Daddy's Turns 30

On October 4, Daddy (Mike) turned 30 years old. The girls and I thought of what we should do for daddy. So while daddy did some work and then went to go play golf, the girls and I started on our adventure to get Daddy a nice birthday present.

The first stop we arrived at was a clothing store. I thought, ok, Its 2:00PM I have 3 hours, I had to go to 3 places, so this means we could do it in plenty of time. The question was...could we do it without any tantrums? So we are at the first store. I carry the girls in under each arm and put them in the basket. Phew! Workout one, achieved. We strolled through and found a nice shirt and tie for daddy to wear to work. When we were about to check out. A lady and her daughter stopped us and started talking with the girls. They were laughing and enjoyed the conversation. A checkout, carry out, and buckle down the time was 3:00PM. Not bad, I have 2 more places to go.

Next stop, Party City! Now I was unsure if they had any baskets or not, but they did. So again, with a child under each arm, put them into a basket. Phew! Workout two, complete. We went inside went to the back and purchased some balloons for Daddy's birthday. Ok, now I have two children AND balloons to get out to the car. First I put the balloons in and then belted the girls in their seats. Time. 3:45PM. Great! This would leave plenty of time to make our last destination. WALMART.

Arriving at Wally World I grabbed a basket, loaded up two toddlers and embarked on a grocery shopping adventure. We enter the store and I have a list. This is a must when shopping with twins, and for some reason I still end up with more items than on my list. This trip thankfully was somewhat uneventful. With the exception of the muffins in the bakery. The girls know that every time we visit Walmart, they get the mini muffins. So as we pass the area, they get really excited and say "this! this!" What do I do? Pick up the package and give my children a muffin. This is the least I can do for good behavior in the store. So third store, complete. We are now at 4:45PM. This gave us enough time to get home, put the groceries away and go meet Daddy, and friends, Joy and Jan for supper at a restaurant. On the way home. Juliana kept on screaming "Tay! Tay! Tay!" She had started to cry. I figured out that "Tay" is her word for balloons and that apparently she is afraid of them. Poor girl, they were swarming her head in the car and she hated it. Nothing like pushing a child to face her fears.

The family at Salsas

We ended the evening with dinner at Salsas and put the girls to bed at 8PM. While the girls were sleeping, Mike opened his presents from us and ate the cake the girls and I made for him. What a fun and exhausting day. Happy Birthday Daddy. We love you.

Juliana and Olivia turn 1 1/2 years!

Watching our girls grow like little flowers has been quite the adventure. They are starting to communicate more with using their words, reaching, and climbing for things. Olivia likes to climb. She has figured out how to climb up on the glider, couch, high chair, and kids rocker...oh not to forget the diaper changing table. Juliana has not ventured to this new found wonder yet, but I know she is not far behind. They have picked up more jibbering and added words to their own language. Olivia will say "NeNoy?" Juliana will respond....no. We still have no clue what that means.

Olivia

We have had such an amazing month. A few events that have happened were: Mama's half marathon, Twins and More club picnic, and apple picking. On the weekend of Mama's half marathon, Oma and Opa came to visit. They were able to help daddy watch the girls while mama ran. Juliana and Olivia decided they wanted to run too. So they ran around and danced to the bluegrass music that was playing in the field. Mama finished her first half marathon in 2:24min. When she crossed over the finish line, Juliana was reaching with both arms to be held by her mama. What a great feeling.

 Mama

Olivia and Juliana eating Greek yogurt.

One of the cutest things the girls are doing is giving each other "sugar". 

The Twins and More club had a picnic and this was the first time that the girls were able to play on a playground for their age group. Oh what fun they had. This was also the first time that they got to slide. The expressions on their faces were priceless. On that day it was very cold. I believe it was 48 degrees. This was a little much and the girls wanted to get warm, but they didn't want to leave the playground. In fact, when it was time to go eat, they cried. Once during the week, Mama tries to take the girls to the park to get some fresh air, playtime and run time. This usually results in Mama chasing the girls all over and then really good naps in the afternoon.

 Juliana

Olivia

 Juliana

Sisterly play

Lining up to slide down.

Olivia on the duck. 

Juliana, Daddy, and Olivia

Olivia, Mama, and Juliana

Our favorite activity of the month is apple picking! This was the first time Juliana and Olivia had a chance to pick apples and pick pumpkins. It was perfect weather, a little breeze, cool crisp air and sunny. Perfect fall day.

Olivia and Juliana eating their apples.

Olivia picked her very own.

Juliana and her very own apple.

As far as development, the girls are running now, eating anything (except dairy) and learning how to sing their songs. We are really proud of our little ones and can't wait to see their new developments next month.

At the end of October, the girls will be traveling with Mama and Daddy to Washington DC. They will be spending some time with family and Mama will be running in her first marathon. This will be close to the girls' 19 month mark, so they should be really grown by then. These next few months will be really exciting as we have Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up. These were always special times for their Mama and now she can't wait to share them with her little angels and Daddy. What great happy memories.