Happy 4th of July!!

What a wonderful July 4th we had! We started the day with a parade in Coppell.  The Amersons turned us on to this idea and it was a great one! The kids loved it!  We loaded up some Capri-suns in the little red wagon (thanks Nonnie for this awesome gift - it is a must, especially if you have twins!) and found a nice spot to watch the parade go by! Their favorite was the police officers on their motorcycles, which Chris insists on calling "fuzz"... We will definitely attend a parade next year!  Late afternoon, the family came over and we grilled out, even great-Grandma Ruby was in town.  We created this nice little set-up for the kids - their own little water slide, classy, I know!  The kids still go to sleep between 7 and 8, so they missed the fireworks.   Everyone came back over about 9:30 and we walked to the field right behind our house where we got to see fireworks from 3 different cities! It was really incredible! What a wonderful day!  

I'm 2, too!

Happy Birthday, Charis and Price!! I can hardly believe my babies are 2!! We had a super-fun birthday party at My Gym.  They have been going to My Gym since they were 6 months old and the kids love it there, as well as the owners, Jenna and Jonathan (Price loooves Miss Jenna). We had lots of friends there, balloons, rice krispie cupcakes, and an "airplane" ride (see top left photo).  It was really just perfect.  The kids got lots of wonderful gifts too.  They have just turned in to the cutest little kiddos.  They are more fun, even if more mischievous, every day! Charis is so nurturing, cheering Price on as he tries to climb out of his crib or finish his fruit.  "Yay Pricey!!" she yells and claps for him. He is generally sweet and loving, quicker to give out hugs and kisses.  Walking past a car the other day, I guess Price really liked it, but he stopped to give it a kiss!  They are my little angels and we are so blessed to have these two.  I never would have thought I wished for twins, but I could not ask for anything more perfect!

Hometeam Retreat 2009

 

The weekend before Chris' birthday, we loaded up and headed to Glen Rose, TX.  This was our first family vacation! Our Church hometeam does a retreat every year and we had not been in 4 years. This year the location was the Hideaway Ranch, and this place was wonderful! Each family had their own cabin.  The property had animals just roaming around.  This included, llamas (which I incorretly identified as deer when I first saw them...city girl, yes I know), horses, dogs, cats and turtles.  Our first morning the llamas were grazing right outside our cabin! It was really amazing.  We got the kids outside and they just loved it - they wanted them to come closer "C'mere llamas!"  We went to Dinosaur World, which was pretty neat, although quite hot.  Then there was swimming, a cookout over the campfire, some much needed adult time and even time to just relax.  There were 5 families that went, which meant lots of kids - all seemed to have a great time!

Birthday parties galore!

 

June 6, 2009, we were so happy to get to attend two birthday parties! First was Hannah's; she turned two and there was a petting zoo at her party!! The kids love animals so much, especially Price.  They talked about the goats for days!  Next was Will's party; he turned one! What an exciting birthday.  There was a bounce house at his party - oh and a wagon.  This was when I realized that a wagon was a must-have for us!  Happy birthday, sweet friends!