halloween

the girls thought long and hard about what they wanted to be for halloween, and came up with a brilliant idea - sophie would be breanne, and breanne would be sophie. actually, we were just really tired from the preceding couple of busy days, and we took the lazy route. we didn't have to change them into their halloween costumes, and didn't even take any photos. i'm sure next year will be different...

after i posted the bath time photos in the last post, i realized that i forgot the best part- the girls' reactions when they hear the bath water turn on. They stop whatever their doing and take off towards the bathroom. I was waiting in ambush to snap pictures of their excitement as they turn the corner and their suspicions are confirmed that it's bath time.

bath time

within seconds of starting the water in the girls' bathtub, they rush into the bathroom and try to get in. sophie looks like she's gracefully stretching at the barre...here they are pausing briefly from their efforts for some toilet drama......and then back to their desperate attempts to get in the tub

ha ha

they are so happy to play in the tub...

...but then the tantrums and wrestling matches to get them dressed starts soon after bath time is over

pumpkinland

oh yes, we went to pumpkinland for fhe last week. it was jeff's first time, and apparently when we arrived in the parking lot, and he caught a glimpse of how awesome pumpkinland is, he decided he'd do anything to get out of it. luckily, there was a man in the parking lot who needed a spanish speaker, and needed some help getting his truck fixed. jeff said he was going to help out and meet up with us to enjoy pumpkinland when he was done. but of course, we didn't see jeff again until we came out of pumpkinland about an hour later. we should make him go by himself to make up for ditching out. we still had fun without dada

enjoying the swings

having a tantrum after getting off the swings

who's who?

some passport pics of some girls. can you tell who's who?

my all-time favorite passport picture that makes me laugh every time i see it is of my little sis kellie:

speaking of kellie, she took this photo. jeff and i just debated who's who in this one, because they both look like sophie. hmm.

in other news, breanne is walking. she cruises all over the place, and likes kicking her little soccer ball and carrying it around. sophie on the other hand is content just sitting and putting anything inside of anything else - bead necklace in shoe, dominoes in jar, laptop plug into remote control - and has no interest in walking. she'll make a great sweatshop worker some day

who here thinks it's possible to get in shape for the byu alumni soccer game in just 2 weeks? cause apparently jeff does. a week ago it was 'get in shape in 3 weeks', but that was too plausible, so he thought he'd make it a little more interesting and waste a week.

the other washington

we swung by washington for a couple days on our way back to utah to visit jeff's freshman year roommate and his family. no, not the washington with the politicians again, the one with the vampires.

it's hard to keep these two out of trouble when we are away from home. these are their up-to-no-good faces

jeff and breanne checking out the sound in steilacoom

the girls pouting because we wouldn't let them eat the rocks

they didn't give up trying thoughfor once jeff actually took some pictures so the girls won't think they were raised by just daddy gorillas in the mist
while on the trip, sophie mastered the art of the half somersault
she was anxious to show it off to everyone
saturday morning cartoons at the westbrook's. we can't wait til the girls reach the snuggly age like miles

dr westbrook tired from clubbing all night...or being on call or something

sunny autumn in washington. we loved the sunshine, even through it ruined our chances of seeing edward

breanne waiting for the baton

sophie trying to figure out why it's called the evergreen statejeff and ben too busy swinging and chatting to remember the twins
we had a wonderful time catching up with old friends. thanks ben and lynn. if we ever settle down somewhere for more than a few weeks, please come visit

corona del mar, then and now

then...
(4 years ago, when we first started dating)

and now....
(we can't escape the girls - sophie snuck into the picture)

fearless breanne charging the water

exploring the tide pools

sophie went fishing and caught an afternoon snack

breariel

going home after a long day's work

party!

the girls reacting to the happy news that a cousin buddy was born in manhattan today. this is their first cousin born on their jensen side

we can't wait to meet cousin max!

actually, they were just swatting each other with wipes and swimming suits while we were trying to get ready to go swimming. they think they are so funny. it's nice to see them happy after a grumpy week of teething

giggling sophie on the left, and giggling breanne on the right

jeezneylandia

don't worry, the girls aren't dragging their birthday celebrations on for weeks like their dad did...

