It is hard to believe that my babies are now 2!! They are getting so big. They have a huge vocabulary and are slowly learning how to put two words together. Soon they'll be talking in sentences! They still love to climb and play in the dirt as well as shoes and tutus. Very well rounded little girls :)
The morning of their birthday happened to be Trevor's first day of Kindergarten. The girls were up early so we all walked Trevor to the bus. As Trevor was leaving on the bus they kept saying "Bye Bye Trevor" It was so cute! We then loaded them up in the car and followed Trev to his first day of Kindergarten. After that we came home had breakfast played awhile then got dressed and took them to lunch. They had a lot of fun having Mommy and Daddy all to themselves.
After there nap Trevor came home and we played outside and ate dinner out there even though it was cold! We then ate fresh brownies right out of the oven with vanilla ice cream :) They were on a sugar high so bed time came a little later. They loved it when we sang Happy Birthday to them. Hopefully they'll like the attention again at their party.
September 10, 2010
September 2, 2010
Budding Artists for hire
If anyone is need of some redecorating, we have two adorable budding artists for hire. They will redesign your walls, doors, floors, toys. Whatever you want them to do. Just feed them and they will be happy! We guarantee the artwork will be one (two) of a kind!
Earlier in the day as I was cleaning the kitchen and high chairs from the girls rather messy breakfast, (I just started putting milk in their cereal) I noticed the girls running from the toy closet over to our bedroom door. I walked over to see what they were doing. Our bedroom door along with the bathroom door had beautiful artwork all over! I looked a little closer and they had redesigned some toys too.
I had sent Trevor outside a few minutes earlier to play and didn't realize he had left the toy closet open. The girls found the markers and pulled them out of the drawer and went to town. Our white doors now have a splash of color.
We have gotten use to having things a little lower for Trevor to get to them. Now the girls are big enough to reach almost anything in that closet. It has been about a month since we took the gate down that protected the closet if it was left open. Looks like it is time to find a new home for Trev's art supplies :)
Earlier in the day as I was cleaning the kitchen and high chairs from the girls rather messy breakfast, (I just started putting milk in their cereal) I noticed the girls running from the toy closet over to our bedroom door. I walked over to see what they were doing. Our bedroom door along with the bathroom door had beautiful artwork all over! I looked a little closer and they had redesigned some toys too.
I had sent Trevor outside a few minutes earlier to play and didn't realize he had left the toy closet open. The girls found the markers and pulled them out of the drawer and went to town. Our white doors now have a splash of color.
We have gotten use to having things a little lower for Trevor to get to them. Now the girls are big enough to reach almost anything in that closet. It has been about a month since we took the gate down that protected the closet if it was left open. Looks like it is time to find a new home for Trev's art supplies :)
August 31, 2010
August
What a busy month this has been! With Trevor's surgery at the beginning of summer and his recovery for all of June and most of July we didn't do a whole lot. We tried to cram everything in during the month of August. The weather hasn't been all that great either. We have had to "heat waves" this summer. Other wise it has been rather cold.
This month we have gone to baseball games, camping in our back yard (It was in the 90's and no air conditioner in the house!), VBS, lots of parties, made a few trips to the beach, parks and trying to enjoy the outdoors as much as we can before school starts.
Trevor is very excited about school! I hope he feels this way when he is a teenager :) He has made his teacher crafts and pictures. Tomorrow he gets to meet her and give her all his gifts he has made for her. The day of the girls birthday will be a busy one! That is also the day Trevor starts Kindergarten! That afternoon he will have soccer practice and I have a meeting I am suppose to attend. Trevor's friend Caitlyn will be coming over that morning to ride with Trevor on the bus. She is in 3rd grade, so she is an experienced rider :)
This month we have gone to baseball games, camping in our back yard (It was in the 90's and no air conditioner in the house!), VBS, lots of parties, made a few trips to the beach, parks and trying to enjoy the outdoors as much as we can before school starts.
