Giggles!!

Lexi giggles...

Lilly giggles...(and goofy girl!)

Funny Conversations

I just had to write some of these things down...

Today, the girls and I were driving down the road and Lilly asked about her birthday and if she could then be a big girl and get married. Lexi interrupts and says when she is a big girl, she will be able to marry her Daddy.

I said something like, "Hey. I am already married to your daddy. And we love each other." Lexi says, "You married MY Daddy?!" Then we all giggled a little as I said yes. Then I explained that when they were MUCH older, and they had spent a LOT of time praying to God about a wonderful man that would love them as much as their Daddy loves me, then we could talk about them getting married. But I made sure to ask them to wait a long time before worrying about any of that.

Now, this part almost made me cry...Lilly then asks if I will help her get ready and fix her hair and help her put on her dress when she gets married. I told her that, of course, I would help her. How sweet and precious is she!

Another funny thing they are saying lately, is from the movie Tangled. They love to run around saying, "Struggling is pointless!!" Even when they hug each other tightly. It's funny stuff.

Then today I took the dog to the vet and the girls watched Madagascar with Eric. At dinner tonight, I was teasing Eric and Lexi pops out with, "You mess with him, and you mess with me!" Then she cracked up laughing.

For all the daily drama that comes with this age, they are really becoming clever and funny little girls. I love their senses of humor and the way they giggle. Today was just a blessed day that was super fun for everyone involved. If I had a nickel for every little giggle I heard today, I would be a rich woman. :)

Blogging Hiatus

As weird as it sounds, I have had so many things on my mind that I kind of forgot about blogging for a while. I hope to make this a catch-up blog and then keep up with it more regularly.

The girls have been a little "off" but the knowledge that they have sinus infections explains all of that. We started antibiotics yesterday and hopefully they will cheer up soon.

When we went to the pediatrician yesterday, she commented on how tall the girls were. I told her that we had just measured them on Tuesday and they were 40" tall. She laughed and said that was the height of an average 4 year old. Guess that's why they wear 4T-5T and XS clothes. :) That also means they are in the 97% for height. I agree with Dr. Riser that they will probably both be taller than me.

Other than being slightly off, we have enjoyed lots of activities and fun times. It is always fun to go to the park. The girls have been on a roll lately with introducing themselves to new kids. On this day, they made friends with two little boys and they chased each other around for half an hour. It was really sweet!

We did not get up early to watch the royal wedding but we watched the re-runs of the ceremony and watched the royal kiss. It was more exciting than I had thought it would be. I suddenly wished I had made pink cupcakes and put tiaras on the girls. But the girls settled for fixing up their hair like little princesses instead....
This is them screaming, "We're princesses!"

This bird adored the girls and wanted to come home with us. I was crazy tempted for a few minutes. He kept trying to kiss their fingers through the glass.

Lilly's "I need a nap and am just so serious" look...
Sweet sisters!

Lexi...
I also purchased our annual lake pass last week. We live less than a mile from Stillhouse Hollow and plan to spend many hours on the beach and playground there this summer. Here are my adorable girls ready to go to the lake and take a walk...

This is my teddy bear that was a gift for my baby shower 31 years ago. Lexi was REALLY hugging him tight the other morning.
I love these pictures because they were having such a cute coversation.

Eric finished the semester yesterday and is preparing for his senior year. :) Yea! He has the weekend off before the May Minimester starts, so we are planning several fun things. Today is date day. I am taking Lilly on a lunch date while Eric takes Lexi on one. Then next month, we hope to switch kiddos and do the same thing. I think they both really benefit from getting full, one-on-one attention. We sometimes forget that they have never been an only child or ever lived alone without a sister. Twins are amazing and I am so blessed to have had them, but I hope we can remind them that they are still special individuals too.