...they were just lucky enough to be at disneyland today. 4 of jeff's brazilian friends who have spent over a year in utah, are going back to brazil tomorrow. we thought it would be nice for them to see some california on their way out. on the must-see list was "jeezneylandia."

jeff and elmar

rossana and roni taking a photo with a random stranger

aline and mickey

bre was scared of mickey and pluto...and that horse at the petting zoo the other day...and the guy in the dog suit at the latin fest in provo that was giving away balloons...and the carousel horse in manhattan. hmmm. she loved the haunted house and pirates of the caribbean though.

the one year old girls' favorite part of the day : small world

least favorite part of the day: the double baby meltdown in the tiki room, and waiting for dad and friends to be done riding the barfy teacups. you know it's a boring wait when you start eating your feet to pass the time...

we ran into another brazilian family there, and the daughters seemed to like the girls

boa noite and tchau from sophie and breanne in california

birthday weekend

saturday, the girls took their first trip to the thanksgiving point petting zoo. they seemed to like it except for when breanne got really scared, super clingy and cried while sitting on a pony, waiting for the ride to start. she ended up watching sophie ride a pony from the sidelines

jeff and brejeff's mom with sophiemy brother nick and his daughter maddie came. maddie is no longer phased by nick doing stuff like this

two little princesses turned 1 year old today. we celebrated with both of their grandparents, and my brother and his family

bre modeling one of their presents

babies with their grandmas, checking out the cake that aunt amber made

the girls getting their game faces ondon't mess with sophie. she successfully destroyed her cakeopening presents cautiously, since they usually get in trouble for ripping paper apart

the girls' cousins ended up helping them open presentstesting out one of the presents

despite the lack of sleep, lack of free time, the physical toll, and decrease of sanity during this past year, it has been the most joyful year for us, having these two sweet girls in the family. we love them so much, and are excited to watch them continue to grow.

august

so we left jeff in DC at the start of august, and i've been staying at my parents' in lindon since then. finally, after 4 weeks apart, he's coming home tomorrow. the girls will be excited to see their dadadadada again. (i hope they remember who he is. actually, i hope they cry and make him feel bad for being away that long. just kidding. we're proud of you, jeff.) here's how they've kept occupied during their summertime stay at grandma and grandpa moss' place:

eating outside, and being buddies

thinking deep thoughts (probably about cats, toys or bottles) while looking at rainbows

eating grandpa's cat's tail, and pulling out her fur

going for walks with me or grandma, watching horses, and crying when the stroller turns away from the horses

getting sprayed in the face in the little pool

eating corn

watching the lindon days parade with aunt kellie

sophie sitting with grandma, and really getting into the lindon days parade. she cheered really hard for the princesses

lounging in the hammock

almost never leaving their sister's side to conspire, giggle, make messes, get in trouble and destroy things together

nyc

the swanky hotel

jeff's sister brittney was in a film in the latino film festival

breanne's jaw dropped when she saw the birds

sophie was captivated by the marionette man

times square-the girls both had poopy diapers, fyi

the swings are a little scarier in central park at dusk

...but still fun

župnici i mahovina

i am very happy that i got to see a good friend from maryland today. we had many adventures together in croatia, and in the past few years, the opportunities to be able to meet up have been sparse, so it was great to catch up. we managed to be wearing the same shirt in different colors today

now

then

treasury

the fam checking out the treasury with the creepy secretary of treasury portraits on the walls. i wouldn't be surprised if this building is haunted

we went to go visit jeff at the treasury yesterday. yes, the girls had to wear badges too, cause they look like terrorists. the beautiful checkered floors led us to believe that one of the rooms was a sees candies store, but we never found it.