Trevor is very excited about school! I hope he feels this way when he is a teenager :) He has made his teacher crafts and pictures. Tomorrow he gets to meet her and give her all his gifts he has made for her. The day of the girls birthday will be a busy one! That is also the day Trevor starts Kindergarten! That afternoon he will have soccer practice and I have a meeting I am suppose to attend. Trevor's friend Caitlyn will be coming over that morning to ride with Trevor on the bus. She is in 3rd grade, so she is an experienced rider :)
July 29, 2010
Zoo Day!
Scott took the day off so we could all go to the zoo. We left early in the morning so we could be there when it opened at 9:30. We got to Shoreline and Trevor said, "Daddy, the babe doesn't like her milk she spit it out." I reached behind me and touched Allie's hand. It was wet and had milk chunks on it. She threw up in her car seat. Of course the only change of clothes I had was a shirt. She had it everywhere! Thank goodness she took off her shoes and socks prior to this happening.
We got to the zoo, at 9:30, but we had to clean Allie up. Of course the sun was not out this morning like it has been the last few weeks so it was a little chilly. We stripped her of her clothes and put the new shirt and a jacket on her. We then got inside of the zoo and headed for the family restroom. We washed the clothes off and dried them with the hand dryer. She was now good to go :)
The kids had a lot of fun at the zoo. They loved the freedom to walk all over and see the animals. The girls kept pushing each other and giggling. Whenever Allie would stop pushing Kara, Kara would put her hand on her back and say "again, again". They were running and giggling and had everyone smiling at them.
After lunch I gave the girls a cookie while they were still in the stroller. They wanted down but I told them they either gave me the cookie and they could get down, or they could finish it then get down. Kara finished hers right away. Allie on the other hand wanted to save hers but did not want to give it up to me. Finally after seeing her sister have some freedom she shoved the cookie in her mouth. I finally let her out. A few minutes later I noticed her mouth was full. I gave her cheeks a little squeeze and out comes some cookie. She held onto the rest like a little chipmunk. 10 minutes later she spits the whole thing out. So not only is she a little smelly from her earlier episode, but now she is dirty from her cookie sitting in her mouth for 20 minutes!
We enjoyed the rest of the day at the zoo. Once we got home we put the girls right into the bath as Allie really needed it after her excellent adventures today. As soon as they got into the bath Kara pooped in the tub! I got them out right away, then Allie proceeded to go to the kitchen and pee on the tile in there. Finally we got them back in the tub and cleaned. Of course they went outside to play in the dirt... What a day!
We got to the zoo, at 9:30, but we had to clean Allie up. Of course the sun was not out this morning like it has been the last few weeks so it was a little chilly. We stripped her of her clothes and put the new shirt and a jacket on her. We then got inside of the zoo and headed for the family restroom. We washed the clothes off and dried them with the hand dryer. She was now good to go :)
The kids had a lot of fun at the zoo. They loved the freedom to walk all over and see the animals. The girls kept pushing each other and giggling. Whenever Allie would stop pushing Kara, Kara would put her hand on her back and say "again, again". They were running and giggling and had everyone smiling at them.
After lunch I gave the girls a cookie while they were still in the stroller. They wanted down but I told them they either gave me the cookie and they could get down, or they could finish it then get down. Kara finished hers right away. Allie on the other hand wanted to save hers but did not want to give it up to me. Finally after seeing her sister have some freedom she shoved the cookie in her mouth. I finally let her out. A few minutes later I noticed her mouth was full. I gave her cheeks a little squeeze and out comes some cookie. She held onto the rest like a little chipmunk. 10 minutes later she spits the whole thing out. So not only is she a little smelly from her earlier episode, but now she is dirty from her cookie sitting in her mouth for 20 minutes!
We enjoyed the rest of the day at the zoo. Once we got home we put the girls right into the bath as Allie really needed it after her excellent adventures today. As soon as they got into the bath Kara pooped in the tub! I got them out right away, then Allie proceeded to go to the kitchen and pee on the tile in there. Finally we got them back in the tub and cleaned. Of course they went outside to play in the dirt... What a day!
July 28, 2010
Extreme Sports... Toddler Style!
For the first event we have the potty chair standoff. Whoever can get their potty chair on the kitchen chair and stand on top of the potty chair wins.
And the winner is... Kara!
