Mine!

As twins, William and Maggie share everything - birthday parties, a room, pacifiers, toys, viruses, even shoes sometimes - so, it's no surprise that one of their favorite words is, "MINE!"  Maggie, you shouldn't have to share everything, so this post is all yours, sweet girl!

 

Maggie/Mags/Moo/Moopers/Mooperville/Maggers, you are such a sweetheart.  You're cute and funny and stubborn and loving and gentle.  You're a little Momma - always concerned about William.  You make sure he has pacifiers and snacks.  You are right there to comfort him with a hug or a pat if he's hurt or sad and just as quick to threaten him with a finger wag and Time Out if he's not being sweet.

 

You're a total chatterbox and have started speaking in sentences - "He hit me 'gain!"  "What doing, Mommy?"  "Where my blankie, Mommy?"  "I don't see it!" (the blankie)  "You sit down wite dare."  "I play dress up" and my all time favorites "I hold you" and "I help you."  You ask "What's that?" and "Why?" ALL the time, and you always say please and thank you.   You seem much happier now that you can communicate a little better.  I think you're going to give Kirbs a run for her money!

You still need a little extra loving and take your one on one time wherever you can get it - like in the bathroom with me.  You sit on the little potty or in my lap and keep me company!  You love to snuggle and grab our cheeks to pull our face towards yours for a kiss.  If we can't hold you or help you right when you think it should be done, you can throw quite a fit and end up in time out.  You're really good at composing yourself, though.  It's hard, but you can calm down pretty quickly when faced with sitting by yourself!

You love to have your hair fixed and can't wait until you have more of it to work with.  We got Kirby and William's hair cut a few weeks ago and you were thrilled to get to sit in the chair and have yours combed and fixed.  It's long enough now that we have to pull a little bit of the top back to keep it out of your eyes - we're getting there!!"

You sleep and nap so well, and sometimes when Daddy comes in your room in the morning you see him and pretend to still be sleeping so you can have a few more minutes with your pappy and blankie.  That pappy is like crack, and you gotta get your fix for the day!

You are into pretending that you're a cat - you crawl around meowing and pretend licking everything.  You are also starting to show interest in baby dolls.  You want me to change their diapers, and you sing to them and put them to bed - that little momma in you is just shining through!

 

You're always coming up with something new, and I can't wait to see what that will be each day!!  We love you, sweet Moo!!

Say what?!

The kids have been full of it lately, and we've been cracking up (and sometimes tearing up) at all they've had to say...

Maggie:  William, you time out!
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Kirby:  I have scruffles on my face.
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Megan: I'm so glad I got a new battery.  I've really missed my watch.
Kirby: I'm sure your watch really missed you, too, Mommy!
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Kirby: Ethan, I'll be the mommy and you can be the husband...why won't you kiss me?
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Megan: Kirby, where's William?
Kirby: Oh, just follow the trail of nuts.
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Kirby: Mommy, you can throw my blankie in the trash.  I'm a big girl - I don't need it anymore.
Megan: Just because you're a big girl (sniff, sniff) doesn't mean you can't have a blankie - you can just keep it in your bed.
Kirby:  Well, then Daddy can put it in the attic.  I don't want it.
Megan:  (sniff, sniff) ok.
fast forward 3 hours
Kirby: Daddy, please put my blankie in the attic.  I don't need it anymore.  I'm a big girl.
Jim: ok (sniff, sniff as he tucks her into bed)
fast forward 15 minutes
Kirby:  Daddy, can you please bring me my blankie?!?
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Maggie: I beautiful!
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Kirby:  William, do you have salad poop?
TMI, I'm sure, but the twins have had what has been diagnosed as toddler's diar.rhea for almost 3 months, so WAY too much of our daily conversation includes diaper discussion.  she meant SOLID!!
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William: God is gate.  thank you.  amen.

happy burd-day to you?!?

