Breezy Beach Days

 

In April we went to the Beach house with Preston's parents. His Dad had a case in the middle of the trip and so we traveled to Gulf Shores with his Mom. We decided to split the twins up and I drove Bailey and Preston drove Becky and Gracie. For the first time I had a glimpse of what it was like just to have one toddler in the car instead of two and can I say....peacefulness! Bailey did awesome and I enjoyed my one on one time with him as we talked together. I love having two babies but some things are just easier with one. Our week was very breezy at the beach but the twins did not seem to mind. They were up at around 7:30 each day and by 9:00 they were ready to go out to the Beach. It is quite cold early in the morning in bathing suits during the Springtime at the beach. We would stay out on the beach all day and play various games and such. Preston dug them a huge hole to play in that was right next to their kiddie pool. They loved taking buckets of water from the pool and dumping them into their sand hole. It is amazing what can entertain toddlers for hours! We also played horseshoes, tag, soccer, flew kites and did pretty much everything that you can do in the sand. We would stay out on the beach until lunch time and then the twins would usually watch a movie while Preston and I enjoyed some sun time on the deck. After their movie they would be ready to head back out to the beach and then they could hardly make it through dinner before crashing for the night as they were so tired. We enjoyed great family time together that was stress free and simple. There is definitely something so relaxing about just being at the beach. We are looking forward to more beach fun with our cousins this Summer.

 

Bouncing Birthday

In between our egg hunt and Easter church service we attended the twins cousin, Mary Elizabeth's second Birthday party. Mary Elizabeth received a bouncy house as part of her Birthday and so the twins were very excited to bounce in celebration of their baby cousin turning 2! I think she will always be a baby to them until she outgrows them. They were very sweet to her and made her feel extra special on her big day. Mary Elizabeth had an Elmo themed party and the twins are constantly saying that Elmo is a baby show but on this special day they both put on happy faces and showed their love for Elmo and ME! I love watching these sweet cousins grow bigger together.

 

Bible Stories and Bunnies

Happy Easter 2013

This Easter was a chilly one! We headed early out on Saturday morning to attend a Easter Carnival at Gracie and Baileys new school for next year. I love that this school celebrates the child like joy in Easter as I fully believe that it is possible for children to understand the true meaning of Easter and to also experience the childhood fun of the Easter Bunny and egg hunts. I was actually quite amazed at how much the twins understood about Easter this year as it was a remarkable difference from last year. This year they could fully recount the Easter scripture and they focused on their feelings of sadness that Jesus died and joy about him rising again. Last year their focus was more on how the big rock in front of the tomb went boom when it opened and how the angels said "he is gone, he is gone!" They talked alot about how Jesus died and asked many questions about where Heaven is and why we can not go there and come back. I loved talking with them and answering these sweet questions regarding the foundation of our faith.
Going back to the Easter egg hunt and it being a chilly morning...I kind of felt like that worst mom ever because I did not pack jackets and my kids were freezing. Gracie and Bailey loved jumping in bouncy houses, decorating cookies and finding about a billion eggs! After the egg hunt we headed to our cousin's Mary Elizabeth's Birthday party and then to our Church for Easter services. Pulling into the church the twins fell asleep and we had to wake them up in order to drop them off in their classroom. The next morning we celebrating at home and dyed Easter eggs before going to Grammy's for an Easter dinner with family. We had such a fun time celebrating this Easter and we were all exhausted by the end of the weekend.

Visiting the Easter Bunny

Spring Program on a Chilly Night

 Gracie and Bailey were so excited that Mommy, Daddy and Daddy Bob were coming to their school to listen to them sing at their Spring Performance. The twins practiced all the time at home and at school. Bailey asked me one morning if I could hear them singing at home when they were all the way down the road at school. Last year was their first year in the performance and by the time we got into the church all of the good seats were taken. This year I made sure to arrive early and I did well as I was the first one to arrive and had my pick of the best seat in the house. It was a super cold night for their Spring performance but they looked bright and warm in their sweet yellow outfits. They both did great and I had many teachers compliment me on how Gracie and Bailey really would sing out loud during their practices and performance. I was super proud of my babies on this very special night.

Farmhouse in the City

 

Today we joined our Twin Club for a play date at a place called "Farmhouse in the City" which is located in Roswell. The little house had lots of activities for our kids to enjoy. They started with playing dress up and Bailey was excited to find that they also had boy dress up clothes. I thought it was super sweet when Bailey started handing me items and he said "Mommy you be a princess." The highlight of the day was when they learned about baby bunnies and chickens as they loved cuddling with them. There was also lots of art work with included making jewelery and painting a canvas picture. The Farmhouse was a tight fit with all of our multiples running around but it was a fun day of playing in the city!

 

Happy Clover Day!

 

Happy Clover Day 2013!

"As Gracie and Bailey called it!"