maryland, virginia and delaware

a couple of weeks ago, jeff told us that he wanted to go replace one of his buddies who was finishing up working at the treasury. so, here we are...

jeff at the treasury-he claimed it would be a great learning experience, which sounds noble, but we all know that when he says "learning," he means "learning about tax evasion" from his superiors

sophie after waking up, sees virginia for the first time

watching airplanes, and walking along the potomac. did you know that "potomak" in serbo-croatian means "descendant?" you never know when such trivia will come in handy

we drove out to delaware for the weekend to visit my little bro, and nephew. the girls enjoyed spending the day with their cousin tay

i thought he would get tired and tell me he wanted to go home after 2 seconds of pushing that heavy stroller in the worst humidity i've ever felt...

...but he stuck it out, so that we could make it to...the swings!i wonder if we could save money on diapers, if we put the girls together in one diaper like this:bowers beach, delaware

tay making a mess, throwing sand everywhere. we had him wash off in the water before going back to the rental car

...of course, he had to trip and get his wet hands in the sand, then casually stroll through a huge mud puddle, then pick up some gravel for good measure

zheff, lounging in a chaisevisiting nguyen in arlington

the swing!

you probably think this is just a photo of breanne swinging...

...well, you're wrong! i promise sophie is in that first photo-you can see a little of her leg

who's who? i will be so offended if you can't tell

squealing centaur sophie

a couple of weeks in california

we made it to our second anniversary! we reminisced over in-n-out, a gondola ride in balboa, and yogurtland. the gondola ride was so relaxing, we almost both fell asleep. we commented that it's been about 10 months since we've felt that relaxed.

jeff found this old shirt at his parents house, but since he's so "buff" now, it's kind of tight

the twins took a trip to the santa ana zoo. sophie liked the monkies (that's her with jeff's mom below,) breanne got excited when she saw the eagle, and my favorite was the giant creepy turkey that looked like it was about to explodewe've gone swimming almost every day since we've been here. the girls are experts at being dunked by jeff now

joint birthday party

last week we celebrated (yes, again) jeff's birthday with two of his irvine friends paul and derek, who had their birthdays the day before his.

we did some swimming...

some eating...

and some train riding.

jeff's birthday was on the 19th, and i think we finally finished celebrating it a couple days ago, by checking the last thing off of his birthday wish list: making his favorite egg croissant sandwich. it took us nearly 2 weeks to get all the festivities in, but i think we're finally done!

watchin fireworks

come on jeff, can you look like you're enjoying the fireworks for the photo?

that's better

sophie and jeff watching. jeff needs some acting lessons-he's looking in the wrong direction

what do you get when you cross....
tron with the stay puft marshmallow man?

jeff's birthday and the helmet

happy birthday dada! we are your biggest fans

i actually cropped the babies out of this pic, cause they seem to have been given enough attention on this blog. here's the man of the day with his traditional icecream cake. (next year i'll try to get his face in the pic.)
lucky for the girls, they seem to love icecream cake as much as their dad

you might have noticed breanne's new accessory...

2 days ago she got an orthotic helmet to help her head grow in the back. she was born with a different head shape after spending 8 months smooshed by sophie. yes, it is all sophie's fault. her torticollis exacerbated it because it encouraged her to sleep with her head in the same position all the time, creating a flat spot.

jeff says she looks like a character from "tron" (an 80's movie).

hmmmm...we've noticed some changes since she started wearing her helmet. it seems to transform her into a little monster. here's the day before we got the helmet:

(awww...best buddies)


here's day 2 of wearing the helmet:

hmmm....

also, she's started a pirate/lion growl and started to tease sophie:

we'll blame anything non-angelic that she does on the helmet from now on

sunday morning

ready for church, and looking all grown up. maybe we should've taken a family photo so that jeff and i could be on our blog entitled "Casey and Jeff." or maybe it's just time too give the blog a new title...

i like this one cause they have nearly the same expression, and look eerily similar. i guess that happens from time to time when you have the same DNA. Breanne is on the left, and Sophie is on the right