where have our babies gone?

I guess because they are walking all over the place, it has hit me that M & W are growing up!  Everyone told us that the 1st year with twins would be a blur, and it's so true!  They just seem so big all of the sudden - I guess referring to them as "the babies" won't work for much longer. 

Maggie and William roam all over the house and are SO proud of themselves.   Have you ever seen a bigger smile?

They are turning out to be quite the climbers, too.  After I took this picture, William sat down on the arm of the chair and fell backward, but thanks to my cat-like reflexes (don't laugh too hard), I caught him before he hit the ground.

Maggie LOVES to eat more than anything, and she's not picky.  She'll cram anything you put in front of her in her mouth.  The past few nights, however, she did stop cramming to clasp her sweet little hands when we said the blessing and said "Aw-mayo" at the end of the prayer.

William is ALL boy and is obsessed with wheels already!  Every time the dishwasher was open this weekend, he was right there checking out how the rack moved back and forth.  As "boy" as he is, he's the biggest snuggler in our family - I hope he always wants to hug on his momma so much!

we're all walkin'

Maggie is walking and is SOOOO proud of herself - we are, too!  She's taken a couple of steps here and there over the last few weeks, but she really took off this weekend and I got it on video! 

She and William were so funny - they would crawl to the chair, sit, then stand up and walk to the couch.  They took turns doing it over and over.  We had so much fun watching and cheering them on!!  Maggie and William were clapping for each other.  It's really amazing to see them together - they are precious - playing, fighting, picking on each other. 

We have a walker!!!

1st Day of School!

Kirby had a great first day!  She wasn't so sure about having new teachers and told me this morning, "I don't want new teachers.  Do you remember last year when I was in Mrs. Hagler and Mrs. Chakravarti's house and I was happy?"  I was a little worried, too, since she and Ethan aren't in the same class, but I left her this morning with no tears, and she was all smiles this afternoon!    Kirby is ready to go back tomorrow - what a grown up girl!! 

busy babies

We've been busy!  Lots to update...enjoy these pics from our afternoon until I can get it together!!

Five on Friday

1.  Given Kirby's past insistence on cheering for the Longhorns, we've been working hard to make her an Aggie.  We're getting there - she's got a great Gig 'em, and she loves singing the Aggie War Hymn.   She gets stuck like a broken record at "Saw Varsity's horns off" - cracks me up!!  We can't wait to take her to a football game this year.  I think when this little animal lover meets Reveille, she'll be sold for sure!  We thought we'd start indoctrinating M & W a little earlier - thanks Py!!

2.  William and Maggie are in the middle of that stranger anxiety phase, so when he crawled up and climbed on my Uncle Ronnie this weekend everyone was shocked (he's been around him maybe once ever) - I think he thought Ronnie was DonDon!!   

 Maggie wasn't so brave - she stuck with her Annie!

3.  Kirby went on her first date!  She and Jim went to the Astros game last weekend with Ethan and his dad.  The kids had a ball (no pun intended, well maybe a little) and the dads were worn out by the end of it.  Notice the bun in the first picture - Kirby is all about "huge buns" these days - just like Tinkerbell!!  She wants one everyday and will sit still for as long as it takes to fix.

 

4.  I have whatever the opposite of a green thumb is.  I have some flowers in the yard that I am determined not to kill this year.  Kirby loves to help and that help inevitably turns into her running naked through the yard.  She has SO much fun - I think it will be so fun when Maggie and William are running with her...wont' be long!

5.  When we're not pretending to be a kitty cat, lion, or Tinkerbell, we're a princess or ballerina - do you know how difficult it is to buckle a car seat with all that tulle???  She even changes her clothes after we put her to bed - we'll go in to check on her and find her sleeping in a tutu with her PJs on the floor.

Silly Goose

Kirby ran into the kitchen the other day and announced, "I'm such a drama queen!"  You got that right, sister!  She keeps us in stitches with the things that come out of her mouth.  She's so expressive and pretty much a big ham all day every day!

I adore this kid.  I hope these pics make you smile as much as they do me...Happy Thursday!