Charlotte & Matilda

I had to do a quick little post on this lovely pair of little ladies. Matilda is pretty much Charlotte's best buddy. Robby & I met Hugo, Juanita & Matilda in summer 2009 when the girls were only weeks old. They live around the corner from us & we met them while out walking with our new babies : )

The girls really started playing together more frequently when they were 9-10 months old. Here they are at almost 2! They look so old to me!

They love to hug & kiss each other : )

Charlotte seems to be happiest when somewhat bullying Matilda.....in this photo, it is by sitting on her lap, uninvited. Matilda's smile usually only lasts seconds before she is trying to push Charlotte off. I don't blame her : )

About 5 months ago, Juanita and I started our own little mini Mother's Day Out. We each get 4 hours of free time a week while the other gets to have a blast entertaining or being entertained by Char & Mati. They play really well together for the most part but we do have to help them share on a regular basis.

Charlotte has picked up any spanish she knows from this family. Juanita says that Charlotte can follow most directions in spanish which I think is pretty neat. She refuses to call water "water" & will only call it "agua." In fact, when we pull up to Matilda's house, I say "who lives here?" Charlotte usually says "agua!!" Neither of us taught her that but it cracks us up. She also loves Juanita's cooking. She refuses chicken at our house maybe 75% of the time but always has a perfect eating report when spending time with Matilda.

One other thing these girls have in common is that they love motorcycles. Both Daddies ride motorcycles & both girls wish they could : )

We are so thankful to have this sweet family living so close to us & look forward to watching the girls grow together for as long as we are both here!