Our second event involves a shelving system in the bedroom closet. Whoever can stand on the shelves and reach the books (almost 4' off the ground) and successfully get one book down without being stuck or falling off wins.
And the winner is... Allie!
We are tied at the moment. Stay tuned for more from Extreme Sports... Toddler Style!
***DISCLAIMER*** No toddlers were injured or encouraged to do these stunts. They thought it out all on their own. Potty chairs and books have since been moved to a different location after discovering our talented twins.
The potty chair event happened while I was cooking dinner. Trevor started laughing, "hurry mommy, you have to see this!" When I got to the living room (Where the chairs had been kept do to the girls climbing the table and into their high chairs...) Kara was proudly standing on top of her potty chair which was placed on the kitchen chair. Allie's potty was also on top of the chair, but she was still climbing when I found her.
After removing the chairs and potties I went to finish dinner. The girls went into their room. There isn't much in there for them to get into. Or so I thought until I heard the screams. I went in and Kara was stuck on the shelves and couldn't get down. I grabbed Kara turned around and was comforting her. In the meantime Allie thought it would be a great idea to try and climb the shelves. By the time I seen this and put Kara down Allie had grabbed two books. I removed her and started to remove the books. She tried climbing again... Never a dull moment around here :)
And the winner is... Kara!
Our second event involves a shelving system in the bedroom closet. Whoever can stand on the shelves and reach the books (almost 4' off the ground) and successfully get one book down without being stuck or falling off wins.
And the winner is... Allie!
We are tied at the moment. Stay tuned for more from Extreme Sports... Toddler Style!
***DISCLAIMER*** No toddlers were injured or encouraged to do these stunts. They thought it out all on their own. Potty chairs and books have since been moved to a different location after discovering our talented twins.
The potty chair event happened while I was cooking dinner. Trevor started laughing, "hurry mommy, you have to see this!" When I got to the living room (Where the chairs had been kept do to the girls climbing the table and into their high chairs...) Kara was proudly standing on top of her potty chair which was placed on the kitchen chair. Allie's potty was also on top of the chair, but she was still climbing when I found her.
After removing the chairs and potties I went to finish dinner. The girls went into their room. There isn't much in there for them to get into. Or so I thought until I heard the screams. I went in and Kara was stuck on the shelves and couldn't get down. I grabbed Kara turned around and was comforting her. In the meantime Allie thought it would be a great idea to try and climb the shelves. By the time I seen this and put Kara down Allie had grabbed two books. I removed her and started to remove the books. She tried climbing again... Never a dull moment around here :)
July 26, 2010
Max Bye Bye
Allie has finally said her first two (three) word sentence! She is now saying Max Bye Bye! She pauses about two or three seconds after saying Max then says bye bye right after it! Who knew it would take pet sitting for her to start putting words together :)
July 24, 2010
Bye Bye Max
Max left today. The kids got to hold her one last time before Ryan and Ari took her back home. They spent about 30 minutes holding onto her before we gave her back :) Tonight as I was getting the girls ready for bed they went into Trevor's room chanting, MAX! MAX! But of course she was not in there. They were looking all over the room for her. They are in bed now one of the girls is saying MAX! MAX! while the other one is saying Bye, Bye! They miss her already. Trevor did a great job of feeding and watering her everyday and even helped clean her cage out.
Today I took Trevor bowling for a birthday party. He did so much better than he did last year! He bowled a 116 with no help from me. Of course the bumpers were up :) He got 2 strikes and a spare! He beat most of the older kids too.
We have been busy this summer going to parks, the beach, family night at church, lots of BBQ's. I love this time of year. Soon we'll have to have Trevor start getting to bed a little earlier so he'll be used to it for kindergarten. I hope this next month goes as slow as June did :)
Today I took Trevor bowling for a birthday party. He did so much better than he did last year! He bowled a 116 with no help from me. Of course the bumpers were up :) He got 2 strikes and a spare! He beat most of the older kids too.
We have been busy this summer going to parks, the beach, family night at church, lots of BBQ's. I love this time of year. Soon we'll have to have Trevor start getting to bed a little earlier so he'll be used to it for kindergarten. I hope this next month goes as slow as June did :)
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