Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Thanks for coming.

The picture party is about to start. Alright babies, let’s show everyone a good time!

They have discovered how fun the piano can be. 095Though, there isn’t quite room for three at a time. Bennett didn’t last long on the edge of the piano bench. There was crying involved.011

Ruby likes to put random things on her head and continue to play as normal.017

Night-night is a new favorite game. Many times during the day, they’ll just lay on the ground and say, “Ooohhhh, night-night.” I like games where we all lay down and pretend to sleep. Unfortunately they aren’t as sleepy as they pretend to be.

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Ruby feeding her baby before nap time.044040

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They are more willing to wear their sunglasses than I thought they would be.003

Sometimes they even fall asleep with them on.005012Or having just taken them off.013

Always competing for my attention.029

Sometimes you just feel like lounging, ya know? 086091080098

The sharing is getting a little better lately. Just a little. 004

Post-bath yumminess.018

They thought they were pretty clever when I found them like this. I think we’re gonna need a bigger table.026028

Alex always finds new ways to entertain himself.039

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I thought getting the ball pit out again would be a good idea, until they realized it was more fun to throw the balls outside the pool, than keep them inside it. 003

Everyday, they all bring me random shoes and insist that I put them on. This is how they ended up one day.  

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My shoes are part of the shoe obsession as well. Ruby gets SO mad when she can’t walk in them.078079

If you ever want to keep your toddlers entertained for a while, give them a flat of water bottles. They’ll end up all over the house, but they will also keep the kids quite for a good, long while. Bennett likes throwing them, and Alex likes lining them up. I find them lined up on the window ledge behind the curtains sometimes when I’m cleaning up. 038043044

I pulled out the play mat for a friend who came over with her baby. Of course, my babies thought it was for them, and played with it for days. They can still all fit!047

Ruby using her watermelon as a “hat”. She turns most of her food into a hat.057

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Bennett resembles Linus a lot these days as he drags this blanket everywhere. Luckily, if he doesn’t see it, he doesn’t need it. But when it’s in sight, he doesn’t let it go. 087092

Reading is serious business over here. 036
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Cousin Penny being her adorable self. She is looking at her mom through the window.033

She wears the pink hat with style.015

Cozy, Alex?085

My attempt at a ponytail. It only lasts about 2 minutes, but it’s fun to play.100102

I walked in to the room find that Ruby had done this all by herself. 002

Traffic jam.038

The bench cushion is the place to hang out these days.011036

Thanks again for joining us. We hope you enjoyed yourselves. See you next time!

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Elise and her mad skills are at it again.

This brought me to tears of laughter in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep after being woken up by one of these adorable children. Enjoy this small masterpiece that Elise has created for your entertainment.

Friday, June 03, 2011

It ends today.

I’m so behind in the ways of music (among other things), it’s embarrassing. Really, this isn’t something I like to admit. For some reason when I’m alone in the car, I turn on the news or nothing at all. And when I do turn on the radio, it isn’t the least enticing to me. How did this happen? I guess I might have been a bit preoccupied with other things these past couple years to keep up with things like this. It’s time to catch up. My CDs are ridiculously outdated. I mean, there are some classics I’ll always love, but I need some NEW MATERIAL! (You know you’re desperate for something to listen to when you decide to pop in your old BBMak CD you got in high school, and it wasn’t even cool back then. I’m seriously pathetic. I mean, does anyone even listen to CDs anymore?!) There is no excuse for this with music being so readily available these days. And one could go crazy listening to toddler tunes all day. I have to get these Signing Time songs out of my head, and soon!

So here’s my request for any music savvy friends willing to help a poor music-deprived girl out: Could you please tell me who your favorite artist is? And if you’re feeling especially generous, name your favorite album and/or song? Maybe you can get me on the track to a new and improved playlist to clean the kitchen to. The babies and I have also been enjoying dance parties lately, and some new music to groove to would be much appreciated. Let’s see what you’ve got for me!

And if anybody suggests Rebecca Black’s “Friday”, you need suggestions more than I do!

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Not sure I would be this chipper if I woke up at 4:30 AM.

But that doesn’t seems to phase the babies at all.

Even if they do wake us up and unearthly hours, at least they make us laugh to make up for it. Most of the time, anyway.