The girls are watching Dora and look at Presley she is so tired.


Please excuse this post I did it all out of order but am too tired to redo it.
We bought the girls some bathtub paint today and here are the pictures. They used it all up and were sad when it was gone.



Well, we have had a fun but busy day. We started off by going to lunch and driving around looking at land. We want to move at some point to a little bigger house and one with more of a yard so the girls can have more room to play. The girls took their nap in the car while we drove around.
When we got home we made brownies and let me tell you the girls were a mess. I let them stir the brownies and then I let them lick the bowl they had it everywhere. I could kick myself because I didn't take a picture. When the brownies were finished I took them out of the oven and placed them on the stove. I pushed them back pretty far but Brooke reached up and touched the pan. Let me clarify, it wasn't right after I took them out, it had been a little while but the pan was still hot. She didn't cry but she said her finger hurt. So Gary got a bowl and put some butter in it and stuck her finger in the butter. She said it felt better. She then proceeded to eat the butter and then Presley had to have a bowl with butter. By the way Presley loves butter. She would eat just butter if I let her. She always wants butter to put on tortilla chips, she calls it "butter chip." Brooke's finger is fine I don't think the pan was that hot because once the brownies were ready to eat I never heard a peep about her finger hurting again.




We went to Babies R Us to return something today and ended up buying the girls a surprise. Presley got stackable nesting blocks(we already have some but they fight over them and decided that was something we could have two of) and Brooke got sidewalk chalk. But after we had already paid for their goodies Brooke decides she doesn't want hers anymore. As we are leaving she keeps saying, "Take it back not want it. Mommy take it back not want it. I told her it was too late we had already paid for it and if she didn't want it we would give it to someone who did.. Let me back up a little bit, when we were in the toy section she could not decide what she wanted and would grab several things and put them back. So when she found the chalk she was excited so I thought it was the item she wanted. Not! We ended up stopping by Michaels and getting her this finger paint thing she had right before she saw the chalk. I also through in some bathtub paint becuase I knew Presley wouldn't understand. She was happy again until we decided to stop by Chick-fil-a and get dinner then she said, "No chick-a-le, No chick-a-le." Gary and I laughed and told her we need to get her dinner. She said it the same way like ten times and we just laughed. It was so cute but she was not happy.
We got home and ate and then we played with the finger paints. They loved them. It was the Wonder Paints so they are clear and only work on their paper. I love it and so did they. Then it was off to bath with our new bathtub paints.
Whew! Man I am tired just writing this long long post. Sorry for the mess up and being to lazy to fix it. I am off to bed because the day has wore me out. Goodnight.

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.