We should have known better....

Many thanks to Sugar, Poppa, and Jen Jen.  We loved spending the holiday weekend with y'all.  Great food and great fun.

Yesterday, the girls and I drove down to Houston to meet David for lunch and a park date.  We found a great Tex Mex place with a perfect playground (in the shade) that the girls were really enjoying.   BUT...We had to leave because we had our minds made up that we were going to Hermann Park to ride the choo choo train and feed the ducks.  On the way to the park, we realized we (I) left the stroller in our garage.  Did we turn around and go back to the nice shaded playground, or did we continue to a very large park with two year old twins?  We continued to Hermann Park all the while knowing that meltdowns could be in store.  Not only did it seem like it was the hottest day of the year, but Natalie did not take well to standing in line.  David and I took turns running after her while the line for the train seemed to last forever.  Once we boarded the train, I think the girls' looked up a few times.  Claire was fixated on the nuts/bolts on the seat in front of us.  She spent the entire ride trying to figure out how to unscrew them.  We just kept telling ourselves, "We should have known better".  Can you feel the heat when you look at this pic?

When we got home, we started dinner.  For dessert, we thought the girls would enjoy holding their own yogurt cups while they ate.  We should have known better than to give Natalie a cup of anything without expecting this:

Last but not least, we should have known better than to add Mr. Bubbles to their bath water then turn on the jets.  Actually, the bubbles were a fun way to end the day.

Oh, and I'm so jealous of my girls' eyelashes.  They both have the most beautiful and thick lashes. I can't believe Natalie held still (a miracle) long enough for me to get a pic.

Possibly a future drummer and engineer.....

Uncle Patrick and Eliza were in Louisiana a few weekends ago.  We decided to meet half way between Houston and Baton Rouge just for the day, which wound up being in Lake Charles.  We found a small children's museum that kept the girls wide-eyed.  We learned that Natalie was a natural on the drums.  Honestly, she quickly had the posture and the look of a drummer.  It was so funny to see an almost 2 year old look like she belongs in a band.

Our little engineer, Claire, was kept quite busy.  She is always the one trying to figure out how something works.  She gets this little look (that usually involves her eyebrows) when she is deep in thought.  She is a very determined child and has tons of patience.  We'll just let you guess which parent she takes after.

So....Natalie hoards.  She walks around the house with as many toys as she can fit in her hands.  She tries to bring them to the dinner table.  She'll try to read a book with her blankie, baby doll, handful of goldfish, and a random lego or two.  She never wants to put anything down.  She only wants to add to her collection.  Well, you can guess how the "supermarket" exhibit was for Natalie.  Let's just say, it wasn't easy getting her to let go of this cart.

 

Oh, and here is Claire waiting on her sweet customer and then ringing her up with a little help.

The girls also loved this noodle maze.  I love this pic because of her little legs and feet sticking out at the bottom.

The girls also enjoyed the race car tracks, the iguana, and of course the play area with a tunnel.

Giving Thanks.

The girls are really into mimicking these days.  They love to sing their dolls good night just like mommy and daddy do for them.  We have now moved to booster seats so we can all eat off the same table.  No more high chairs!  Now that they are really increasing their vocabulary by copying mommy and daddy, we have introduced a sweet prayer from our childhood.  Claire is a very determined child of God :)

Memorial Day and the Pool

We've had a big weekend.  We celebrated David's birthday with Sugar and Poppa.  We worked in our yard (which I find relaxing) and then let the girls play in their pool.  Many thanks to Sugar and Poppa.  I felt like I had a mini vacation. It's been so long that I've gotten to sleep in.  I can't thank you enough for the "me time"  and the delicious cheesecake!

Happy Birthday!

Met in 1998
Married in 2006
Twins in 2008
Celebrating David's 30th bday in 2010
Can't wait to see what our 30's hold in store for David (luckily I'm going to stay 29 for another 10 years)....

An Ole Miss Grad

The girls and I embarked on a long trip to Oxford, MS for uncle Patrick's college graduation.  Natalie and I did not make the actual graduation due to a farewell present from their daycare (the stomach flu).  Can you imagine how much I'm going to miss that place?  Anyways, we had a great time visiting with family and friends.




So, I'm now playing around with my new camera and photoshop elements. Here's a picture of Natalie playing with clover flowers, edited with Rita's Coffeshop sun kissed action.  (I'm a newbie in the digital editing world, so I haven't figured out how to edit out Natalie's runny nose :) Anyways, Natalie is not known for her focus.  She is known more as a wildflower in our house.  So, we were shocked to see Natalie and Sarah playing with these flowers for over an hour. 

I'm glad we were able to get a group photo of all the girls. It seems like we are never in the same place.

And here are the grads in the Grove....We're so proud of these two.

Pickles to Giggles photos

Just wanted to share a few photos from our KAMOM (Kingwood Area Mothers of Multiples) photography fundraiser.  All pictures were taken by Pickles to Giggles Photography (love the name).

Claire could have posed for hours.  She sat so still and gave us such sweet smiles.

This is so appropriate since Natalie is such a daddy's girl.