Day 1 in a life with 16 month old twins:
Forgot the sunglasses for the trip to drop off Mom and Dad at Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport (because dad has thug dark tint on his truck and this is the first time seeing the sun in about 4 months)! On the way back to the ranch, a stop for Ninny's java at Dutch Bros. The girls will get to know all the folks that work there this week!
Nothing better than looking out the windows to see what's out there--
Play time wouldn't be complete without the grape scented "boogie wipes"-- I swear that's what they are called-- and these two love to huff 'em.
After a super duper nap and lunch-- the girls are off with Pappa Joe and Ninny to their very first festival down at Tempe Lake Beach Park....how apropos that the Moreno gals go to the Salsa Festival!! Now it took a mechanical genius to get this stroller to unlock and into the right position for take off since we didn't take a lesson before the parents left us,
but we made it!After a thorough dose of sunscreen as these girls are as fair as Snow White, we listened to the band,Chadwicks, for a while....not salsa music or la cucaracha or anything, but old tunes everyone knew. Miss Boston LOVED running around and seeing everyone...
persnickity Teagan wasn't too fond of grass on her feet so she stuck close by
Enough sun and fun for everyone..Joe especially enjoyed all the HUGE maracas on display......gotta get a photo with the Giant BEER bottles.
Hey- It's Candy Day! Saturday is Candy Day! When my kids were little I had Candy Day on Saturday to keep them from driving me crazy for candy all week long..let me explain this--- growing up we were friends with the Bruners...and in this little town they kind of owned the local grocery store. In their home they had these cannisters on their kitchen counter of different kinds of candy and whenever you went to their home it was just a drooling experience, but they had a rule that you could only eat the candy on Saturdays...and they never tried to sneak any out or anything like that! So when I had my own kids...and they always wanted candy....I reverted to Candy Day!
It's all about controlling the insanity!!!
So we stopped thru Dutch Bros. for this....
Dutch Freeze! Now it looks a little funny because at the top of the straw.....for your candy day pleasure.....whippped cream! YUMMO!(Rachel Ray would say) When it was gone...here is Teagan's take
Arriving back at the ranch, we let the girls show their maturity and walk to the door from the car. Here's Boston...she loves to just walk right out on the rock and just scoot all around in it
while her sissy can't walk beyond the crack in the side walk....she freezes and we help her across each crack....maybe she heard the rhyme--"don't step on the cracks or you'll break your mothers back." Once inside she found herself (literally) and gave kisses and kisses to the 'baby' in the mirror 
After nap and a little dinner it's time to
PARTAY
After a not so good idea to try a quick shower, we made it to a little get together in the Foothills.
The girls spent most of the evening going up and down this step....mesmerizing!!
One day down....one fantastic day
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You Better be strapping Teagan down in that carseat! I see that shoulder out! Glad you guys are having fun. Thanks and give them our kisses.
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What a good time! And that was just a day. You guys did a lot! I bet the girls were deliciously tired after it all. That's really cool you went to the Salsa Festival. I just love Tempe Beach Park. I heard a few comments online that said people were having fun down there. I bet your friends at your evening party were thrilled to see the girls. That photo of them smelling their grape wipes is so cute! As is the one of Teagan kissing the baby. :) You're such good grandparents!!
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