WordLess Wednesday

The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child. ~Joe Houldsworth

These kids really know how to impress their Mom.

Reading "the good stuff" at age 20 months

Doing the soap opera closed eye kisses at 20 months.

See I am known to be one to fall for the "smut" shows. Desperate Housewives, Real Housewives of every big name city that appears on BRAVO, etc. Maybe I am rubbing off on them a little too much?

**Photo Credit goes to Karrie Fursa

Thankful Thursday

Sometimes people only express what they are Thankful for on the last Thursday in November. Today I am thankful for TV. This TV allows me to load/unload the dishwasher, throw in a load of laundry, pick up, or throw together a meal. When you were newborns you needed 100% of my attention, and I thought my life was over. As you put on the months and go from 2 months to 20 months..that percentage creeps down and down. Lastnight I said to your dad, "This is the most I have seen them entertain themselves ever"

Charlie kept his sister giggling and laughing for probably 11 min. Chasing her with the shopping cart, smothering her with the curtains hanging on the big picture window, dancing silly in front of her, etc.

I will tell you this though...you will never ever be at 0% needed from me or dad.... I am 30 years old and my mom still gets bothered by me from time to time.

Wordless Wednesday

Our only security is our ability to change. ~John Lilly

Last year during this week, we were about to embark on a new adventure. This one was HUGE. Not only were we juggling full time jobs, city living, and Twins... we were packing up to get rid of one of those items we were juggling.

Big City Living was going to be a thing of the past for us very shortly. Even before you two were born, your father and I talked about moving out of the city. We were not 100% sure where yet. Maybe the suburbs, maybe closer to one of our families...
Well we bit the bullet last summer and decided to relocate to Cold Spring, Mn. We live half a mile from the school your daddy graduated from, and your Papa taught/coached at for many many years.

Luckily we were not victims of this terrible housing market and were able to sell our 1951 house on James Ave South in Minneapolis, MN in 3 weeks.

We are now settled in our new home, it will be one year on Saturday. Change is always hard to deal with, you never know if it is the "right" decision. I couldn't be any happier than where we are at right now.

Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine. ~Robert C. Gallagher

When Will I Grow Up?

What happens when Bevis and Butthead is the most popular show when you are in 6th grade? Well... pulling your sons shirt over his head whenever you get the chance and saying what Cornholio does....

Happy Monday

Let's Get Ready To Rumble!

I have been seeing more of this from time to time the past couple weeks.


I often get the question: "So do they fight yet?"



Yes, yes they do. They get along though really great, but Charlie J has realized the art of "pinning" really makes his sister mad, but he feels superior. Lilly likes to take toys right out of his hands, so sometimes she might have it "comin." I snapped these 3 pics as fast as I could and then proceeded to break them up.

•A friend is a brother that once was a bother. ~ Unknown

Hand Me Downs..From Me??

Yep You Betcha!
This is me wearing the shirt when I was 13 1/2 months old.

Happy Birthday Daddy

Today your young hip looking Daddy turns 32!

He is one awesome Husband

And one cool daddy!



Ironic Thought: Elvis died on Adam's birthday (2 years earlier). John Lennon was killed the day before I was born in 1980. Our birthdays are both around the tragic deaths of never forgotten musicians. Not to be morbid or anything and drop the "D" word on our birthdays.
So as a shout out, you can hear Elvis Singing Happy Birthday, if you turn on your sound.
LONG LIVE THE KING!

Babies On Board

I have been on the fence between baby bike carriers. I had the option of the full behind cart or the individual seats on the back of each bike. I know I won't be able to take them both on a bike ride by myself with this option, but I think it is the best for our needs.


We geared up and hit the pavement for the first time as a family of 4 Saturday evening. We went down to town and hung out at a park. 2.3 miles one way.

Kids did well, and so did I. The hills coming home made my thighs burn and brow sweat, but we had a good time. We even went on another bike ride this morning. We changed the destination to the Elementary School Jungle Gym. It was a good time, except for the 5 year old brat there that was not obeying his mother. Take notes, Twins...do NOT ACT LIKE SAM at age 5.

My rear hurts, but I am looking forward to more bike trips with you two cutties!

On another note: I hope to get more videos of the Twins dancing, they have really found some groovy moves.

Charlie Dancing To Luke Bryan

Twins Dancing To The Wiggles

Twins Dancing To Old McDonald

Forgive and Forget

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. ~William Arthur Ward

As a parent do I not only feel responsible for teaching your how to read, your ABC's, how to write your name, how to walk, talk, crawl. I realized yesterday I will also need to install key things into your brain that will help you along the road of life.

Yesterday I returned home from a 32 hour visit to Minneapolis for work. I picked you up from daycare and brought you home as normal. Fed you supper and then we had playtime while we patiently waited for Daddy to emerge from his office downstairs at 5:59.

