Since Zoe has become such a good sitter- she can now take baths all by herself
What so exciting about that? Well- its nice that she doesn't need a bath seat anymore and now that it is so much easier for her to take a bath- I've been letting her enjoy the tub all to herself. Bathtime is more fun when you don't have to fear your big sister helping you "wash" 
Yesterday Aunt Nancy and I took the girls to meet an Amish family. I only got a few pictures because the Amish don't believe in taking pictures- but here is their farm and I got a picture of one of the new calfs.
It was fun for the girls because they have two little girls there- one is 1 and the other is almost 3. So even though the children spoke only german- Ella and Zoe fit right in. We had lunch with them and then the Amish girls showed Ella how to use their sit-n-spin. Ella showed them how to bang on things and make drums...its fun to see how play transcends language. The girls mom was pregnant and tired- she told me that she fell asleep the day before and the little girls at almost all the cookies she made for our visit. I told her my girls would have done the same thing. I think it was hard for them to understand me having a job and that I'm a doctor- but it was nothing compared to when they asked what my husband did for a living. Saying "computer programmer" didn't mean a thing to them- 
It was really cool to just sit and talk with them. For the first time I think I'm understanding the appeal of their lifestyle. They live by what they need instead of by what they want. You can fill needs but you will never fulfill all your wants. And while that life might just seem to us to be a lot of work- they are happy. I have to say though- the best thing that the mom told me was that "my house isn't usually this messy" Ha- yep- mine too!
After the long drive back home- Aunt Nancy was nice enough to grab some pizza for us.
We let Zoe have her first taste- she got her own crust to hold- she did a great job chewing-such a big girl :)
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