from this:
to this:
pretty much sums up everyday life right now.and i wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.
xo
reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.
from this:
to this:
pretty much sums up everyday life right now.and i wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.
xo
it’s a joy to be able to witness 2 almost 18 months old feel the sand under their toes for the first time.
it’s a treat to watch the sand move under their legs as the tide comes in and to see the complete and utter confusion on their little faces.
there is nothing…and i mean NOTHING cuter than chubby baby legs and swimsuits.
watching a baby accidentally eat sand for the very first time is hilarious.
cate found it hilarious too.
this one kind of grosses me out b/c it looks strangely real. but that is a beach toy:
and i have to tell you…there is major satisfaction to be found in the simple act of taking your four children to the beach without your husband’s help.
it was a major i CAN do it moment! yes…the bigs were there, but i didn’t get any photos because they were frolicking in the ocean and i couldn’t leave the babies for a second. 🙂
hope your monday is beautiful,blessed,and productive.
xoxo
How in the world are they almost a year and a half old?
Y’all…I know I am biased but they are so so precious. They giggle and kiss and dance all day long. I am just absolutely in love with them. Their favorite thing to do right now is kiss.
They start about a foot away from me and say “nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnUH!” and on the UH they give me a big smackeroo on the mouth. They smooch and hug each other all day long.
Also they pull hair and slap each other all day long. That’s not so nice. We are working on “BEING SOFT”.
They make a mess everywhere. Anything they can reach they WILL pick up and move. I just found a box of quinoa in the bathtub.
The other day i found one of my flats in my shower. They hide in one of the kitchen cabinets and think it is hilarous.
Baby proofing? Has taken on a WHOLE new meaning with these two.
They also love bath time. The splashing and giggling is out of control during baths. I swear I’m going to have to start wearing a raincoat. HA!
Cate:
Is hilarious. She is tiny (but she has quite the belly) and her hair is curly. She is the quieter of the two,but she loves to interact. If anyone smiles in her direction, she is SO engaged.
She loves making exaggerated facial expressions. Her favorite is her “OH!” face (see above). She makes it any time she is excited, or any time she does something wrong. It makes me laugh every single time.
She doesn’t take a binkie but she does this thing we call “monkey mouth”. She sucks on her tongue when she’s tired or doesn’t feel well.
She loves bananas,crackers,and sweet potatoes. She runs really fast with one arm swinging and she dances by not moving her body,but holding her arms up in the air and making her “oh” face.
Lucy:
Is about 3 lbs bigger than Cate. She loves to eat and moans the whole time she does (AHAHA). She loves blueberries,cheese,strawberries,crackers and whatever I am eating. She is such a beggar!
She gets DOWN when she dances. Literally. Girlfriend bounces so deep her diaper hits the floor.
She says “UH OH” in the most perfect way when she makes a mess or does something naughty.
If i don’t put her hair in a top pony she can’t see a thing through her mop top and will run into walls.
She talks a LOT. She is the verbal one. Her favorite words right now are: UH OH, Sadie, cracker,cheese,cookie,ni night,mama,dada,harper,car,bye bye bath
She still loves her binkie.
The other thing that they are way into right now is saying “cheeeeeeese!”. Here’s a video of them right now.Y’all I love them so much I can’t take it. Twins are just so much fun.
Happy Tuesday friends. Hope it’s beautiful and blessed.
cheese from stephanie howell on Vimeo.
is it ironic that a beginning can also seem like an ending??
on saturday afternoon, both of my baby girls took their first steps.
cate first…she let go of my fingers with a grin firmly in place. and she took two wobbly steps before collapsing in my arms with a giggle.
lucy girl was next. she took two lunging steps, interrupting jimmy right as he was saying "who knows when she'll walk with those thunder thi….".
i remember harper's first steps (to jimmy, in her bedroom at 12 months old) and sadie's first steps (to my mother-jimmy was deployed-at 10 months old). i remember them like they were yesterday. but they weren't.
and as the girls walked to me, i tried to hide my teary eyes with loud laughter and whoops of joy. but a tear or two escaped as it hit me-
"these are the last first steps i will witness".
and i think i am okay with that, but it breaks my heart a little bit.
i know there will be so many more firsts. so many more. but for a moment i wanted to treasure THESE first steps. savor them, revel in them, imprint them in my memory.
the day both of my babies walked.my last babies.
now? on to something new. 🙂 BABY CAGES. just kidding. sort of. leashes?
xoxo
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it was a super low key event. 2 balloons,
2 cupcakes from fresh market,
2 high chairs
2 one year olds
2 TOTALLY different personalities.
cate= mild,suspicious and kind of disinterested
lucy= thrilled. lucy went to town.
they are so funny. so different…and i LOVE that.
pretty sure that cate thinks lucy is nuts. 🙂
and i’m so glad i took a video…lucy’s little excited noises are hilarious. 🙂
happy wednesday, y’all! xxo
c+l cupcake wars from stephanie howell on Vimeo.