Our Birthday

We're one now! We had a big party on the 16th. Daddy cooked a pig and all our family and friends came. On our birthday, we went to eat supper at Chick-fil-A and then went swimming in Suzanne's pool. We had a really exciting first birthday. We are sure growing fast!

What we've been up to...

It's been a while since a posting, so I thought we were due. My how time flies. The girls have definately become "Little Miss Independents!" They now hold their bottles and go to bed by themselves. There is not even any crying when we lay them down at night. (and sometimes I wish there was so I could hold them one more time before I turn in!) But, this gives me and Keith time to do a few things around the house, although this week the Olympics have our attention and prior to that, we are usually worn out and almost ready for bed too! I am glad the girls have declared this new independence, but it's also an eye opener as to how fast they are growing. Just looking at their first professional pictures takes my breathe away! They still seem so small now, but man, they were TINY! Kayla and Addi do still allow us to give them their night time bottles, but in just a couple of weeks when they strike the big 1, the bottle will be going away as well as my night time cuddle before we sing "Jesus Loves Me" and they go to sleep for the night. You know, cancel that, Momma will always have her nighttime cuddle and song time. (after all it wasn't until I moved out that I stopped my night time cuddle with my Mom, and when we are together, I still try to squeeze that in ;-))

We've been spending a lot more time at home lately because with the hussle and running around of life, we miss quality time with our family...which is by far what matters most. Playing in the floor, outside or whatever we are doing is so much better than being confined to a vehicle or a noisy restaurant. Don't get me wrong, meal times here are noisy, but it is the sole laughter of the 2 most amazing baby girls in the world I hear...and their Father getting tickled at them! Kayla and Addi enjoy their food! And we all play around the house like a bunch of monkeys, but hey, the twins like it when Momma and Daddy crawl with them! Then there are the real entertaining times, but I've said enough (and Keith is waiting for my help!) Enjoy a few pics of us around the house loving our precious, adorable, beautiful, amazing little girls!

"We've got this Mom!" (look how tall they are!)

Kayla getting ready for church on Sunday, she is fine until we leave her in the nursery!

Daddy driving us around the house in the laundry basket!

In Daddy's shoes! (for some reason the girls like to hide their passy in Keith's shoes!)

Pajama party before bedtime!
Stay tuned for their first birthday pics! It is fast approaching!
Tootles!

Twins, meet TJ!

Lindsay, Lee, and TJ came to town this weekend. The twins (and me and Keith) got to meet TJ for the first time! He is precious. As for now, the twins just wanted to grab his face which can be a little dangerous seeing how Addison has brought Keith to his knees in tears twice grabbing his nose (this included blood too). So as from now we will babble from a distance, but imagine how fun it will be when they are chasing each other! Addison and TJ are about the same height and there is a 6 month difference. Makayla has them all beat! She stands "Boss Hog" for now!

Double the Hugs, Double the Love, Double the Mess!

Sunday lunch can be a challenge. The girls have played to their little hearts content for 3 hours, usually with no nap. When we pick them up from the nursery, they are so tired they can barely keep their heads up or eyes open, but first they want to fill their bellies (like we all do!). So this Sunday I decided to do something I have yet to do...pop open a can of Spaghetti O's. I thought I had an idea of how messy this would be, so I took their nice Sunday dresses off so they could have "sensory play" as much as they desire. Oh what a mess! The good news is they like Spaghetti O's. The bad news is we had them from one end to the other, I mean babies and dining room! Right after lunch they had a very early bath. As soon as they were out of the tub, the boster chair trays went in! This is not likely to happen for a while, but it sure made for cute pictures. Enjoy!

2nd cake

For all of you who know about my cake decorating classes...here is my second cake.

Finally! An update!

We've been busy, busy, busy, so I haven't touched this blog since the beginning of May. We have had tons of fun this summer, and I am going to try to get back into this. The girls have been busy swimming, cooking out, going to the park, playing outside, farming and all those fun things. They are the most amazing little things I could ever imagine. Of course this blog would be a mile long if I told you everything we had done, so I will just post a couple of pictures and strive to be better going forward.



Tootles!

Last Saturday we rode Steven's Daddy's horse and buggy to pick strawberries! It was so much fun! We'll write more later...we are busy, busy, busy this week!