So ready!

So ready for the weather required to do this. So, so ready!

Breakfast with the boys

We've decided we don't need high chairs for Cheerios.

Sewing Weekend

I spent most of yesterday at the sewing machine, and it was so good for the soul. But I spent enough time there, that S started calling me Cinderella. I had bought some material on Friday, and I was itching to get at making something.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 love to empty out my apron cabinet - yes, I have an entire apron cabinet because I'm slightly obsessed, don't judge - and wear them around the house. So, I thought it was time to make them their own pint size models. I found some adorable robot material that I thought would be just perfect for two mini tool/craft aprons. They even have individual crayon/tool holders in the pockets. I can't wait until they're old enough to put them to use beyond just wearing them around the house.

And a little loin cloth apron modeling for your viewing pleasure.

My next project was some new pants for the Things. I love reading this blog and all the craftiness she comes up with , and each year she celebrates the Boy for a month. Perfect for my house!! When I saw the pants, I knew my boys needed some, so I got to work. I loved her seersucker pants, and went for a similar look with simple striped shirting material. I think they'll make their debut at church next week.

No excuses

There are no excuses for the lack of posts. And at this point, no one is reading, so it's really just for my own desire to have parts of our life documented. I wish I could say I'll be better at posting, but then I remember I have two 18 month olds who demand much of my time. So, we'll see.

Much of the reason I haven't been blogging is the lack of feeling creative. Maybe it's the weather - think lots of snow and cold, maybe it's the envy when I look at other mama's blogs and see all of the fabulous things they're doing with their kiddos, or maybe it's just lack of motivation. But either way, blogging has seemed a little dreary lately.

It might even make me a little cranky like two little things I know. It was a pacifier/lovey kind of day after an early morning of crying and moaning.

Thing 1 has a rhino for his lovey and assumes he can only hold it if he also has his pacifier. Which is pretty funny since he went through a phase for about 4 months where he wouldn't even take a pacifier.

Thing 2 has a sleepsack for his lovey. Their Aunt Christi made them sleepsacks when they were born. But when they grew out of them, Thing 2 became very attached to his and now sleeps with them. He'll find the arms and pull them up to his nose to snuggle; and the weird thing is this is exactly what big brother did/does (don't tell him I told you) with his blankie.

His newest trick is to slip his hands into the pockets on the arms that were to fold over and cover their hands when they were babies. It's quite the picture when he has both hands tucked in with the sleepsack over his nose staring into space.

Photo post

I've apparently been in a blogging slump for, oh, three months now. But looking around at the other blogs I follow, it seems to be the season. My excuse is that I've just been too busy having fun with my boys! But since it's 9:00 on a Saturday and I'm supervising our first sleepover with 5 crazy boys, I figured I'd get caught up on some pictures. So here's a few from Halloween to now.

Just your typical Star Wars family out for a night on the town.

If only he could actually rake for Daddy.

But we do love being outside!

This is our favorite reading spot, so we keep it well stocked with Heralds (our church's publication) to peruse.

Meet our walking disaster. He can get into, out of, or on top of anything.

Just having a little snack before breakfast.

Our first haircut went exactly as expected. Thing 1 just sat and patiently waited for it to be over.

Thing 2, well, this is a good shot. He screamed the entire time and tried frantically to swat her hand away.

Our handsome monkeys after their cuts.

These two are chunks!

Okay, so we've done a million other things this fall, but that's all I have energy for at this point.

Birthday Party

Here are some pics from the infamous 1st Birthday Bash!

Gotta look good for our party, right?

Two little monkeys, need two monkey cakes.

Monkey Sucker favors for our guests.

Thing 2 having a little cake. He thought it was just so-so.

Thing 1, however, thought it was awesome!!

We're Going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo. How about You, You, You?

Sorry, the music teacher in me, couldn't resist. Bub was not overly impressed when I sang it last week on our way, either. But anyway, we headed to the zoo last week during that fabulous 100 degree weather. S took the day off so we could have one last fun, family day before the school routine started up again.

It was hot, but we had lots of fun and got to see the new polar bear. Now, it's great to have a polar bear back in KC, but it's a really big deal around our house. We have been FOTZ since Bub was 1 and they announced they were bringing a polar bear when he was about 3. He has been asking on a monthly, if not weekly, basis when the polar bear would be here ever since. It's been a loooong wait. So, he was bouncing off the walls on Friday, when we announced we were headed out to the zoo.

Such a brave kid, petting a lion : ).

Well, she was absolutely beautiful and so playful. We got to see her dive off these rocks into the water, kick off the glass and flip backwards, stand on her hind legs, and eat frozen fruit while swimming around. It was definitely the highlight of our trip. And the Kansas City Zoo staff did a great job with the observation area. There is both an outdoor and indoor observation with seating on the inside and a great view of her pool. Good job KC!

This is the baby chimp, and he was fascinated with the boys. And they were smitten with him. He must have sat at the window for at least 5 minutes just checking them out. We even got a couple of "ooh-ooh, aah-aah"s out of the boys.

Somehow, we didn't get any pictures of the boys : (. I think they were napping when we took most of the pictures, and once they were awake we tried to keep moving so no pics.

Baby Jail

B.T. (before twins), S and I used to call the Super Yard a baby jail, and just couldn't imagine any parent needing to use one to help parent. Then came life W.T. (with twins), and we realized no amount of baby proofing could keep two babies out of everything without locking down the entire main floor of our house. So, out came the baby jail.

Most of the time, the boys really don't mind it, and we're usually in there playing with them. But on occasion, they realize they're all alone and we're out frolicking in the wide open spaces. And I get this staring at me.

Muffin Tin Monday

Lots of birthday party and zoo trip pictures to follow, but for now it's Muffin Tin Monday! It was our last Monday before school (Bub starts tomorrow); and he'll be going full day this year. So, I'm still deciding what we're going to do about MTM because he still really enjoys doing it each week. So, it may be a breakfast tin from now on.

But today, we had a Back to School tin.

We had - Goldfish (school of fish), 1 sandwich (1st grade), Star cheese (I was thinking he'll be a star this year. He was thinking Great Job), Apple (well, you know).

Oh, and the little purple pouch was his special treat from the grocery store this week. It's those KoolAid Fizzies. You plop one in like Alka Seltzer and it fizzes until it dissolves and creates grape Kool Aid. Bub thinks it fantastic!