Springtown

Last week we drove to Springtown, TX (near Ft Worth) to visit Tony's family. It's usually a 5 hour drive, but we made pretty good time (with 3 kids and lots of stops) and got there in 6 hours. On the way up we stopped for lunch at Wendy's and Tony snapped this picture of Kaitlyn and me!


Kennedy and Daddy!




Baby Jillian..ready for her lunch and glad to be out of the car! :)



We finally made it and the kids went straight for Aunt Dar's pool!! They put their feet in and enjoyed the cool water. (Kaitlyn, Kennedy, Aunt Dar, Jillian)


The girls also got to play around with Tony's cousins, Nic and Chase! Here is Nic and Tony giving the twins piggy back rides!!


Later that evening we went swimming! It took Kennedy a while to work up the courage to get in, but she did it! She loved her little boat. Shaylee (their cousin) came over and jumped in too!


Poor Kaitlyn never could get off the steps. We tried to talk her into getting in a boat or letting someone hold her, but no such luck.



Kennedy enjoying the pool!


Kennedy, Daddy and Shaylee


The next day, we woke up and headed down to Tony's dad's office. (Paw Paw) Shaylee was already there and the girls had fun just exploring the office.



Kennedy enjoyed playing the guitar that was there! Looks like a natural! :)



Later that day, we took Jillian for a swim...this was her reaction. :(
I was so surprised that she didn't like it!!




Max (the dog that hangs around Lee and Dar's house) terrified the kids. (but not Shaylee!) In their defense, this dog is HUGE! He looks like a small horse walking around.


Racing with Paw Paw! Scooter (yes, we brought her!) even joined in the race! Scooter LOVED being in the country!!



A quick pic of my three cuties Saturday morning! (Kaitlyn, Jillian,Kennedy)


Later on Saturday, the girls played dress up and had a blast showing off their dance moves! I caught Shaylee and Kennedy in mid air! :)


Of course, Scooter had to dress up too!


That evening, two of Tony's best friends and their families came to visit.They all live about 45 minutes to an hour away! Tony, Jeff and Jake! It was so good to see them!



Jillian and Conner (Jake and Angie's little boy) He was just 1 month older than Jillian.



Paw Paw and Ya Ya taking a moment to hold Jillian.


The whole group! (Left:Jeff, Charlie and Kyri Middle: Tony, Jillian, Kennedy, me and Kaitlyn Right: Angie, Conner, Jake and Madelyn)


The other person who loved Max "the horse dog" was Jillian!

We had such a wonderful, relaxing time hanging out with Tony's family. The trip was a much needed break for Tony (from working all the time) and we all had so much fun!

Meeting Ariel

Ariel was at Chick-fil-a today and boy were the twins excited. I wasn't sure how they would do (they don't have the best track record with meeting characters etc) but you can tell by their smiles that they LOVED her!! Here is Kennedy with Ariel!! Kennedy also brought her own camera and got to take a picture of Ariel all by herself!


Kaitlyn brought her Ariel barbie doll to show her! Too sweet!



She gave them each a signed picture of herself!


After we ate, they got to play a little game and won free ice cream!


YUM!!!!!


We can't leave out little Jillian! She loves playing in the play area. Today she found a little boy in there (probably had just turned 2) and she loved him. She kept laying her head on him and patting him. She even kissed him!!! (On the back!) It was adorable how much she loved him! I wish I had gotten a picture of that, but I was too slow getting my camera out!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Chris!

July 24th was my brother's 35th birthday! Chris and Jenn had family over to celebrate. The first thing all the kids wanted to play with was Jenn's magnetic letters on her fridge!


Chris grilled some yummy hot dogs and hamburgers!! They were a hit!


Jillian loved playing with all of Cooper's toys!


Aunt Jenn placing all the candles on the dessert! The kids were chomping at the bit!


Uncle Chris blowing out his candles (with a little help!)
Happy Birthday Chris!

This week

Yesterday, my parents, the girls and I, all went to visit my Paw Paw in Pt Arthur. He is 93! It was a fun day trip. Tony is out of town for 4 days (Yearbook camp) so he didn't get to come this time. Jillian was not a fan of the car rides and cried a lot, but once she got there she was great! It was great to see my cousins and their kids too! Paw Paw has a little dog outside and Jillian LOVED looking at it!

Kennedy in one of Paw Paw's big rocking chairs!


Paw Paw holding one of Jillian's books trying to get her to come to him. No luck this time!


Pizza time for lunch! This was before everyone else came over.

Jillian eating lunch!


