First Zoo Trip

Friday was such a beautiful day! We decided earlier in the week that since it was going to be 75 degrees that we would go to Waco for a few hours and go to Cameron Park Zoo. Now I LOVE this zoo!! Being a biologist, zoos and aquariums are some of my favorite places in the world, and while the zoo in Waco may be smaller than some, it is still fantastic!! It is nice and big enough to make it well worth it. It is also small enough to not be overwhelming for little ones. We took our time and were there maybe an hour and half.

For the girls reaction...I think they loved it! They did not really notice all the animals, but they saw the ones that were making noise or moving around a lot. The girls carefully watched the large Galapagos tortoise, the fish in the aquarium, the river otters, the bats, the giraffes, the meerkats, and lions.

Lexi was mesmerized by the huge fish and the otter. Lilly couldn't take her eyes off of the lions laying right up against the glass. We took as many pictures as we could, but it was hard since the girls couldn't see as much as from the double stroller. So Eric and I took most of the pictures while holding a baby! It was definitely an adventure!

Here we are at the first exhibit...the girls posed for Daddy but paid no attention to the monkeys grooming each other in the sunshine! First is Lexi and then Lilly! I had their little sunhats on them at first because I was paranoid that they would sunburn. It was the first time they wore sunscreen and they didn't burn at all. YEA!

Daddy and his girls at the River Otters...

My triplets again...

Eric and Lexi in front of some birds and a waterfall. The girls liked the waterfall more than the parrots and vultures. The next one is me and Lilly!

Miss Lexi and the meerkat had been having a stare-down, but Daddy finally got her attention for a cute picture!

I was watching the rhinos and Eric snuck one...stinker!

Here we are at the lion exhibit...there were 3 lions right by the glass and Lilly saw the one directly below her. At one point, it sat up and looked right at her...I had to let that lion know how I felt about her looking at my child that way! Lilly is not food. :)

Lilly and Daddy...

Mommy and Lexi...

Lexi and the large fish in the aquarium...

At the end...the girls were tired and ready to go take a nap! Then Eric and I just had to pose with just us! We went to the gift shop but decided to wait until the girls were older and let them pick out their own little shirts!

Gotta love a good zoo!!

A Taylor Update

Well it has been a rough day for Taylor! This morning, she was still on crazy pain meds and then by mid-morning had to be moved to a children's trauma center. The last thing we heard was that the docs were thinking that her large loads of pain meds were affecting her heart rate and she was in need of more blood. So around 7 pm, she was being given more blood and the doctors were going to see what other pain meds might work, other than such high doses of morphine.

Christie, her mom, is worried, as are we all! We trust God to take care of her and know that He is in control! Please keep praying for Taylor, and the rest of the Timmons/Chaffin family. Thank you for praying for her so far.

My Sweet Taylor

My little niece Taylor had some really intense surgeries today...9-10 hours of it with at least 3 doctors working on her at the same time. Taylor is 10 years old and has severe cerebral palsy. This surgery was for some major problems she has with her legs. We hadn't heard anything so Eric called, and Taylor's mother text back and said this..."She is going to be okay but things did not go well. She is in the ICU!"


PLEASE pray for my little Taylor and her family. Her mom and 4 sisters are all there but her stepdad is in California right now training to go to Iraq and I know he wants to be with them right now. Please also pray for God's peace for Taylor...she was terrified to even have this surgery and has really been having a tough time lately. Thank you my friends!! I will keep you all posted!

Here is our pretty little Taylor-Tot!!

Yesterday

Yesterday was a crazy day. First of all, we had to take Lexi to see her pediatrician. It was nothing too bad, but she had a swollen spot on her chest and we wanted to make sure it wasn't anything bad...she is on antibiotics now and seems just fine. I have been super stressed out the past couple of days, because I feel like I got nothing accomplished. I had tons of cleaning to do and laundry too, but the girls needed me and wanted nothing more than to sit in my lap all day. I am not sure what I will do when they go through their clingy phases. Yesterday, when I would hold them both, they would push each other away a little bit to get more attention for themselves. So I just spent the day on the floor getting hugs and having my glasses ripped off. All in all, it was a good way to spend a day, it just wore me out and then I was frustrated when they went to bed since I had soooooo much to do to get the house in order. I want the girls and Eric to live in a clean house and have order surrounding them. I can't let it bother me cause, all in all, they are all fine and loved and well cared for...those are the important things!

At the doctor's office, we had them weighed since they will be 8 months old on Monday and I wanted to put an approximate weight in their baby books...Lexi weighed 17 lbs, 12 ozs. and Lilly weighed 16 lbs, 15 ozs. I was shocked because Lilly is a better nurser and they both eat the same things. They fit into the same clothes and neither one seems bigger to me. I have decided that Lexi's extra weight is in her cheeks! :)

It was a beautiful day though, so we put the girls in their new outfits and they were fascinated with them...I guess all those ruffles were too cool! Just after getting them dressed and fixing their hair, I HAD to take pictures!! They were too sweet!! They also got to wear their little sweaters from Aunt Kim :) Kim gave us these 3-6 month sweaters when the girls were first born and I have been dying to put the girls in them...just had to wait until they fit! I still have to roll up the sleeves.

Here we have Miss Lilly showing her best growl impression!

Next her innocent look...
And last but not least, she is saying, "Hmmm, did my mom make my hair stick up again? Stinker!"

As you can see, they love playing with their little shapes. Here we have Miss Lexis and her adorable, innocent look...I started off with one clip in her hair and then tried two clips. I am such a girlie girl and think my twins will be too! :)

Eric thinks she looks like she has horns in this one! I was just so excited to finally get her in pigtails!

Now this is the face I get when I tell her that "I'm gonna get you!"

These last two pictures are of the girls checking each others hair out...First, Lilly looks up and stares at Lexi. Then Lexi got all excited and grabbed a handful of Lilly's hair! Woops!

Kentucky

Most of you know that Eric is from Kentucky. He loves the University of Kentucky so much that when I decorated our second bathroom, I bought him a UK shower curtain. :) I love to decorate and I didn't want him to feel like I moved in and took over the house. So I made it special for him! :)

Yesterday Lilly woke up from her nap before Lexi, so while we were playing together in my room, I put her daddy's hat on her little head! I tell you what...that was one proud daddy when I showed him the pictures!!

New Videos

I published 3 new videos to YouTube this morning...the best way to find all of them is to follow one of the previous links that I sent everyone, then look on the right side of the page, where there is a tab labeled, "More From: knuckleheadclan". Click on that and it should give you a scroll down menu of all of our published videos (7 total videos so far)!!

If anyone has trouble finding them, let me know and I will post the actual links.

The new videos are of Lexi's eyes getting huge at one of her favorite toys, Lilly's new favorite thing to do, and both girls babbling away one day!! Thanks to all of you who view this blog. I cannot tell you all how much I enjoy writing new posts and thinking of fun things about my family to share with everyone!! We are glad to have you all as part of our lives!! :) Have a great Sunday!!