Girly

We hung out at Shar & Trav's last night while Jeff was in class.
The boys were super excited to take a bath at Kapria's house.
But I failed to bring pjs, so this is the result:


hahahahahahahahahahaha
I couldn't stop laughing.
Weston thought it was great; Tave was so mad I put them on. (Do you really think he knows??)
Jeff just about died when he saw them.
And I just laughed some more.

This morning, however, the first thing Weston said to me was
"Mom, I want to put on boy clothes right now."
Your dad would be proud.

Band-aids

We are loving them at our house.

"Superman & Batman got in a fight but now they're all better because they have bandaids" --Weston

Getting Ready

I have finally sort of mastered the art of getting ready with kiddos.
(Getting up and ready before they wake up is always the best...but that doesn't always happen)

Here is my recipe for success:
2 boys + 2 blankies (a must) + 1 big bed + lots of pillows = a grand ol' time & a 'ready' momma.
Throw in something crazy like a pack of wipes and they have a blast.

Seriously. It works every time.

I love how much fun they have together!

Newsboy/Newsgirl Beanies

Fall is the perfect season for these cute newsboy caps.

www.bloomingbutton.etsy.com

I'm also working on changing up the flowers a bit and getting some new colors.
So check back often and feel free to convo me if you are looking for specific color combos!

Under-wear

Tave figured out this cool trick...that underwear make awesome hats. (Weston hasn't worn them yet)
So most mornings now they both run around sporting underwear.
I love having boys!

Walking walking walking

Here is our cute little walking guy.

This first video was taken last week when he decided walking might be kind of cool:

And this second video is just today, he now walks waaaay more than he crawls. He absolutely LOVES it!!

go Tave go!

Weston-isms

Weston is my bud. My little talker. My hilariously funny key to sanity.
I love this kid.
I love his way of thinking and some of the connections he makes that I would never think of.
I love how he is constantly trying to make us laugh because he loves when we are happy.
I love his infectious grin and how he wraps his arm around my neck when he hugs me.
I love when he sings the 'Tarzan' song with me.
I just love him.

He tends to say things reversed or mixed around. Here are some Weston-isms that always make my day. (I refuse to fix them until it becomes a problem.)
They are just too cute:

Me-self = myself
Showguns = gun show (as in showing off your muscles)
Gril = girl
chitken = kitchen
Mowlawner = lawn mower
Pichanze = chimpanzee

Tigar = guitar

(I'll add more as I remember them, he does this all the time!)

Visitors!

My friend, Joy, and her darling daughter, Jocelyn came to visit.

We had so much fun talking, playing, and catching up.

Isn't she a doll?!

Weston hasn't stopped talking about her since they left. He keeps wanting Jocelyn to come back and play!

Thanks for the awesome visit, we sure miss you!!

Weston's First Day of Preschool!

West was SO excited to go to preschool!!

He picked out his entire outfit, let me fix his hair, grabbed his bag and he was ready to go!

He did awesome and had so much fun with his friends. This year is going to be great for him!

I sure love you, kiddo, more than ever!

It's official!!!

This little guys is now walking!!!!
He's been taking 4-5 steps every so often when he felt like it for about a week. He has much preferred crawling and just didn't seem to care.
But today - TODAY walking has become the new crawling!!!
He likes to stand up on his own and walk as far as he can (usually 10-15 steps)
Way to go Tave!!!!!
(video to come soon)

Cream Cheese Pie

I have a request for this recipe and since it is SO delicious, I am sure you would all love to try it as well.

Cream Cheese Pie (from Karen Abreu)

Crust
1 pack (minus 2 pieces) graham crackers
1/4 cup sugar
6 TBS butter

Finely crush graham crackers with a rolling pin. Add sugar. Then mix in melted butter.
Press firmly into a pie pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refridgerate for at least a few hours. (I like to leave it overnight)

Pie Filling
8 oz cream cheese
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla

Soften the cream cheese then mix all ingredients together until creamy. Refridgerate a few hours or overnight.

