A couple of weeks ago my husband was outside working on his motorcycle. The toddler very much wants to be just like this Daddy. So he went and put his hat on, grabbed a wrench, and went outside to help. Then last week the truck started having some problems. We told the toddler that we needed to take it to the shop to get it fixed. But he knew better. He grabbed his toy screwdriver and ran outside … [Read more...]

My youngest sister and her husband are here visiting over the holiday weekend and it's been so much fun to see them.We did a big family dinner on Thursday when they arrived. (No pictures of that.) Then Friday was another family dinner for my brother-in-laws birthday. His parents invited everyone over to their house to celebrate.The twins enjoyed their first game of croquet The toddler wanted … [Read more...]

My sister-in-law and her kids are here visiting from Minnesota and my kids are loving it. It's been two years since we've been able to see them, so we've been trying to spend every day together.Over the weekend we took all the kids to the Founders' Plaza park near the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. It's an area where you can watch the airplanes take off and land.Oldest twin with oldest cousinMy … [Read more...]

My sister and I took all the kids to Six Flags Over Texas on Saturday. It was crazy hot, but the twins had some free tickets that we needed to use before they expired. So we braved the heat, and ended up having a great time. This was the toddlers first trip to Six Flags, so we started in the kids area with this rideHe loved it. We rode a few more kids area rides and he was all … [Read more...]

Earlier this month my Mom took the twins on a trip to Washington, D.C. (just the three of them). The twins had a BLAST!My Mom has a wonderful friend who lives in that area that they stayed with and I'm pretty sure the twins adore her now. She was a big topic of conversation when they returned. It was a 4 day trip which was probably the perfect length for them, and their first round trip … [Read more...]