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The Zoo

We took the girls to the zoo on Thurs. and it was hot but we had a breeze so it wasn't so bad. they really enjoyed the outing. We went late so it was not crowded at all, as you can see in the photos there were no people in the background. They loved walking around. They would get so excited and just run. They loved the monkeys, penguins, birds and giraffes. We took them into the bird sanctuary and let them feed the birds. Brooke would pull her stick away or drop it all together. But Presley was much braver, she would try to grab the bird when it would land on her stick. She was a little afraid when one of the birds flapped its wings as it left the stick but other than that she had a blast with the birds. It just cracks me up to think of their personalities because I would have thought Brooke would be the brave one because she is so much like a boy. Brooke is also afraid of people in costumes and loud noises(thunder). I have more pictures to show you especially of the birds. I took some pics of the animals but I forgot my big lens so they were just okay. I would much rather take photos of my little angels instead of the animals. My sweet little girls are not so little anymore. They are already one and a half years old. They are starting to look like little girls and the baby is leaving them. It makes me sad.
Well, enough sadness I am off to bed. Thanks for looking.

Box Fun

We still had their first car seat box in the garage and decided to let the girls play in them before we threw them away. They had so much fun, as you can see they took a blanket and their babies as well as the rest of the toys on the floor. We turned the boxes upright and played Peek-A-Boo and Brooke enjoyed that the best.I didn't get any photos of them playing with them upright. I should have because they were so adorable. What was I thinking, no pictures. It was all fun and games until they started climbing on top of the boxes and falling off of the boxes. They played with them so much that the boxes couldn't hold them anymore because they were starting to cave in when they would sit on them. The next morning they still wanted to play in them. I would say they thoroughly enjoyed Box play.

Pretty Flowers

We went to Southlake Town Square on Sunday. The girls love the flowers and yes, they still pick them and will not leave them alone. Daddy was telling Brooke to stop picking the flowers and she looked up at him and continued picking the flowers. They also have realized they can reach the water in the water fountain. I will post those pictures another day. We went to eat at Rockfish and I ordered fish sticks for the girls and Presley loved them. I haven't seen her eat that much in a long time. They both ate really well including some of the crayons they gave them with their menus. While we were there we saw 8 week old twin girls and 9 week old twin boys. I am so glad I am where I am now and not in their boat with the lack of sleep. But it did make me miss the baby stage for a brief moment then I got my wits about me and came back to reality. All in all we had a fun weekend and the girls experienced lots of new things.
Goodnight!

Another Fun Fest

We had a fun time at Main Street Days. everyone had a fun time. We rode a mini train. I think that was Clay and Josh's favorite thing to do. We stayed until 9:30, way past the girls bedtime but they were having so much fun playing with the kids. w also are the proud owners of a new ceramic cross because Brooke broke it. I'm going to glue it together to remind her when she gets older. Oh well, accidents happen. Brooke really likes to play with boys as you can see from the picture of her and Josh. The cutest thing was towards the end of the night Alan got all the kids to hold hands and walk over to see a bunch of motorcycles. It was precious to see them all listen and be sweet for a short while. They were really all great all day long. we are all so lucky to have such good natured children.
The girls are up from their nap. Have a great week!

New Babies

Brooke and Presley have their very own babies, of course they are twins and their names are Lily and Bella. They love their babies. Presley is a better mother than Brooke. They carry them everywhere. Presley has even taken Bella in the bath with her. daddy didn't notice she had her baby in her hand when he put her in the bath. When I put the babies in their shirts on their back they thought it was the neatest thing. They kept looking behind them and trying to grab the babies. They finally forgot about them and continued to play. I know I have said this before but Presley is a daddy's girl, she is attached to his hip most of the time. She woke up last night crying and she wanted daddy not mommy. I know he just loves that right now. I hope we can break her of this affection before Mother's Day Out. By the way they start on June 2nd. (Yahoo!)
I know they will be fine because they are okay in the gym and church nursery. Neither of them cries when I leave but that is only a little while not 6 hours. Oh, it sounds like I am a little mother hen. I will be just fine, I have been waiting for this for a year. We were on a waiting list for one year and were never called so believe me, I am SO ready for a little time so I can get some things done. I desperately need to do some yard work, clean out closets, grocery store, and just plain old time to myself.
We are going to Main Street Days in Grapevine today with Clay and Josh. The girls are taking their nap right now. Oh I hear them crying. Gotta go.Bye!

