Swimming

Clint and I took the girls swimming on Friday to start off the holiday weekend. We swam at Brandi and Craig's house and they were out of town but told us to use their pool while they were gone and we totally took advantage! The weather was beautiful and we had a great time. Both of the girls are now comfortable with just "swimming" around with just their floaties on their arms and prefer not to be in any other float now. We had cute little crab floats that they sit in but they think they're too big for those now I guess. They are both jumping off the side of the pool and Sutton started saying "I do it self" because she didn't want me to hold her hands while she was jumping anymore. Of course Taylor followed suit immediately afterward and they both had a ball. I am so glad that we have close friends w/ a pool we can use rather than having to go to a crowded public pool...I think it's easier for kids to learn this way without a lot of distractions. I will take some pictures the next time we swim but forgot the camera this past time.

Two Year Check-Up

We went for Taylor & Sutton's two year check up this week and all is well. They are developing exactly as they should be and are not delayed in any aspect so I am very, very happy about that. Now, if you've seen my girls in person you know that they are pretty tiny...but how tiny? They are in the 75th percentile for height and the 3rd (yes, that's a three) for weight!!! Dr. Darby says they are fine and will just be small, which I am fine with as long as we are not talking about itty bitty kind of small. Paris and Milan here they come!

Sunning Our Buns

Our deck is our haven this summer. We have a pool, slide, playhouse, and a sand & water table on it. We recently bought a new table and chairs and a canopy tent to go over it so it's pretty enjoyable out there most of the time, especially in late afternoon. However, I am definitely ready for some cooler weather. I just can't stay out there long with this 100 degree heat indexes!

Birthday Party at Mt. Laurel

We had Sutton & Taylor's 2nd birthday party at the park in Mt. Laurel and it was a lot of fun! That is a wonderful place to have a party but boy was it hot that day! I think all of the kids had a good time and the parents got a chance to sit and talk as well.

So, last year we totally forgot to sing Happy Birthday to the girls in all of the chaos of me getting everything just right...then they both threw up everywhere after the first bite of cake because they were sick. It was lovely. This year I had it all planned out...we not only sang Happy Birthday once, but twice. I think it's important that each child gets sung to individually. Just because they share the same birthday doesn't mean they get cheated out of the limelight! It all went pretty well and we got it all on video but no still photos. And once we got home we realized that we had forgotten to put the cute little birthday hats on them I had bought! What will it be next year? Will I forget the cake? Ugh.

Birthday Party at Mt.Laurel

2nd Birthday

Sutton & Taylor's 2nd birthday was last Friday and boy did they load up on gifts! We had to let them open gifts in phases...Bunny's came first, then a few from mommy and daddy, then Joyce & Sherry's, then Papa Reuben and GG's. Then on Saturday they got tons of things at their party and we opened gifts again that afternoon when we got home. It was like Christmas around here. In fact, there are still two things they don't even know they have yet. We bought them a bouncy w/ a slide and some shopping carts w/ food, etc. in them that are still unopened. It has just been too darn hot to play in the bouncy outside so we are saving it for a cooler or cloudy day.

New toy

I got a flip today and so far I love it! This is the first little video (still pictures) that I have made so I am just testing to see if I know how to upload everything correctly. Hopefully it is as simple as it seems and I can post videos on here soon! I thought it wasn't working but Clint found that I had put the battery in backwards...whoopsie. Blonde moment....

Outdoor Fun

Today we went over to Emerson's house for a little outdoor fun. As you can see, she has a huge set up in her backyard w/ two pools, an elmo sprayer, swingset, playhouses, etc. It was 95 degrees today and we were so incredibly hot out there. Well, the moms were hot but the kids were fine! Sutton and Taylor had not seen Emerson since they got out of school over a month ago and they were so excited to see each other...it was cute. Also, Emerson has a big jumpy, bouncy thingy in her den (because it's so hot outside right now) so the girls had a blast jumping in that today also. They were exhausted when we got home and could barely stay awake during lunch.

First Pigtails

I finally did it....pigtails on my babies! I have wanted to put their hair in pigtails for a long time but just couldn't bring myself to do it. I would get one side up, look at their little faces and take it right back down because they just look too big with it up. They both loved their hair and wanted to see themselves in the mirror and both said "cute!" when they saw it. These pics aren't that great because I took them w/ my cell phone. My camera battery was dead this morning.