Friday, April 30, 2010

It's All Good




Days 6& 7 in a life with 16 month old twins:

Everyone seems to be adjusting to our new schedule....so curiosity brings Boston to the big dog kennel! Compared to Tater's, this is the Taj Mahal!


Ninny discovered a great Direct TV station called "Playground" for playtime today! Background music just makes the day go better! Wow, it's been a while since she heard Happy Happy Joy Joy or Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Daily run to Dutch Bros.
BMOC - James--- Big man on Campus

Who got pudding for dessert?
Here all 3 decide to bang their cups on the table at once....over and over....and over.
The War Zone
Somehow the glass of cabernet at the end of the evening makes it all good.




Day 7 was Pappa Joe's day off, so Ninny got to go to work for a while and he held down the fort. A few errands in the afternoon and Mr. James came over to play again.
All three were pretty darn happy with the Orange Creamsickle drinks Pappa Joe made them with orange juice and ice cream.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Think Fast



Day 5 in a life with 16 month old twins:

BFF Linus and morning get together


An early wake up and nap took us to 'Tarshay' about noon time. Now, when Ninny showed up in the parking lot and got the big wake up call that the shopping carts only had 2 leg holes she immediately jumped into her survival mode and figured out that the stroller in the back of the Beast would be the only way she would be able to corral these girls once inside. Her cat like reflexes got the stroller opened all on her own without any help from strangers- absolute Mensa material. So- Teagan had a dupe a dupe (the correct name for a messy diaper -a la Poppy--THE TEAGUE) which was changed at the back of the Beast in record time. But the wet wipes she pulled from the diaper bag in the front seat were antibacterial for face and hands....yikes...would this work for diaper areas??? She had the bare butt out and had only seconds to make an executive decision. Boom.
Good to Go
Got to hear from all the shoppers how cute the girls were all thru the store and back in the car....AHHHHHH....Mensa Ninny had left the previous dupe a dupe diaper in the car. 92 degrees in Phoenix. Get the drift?

Apres Shopping we stopped at....you guessed it.....
Dutch Bros
Home for naps----then------Cousin James!!! 2.5 years of F-U-N !

He showed off his physical skills for the girls-- PUSH UPS!!

He's Home!!!!
Pappa Joe's Gonna Get You!


Then a little "Monkeys Jumpin On the Bed" time

3 Men in a Tub
I will tell you right now that Boston holds her own in any splash contest!


Whew!
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Dueling Pianos


Day 4 in a life with 16 month old twins:

Introducing Ferrante and Teicher


I see a darling piano recital with these two playing four hands in my future!















After the concert, we went clubbing!...--- Ahwatukee Country Club that is! (Just to show off their cuteness to everyone).
Nancy didn't pinch Boston...although it looks that way.





On the way home....just a quick run thru Dutch Bros.


Then just play until pooped!



Teagan only put one rock in her mouth.


I get a quote a day on my email....todays was fitting:
"Many times, when I was having a hard time with one of my children, God would always remind me that He was having a harder time with me than I was with them." -Charlie "Tremendous" Jones

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Been There, Done That



Day 3 in a life with 16 month old twins:
SIPPY CUPS & COFFEE-the perfect way to start the day!

Ms.Teagan woke up exactly on time and while Boston was a sleepy head, T got to enjoy her morning commute with her milk on the car all by herself!

Morning Entertainment
The Dog Bed
-note that Boston is still sporting the grape boogie wipes.... Their BFF Linus gets his love

Whenever you go to get the girls from their beds they point out this picture of the "beebees" (MY BEEBEES!!)
AWWWWW.

Now the real test.
After lunch, fresh clothes on. Outfits same but different. Check.
Socks and Shooooos. Check. (God bless whoever invented velcro)
Sippy cups with Jooooosh. Check.
Camera & Cell Phone & Keys. Check.
Start up the Beast to cool it down with rear air pointing just right. Check.
Grab diaper bag that will just barely qualify for the airlines under 50 lb. rule. Check.
Herd the girls toward the car to begin strap in. This takes a while due to clipping and snapping and tightening of various lock down mechanisms. Boston waits her turn for the same. After that...both have their pink laptops and Joosh in their respective cup holders. Check.
Whew.
Now we head out to here!
Yep, Ninny got her Dutch Bros. coffee with 2% and the girls get to show off their cuteness.
I turned around to check on them as we pulled away to a total DEJA VU-- Teagan had her finger stuck up her nose while sucking her thumb... lovely.
It took me back 25 years and I remembered her Uncle David in his car seat- smiling/happy.. sucking his thumb and finger cruising up his nose--- I used to tell him to stop it or one nostril will be bigger than the other when he grew up. Guess it worked as he is fine today, equal nostrils and all.

Hooray.....the troops arrive.......it's AUNT B!!
She and her roomie, Alisa, took to doin' their babysittin' thang in a big way! They played, went for a walk, had a bath and best of all--- look at the toys all put away perfect and everything! Gotta love Aunt B not from Mayberry!

It was a delicious day.

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