Children's Museum with Grandma

Alex's mom met us at the Children's Museum one morning and we had a great time! Here are a few I snapped that day. These are all in the temporary Playscape area, which is where we spend most of our time. They love everything in there! Trains, balls, big construction truck, sand, slide, you name it! They played with the house/kitchen area this time, and even pretended to feed the baby doll, which I hadn't seen them do yet. (And which was really cute.) We had a fun day! I tried to get a picture of them with Grandma Gina, but they wouldn't hold still for a minute! But she was actually there, I promise. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mother's Day 2013

For Mother's Day, I just wanted what all moms want...a good picture with their kids! :) Not sure we exactly got one, but you can't force toddlers to stay still very long. Alex made me breakfast in bed and had the boys carry in a card from them and my coffee. Great way to start the day! We had lunch at my mom's house and the boys got to play outside. So picking up rocks and pointing at the neighbor's dog were MUCH more important than being in a picture with mommy or grandma! :)

I included a few other random shots. Grandpa pulled/pushed both boys in the yard and they loved that! Alex took a few pictures of my garden one night. (I always forget.) The pinks are my favorite when they're in bloom! And one more shot I made Alex take of us rocking in our chair. :)

"Mom, check out this rock, it's as big as my head!"

Love my crazy boys! :)

Good shot with the grandparents

 

 

 

 

 

Zoo/Gardens Trip

We headed to the zoo again with our friends Christie, Charlotte and Claire. It was another fun day! The boys really enjoy the zoo now and like to get out of the stroller. Luckily it wasn't too crowded so I didn't have to worry too much about them. They like just about everything in the oceans exhibit, and loved pointing to the fish. They really liked the polar bear, which was actually up and moving this time! They cried a little when it was time to walk away. :) They still loved the meerkats, as well, but weren't so sure of the birds. Claire got to feed the lorikeet! We did a quick trip through the plains and saw the giraffe, and then saw the brown bears, which were play fighting each other. That was interesting to see! (At least I hope they were play fighting and not trying to kill each other...)

Then we went to check out the butterflies and the gardens, which I had never been to. It was amazingly beautiful in the gardens; all the tulips were in bloom! I tried to get a few pictures of the boys, but they never hold still. I'm glad I got the ones I did, but I'm depressed that if they would have sat for just a few seconds, I could have gotten some amazing shots! The last shot is how the day really went...them running away and me chasing behind! I can't wait until they will listen and sit still for a picture once and a while...although they are boys and that may never happen! Wish me luck, anyway!

 

 

 

 

The "really, lady? why do we have to sit here?" look.

 

 

Smelling the flowers! Love this one.

 

 

 

Tickling the tulips! Love this of Henry

What the day really looked like for me

Taking Twin Toddlers to the Doctor...

...Is difficult! My friend Ashlyn came with me, but it's hard to have down time in those rooms. As you can see they wanted to play with the roll of paper and pull open every drawer. Plus after you weigh them they have no clothes on! Sigh. I brought some toys that kept them occupied for a while. I already forget their weights, I think 22 1/2 pounds or close for both of them (and this was back close to 16 months). The nurse always talks about how close in weight/height/head size they are...Yup, they're identical! :) And our pediatrician still can't tell them apart, either. The trip was uneventful, they were mostly healthy but we found Henry had an ear infection. We don't go back until their two year appointment...which at this point seems to be approaching rapidly! Whew! :)

Wish I could keep better track of all their milestones, but it's hard to keep up with them! They really do seem to know a lot of words, and they repeat a lot of what we say. They don't really form any sentences yet, but I bet they'll start to put a few words together soon. They're pretty great kids! They still do well in the stroller and in carts when we go to the store and are pretty friendly and social with everyone. (They prefer me and whine the most when I'm around, but play fine once I'm gone! Sometimes Alex actually encourages me to go somewhere since they will play by themselves if I'm not there.) Naps and sleeping are both pretty much the same; they take one nap for usually close to two hours in the afternoon. They have been waking more at night, which I think happens around this age, and they go back to sleep pretty well. I think it's a little harder with it being light so early and for so long in the evening. I will add more if I think of it later but they're healthy, happy boys!