MY BIG HELPERS

On a busy morning, what better to do than employ the two big brothers.....their pay?....2 jellybeans. I'd say that's a deal:)

POOPED, SORE and TIRED

Well, that about sums my day up. The twins have had their typical newborn day, not much to report as far as they are concerned. ( Except Olivia has spent the last hour or so fussing at me ) They are already out of their preemie clothes :( Maddox and Jaxon just went to sleep after a busy day. I'll tell ya what, I am ready for the school year to be over! Some days, it's more convenient to just keep him home! But Maddox loves school and has really been thriving since starting. ....... Okay now both twins are yellin' at me..." Mom, time to eat:) ....

Future MLB????

Thank you to Cody for the gloves!! It's all the boys have been talking about. They have worn them around the house all morning. Jaxon, unfortunately was a little disappointed when I stopped him from throwing the ball to Ty. I had to explain to him that Ty wasn't big enough to catch the ball yet....this on the heels of Jaxon attempting to play basketball with Olivia. Only I wasn't so quick to catch him that time and Olivia received a nice 'bonk' in the face with a basketball ( it was small and soft thank goodness )!

AHH SLEEP!

Not a whole lot to report on today. I wouldn't know because I slept! Well, not the whole day, but it felt like it. My grandma watched the twins for the first half of nap and Arik got up with the boys when they woke up and let me sleep until 5:) A beautiful, quiet (mostly uninterupted ) 4 hour nap!

Ty and Olivia's BIG day!

Well, today marked what will be the most important day in the twins life. Arik and I had them baptized together at our Lutheran Church this morning. The service was extremely touching and uplifting. Nothing compares to knowing that my children have the forgiveness of God and His love. We asked my Aunt Kim and Uncle Scott to stand for them and represent themselves as Ty and Olivia's godparents. We agreed confidently that they embodied what we feel is important in a Christian.. sharing our views, values and morals so that throughout Ty and Olivia's life they can guide them and love them just as Arik and I would. After the service we came back to our house and had a huge lasagna lunch! It was delicious:) Even though our house isn't exactly equipped for a large get-together we made it work and had a great afternoon. I will be sending out more pictures of the day, but for now here are a few of the highlights.

Splash Park

The boys and I went to the Splash Park this afternoon. Against my better judgment I allowed them to skip nap to go. For the first time both boys were able to go into the big kid wading area. In the past when we've tried, Jax was still too young and would loose his balance and fall under. This time they were both goin' to town jumpin' and attempting to swim ( I really need to take them to lessons) . Overall it was a fun afternoon, but the last 10 minutes they both had total meltdowns! I took a quick video clip that doesn't even show the half of what I endured! I can't believe they actually stayed awake on the ride home. I can't believe I actually stayed awake on the ride home for that matter!

It's FRI-DAY

Okay, so Friday certainly doesn't stand for what it used to, but either way it's the end of the week. The twins allowed me a great night sleep last night, They ate at 9, 2 and 6:30. I do have them on a tight 4 hour schedule, but hey I'm not that crazy to wake a baby in the middle of the night!!! I must have been sleeping good too because Arik told me this morning that he had to stop me from snoring like 6 times. mmm attractive:) Payback, that's all I have to say. You'd think I'd feel a little more rested (haha) but 10 cups of coffee and 3 sodas later ( not really ) I am still using my lid lifters to keep my eyes open (don't really know what those are...but it gives you a visual) This afternoon I took the boys to the fountains at Marina Jack's. It was all I could do laying back in the sun on the warm pavement to not fall asleep. Maddox and Jaxon had a blast, they were on best behavior and it was really enjoyable...(as I'm listening to Maddox whine to Arik that Jaxon won't share his toy) . We sat on a bench overlooking the bay just before we left. We watched the pelicans diving and sang 'row row row your boat' as a couple of guys sat in their dingys drinkin' beer and turnin' in circles. I debated whether or not to stop at the grocery store on the way home, but I didn't want to ruin a nice afternoon with a stressful shopping trip. So now we are home and the boys are usin' up their last bit of energy. ( Oops, and one of the babies is signaling me it's time to eat ) I better scoot....until next time!!