Storytime with Daddy!

The twins LOVE reading. Tonight they insisted on having their "friends" read too. Parker had Manny (black penguin), Ming Ming (duck), mickey mouse, a giraffe and Nini (his beloved bunny) and Rylee had Manny (same name, but her penguin is pink), she also has a Ming Ming duck, Minnie Mouse, a pink bunny and her beloved baby that is named Baby. They both sleep with all of their "friends" every night. It is really funny to watch them carry them all around the house. Sometimes they end up carrying one in their mouth because they don't have enough hands!

Skype

My mom lives on the opposite side of the country and was supposed to come visit this month, but ended up needing surgery and couldn't make the trip. In order to keep in touch and play with Nana we started using Skype with the twins. It is a lot of fun. My mom reads them stories, has some puppets of different animals to interact with them. The first time we did it the twins were playing with Nana for over an hour! They like to show her all of their toys and and play peek a boo. Tonight we talked to Nana while the twins had their evening snack. Here is a photo of the twins talking with Nana!

Nathan's Birthday Party

The twins' friend Nathan turned 2 today so we went to his party at the park. Rylee just loves Nathan's older sister (she is the one blowing bubbles for the twins in the picture). Usually Rylee only wants me to carry her or put her in her car seat, but if Nathan's sister is around Rylee doesn't want anything to do with me...its a nice break! The twins have been to a couple of birthday parties before but this was the first time they actually had a small understanding of what was going on. They may not grasp the idea of a birthday yet, but they did understand we were celebrating because it was a special day for Nathan. I think their favorite part was the cupcakes!

Build a Drum

Brian and I took the twins to Lowes for a children's craft project. Each of the kids made their own drum. Rylee refused to wear the apron, but Parker LOVED his apron and goggles. In fact, he didn't even want to take them off when it was time to leave! This event was pretty cool. The twins each got to keep their apron and goggles and even got a patch to sew on their apron for completing the project. They do this kind of thing monthly at Lowes I think. Anyway, here are some pictures of the twins (and Daddy) building their drums!

Daddy and Parker go to the Barber

Brian took Parker to the barber shop to get a "little trim". He basically needed his hair trimmed around the ears and his neck line cleaned up a little bit...however now he looks like he is headed to boot camp! Brian says Parker looks "professional" and Rylee says he is "very handsome". Parker is just happy he got a lollipop!

Mini Pool Party

Our friend Christy and her kids, McKenna and Evan, came to visit last week. We tried to go to the neighborhood pool but it was closed. McKenna really wanted to go swimming so we had a mini pool party in our yard. Christy moved to Florida a little over two months ago, but the kids remembered her and like she had never left. We all had a great time!