This Just In...

...Owen and Emmaline love their crib tents!! Since Emmaline flung herself out of her crib a few weeks ago and landed on her head (scene complete with blood), we bought her a crib tent. The tent decision was made after I pictured Emmaline wandering around her room yelling and keeping sleep-loving Owen up for naps and nighttime. To keep the peace and fragiile balance in my home occupied by two nearly 2-year-olds, I decided to go with the tent!

I was so upset about zipping her into it, and was just sure she would freak out. Quite the opposite happened! In an effort to make her feel comfortable, we put both kids in her crib within minutes of installing it. Vince hid in their closet and was popping in and out to make them laugh. :) We've now bought Owen his own "tent" too, and I have a hard time getting them out of bed every morning!

Water Babies

Owen and Emmaline were so excited on Memorial Day weekend when they went "swimming" in their new pool (with sprinkler, which made for some hilarious pictures)!

Owen Busts a Move

This afternoon, while Vince was getting ready for the Jimmy Buffett concert tonight, Owen danced and danced! I had to shoot him from the side because he was so busy watching Daddy and copying his moves! Emmaline was my production assistant (that's her hand and snack cup flashing in front of the camera).

First Easter Egg Hunt!

I am way behind on blog postings, so I'm going to get to work in the next week and catch up! Owen and Emmaline had a great time at their first Easter Egg Hunt, hosted by our neighborhood, the weekend before Easter. They participated in the "under age four" hunt, so the eggs were scattered all over the grass. The more serious egg hunters in the big kid group were on the other side of the playground. I loved dressing the kids up in their Easter outfits, though I wish Emmaline would put a stop to the Just Say No to Bows/Barrettes/Rubber Bands/Anything Touching Her Hair campaign she's been hanging onto since the fall. :)












After the hunt, we met our friends Angela, Ken and their son Jack at Chuy's for dinner (friends not pictured :)).

Hats Off to Octomom

My friend Kerri, mom to adorable twin boys on far right, took this picture after our MOPS meeting on Tuesday. The kids were a little grumpy since naps were right around the corner, but the fact that we had four sets of twins in a picture was pretty special. As Kerri said in the subject of her email of the photo, "Taking up the entire hallway..."

It Takes Two, Baby

Lately, Owen and Emmaline have joined forces to satisfy their curiosities, and though I know its totally age appropriate, it's not always the most convenient! :) For example, while I was making dinner this evening, I heard "crunch (long pause) crunch" and walked into the living room where Owen was ceremoniously dropping Kix onto the floor one by one. Emmaline would then carefully take her foot (covered in heavy shoe) and stomp each one until she was sure it was dust, then move onto the next. Huge mess! While I cleaned that and hoped pots on the stove wouldn't overboil, they moved onto the trash can: one held it open while the other pulled out the trash. Ew.

Left the room for five minutes...this is when I found out they can open the pantry.

"Hey, we're not done here yet, come back and pretend to be shocked again."

"Has this 'potted dirt' been here the whole time?"

"Yay, let's throw dirt at each other!"

They dragged the pool out of the garage and used it as a seating area. Apparently Ella's name wasn't on the list...they're not letting her in.

Spring at the Dallas Arboretum

My extrememly talented friend, Elicia Graves, took pictures for our MOPS group a few weeks ago at the Arboretum, and they turned out super cute! She truly has a gift, the kids were running all over the place and the shoot was a success! Below are just a few...