Thankful!

Had to post this sweet picture of the babes holding hands in the car. They do it quite often and I think it is so sweet! They are cracking me up these days! SOOO much has happened since I last posted.....2 MONTHS AGO! Surprised they haven't kicked me off! The twins tured 1 on Oct 15th. And I can't even tell you how much fun they are right now! I LOVE this age! They are doing new things everyday and it just amazes me how they learn so much! I am so thankful to have such two wonderful, healthy babies...and an amazing husband as well. I am so in love with all of them it just brings tears to my eyes! Again, so thankful!

Also posted a picture of the babes at Halloween. Mal was the monkey and Max was the lion. They had a ball, although they did get pretty warm in their costumes.

And finally there is a picture of them at their birthday...They had a ball. The party was a bit bigger than I anticipated. I think there were almost 60 people here. Hell of a 1st birthday party!!!!!! I have the picture backwards in order...oops. I am in a rush as I have to head to the parents for my second turkey dinner of the day. I am going to be in a coma by the time I get home.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Daddy's little ones!

Just had to post this picture. I took this when we were in WI. I just love it!!!

Family vacation to Hayward

Boy, have I been delinquent! I got yelled at by Each Day is a Gift that I need to get moving on updating my blog. I am embarrassed at how long it has been. Anyway, here is a picture of Mallory on our family vacation back to Hayward to visit the in-laws. She had a blast playing in the water! Her favorite part was to eat the sand...yuck! I think she thought it was rather tastey. Max had a rough day in the water. I think it was because he took a face dive as soon as he sat in the water. It ruined his whole day! Here is a cute picture of the big boy! They aren't walking yet but are walking around furniture and behind a walker. They are hilarious! And Mal is standing up by herself and boy, is she proud! And Max loves to push her down....pretty funny! They are both saying MaMa, DaDa, Ba (for ball), BaBa. And LOTS of jibberish. I am having so much fun right now watching them interact and play together. They giggle and chase eachother all over the house. Growing up so fast!!

It's been a while!!!

Wow, I am the biggest slacker when it comes to posting on my blog. Time has just flown by these past couple months. Being back to work has really thrown a wrench in the free time. We have done quite a bit since my last post. We took our first long road trip to Milwaukee to visit with some family and friends. M&M did much better than I expected in the vehicle. Had to stop a couple times but did really well. We went up to Higgins Lake for a very special day. My Aunt Marcy celebrated her 10th year of fighting cancer. It was her 10th anniversary on the 4th of July. We had a great day on the water and just spending time with the family. Aunt Marcy is very special to us. She is an amazingly strong women with such a warm and caring heart! She comes over once a week to spend time with M&M and sometimes she makes me get out of the house for some "ME" time.

This coming weekend we are headed up to a friends cottage on Long Lake. Can't wait! We go up every year and spend the weekend laughing and just relaxing! Most of the days are out on the lake. This is the first time for M&M. Our friends have a 5 year old and a little guy that is a month older than M&M. My brother and sister in law will be there as well with Sophia. Will surely post some pics when we get back!

In the mean time here is an adorable picture I captured a week or so ago when we went for an evening stroll. M&M just had a bath, all cozy in their jammies and ended up taking a snooze!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

I am a bit late at posting pics from Daddy's birthday party! The babies were dressed up in their party hats! (my mom made them) It was hilarious!!! They did a great job of keeping them on!

The babies are eating machines these days!!! LOVE to eat big people food! Had pieces of chicken, chunks of potatoes and peaches for dinner last night. Just afraid they won't want to eat the baby food anymore!!! They can't grow up this fast!!!!!! They will be 8 months on the 15th and I just seriously cannot believe it!!

Today we are going to the Zoo with some friends. Will post some pictures later this week!!

Ut Oh Mommy....

This morning Max took my glasses off my face and snapped them in two....LITTLE STINKER! I often think I have a little Hulk Hogan on my hands. He is so darn strong! I couldn't be mad at him the look on his face when it happened was so darn cute!! But I tell you, he sure is a little monster these days! SO busy!

Some new things they are doing:

MAX:

• Still army crawling it all over the floor. Sure is rocking on all fours!
• He pulled himself up to the exersaucer a couple days ago, the fist time her attempted it he fell but he second time he made it all the way up! Amazing!
• He says: Mom Mom Mom Mom. I LOVE IT!

MALLLORY:

• GOT TWO TEETH!!! On the bottom.
• Rolls all over the place
• Chatter box
• Gets up at 5am these days....UGH...Need to work on that.
• Dances...a little. When you play music she will rock forward and backward while sitting and just grin from ear to ear!

I started work this past week at the hospital. Was a very rough week leaving the babes. I missed them so much. I am really enjoying getting back into the nursing field. Two days a week I work the plastic surgery unit! My first day on that unit is Thursday, very fired up about that! Another good thing about that unit, my schedule is 5:30am-5:30pm. I will be able to give the babes baths and put them to bed. Otherwise my schedule is 7am-7pm. Don't get to see them at all. Breaks my heart!

Cheeks and chins!!

Mallory is all Cheeks and thighs these days. I love the chubbiness! She is really developing a personality! She is so laid back and content. Max is such a busy boy! He is on the go constantanly and such a ham!

I haven't been doing ANY crafting the past month and a half...We had some basement issues and my craft room is tore apart right now. Plus I really don't have much free time on my hands. Next week I start my externship at the hospital. 3 days a week, I think I will probably cry my eyes out the first day. I will be working 12 hour shifts 7am to 7pm. So will go to work while the babies are sleeping and get home when they are sleeping! Going to be rough!

About 4 weeks ago I start working out again. Getting that last bit of baby weight off. I go to www.seungnifitplex.com and am participating in the Body Challenge. It combines body pump, aerobic kickboxing, flexibility and a sound nutritional program (the zone diet) to get you in the best shape of your life. It is an 8 week long course and so far I have lost a total of 7.5 lbs, 6 inches off my waist and 5 inches off my hips. I feel great!! My goal is to lose 6 more pounds. I know I can do it!!!!