Pour the cream cheese pie filling into the crust and chill for another hour.

Top with your favorite fresh fruit (a mix of strawberries and raspberries is our favorite) or canned pie filling (cherry is really yummy). Add the fruit when you are ready to serve.

Enjoy!

The Birthday Bash

We celebrated our family's July & August birthdays all-together.
It was fun to have everyone over and each person got to pick their birthday cake of choice. All three of us girls picked the same thing, it's that good. (Cream cheese pie with fruit topping, my mom always had this on her birthday when we were growing up and it finally rubbed off on us!)

It was great to get to celebrate with everyone. The kiddos did so awesome playing together, it was an *almost* perfect family party! *We missed you Dad & Mckenon!!




Shar & I have shown up to several of our last birthday gatherings in matching outfits. Always completely unintentional. (I mean how many twins want to be matchy matchy at our age...yeah, we don't).
This year we showed how much we think alike in the gift.
Yes, we each got the other a scarf. How funny is that?
We got a kick out of it.

With so many adults opening gifts and getting spoiled, we had to have something fun for the kiddos too.
Chels & Robby (Rob's son) made this cool pinata full of treats and toys.
It was a hit.
hahahahahah. I know, I'm so funny.
Seriously, though, it was cute to see the kids get into swinging.
We had a blast!

It was an awesome birthday party!!
Thanks everyone!

Puppy Love

Meet Rogue:

She is my parent's 4-week-old puppy. Her mom died giving birth and none of her siblings survived. My parents and Shawn & Abby have been taking care of her since she was born. Which meant bottle feeding her every two hours. At 3 weeks they started feeding every 4 hours and then at 4 weeks every 6 hours. Crazy how similar she is to a newborn.

The boys absolutely love her (although Tave will want to touch her so badly and then get scared at the last second)
While she's been at our house she has started walking better, started running (well, it's more like galloping, so cute!) and can track movements now with her eyes. She has also discovered her bark. She still sleeps a lot of the day and is the softest, coziest thing to snuggle with while playing a game or watching a movie.
She is just the cutest little ball of fur!

29 years young

Happy Birthday to US!

I love sharing a day with my amazing sister and friend.

Here's to making this last year in our 20's the EST yet! (happiest, funniest, exciting-est, and best)

My birthday was just perfect.

It started out with a sweet kiss from my hubs as he said goodbye. Sadly, it was the first day of school for him, so no sleeping in or taking the day off for me. Instead, I found a gorgeous rose and my birthday cereal waiting on the table downstairs. Great start!!

Me and the boys took our time getting ready and having fun then we headed out to pick up Jamba Juice (of course we had to bring them to the other birthday girl!) and go to the park with Grandma Kare & Kapria.

- Jambas at the park -

Weston gave me his version of the best birthday present ever:

No fighting with Miss K. It was great!

and then Tave gave me his version of the best present ever:
He fell asleep in my arms. (this literally hasn't happened since he was a few weeks old, so I was thrilled)

That night Jeff gave me THE best birthday present ever:

That's right folks, in November we will be headed to the

'So You Think You Can Dance' Concert. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Yeah, I'm still screaming with excitement. You can bet I will be meeting each and every one of them!!!!! Oh I can't wait!

Our good friends watched the boys so we could go out to dinner to celebrate!! (Thanks Steph & Brett!!!)

29 years ago today, this lady started her journey as the best mom ever:

And 29 years later here we are:

It was fun to have family here that we don't normally get to celebrate with! Thanks everyone for a perfect evening!!


When we got home there was a delicious gift sitting on my steps:

Mmm...Cupcake Chic

And of course, I had to blow out a candle:

Thanks to my wonderful hubby and fabulous family and friends for making it so special.

I loved all of your birthday wishes, phone calls, and emails!