including the toys for the Pappas kids) and Mommy’s work party.

We’ll try to get some video up of the babies walking as soon as possible!

Not to be outdone, Yaya has begun to be able to take steps on her own with nothing to hold onto also. It’s very neat how the girls tend to learn from each other and there’s never more than a couple days between their major milestones! 🙂

Today Mimi took some of her first steps all by herself with no help and nothing to hold onto! She can take about 3-5 steps on her own before she loses her balance. It is an AMAZING sight to see a baby start to walk for the first time! 🙂

But, now we gotta make sure all our cabinets are baby-proofed!

Mommy and Daddy had their Holiday Party tonight with a bunch of their friends. They had everybody bring a present for the homeless kids at the Pappas school here in Phoenix – they collected over 50+ presents and delivered them to the kids (who enjoyed them very much!). We tried to stay up through the whole party, but we got tired and fussy and had to go home with Nana and Tata. 🙁 But, we had lots of treats before we left!

Today we’re 10 months old! Only two more months ’til out 1 year birthday! We’re so excited we could scream! Speaking of scream – we hope there’s lots of ice cream at our party that day – we love that stuff!

One highlight from this month is that Yaya now likes to play peek-a-boo – she’ll play with objects by ducking below them or by bringing cloth things over her head and then pulling them down. Mimi is starting to stand by herself without holding onto anything.

Sorry it’s been so long since we updated, but there’s now a large amount of new pictures in almost all galleries. The Group, Mia, and Yasmine galleries all have new pictures going all the way back to Halloween and up through Thanksgiving. The Mom and Dad gallery also has some new pics – these are mostly of the house including Noel’s Christmas Decorations Extravaganza! Make sure to go back through a few pages as most of the updates are more than a page’s worth of pictures.

Not the pilgrims’ 1st Thanksgiving, but the twins’ first Thanksgiving! Today, we had Nana and Tata and Grandma come over for a Thanksgiving feast! The girls enjoyed mashed potatoes, yams, and stuffing as well as lots of pumpkin pie! 🙂

Today, Mia was also able to stand on her own for about 10-15 seconds!

Today was our 9 month doctor’s appointment. Mia is now 17lbs while Yasmine is tipping the scales at 18.5lbs! The girls have now basically tripled their birth weight! They’re growing SO FAST!!! 🙂

Today we had a fun family day at the zoo! We saw all kinds of animals including giraffes, bighorn sheep, lions, tigers, bears (oh my!), tortoises, leaopards, birds, monkeys, and lots of others! We can’t wait to go back again when we’re big enough to go to the petting zoo!

There are lots of pictures in the Group gallery!

Today we turned 9 months old! We’re getting very close to our first birthday now! We’re spending a lot of time crawling around faster than Mommy and Daddy can walk, walking around furniture, and babbling on about our day! 🙂