You guys were playing so good, laughing, chasing eachother, and your newest habit..rolling around on the floor wrestling. Charlie loves to pin Lilly down with all his weight and she belly laughs like there is no tomorrow. I smile and watch from the kitchen as I am wiping up smashed pancakes and grapes off your highchair trays.

Out of the blue I hear Lilly scream as though someone has slammed her fingers in the car door. What on earth could of happened here? I ran over to the couch and saw Lilly laying there with her foot near Charlie's face. "Charlie Jeffery, did you bite, Sissy?".... I looked at her heel and saw the 4 purple teeth marks indented into her little foot. Lilly milked the attention and love I gave her but within 3 min was back at it, wanting to hug and wrestle her brother.

I was so impressed with how fast she forgave and forgot. I know for sure if Adam bit me in the heel that hard, I would take 24 hours to forgive, and not sure I would ever forget! I hope you grow up Miss Lilly to be as easy to forgive as you are with your Little Brother Charlie. However next week lesson will be, to not be too easy to forgive and get walked over all your life. There is always a happy medium.

My brother Chris and I went through a phase of TERRIBLE FIGHTS. He would look at me wrong and I would tattle on his ass without any hesitation. I don't know how my mom managed to deal with that B.S. Deep down I think I loved the attention he gave me. We also eventually made up, and made a fort behind the couch to sleep in. We forgave and forgot about the ride home that evening that ended in tears, hitting, and name calling.

Notice my undies with the Popples on them.

Did you have a Popple growing up? If so, what color?

Wordless Wednesday

Guilty As Charged

Yes I am... I missed your 20 month old blog post this past Sunday. Owell, I still got it up there though. Summer is coming to an end. I am already planning and thinking about pumpkin patches, apple orchards, apple cider, apple crisp, football sunday chili, Halloween costume ideas, cool brisk fall air, maybe a Rocori Friday Night Football game to bring me back to my teen years, etc....

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. ~Charles Richards

Flashback Friday

A year ago this week Charlie was cutting his first tooth...

Lilly outgrew her swing finally.

Time Flies, When You Are Having Fun!

Common Things You Hear As A Parent Of Twins

** I did not write this list, I found it online and found it kind of funny. I can relate to a lot of them. #2 Really makes me laugh, actually I have a coworker who still swears she went to High School with Identical Boy/Girl Twins. I really wish she would pull down both of their pants and tell me they are still identical. Bless her heart for being so clueless. Here is the list starting with #15...
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15. “I could never do it.” (Oh really. What would you do? Are you suggesting I put them on the curb with signs around their necks that say, “Free to a good home. My mom can’t do it.”?)


14. “Do they have different personalities?” (No. They are the same human being divided into two parts.)


13. Said by a stranger, “They’re identical, right?” Mom answers, “No. They’re fraternal.” Stranger response, “They are NOT!” (OK. You’re right. I have no idea what I’m talking about. These are not my children. I thought it would be fun to borrow them from a mom down at Baby Gap. It’s been more than an hour. I guess I should return them.)


12. “Are they ‘paternal’ twins?” (Yes. They have a father. There was only one virgin birth.)


11. “Just wait till they’re older. It only gets harder.” (Thank you. I woke up this morning hoping I’d receive a word of discouragement while pushing a cart of preschoolers down the cereal aisle.)


10. “When one cries, does he wake the other?” (No. Twins cannot hear each other’s cries because they all communicate with their special telepathic language only.)



9. From a perfect stranger: “Were they in the same sac?” (Hello. Nice to meet you, too. Will you be sharing your gynecological history with me as well?)



8. “Are they developmentally behind?” (Well, let’s see. They’re 3 years old and thus far, all their graduate school applications have been denied. We’ll get back with you on that.)



7. “How do you do it?” (Haven’t you seen the Nike commercials?)



6. Said by a dentist: “I was shocked that they didn’t have the same bite patterns.” (They are two different human beings, not clones.)



5. “You must be SO busy.” (Are you volunteering to clean my house?)



4. Said to a mom of fraternal twins who are different sizes, have different eye color and different face structure: “How do you tell them apart?” (I just look at them.)



3. “What do you do when they both cry at the same time?” (Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I go to Starbucks.)



2. Said to a mom of boy/girl twins: “Are they identical?” (Uh. Not exactly.)



1. Only one comment could be voted No. 1. The choice was clear. Drum roll, please. After a stranger had been informed that the toddler boys were twins, she asked a simple question: “Are they brothers?” (Enough said.)

Pause Button

Last weekend I was having a conversation with your Aunt Angie, and she told me that you guys were at the "perfect age." I couldn't agree more. You are past the infant stage, but not to the terrible 2's or horrible 3's yet. If life had a pause button, I would defiantly hit it right now.

Wordless Wednesday

** I thought you were in the garage causing trouble, here you just wanted to revert back to being an infant for 9 seconds. Bless your hearts my little babies!

Monday, Monday...