Cute Cute

The boys started to mimic Gma when she yawned.  It was "too cute".  Every time that she did it she would say "too cute".  It was funny how they would make the face, they would squint their eyes and open their mouths while still holding their lips over their teeth.  It was hilarious.  Well they started to do it on command whenever she would say "too cute".    It has now morphed into "cute cute" and Thing two still does a similar version of his original face, but Thing one has morphed into a totally different face that is really cute.  It's like he is giving you the stink eye.  Just see below for the cuteness that is "cute cute".  

Ever Wonder what twins running around playing sounds like?

Well wonder no more!  

These boys can get pretty loud - and if you add their sister into the mix, you just might need ear plugs!  I think the only time it is quite around my house is when everyone is sleeping!  :)

Boys and their cars

What is it that makes boys love cars at such an early age?  It is their favorite toy that they will sit with for awhile.  The Girlchick would sit and play for extended periods at a time, but not with cars.  The boys will not play with many toys for extended periods, but the cars are by far the most favored.  Why is that?  I must ask my friend, the sociology professor.  There isn't a lot at this point that will hold their interest for this long.  They grow bored with most things - even new toys - pretty quickly.  I have to say that this was the best present ever!  Thanks for that Eichs family.

Ribbit

The Girlchick jumps around like a frog and says ribbit.  It cracks the boys up!  I have been trying for a few weeks to get it on video.  The boys just laugh these huge belly laughs and I LOVE it!  Well now Thing 1 and Thing 2 have decided to actually try and do what big sister is doing.  It is pretty funny and makes me smile!  

Here are some of the attempts at trying to get it on video.

Thing 2 Trying to figure out how she does it

Still trying but not quite

Thing 1 just pacing and ready for the bath and Thing 2 cracking up

Thing 1 decides he wants to try and do it too

Thing 1 trying it and trying to say it

Take me out to the ball game...... Go 'Stro's!

We took all the kids to see the Astro's today.  It was a little crazy and the boys got a little fidgety and cranky but we made it to the 8th inning, right after they scored a bunch of runs that put them up.  But I think overall it was a success.

The Girlchick got to have a hot dog and cracker jacks and got to finally sing along at a ball game with "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch.  Here at the Astro's game they also sing "Deep in the Heart of Texas", which is always fun. 

The boys had plenty of snacks and plenty to look at that should have kept them busy, and for the most part it did.  But they did get a little cranky towards the end.  All they wanted to do was walk around, not sure what else I could have brought to have kept them entertained longer.  Thing 1 was worse than Thing 2, he was on the move way before Thing 2 was. 

Show and tell ...... twin style!

The Girlchick has show and tell every Friday at school.  They usually have a theme that they ask the kids try and stick to.  It usually goes with what they are currently learning for the week.  In the past we have helped her with it, actually picking it out which has now progressed into just tossing ideas around with her if she gets stumped.  Usually these days she picks her own thing.  

Last week they were working on grouping and the theme was two things that go together, like a shovel and a pail.  She brought in grapes and a banana.  This week's theme was two things that are the same or that are different.  The Girlchick's idea was to bring in her brothers, who are the same and are different at the same time.  I really wished I had been able to get a picture of it or some video, but with Nathan and I both having our hands full of busy boys it just didn't happen.  But we made sure first that it was not going to be too disruptive for her to bring her brothers and found out the time that we needed to be there.  

She had been talking about it all week.  So we took the boys up there and she was so excited.  The boys were too.  All these other kids around and they were the center of attention.  They loved it.  The Girlchick loved being able to show off too by making her brothers laugh and that she got to do something special by having her mom and dad and brothers all there for show and tell.  It was a good time had by all until Thing one pooped.  Not just a little poop.  Massive diaper FAIL.  All smeared on my leg where he was sitting.  We had to strip him in the back of the car and he had to do the ride home of shame in just his diaper.

Last day of the summer!

Well not really - we live in south Texas after all. But it is the last day that the neighborhood pool was open.  We decided to take everyone to the pool.  We even had some friends over and had a great afternoon. They have a little girl that is just a bit older than the boys and have a son that is in The Girlchick's class.  So it works out pretty well.  And the older kids seem to play really well together.  It was a great relaxing day to close out the pool season.  Now about summer - we still have a few months to go before that actually happens.  But I have yet to figure out why they don't keep the pools open later here.  It's not like it cools off.  

The Girlchick getting ready at Grandma's house

The boys enjoying a snack

Thing 2 thinking about stealing the rest of his brother's snack

Watching The Girlchick do an awesome entry into the pool off the slide!  Ok not really......

Road trip!

A few weekends ago we decided to take a road trip to Austin to visit with some friends who were moving back and some that were going to be in town.  This was our first road trip that was over an hour.  Let's just say the boys are WAY too active to enjoy the car ride.  Even though they slept for a good portion of the trip.  They do not like to be confined for that long.  

After we got there, all the kids had a blast running around and hanging out.  It was really nice to catch up and see friends that we haven't seen in awhile.

The boys and Mr. E playing on the front porch

The Girlchick relaxing after playing, in Mr. E's cars fold out sleeper chair

Thing 2 was SO tired after playing that he was asleep before  we even got to the end of the block

Thing 1 took a bit longer to settle down but was down for the count not too long after his brother

Lessons learned - I might need to break out the DVD player in the car for longer trips.  We have one in the car, but have never had to use it.  The Girlchick always was really good in the car for long trips and would just chill and watch the world go by, sing songs, just hang out and didn't fuss much.  The boys, not so much!  We had snacks, but I need to find better containers to put them in for the boys to handle on their own.

Shoe Designer...... Maybe?

Thing 1 has this fascination with shoes.  He loves to have shoes and socks on even if they are not his.  If he can get into our closet he has to touch all the shoes and look at them, take them off the shoe racks.  Put them on.  It's pretty funny.  When I come home from work he always comes over to inspect which shoes I have on.  He has to touch them and look at them.  But there is one pair that he really does not like.  It's a nude pair that is patent leather with an open toe and a alligator print.  If he sees I have them on he starts to cry and point at them and run away.  Maybe he is trying to tell me how bad they are and I shouldn't be wearing them.  But it is really interesting his fascination with all things shoes.

Locks of Love

The Girlchick has only had 2 haircuts in her 5.75 years of life.  And they have not cost us any money.  She had her first haircut right after her 4th birthday.  We took her to have her hair cut and donated it to Locks of Love.  When you do this they don't charge you for the hair cut which is great!  Now she decided that she is ready for her hair to be cut again after saying for the past year that she would never cut it and she wanted to be like Rapunzel.  I guess the heat and knots finally wore her down and she was tired of messing with it all of the time.  She asked me to make her an appointment to have it cut.  The weird thing is - the boys have had more hair cuts in their 16 months than she has in her entire life and we have paid a lot more money to cut their hair than we have ever spent on her hair.  hmmmmmm.... doesn't sound right to me.

Before

First cut - 11 inches

Second cut

All that hair

Getting washed up after the initial cut - she wouldn't let them do this the last time

Final