Also, this past week the twins went to another day camp....this time Veggie Tales camp at Williams Trace Baptist! They loved this camp as well and came home with lots of fun crafts! It was from 9-1 Mon-Thurs and every day when I picked them up, they could barely stay awake in the van! I loved that they had such a great time and were really excited that they got to bring back packs and a lunch there too! They felt like such big girls. I didn't get any pictures this week (I know, great mom!)

Princess camp!

Last week the twins went to "Princess camp" at Sugar Creek Baptist Church. They had a day camp program called Princess Prep School and Warrior Prince Academy. What a fun week!! The focus for the girls was everything princess (and what little girl doesn't like that??) but most importantly, they were learning about being a daughter of the King of Kings. They learned what it means to be a true princess and that they have a royal purpose. They made adorable crafts each day (tutus, prayer box, aprons etc) and even learned a sweet song in sign language that they sang for all the parents. The boys have an equally wonderful camp where they learn all about being a leader and man of God. This is a picture of their princess group and teachers.

1 year pictures

I took Jillian to get her 1 year pics last week. She was really not in the mood for pictures. She wasn't crying or anything....just wanted to walk around and explore..not sit or pose. Oh well! :) Got a few good ones anyway.

4 years!

Just born! It seems like so long ago I was carrying 2 babies in my tummy! After a difficult c-section (for me), two sweet little girls were born at 12:49 pm and 12:50 pm. Kennedy came first, weighing 6 lbs 14 oz, and next came little Kaitlyn. She weighed 5 lbs 14 oz. We were overwhelmed with emotions and thankful to God that our babies were healthy and perfect.


Whew! We made it through the first year!! Our babies turned ONE! (Kaitlyn on left, Kennedy on right) We loved this age...moving from infants to toddlers!


Year two! (Kaitlyn on left, Kennedy on right!) Their close friendship was becoming more and more apparent every day.



Three!! (Again, Kaitlyn on left, Kennedy on right)



And here are our 4 year old princesses!!! (Kennedy on left, Kaitlyn on right!) They got a cute birthday tutu and shirt and wanted to show it off. Kennedy promptly put on her tiara and Kaitlyn grabbed her teddy bear (not a new toy and not sure why she wanted it in the picture, but oh well!) and we went outside for a quick pic.

Our girls are very much into anything girlie....princesses, dress up, wands, crowns, shoes etc. It's almost not worth dressing them in the morning, because within 5 minutes, they will be changed into a princess dress, shoes, hat....you get the picture.
They are the best of friends and take great comfort in each other. They are each other's security blanket. We are going through a "fear" phase (a loooong phase) and they really cling together for comfort when they are scared. They have a built in best friend and a slumber party every night in their room!
They will be starting Mother's Day Out 3 day preschool at Sugar Creek Baptist Church in the fall and are very excited about starting "school". They love to draw, color, and create! They love Dora, any princess movie, Barney, Veggie Tales and anything on PBS in the mornings! They also love puzzles, games, and playing with their babies. I could go on and on, but I wanted to jot a few things down for memory's sake.
We go tomorrow for their 4 year check up! Our little girls are growing into big girls! We love you sweet Kennedy and Kaitlyn.

July 7, 2010

The birthday girls and cousin Cooper! They were ready for their presents from their grandparents and Aunt and Uncle!


Tearing into the presents! New bedding to match their room! Thanks Grandma and Pa!


Kennedy with her new baby. (Thanks Aunt Jenn and Uncle Chris!) Notice all the clothes on the couch behind her??? They got A LOT of clothes!


They also got a bat/ball set! Kaitlyn was testing it out!


Cake time! (Kaitlyn) They changed clothes many times throughout the party! Such girls!!


Kennedy!


Kennedy showing off her new bedding! They loved it!


Kaitlyn

The girls woke up and were so excited that it was their birthday! We had muffins and waited for Grandma, Pa, Uncle Chris, Aunt Jenn and Cooper to come! They had a blast at their "party"! Later that day we met daddy at Chick fil a for some yummy dinner and play time. Happy 4th birthday to my sweet girls! We love you Kennedy and Kaitlyn!

Pretty toes!

My mom had a fun idea for all of us to go get our toes done to celebrate the twin's birthday tomorrow. Kennedy and Kaitlyn loved picking out their colors! They both chose pink...just different shades.


They wanted to sit in the same chair together! They loved it all!!



All done!!! Kennedy is on the left and Kaitlyn is on the right! :) Thanks Grandma for a fun day and pretty toes!