Twins Are Two

11-11-11 . . . Great day for a pair to turn 2!

I am amazed every day by how different they are. In every possible way . . . except their sweetness, cuteness and charm  :)

The words are flowing out of their mouths. We can't always understand what they are saying. But "NO"  . . . there is no mistaking that word. And suddenly, Castiel thinks "please" is a magic word, he's very disappointed when it doesn't work.

 

They loved being sang to.

They had difficulties blowing out the candles. Emmitt was closer to spitting them out.

Castiel proudly blew one out and waited for Emmitt. It didn't happen, Cameron helped out from impatience, and looking at Audrey, she was also close at putting him out of his misery.

They LOVED the cake. We didn't realize it at first, but Emmitt ate him the cake infront of him, instead of the one on his plate . . . until we noticed a good section missing.

And when they asked for seconds . . . they got it, only because the grandparents outnumbered the parents :)

Gifts were opened. Castiel didn't give clothes a second look. They were thrown directly over his shoulder every time.

And the toys were perfect . . . truck, trains, balls and books!

They got 6 pairs of much needed warm pjs. We found out tonight that Castiel received 2 pairs of footie pajamas, because Emmitt freaked out and we'll never get them on him again . . . EVER :)

We had spent the day at Monkey Joe's.

A pizza, bouncing, arcade place where Castiel discovered that if someone puts money in those things that mommy lets me sit on . . . THEY MOVE. (The mall will never be the same for mommy)

 

We threw the boys down huge slides. They loved it and wanted to do it over and over. They just needed a lot of assistance climbing up, so it was a workout at the same time.

And Emmitt wanted to play an arcade game. I put two tokens in a machine, he pushed one button that dropped a ball, the ball bounced around for a bit, and then 82 tickets spit out of the machine.

Wish I got a picture of him with his tickets  :)  He got a dinosaur that grows when placed in water, and 2 tootsie rolls, which he shared with his brother.

You may have noticed that Emmitt got a new hair do. When he woke up on his birthday, he looked like this.

That hair made me laugh.

Strangers would "pet" him because it was irrestible, I found myself "petting" him daily. It was soooo soft.

We were thinking that if we kept growing it out, it would lay down eventually. But it didn't. If I let it go on any longer, he was soon to look like Albert Einstein.

So we gave him a faux hawk. If it's going to stick up always, may as well give him a hair style that goes along . . . and no product is really needed

Last haircut, Katie (my sister) helped figure out Castiel's new hair style. Before  :)

He has his daddy's hairline and I was afraid to cut it back too far. He looks older to me.

They are getting so big, so fast.

And I'm enjoying almost every moment of it  :)

People ask me all the time "how do you do it?", which I always reply "I have to, I don't have a choice."

I can't imagine my life without them. Love you boys so much!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Audrey Catch-up

So . . . since we've last talked

Audrey turned 8.

We didn't get to have our big poolside party bash that was typical for her August birthday.

So I made it up to her with 3 homemade ice cream cakes  :)

Of course, there were still presents . . . 

Alice in Wonderland tote (she LOVES the movie!!!)

A book that she can design her own looks (because now she wants to be a fashion designer :)

And a small comment "I want curly hair like the neighbors" got her these curlers . . .

. . . and turns out, she LOVES the curls  :)

We also went to Great America, minus the twins.

Last year, Audrey was pretty timid about what she would ride on. 

This year, she rode the Wizzer! (as did Cameron) Audrey loved it. Didn't really question it until she was seatbelted into my lap. "Is it faster then the little rollercoasters?" "Yes" "A lot faster?" " . . . yes" "Does it go upsidedown?" "No" "Promise?" "Yes" "Okay . . ."

I talked her through it alittle. I let her know what to expect. And she giggled through the whole ride  :)

Cameron on the other hand, didn't cry or anything, but wasn't too happy that we took him on it.

We kind of did the same thing to him on the Log Run.

Last year, Audrey pleaded with KC to let her off as they reached the top, which KC replied, "This is the only way off" as they plummeted down the slide and got drenched in the big splash.

She again LOVE it, but Cam "I don't like the fast part where the water splashed in my face".

But again, he had no tears . . . he needs to learn to question and not trust his parents so willingly . . . he he!!!

I did completely destroy my camera during the day, but it wasn't dropped . . . it was submerged in Root Beer. Don't ask. I will be upgrading soon.

The most exciting moment of the day was when Audrey backed up to the height requirements for the swings and was tall enough. She's been waiting to ride the swings for a couple of heartbreaking years now  :)

And these are just a few of the pictures that show what a sweetheart Audrey is to Cameron.

She can complain about him all she wants . . . but that is love  :)

I just wanted to end this by sharing Audrey's first day of school facts. I always love looking at these.

First off, the poor kid has no idea what her address is, or phone number. I should teach her it, even if it is temporary.

My Favorite Things:

Book: Dr. Suess

Food: Taco, nodles, pears

TV Show: Ant Farm

Game: Sorry

Color: Blue

Animal: Hippo

My Collections: Rocks

What I like to do inside: games

What I like to do outside: play with friends

How I am different from other people: I have a big family

What I want to do when I grow up: teacher

The most special thing about me: I can do silly things

Words That Best Describe Me: great, funny, fantastic, fun, creative, cool, nice, pretty, silly, awesome

Things I Hope to Learn This Year: sience and math

Things I'm Most Proud of: I have 3 brothers and 1 sister. I have a big family.

I love that she knows she's pretty and silly and nice and awesome. It's great to see that she thinks highly of herself  :)  I love that everyone probably put dogs, cats and birds as their favorite animals, and she loves her hippos :) And what a relief that she is proud of her big family, which is extra big these days!

This kid makes me smile. I LOVE YOU AUDREY  :)