Here's to hoping I blog more often again. :)

Easter Fun & Sickness

We had a really nice Easter. I wasn't sure I would be able to say that, because Lexi's eyes got gunky on Thursday and we ended up making 2 trips to Urgent Care before Sunday. We are still not sure what it is, but it is mostly over with now. We have been flushing pretty little blue eyes out every 2-3 hours and adding medicinal drops. The girls like to giggle and say, "Mmmmm, yummy!" as we put the drops in. Don't ask. We have no clue. :)

So while we stayed close to home and avoided other people, we had a little egg hunt in the living room. It was a lot of fun. The girls even had me hide a little dog cookie for Sneezy, so he could hunt too.

The girls wanted nail polish for Easter, so I hid little bottles in their eggs along with the candy. Lexi ran over to Lilly and showed her the nail polish. They were so excited to see what colors they got. They got clear with pink glitter, hot pink, red, and dark purple.

They got sweet cards in the mail from their grandparents and great-grandma. Then they got these cute little bunnies from Nana and Papa Tucky. They felt pretty special to get such thoughtful gifts from their family. Thank you guys!

Saturday, they got dressed up in their cute little chick tops even though we were skipping the community egg hunt.

Some hamming around on the bench was in order..
Eye infections can't stop us from swinging in the wind and smiling like it was the best day ever!
Here is a picture that means a lot to me. These are my "four" kiddos. Toby is buried under his red bud tree and then we have the other three goobers. I was excited to get this picture of them all together. :)

Sneezy feels better with his spring/summer cut. Plus, I was tired of brushing out all the sticker burs every day.

Lexi being cute...
Checking out the basil and putting wild flowers in the other pots...
This is just a silly picture that I took on my phone while we were waiting in the Urgent Care clinic. The people there were soooooo nice. We ended up being behind a patient who needed lots of immediate care, so they took my cell phone number and let us leave and take the girls to lunch. They called us when the wait was close to 10 minutes, so we didn't lose our spot or have to sit in the exam room for an hour and a half. That, my friends, is good service!

Look!

FRONT PAGE of the Temple Daily Telegram today!!! Go Eric!! We may have bought a few copies. :)

Topsey Exotic Ranch

I absolutely loved Play Day at UMHB when I was a student, but I may have loved it more this year, since it meant that my husband didn't have any classes this Thursday and got to spend the whole day with us. We took the girls to the park for a couple of hours in the morning and then after a healthy lunch at Subway, we drove out past Copperas Cove to Topsey, TX.

There is a place out there that has exotic animals and you can drive through and feed the animals. Then there is a petting zoo at the entrance with more fun animals. We heard about it a long time ago, but finally went. It was a blast! Plus since it is spring, there were lots of little baby animals. We saw many, many baby goats, deer, antelopes, a miniature horse, and a zebra. Talk about ADORABLE!!!

If you live anywhere close to central Texas, this is worth an afternoon trip. Check out the website for more info... http://www.topseyexoticranch.com/

All but one HUNGRY goat were super gentle. They ate out of your hand and were so careful not to bite you. The one crazy goat jumped up on our door several times and scratched the paint off as he slid down. We had to contact our insurance company :( I still say to go though...still a lot of fun!

The zebras were very sweet and let you rub their noses while nuzzling you.
Maybe the cutest baby zebra ever...
I took LOTS of pictures of the babies. :)
Mommy and Lexi
The camel who ate the ENTIRE bag of food out of Eric's lap in one giant bite...

He swallowed the paper bag and the food.
I loved these two.
Eric and Lilly feeding a deer.
The girls were thrilled that they could get out of their car seats and climb up front with us.



The petting zoo had tons of new baby goats. The girls warmed up quickly and pet them for at least half an hour. Lexi would tell them how soft they were and how sweet she thought they were. She just talked away and they all listened intently.
This pregnant one reminded me of myself when I was pregnant. Something about being too large to walk and the way she waddled uncomfortably while being really lop-sided...

Lexi and Daddy with the goats...

Eric made some new friends...

My twins with some goat twins that loved us...
This is "Knock-Knock". He talked and it was super cute!
This little man was adorable...

Well that was a lot of pictures, but it was worth it. Enjoy and maybe check it out sometime.