I HIT THE TRIFECTA!!!

And here's how the story goes . . .

Wednesday night the kids were in their highchairs for dinner, like every other night . . . until Carson vomited everywhere. (she's ok, by the way). Lovely. Usually I wait until Eric gets home to do their baths, but this little problem, presented a change in plans. With the mess at hand, I stripped Carson down in the kitchen, left the mess there, and got them upstairs and in their bath. Luckily, they were all bathed and clean when Carson decides to double the fun that evening and take a GIANT #2 in the bathtub! Dean was incredibly intrigued with the new "bath toy" so I had to quickly get them OUT OF THE TUB. I snatched Dean first, wrapped him in a towel, and almost tossed him on the floor so I could now turn around and grab the guilty one and get her out of the water. While I was getting Carson, Dean wiggled out of the towel, and pulled his naked self up holding onto the potty. He gave Carson and I a sly grin and started peeing on the floor. And there it was, that one single given moment, I had puke waiting for downstairs in the kitchen, a poop in the tub, and pee on the floor. That my friends, was the trifecta.

BEAT THAT.

The Cool Kids

We saw the idea for these swings in Austin in Nonna & T-Pop's neighborhood. Our yard isn't big enough to house a swing-set, so we thought this would work for us too! Aunt Nut bought them for the kids for their birthday and we hung them up over the weekend. We simply hang them up when they are using them and take them down when we're done. Needless to say, C & D are serious trendsetters. Check out those stickers. We don't mess around!

Birthday Tour 2010

3 parties later, 3 cupcakes later, a taste of ice cream, and Carson and Dean are officially ONE! This past Saturday they had some of their friends over to round out the Birthday Party Tour! Thank you to Cole, Blake & Cole, Haydn, Charlie, Matthew, Caden, Landon, Caden, Jacob, Reese, and Leila for coming and for your wonderful presents! Carson and Dean enjoyed ripping into them. During the party the parents decided it was cocktail time, so we took the kiddos outside and lined them up in their Radio Flyer Wagons! Check out the train below! Carson and Dean (and mommy and daddy) are so lucky to have made such great friends here. To all of our wonderful friends and neighbors, thank you! We look forward to more get togethers!

CARSON AND DEAN TURN ONE

.....literally an hour from now to the minute. I sit here at 9:42pm, our Carson Belle arrived at 10:42pm and Dean at 10:43pm. Exactly one hour away from being EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO. Mind blowing. All you parents out there, I am sure you'd agree that time flies. For all my friends who are new mothers or those expecting, cherish and enjoy every single thing big or small. Time flies by faster with your own children than any other period of my life up to this point. I hold up their preemie / NB or 3 month clothing and can't believe they were ever that small. I can't remember how we got to this point. Carson and Dean arrived 10 weeks early and spent 6 weeks in the NICU. These next 6 weeks I will try to remind myself of that time, everyday. When I am tired (daily), chasing them (again, daily), putting all the tupperware back into the kitchen cabinets after they've spread it out across our entire downstairs (you guessed it, daily), and when they are making me laugh out loud I will sit back and think how Eric & I can't imagine our lives without the two of them. Happy 1st Birthday Carson and Dean. (As for us, Mommy & Daddy, we can go ahead and pat ourselves on the back. So far, so good . . . .)

Wilson

This Easter weekend, was incredibly busy and so much fun! After our park day on Friday, we had Reese's birthday party at The Little Gym on Saturday afternoon, followed by a neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. We had a great time at the birthday party, Carson and Dean enjoyed all the activities The Little Gym had to offer. Eric and I felt like we needed a nap when we got home! Dean enjoyed teasing us with his "I can almost" walk using some bars. Carson, on the other hand, fell in love with a soccer ball. They became great friends, very similar to Tom Hanks and his buddy Wilson in Castaway. Carson is all about having dolls and babies right now, and quite frankly, that soccer ball was her new little baby.

Happy Birthday Reese! Thanks for a great birthday party!

It Truly Was A GOOD FRIDAY

Eric had the day off, so we decided to have a family day. Based on some of our friends reviews, we ventured over to Joyner Park, (which is new) in Wake Forest. It was so beautiful and nice. We packed a picnic and of course, the Radio Flyer Wagon. We wheeled C & D around then set up on a blanket. They ate their lunch like a big boy & girl and had fun just playing on their wagon and on the blanket. It was a very nice (and hot) day! We really enjoyed it and will definitely be back!