We’ve been “happy burd-day to you-ing” it for two weeks straight – seems appropriate because our TWINS are TWO!  We kicked off the festivities with a celebration in Beaumont over 4^th of July weekend and finished it off with a day o’ fun in San Antonio last weekend.  Both were absolutely perfect and all about Maggie and William! 

Round 1:  Bouncing, beer & burgers thanks to Annie & DonDon and Niece & Py

 Maggie ran errands before the party with Annie and me and picked out this chair - she loved it! 

Mags loves her some Kirby!

Yummiest cupcakes ever!

 M&W sang "Happy Burd-day" to themselves!

William went straight for the icing and Mags quickly followed suit

Round 2: Kiddie Park thanks to Nana & Papa!

The kids were in heaven!   Kiddie Park was such a blast from the past - Jim & Julie went there as kids, and it reminded me so much of Camps Junction.  So, so fun!

No one gets more excited than Kirb-a-lirbs.  By far my favorite thing about her!!

Steering a carriage is serious business...

the "big" girls!

Elliot was so excited to play with Maggie and William - she is such a sweetheart!

Kirby was comforting Jim on the space ship ride - he was a little scared

Their first experience with cotton candy was a hit.  They inhaled it!  

We wrapped up the day with pool time, pizza & birthday cake!

Happy Birthday, sweet Maggie & William!

sweet sisters

it's so fun to see these two playing with and loving on each other!  they play princess and castle together which invloves dressing up and hiding under tables while kirby tells maggie what to say and do and maggie hangs on kirby's every word!

kirby wants maggie to eat at the "big" little table with her all the time, too.  last week maria let mags eat lunch with kirby, and when she came back from the kitchen with william, both girls had their hands clasped and heads down.  when kirby finished the blessing, maggie said, "amen!"  such sweet sisters - i hope kirby will always set such a good example!

we spent last weekend in san antonio with nana and papa, and we caught the girls playing in nana's bowl:

iphone pics

the most recent few photos from my phone...

more posing!

one of my faves!  sweet william and his sweet daddy on father's day

mags checking out the butterfly as it came out of its cocoon!

happy thursday!

Goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

…How about you, you, you?  Every time I think about the zoo I get that Raffi song in my head!  …you can come too, too, too.  We’re goin’ to the zoo! 

Anyway, we headed to the zoo last week, and despite the heat, we had a blast!  It was the first time I’d been since they’ve opened up the new African section with the giraffes (that you can feed for a mere $5), rhinos, and chimps.  Halfway through it we were melting, both literally and figuratively, so I’m sure that’s why we missed the elephants.  (or “Phantes” as M&W call them)  We cut the trip short and rode the train before heading home.  Kirby summed it up best when we got in the car…”Good Trip!”

Kirby was so pumped about the tunnel - I've been in this part of the zoo so many times and never knew this little treasure was there.  She and Maggie had so much fun crawling through and looking at the fish - SO much fun that I had to drag Maggie out of it so other kids could have a turn! 

They don't come any cuter than this...

Mags ADORES Kirby.  Just recently, she's started trying to repeat everything Kirby says and does.  This pic captures it perfectly!

 

Sweet sister loving on her babies!

More posing.  I honestly have NO idea where this has come from!

I love Maggie's reflection in this pic - they just stared at each other for what seemed like forever!

You might think this is a rhino, but no - it's La Vaca Lola.  just ask William!!  "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!  Look!  La Vaca Lola!"

Our train ride...one day everyone will look at the camera...one day!

Tiny Dancer

When I enrolled Kirby up for ballet in January, I wasn't sure how she'd do in front of a crowd and was hesitant to let her participate in the recital - especially because she would be one of 2 kids dancing from her class.  I was obviously projecting my own fear of being in the spotlight on to her, because SHE. ATE. IT. UP!  She danced to The Beatles' All You Need Is Love, and while "grace" may not be her middle name, there wasn't a cuter dancer in the whole show...She grinned from ear to ear the entire time she was on stage and got really into posing for the camera (completely her idea!!)!  By the end of the 4th show, she was really eating up the attention!!