So Sweet

I love these pictures of the girls. Presley was being so silly. I love the look on Brooke's face. I just wished there wasn't a hot spot right on her face. She has the sweetest expression. Her allergies have really been bothering her. She hasn't been herself lately. Poor Brookie. I took her to the doctor today and they recommended giving her Zrytec which I had already bought and had been giving it to her for two days. I just wanted to make sure she was okay because I have trainings on Thurs. and Fri. I 've got to get ready for my day tomorrow. Sorry for the short post.

First Haircut

The girls and I went to open play today and I decided to go next door and get Presley's haircut. She has really fine hair and it was starting to look a little scraggly. They cut very little but it looks better. She was so good not one tear was shed. She is such a big girl. Brooke didn't get her haircut because she has great hair and I didn't want to cut off her curls. But we had to take a picture of Brooke in the red car. They both loved those cars. It kept them entertained long enough for the sweet lady to finish her job. You would probably laugh if you saw the piece of hair I kept to put in her book (it was not much at all). I am hoping her hair will grow better now that it has been cut. We had a fun day and hope tomorrow will be the same. Goodnight.

Baby Birdie

The girls and I were outside yesterday before we went to eat dinner and found a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest. The poor thing was running back and forth along the rose bushes and tweeting insanely. I think it was afraid as well as it should have because Brooke and Presley were crawling in the bushes trying to get to the poor thing. If it weren't for the rose bushes they would have had it. Presley was the most aggresssive. She has really been surprising me with her personality. She is so funny lately. She is the one that makes me laugh. She loves music and loves to dance. They both love dancing. Brooke is really starting to be compassionate. She will lay her head on my shoulder and hug me. That has been rare for Brooke. She is becoming my little love bug. She also is starting to jibber jabber all the time and it sounds adorable. I love the changes with the both of them. I love this stage of their life. They are the most precious right now. I hope it stays this way for a while.

Happy Mother's Day

We had a wonderful weekend. Saturday we went to Granbury to Uncle David and Aunt Dottie's house. The girls had so much fun but I forgot my camera so no pictures from this excursion. I am really upset because the girls played with minnows for the first time. It was the cutest thing. Presley would dip her hands into the bucket and try to catch a minnow and then get so excited and laugh. Brooke was a little timid at first but then she would try to get one also. I thought it would have been the other way around. Presley is my girly girl but not with the minnows, she was definitely into touching them with no problem what so ever. The girls were soaking wet by the time they were finished playing. It was a good thing I brought a change of clothes because I don't always bring a change of clothes. We had to hide the minnow bucket until the guys were ready to go fishing because the girls were so into those darn fish. Brooke at one point found the bucket so I had to move it to a different spot and Brooke started crying. It took a while to deter her from the minnows but I finally succeeded. The girls were so good the only time they cried was when we had to go in to change their diaper. They were exhausted they fell asleep on the way home. It was great to see everyone.
We went to dinner for Mother's Day. It was a great meal and the girls were so good of course daddy didn't think so because some of their food ended up on the floor. He doesn't understand that happens sometimes when children are involved. Brooke was singing a little loud and Presley ate ice cream all by herself. She was a mess but I didn't care because she was being so good. It was a wonderful Mother's Day, I got cash so I could spend at the Scrapbook convention in June.
Yahoo!
I usually take off the girls clothes to feed them because they won't leave their bibs on anymore. So it is much easier to clean their bare skin. I had to take some photos because I realized they always have clothes on in my pics. I love bare skin photos but forget to take them. I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to take those kind of photos.
As I sit and write this, I realize how lucky I am to have two healthy and wonderful children. I wouldn't change a thing. I would do it all over again. Brooke and Presley I love you with all my heart and love being your mother. You have brightened my life with your laughter, smiles, cries,
personalities, hugs and kisses, baby talk, singing, dancing but most of all when you say, Mama or Mom. There is nothing better than being a mother and I wish for everyone to experience the bliss just once. It is the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. I never thought I could love so deeply. Happy Mother's Day!!!