'Daddy, what cha' doin'?

'Reagan, you count to 3 and we yell DADDY.' They are looking at each other and counting to 3, then yelling to Daddy as he mowed the lawn. They would run from window to window yelling to him. Edie would just yell/screech Dadadada!

Edie Baby

All smiles (as usual).
She chooses to walk all the time.
Nap time has been restored and as soon I say 'OK, girls it's nap time!' She goes up the stairs by herself (me right behind her of course). She thinks she is 2 and a half, she wants to do what they are doing, eat what they eat, drink out of a sippy, you name it. She even took a big girl shower with them and giggles the whole time!

B is for Bubble

Bubble, Bubble, Bubble

Ray

Reagan has jumped on the 'why' bandwagon. We went out and did errands this morning. From our house to Walmart, then to Shaw's, the whole time Todd was in Shaw's then the ride home she was a chatter box. She would make up songs about things she saw out her window. She would sing songs she knew, she did not stop for the entire ride! Granted her little munchkin voice is sweet, but sometimes my ears just need a break. Aubrey leaned forward looking over Edie who sits in the middle and said, 'Ray! I'm trying to sleep!' Reagan leaned forward looking over Edie and said, 'Why? Aubie Why?, you tired, you need to go Na-night? just close your eyes and cuddle taggy...Aubie you sleepin?'

AUBREY

This is one of those pictures that when I first saw it I had to pause and say,

'what a beautiful child!'

Mom I know your going to love this one!

Aubrey and I were walking in the front yard and she 'hid' behind this tree and said 'Mama, can you see me?' I snapped a bunch of pictures and low and behold I got a pretty good one!

Splish Splash Rescue a Worm and Dash

We have yet to bring out/blow up the kiddie pool. An empty tote seems to do the job. They get in and splash around and have a great time. Reagan loves the cold water right out of the hose. Aubrey spends more time running away from Reagan splashing in it than playing in it herself.

Todd was working on the rocks that line the drive. He had filled a wheel barrel full of rock and soil. He picked out the granite and used the soil to patch a few areas on the lawn. During this process the twins helped pull out worms and transplant them into the garden. They would pick them out of the soil and hold them gently between their thumb and index finger then... run as fast as they could as it wiggled.

Me & My Girls

Edie took a huge nap this afternoon, on the 'big-pillow' on the porch. It gave me a chance to play outside with the twins. We splashed around, watched the jumpy chipmunks, and fed the birds. We pulled some weeds and watched Daddy do some lawn projects. They were delightful today! A good dose of sunshine (and lots of sunblock) was good medicine.

Edie and ME

Our Anniversary

Today we celebrated our 6 yr anniversary.
The gift to give for 6yrs is iron. What the heck do you do with iron? Do I give Todd a new iron to press his shirts with?

So we decided we would take the girls to the lake and put those fishing skills we aquired yesterday to good use.














An absolutely gorgeous day, a nice little breeze was coming off the water and everyone was in good spirits.

Tying on the hook

It was a gorgeous morning. The sun was shining and the air was cool, the mosquitoes were the size of hummingbirds.

The twins watched as Daddy tied on the hook and the smiley face bobbers we got from Walmart. They had practiced for most of the afternoon yesterday so this was the real thing with wiggling worms and slimy fish.

Aubrey was examining the surrounding asking logs of question and wanted to explore. Reagan sat patiently and watched Daddy.

I watched the them walk down to the waters edge knowing this was going to change everything. Yes in one way they are still babies but on the other hand this was a 'big girl' adventure.They had on their PFDs and were ready. As you can see here Aubrey had a skip in her step! She was yelling all the way down to the water. 'The fish in here Daddy?'




Onto the dock. No hesitation. YIKES!! I thought to myself. They went right out and stood next to Daddy listening to his instructions.

'Twin Fish'

Reagans first fish!! She was so excited, she warmed right up to it the first time she felt a tug on the line and saw the bobber dip under the surface of the water. She caught 3 in row! And touched it's tail.

Aubrey with her first fish! She was so proud. She REALLY warmed up to the fish and even ...kissed her last catch!! Todd would joke with them with every catch 'do you want to kiss the fish?' She said yes to the last one and this Fisch gave that fish a kiss!!

One More Cast...

The two of them could of sat there all day!

Thanks Grammy B

She is so tall!


Here she is in her Nemo suit. She spent most of a scorching Friday in it. She splashed and had a great time in the cold water!

Ready For The Lake House

Look at these legs!

Edie was modeling her new life vest. She has chosen to walk most of the time, but sometimes her coordination still needs a little perfecting. Here lies the problem, when she falls down in this, she can't get up, she rolls and rolls with outstretched arms and hands opening and closing saying 'ma-ma, ma-ma'.
The girls were very excited about trying out their new fishing poles. They came with these little plastic fish that they could use to practice casting. Of course Daddy got them (as close as he could) a pink and purple reel.

Todd was showing them how to cast and reel in the fish. Reagan had a blast chasing the little fish and getting tangled in the line. Aubrey had fun reeling in the casts that Daddy would do then getting tangled in line. I'm glad we practiced here today, the bugs were not bad and it was a beautiful green day.

Lawn Fishing

Practice makes...a little better.

Aubrey had the catch of the day!

Spring Smiles

Edie was enjoying her sisters 'fish' in the front yard.

Fun in the Sun

My Girls

Table Food

Some flavors and textures are still new. But the 'house rule' is we try everything and Edie sure does try everything.

