Donuts With Daddy

The girls school had donuts with Daddy on Thursday for Father's Day. I went of course to take a few pictures because last year I had a training and missed out on the pictures. The girls were excited to see their daddy at school. We followed him to the school and they laughed and pointed to daddy's truck the whole way. It was the cutest laugh one that put a smile on my face.
My sister in law Dottie is at the hospital having her baby. They said it would probably be 6:00am before she has baby Hunter. Please pray everything goes well for her because she has had some blood pressure issues.
Well I am off to bed.

Fishing for Fun

I went to a baby shower on Sunday and daddy took the girls to Bass Pro Shop to get them a fishing pole. It is a Barbie Fishing Pole. When I came home the girls met me at the door so excited to show me their new rods. Daddy put the wire on and showed them how to cast. They thought it was a game. We would cast and they would chase it and laugh. They don't have the casting down yet but they can reel it in pretty well. Oh, I look forward to the days when they go fishing with daddy and I have the whole house to myself. Hmm, enough day dreaming, they are far from that but it was fun to go there in my mind.
We were running errrands one day this week and Presley made me laugh so hard.

Presley:
Baby, Baby, Baby, Mommy baby, Baby, Baby, Brookie has a boppy (pacifier) she's a baby.

Brookie:
No, I not a baby

Presley:
Yes you have a boppy.

I know I shouldn't have laughed but it was funny. If you could have heard how she said it. Because the whole time she was saying this I was looking around thinking she had seen a baby but I didn't see a baby. We have been telling Brooke that boppy's are for babies and we need to give hers to the babies that don't have boppy's. I guess Miss Presley has been soaking that up like a sponge. She also will get one of Brooke's boppy's and act like a baby. She is too funny sometimes.
They are such a joy to listen to now. They have little conversations all the time in their little language.

Swimming Fun

We have been swimming with the girls more so they are use to the water before their swimming lessons start next week. Brooke has become a pro with the life vest, she is able to float on her own. She won't even let me touch her. Presley on the other hand is a little clingy but is doing better. She takes no chances. But she does watch Brooke and you can tell she is thinking about things. She has always been my little thinker, she is like her daddy in that way. They love to swim. I will be so glad when they can swim on their own because I won't worry so much about the pool. It is harder this summer because they know how much fun the pool is and want to go in it more often. I tell them they have to wait until daddy gets home because I cannot do it by myself.
I went to Lifetime Fitness's pool today and they went in the toddler pool and they were so cute. Presley would say, "Mommy I'm swimming, mommy I'm kicking." She was walking along the pool with her hands and kicking her feet. I think she really believed she was swimming. Precious! We will probably live their this summer. It was perfect because I could do it by myself. Yea! I have found another fun thing for us to do.
I met Brenda at the gym and we worked out first and let the kids play in the nursery and then went to get them to swim. We decided next time we would not workout and just let them swim. But, after seeing all the skinny minny's at the pool I probably shouldn't skip my workout. My body is definitely not bathing suit ready but my kids had fun and that's all that matters. I guess it is more of an incentive to get my rear in shape.
I have been keeping the girls so busy and boy does it pay off because they go to bed so easy no playing or calling my name. They are so pooped out they fall asleep really fast. It gives me time to get more done and to blog.

I watched Mason on Friday for a couple of hours while his mom had to work. I asked Brenda to bring Aleck over for some sprinkler fun. As you can see they all had so much fun together. They all played so well and no fighting between any of them. It was easier than I thought. We may have to bring Mr Wiggle (sprinkler) out more often during the summer months.

Having a little lunch after a fun day of playing.

My sweet Brookie

I took this picture right before I turned the sprinkler off. Look at all the stuff they have gathered by the sprinkler. They were having the time of their life.

Ready Set Go!




Look how well everyone is getting along. They found the chalk and had to draw on the concrete. Wet chalk is pretty messy good thing we had the sprinkler on so they could wash off.


My sweet little girls. Presley loves to lay down in a puddle of water and sometimes lick the water. Yuck! The things kids will do even when you tell them not to do it. Especially my little Presley she is so defiant at times. She sure was having a fun time, look at the smile on her face.

Gymnastics

The girls are now doing Gymnastics on Wednesday mornings. We had our first class and they did well. Presley was more cautious than Brooke but I expected that because she has always been more cautious. Brooke even jumped off of this platform into the foam blocks. I was surprised she did it. Presley climbed up there like she was going to do it but then turned right around and got off of the platform. Presley is a better listener than Brooke. I had to tell Mr. John to get onto Brooke a couple of times because she wouldn't listen to mommy. It never fails one child is good while the other one is a hand full. They trade off all the time. The joy of having twins. I love it most of the time. Just kidding, of course, I love it all the time. I am so blessed and appreciate every day I have with my girls.
Enjoy my pictures, I was practicing on my manual settings and they didn't turn out as well inside the gym. I am understanding it better but then I have a bad day of picture taking and realize I still have a lot to learn.

Splashing Around at the Zoo

We went to the zoo again on monday and once again it was a great time. We covered more of the zoo but I didn't take any pictures of the animals this time I wasn't in the mood to get my camera out at every stop. Lazy! The best part was playing in the water. The girls got absolutely soaked so I took their clothes off before we got to the car. We looked like we were little rag muffins until we got to the car. The price you pay to have fun. I enjoyed watching them run through the water, the cutest part was to watch the kids push each other so they could get under the water because it was a small spout. Don't worry it wasn't a mean push just a little one to let the others know it was their turn. It was so fascinating to watch them all play and get along even with total strangers. I have said this before but I truly love the innocense of children. They just want to have fun and so do I. It was another experience I will cherish with my sweet little girls and their friends.

Mailbox Party

Our neighborhood had a mailbox party on Thursday evening, for those of you who are wondering, a mailbox party is where you bring your family, chairs, beverage of choice and visit with your neighbors. The girls had a little too much sugar because I let them eat blue sugar out of a cup with a spoon. They were in hog heaven or should I say sugar heaven. That is not something I usually do but what the heck it was a mailbox party and don't you usually break the rules a little for a party. Well, I do. The girls were so good and ran their little legs off playing with the other kids in the neighborhood. We had a later bedtime than normal but they slept later the next morning. Yahoo! It was a fun time had by all. Thanks to Ann for her mailbox hospitality.

Box Fun

Who would have thought two boxes could have been so much fun? The girls had a ball playing with these boxes. It was the sweetest thing to hear their laughter and see the smiles on their faces as they played.
We had a night away from the girls on Friday. We went to an event at the Ft. Worth Zoo called "Beastro." It was all the food and drink you could eat and they had a few bands playing. It was a fun date night. We decided we would have to do it again next year.

Olives Anyone

The girls love black olives but I haven't figured out if they love to eat them or to play with them. They will put them on all their fingers and then eat them one by one. They went through a whole can just the two of them yesterday. I love to watch them grow and wonder on their own. The minute they realized the olives would fit on their fingers the glow in their eyes was priceless.

More Zoo

I must add that some of these photos were from Brenda's camera and she took some amazing pictures. Thanks Beebee for sharing your photos with me.