Twindom

It's been fun having two at once. Even though it's been excruciatingly hard at times, it has been and continues to be a fun ride! It was hard having to feed two babies in the middle of the night, hard having to load two babies into the car, hard having to wheel a big double stroller every where I went (go). Hard lugging 20, then 30 then 40 now 50 lbs around on my hips (FYI, that doesn't happen often any more!)

Hard having to listen to two babies scream bloody murder at the top of their lungs (remember my ear muffs?!), hard having to give two babies a bath and making sure one didn't kill the other by accidental drowning. Extra hard wrestling two babies in church by myself (granted I had help 75% of the time but still), hard having them tag team me in the middle of the night. Hard potty training two at once, hard, hard, hard. Wait, didn't I say it was fun having 2 at once?

It's been fun having 2 at once because it brings me twice the joy. I get twice as many kisses and hugs, twice as many giggles and smiles. 4 arms instead of 2 to squeeze me around the neck. And having 2 at once gave my children an instant play mate. An instant best friend. Someone to play pretend with all day long. Someone to laugh with, to cry with, to protect. They have always had each other. They don't know what it's like to be bored or lonely. What a blessing for them and for me. I don't have to "entertain" them every hour of every day! Oh how I pray that they are always this close!!!

Mother's Day

Jon's parent's, brother and grandmother came in for the weekend to "celebrate" Mother's Day with us. We had a wonderful time but, as always, the hours flew by far to quickly. It seems that as soon as they got here, they had to turn around and leave. James and Audrey enjoyed having lots of people around to do just what they wanted, as usual!

Progress in potty training

Some things just come more naturally standing up...

Yard babies

If it were possible to stay outside all day long, our children would do it. They love to be outside and I love for them to be outside. Certainly makes the mess inside the house not as big. And that is the great thing about the Spring and Summer months, isn't it? The more time the chitlins stay outside, the less of an opportunity to destroy the inside which in turn means less work for me!!! Okay, less housework for me!

Please do ignore the ugly, strange looking thingymajig in the background. That would be our very old, very broken air conditioner. If you look real close you can see the shiny new one behind it. And it is shiny, looks like it should be inside and not out. But then for the price we paid for it, it better be shiny!!!

This is their new sandbox. The sandbox that we filled up with sand from the beach. Yes, it's true and if you would like to hear the details on that story be sure and ask me the next time you see me, it's quite hilarious. Redneck but hi-larious!

This is the dirt pile they loved to play on until we got their sandbox filled up with sand. Actually, they would probably still be playing on it had not the torrential downpours we've had recently washed it away.

Not always perfect

When I got home from the gym tonight I was greeted by a little girl on her way to the bathroom. Her face lit up like a little glow worm when she saw me and almost as fast as it lit up, her bottom lip poked out and very pitifully she said "Mommy, sing Amazin Gwace fo me." I obliged of course and put her back to bed. Not a minute later she was up saying she had to go tee tee and when I peeked around the corner to check on the validity of her statement, I saw her sitting on the toilet, with her pants up. "Uh Audrey, baby, if you really have to pee you might want to pull your pants down first."

A fun day

A few weeks ago while chatting with my friend Beth on Facebook, I suggested we meet up somewhere, one day and let the kids play. She readily agreed and after a little research we decided Chehaw Park in Albany would be about half way for both of us. We went today and just had the best time, ever!

There is a zoo at this place along with a large pavilion, tons of places to picnic, and best of all a pirate ship playground!!! First off, the animals. Wow, they had a large variety of cool animals to see. From rhinos and black bears to a copperhead snakes and alligators, we saw a lot!

Yes, he was pulling his sister.

We enjoyed a lovely picnic of pb&j sandwiches, Capri sun, chips and fruit. Surprisingly enough, the fruit was the biggest hit!

After what seemed like an eternity (only an hour) and millions of "I want to go play on the pirate ship" we turned them loose to play on the gigantic play thingy! Well, I use the term "turned them loose" very loosely! There were 3 bus loads of kids that invaded the place about the time we sat down to our picnic. And they didn't leave until about 5 minutes before we did! So, we didn't exactly turn them loose!

This picture doesn't do this thing justice, jsyk!

Finally, a turtle he could ride!

Lillie, Becca, James and Audrey

The misfortunates of having a sister...

"Son, little boys do not wear make up. They especially do not wear lipstick."

Seriously, I am going to have to hang a nail from the ceiling for a place to put my pocketbook (aka purse for those of you who don't have a Georgia upbringing). Because some how their short little arms and even shorter little fingers are always pulling it down from various stashing locations to find gum and other things they shouldn't play with. The lipstick however, takes the cake!