We are still trying to get a 'little less orange', as you can see it's still in our cheeks and on our nose. Tonight she had some tomatoes and dip-it (ranch dressing) and noodles.

I have 'carb-kids' they love crackers and noodles! Even though Edie baby isn't feeling so well after this weeks inoculations she has still remained to be ALL smiles.

It is her nature to keep smiling even if she doesn't feel well.

She could eat bread and pasta all day if I let her. Her favorite snack lately is peanut butter and wheat bread (I do treat her to a little, a tiny bit of jelly).

Diet: Edie's diet has changed. She is now on 2 oz. of Lactaid ( a lactose free whole milk) and 6oz. of her usual Nutramigen formula. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our pediatricians office for recently giving us three cases of sample formula. She hasn't even blinked at the change, in fact I think she likes it. It is sweeter than 'regular' whole milk, and actually it's quite good. I've put it in my coffee quite a few morning this week because she isn't drinking a full carton yet.

Medication: Edie is 100% off of both of her prescriptions!!

We went to her specialist no more than two weeks ago, we were as surprised as he was.

He, (Dr. Biller) asked us, 'so how much medication is Edie taking right now?'

We were pleased to say, she is off all medications.

He asked us details, (I'll spare all of you from the graphic details)

'Wow!' he said.

'If you had asked me in February if I thought she would be off her medications I would and did say NO. I thought she would be on them until she was at least 2. I am shocked at her progress and am delighted at well she is doing! Keep doing what you are doing and keep her hydrated.'

I don't know if you've seen the recent advertisements for Mira lax. It's her laxative, that is now sold without a prescription. He said if she seems to relapse give her a week or two on her medication and give me a call. We have had NO problems.

Even better news is the fact that now that Edie is having an easier time so are the twins with potty training. No longer is it heart wrenching watching her 'try' to go. Now she is the Terrible Tinkling Toddler.

Bat Girls on Potty Patrol

I've been trying to make potty training fun. The twins are pretty much in big girl pants the whole time we are at home. We had a good stretch of sunshine and warm weather and even on those days in their swimsuits or shorts they still followed the house rule of...

'STOP WHAT YOU DOIN', AND GO INTO THE POTTY'

I've said this since day one, and every time they have an e-mer-ja-ma-cee (emergency) they rush into the bathroom.

Today we were in disguise.

They were the Bat Girls on Potty Patrol, making sure there was no diaper wrongdoers in the bat cave, (Edie, proved to be the 'Terrible Tinkling Toddler'.) The twins did 100% today with no accidents!!

The only accident was the escape of the Terrible Tinkler.


Aubrey has been doing so well! She is very proud and doesn't mind telling the cashier at the Christmas Tree Shop that she did a poop on the potty as Mrs. Defilippo's house. She loves recognition and will take it where ever it comes from.



She is also responsible for putting away the big girl pants as I fold the laundry, she gets a reward (Krabby Patty, hand stamp, or sticker) for doing her chore. She is also the designated 'napkin hander-outer' at dinner time.


Kudos kiddo's for a great day of potty patrolling!




Here is the Terrible Tinkling Toddler on the loose after escaping from the Potty Patrol. She is seen here taking 10 steps towards the photographer capturing today's chaos.

She is still on the loose, and be warned if you approach her you may be kissed, hugged, squeezed and fall victim to her adorable charm.

Short Cuts

My hair keeps getting shorter and shorter. Never in my life did I think I would enjoy short hair. But I do. I have to thank Chad for telling me I looked 10yrs younger, you made my day!

What mess? If you look closely in the background my living is a complete disaster, Oh well, I'm still smiling and we had a very fun rain day!

A Happy Mothers Day

Socks, sandals, too small shirts, printed pants, polka dot hats, sunglasses and paper bags the twins like to call 'pack-packs' (backpacks). This was their mothers day attire fashioned by the one and only Daddy-O.

WuBBieS

So I blacked out my address and phone in case some creep looks at my blog. My 'business' cards finally came. They are much cuter in person. I had a big sale today and I'm super excited!!

Twice as Nice

Reagan and Aubrey happy two and a half year olds.

For Mothers Day we went and picked out flowers for around the house, we had just come back home and had to come inside because the black flies were thick! They helped me pick out some beautiful splashes of yellow to brighten up the yard. I can't wait to plant!

Hugs, hugs and more hugs. Look how happy Ray is. She loves squeezies from her sister.

How do you spell trouble?

E D I E

Don't be fooled by this sweet little face! She has found mischief and has been enjoying herself. Here, she had just been scolded for pulling the table cloth off the table. If she can't get to something she either pulls it down, or ...climbs it! Yes this cherub faced little one year old has also discovered climbing. Heaven help me!

GENE POOL

This is me in when I was three or four. I couldn't find a date on the picture.

Reagan 2 and a half.

Cheeky

The girls are tall. Therefore their swimsuits had a tendency to 'rise up' yesterday. It was in the 80's and they wanted to 'go swimming' (which means I fill a tote with water and they splash around). So I squeezed them into some of last yrs swimsuits and things got a little 'cheeky' around here. Cute and picture worthy but I'll keep those for their baby books.

Front Teeth

For all of you wondering...

Yes, she finally got her front teeth. Only when she wrinkles her nose up like this do you see them. She had just splashed herself with some cold water and this is her 'I'm not sure if I like this' face. But look closely they are in there!