Twins turn 1!!! WOOOHOOOO!

We've all made it a year and everyone seems to still be happy.... well somedays... Kylie has taken the big sister role VERY seriously and usually helps us out quite a bit. Shay and Anika are two totally different kids and are quite funny to watch. Chris and I, well we just make sure the coffee is made every morning and there is creamer in the house--- otherwise, it might be a really ugly day here at the house! :)

Here are some pictures of the girls on the "big day." (And yes, the Dora themed party supplies from the week before got to be used again).

Amanda's Dora themed B-day Party

For the last 3 weeks all Kylie could talk about was "how many days till mommy's birthday?" Kylie had planned the bash for her and on Saturday she went and picked out all the party supplies including Dora hats, Dora plates, Dora napkins and a special hat just for the birthday girl.

Kylie was also very excited to make mommy's cake! She melted chocolate, dipped strawberries, bananas and raspberries! Mmmmm was it yummy!

Amanda wanted to change the position of the candles but Kylie wouldn't allow it!

What a fun day we all had!

Dora Mania

The Dora following is not just Kylie anymore-- its spread to the whole house. We are stuck with Dora for a long time I think.

Enjoy the video...

Who's Who..... see if you can figure out the difference!

See if you can determine which child is which..... :)
we'll give you one hint-- its only two of the kids, not all three!

Its been so long, I forgot the password.. opps!

For those of you loyal, haha, followers, I do apologize for the long delay. Truth be told, I could blame the kids and probably should, but its just not something that I really jump to do in my free time. I know, amazing huh? In fact, I am not sure I have much free time... Although as I sit here and write this, technically it is free time, but I am trying to occupy my time instead of eating dinner.. you see, the typical routine calls for us to get the kids in bed, then eat dinner without the constant interruptions we do get. However, tonight, we did get all the kids in bed, but the driveway needed to be cleaned off and the wood box in the garage is empty. So, Chris is outside working on that and I am trying to find something to shut my stomach up.

So--- what's new in our world...

Kylie is back to school this week. She only asked everyday over break if it was a school day because she wanted to see her friends.... Makes me start to wonder, should I have signed her up for 4 days next year instead of just three?? hummm...

Kylie also had her first bowling adventure. She loved it but was not too keen on the buzzing or the ladder. Now, in English-- the buzzer went off everytime her foot went over the line (and of course, the kids always go over the line) and the ladder was a ramp they had for little kids to put the ball on top of and then a little push and the ball flew down the lane. It certainly sped things up, but Kylie didn't like it. She wants to take Chris back and teach him how to play.

Anika and Shay are animals, I mean good kids. :) They are growing like weeds and it amazes us that they will be one in a few weeks. Like, that was a huge BLUR! I am not sure Chris or I could really tell you what happened last year, but apparently we did something right... debatable, I know.

Here are some pictures from the past few weeks-- I do have some recent ones, but that would require me to upload the pics and I don't know where the camera ended up today. I am sure you can deal with what you get, right?

Kylie wearing Pop Pop's cowboy boots (that would be Amanda's dads)

Anika crawling underneath the walker... the next one show her trying to get on top of the walker.

Shay reading Dora.. and for all of you followers, her first word, besides mom and dad, yes, you guessed it, DORA.

Shay getting excited because DORA is on the TV.. she is a minature Kylie...

French Anyone??

Kylie has recently really gotten into "Fancy Nancy." Those of you with little girls probably know what I am talking about. In any case, I am in need of some help. Here is the conversation this evening when Chris was reading to Kylie before bed.

"Dad, Jewel is the dog's name and its french for butterflies."

"Wow, Kylie, nice job."

"Dad, how do we say kiss in french?"

"I am not sure Kylie."

Dad, how do we say toot in french?"

The conversation stopped there. Anyone with answers, please advise.

Santa... he's friends with my friend Joe!

Here are some pictures of our visit to Santa. Kylie was a geared up to see Santa at Joe's. (Joe is our realtor who sold us our house in Hawthorn Woods. Kylie likes Joe now since he is friends with Santa and even had to bring Joe cookies since he invited us-- yes, Kylie's idea).

In any case, here are three pics below. We did not forget about Anika... She was fussy the entire time we were there and would not look at the camera when Chris was holding her. Shay was a little freaked as you can see by the picture, but managed to not cry-- probably because she still had food on her tray. And for those of you complaining that I am in no photos--- here you go. I look goofy since I could not kneel down (it was 2 weeks post surgery), but I am actually photographed, so yes, these children have a mom. HA!