Sometimes we forget...

Sometimes we forget our little munchkins are ONLY 2! We stay up at night and talk about how fun it will be to camp and fish and swim and hike with them and when it snows, we get as excited as we used to when we were kids.

So, when Indy got hit with 7 inches last week, what else was there to do? We layered up and head out to the hill Jeremy had "scouted" earlier in the week with our 2 shiny new sleds. The wind chills were in the single digits....not winning any parenting awards on this one. One trip down each (Daddy & Lilly on the left/Addy & Mommy on the right) and then in the car and home for hot chocolate...I guess there is always next year?

For now, we'll stick to the "bunny hill" in our neighbors yard, video linked, here.

Budding Artists

Jeremy and I have little to no artistic talent, but the girls are loving craft time lately. They frequently get into the car after their preschool program, proudly displaying their painting/picture/coloring page of the day and yelling "I show Ga Ga Jody." Knowing that their teacher-grandmother will be the most impressed with their creation. Ga-Ga Jody's reaction never disappoints them and boosts their artistic ego when she visits. We stayed home most of the day Friday, (heeding blizzard warnings) and painted, played with play-dough and colored on a giant piece of paper roll.

And here are a few of their drawings, I titled them so you can see what they told me they drew--loving the imaginations of a 2 year-old!

To update on the sleeping sagas, naptime is back in full-force, sleeping peacefully in the afternoon every day since the splitting. Bedtime is harder as both girls want our attention and when putting them down solo, they tend to get pretty upset. Addy will frequently say that she wants to sleep with her sissy, while Lilly has embraced the freedom and the peacefulness of her own room. I haven't tackled decorating Addy's room yet, but that will be an upcoming project. You can see what is now Lilly's room here and if you have ideas for Room #2, I'm taking them!

Milestone Day

Last night, just 1o days shy of the 2 1/2 year mark, Addy & Lilly slept in different rooms for the first time. I was sad as I realized that from the day I found out I was having twins (which coincidentally was almost EXACTLY 3 years ago to the day and also coincidentally a week prior to the Colts winning the 2007 Superbowl-weird, right?), I dreamed of having little ones cuddling next to each other while sleeping in the same bed. Unfortunately, with my 2 rowdy girls, that was never a reality for us. Their different sleeping habits coupled with a continued biting battle, made the split necessary.

I'm hoping this solves a lot of our sleeping issues and grants me some peace in the afternoon. We haven't had an afternoon nap for over a week, so I'm crossing my fingers that this changes the game a bit.

Grandma Linda arrived with these doll beds from IKEA--so funny to watch them put their babies to bed. Addy will say "Na-night baby, god-bless, now don't get out of bed." Proof that she listens and understands, just doesn't do as I ask...

Addy & Lilly on their first lunch 'date' with some of our friends from twins club. They sat at the "kids" table without mommy for the first time--such BIG girls! (and BIG flirts)

Busy Days and the Road to the Superbowl

We've been busy around here as we continue to try and fill our winter days and stay healthy at the same time.

We went to a Silly Safari's event a while back, but I never posted a picture. The girls were skeptical at first, but when Safari Dan asked for volunteers to pet a monkey, Addy didn't wait for her name to be called, she just walked up and joined the 2 kids he did call on. Her face when he told her that his monkey ate gummy bears was priceless. Jeremy and I were convinced she'd eat the gummy before ever feeding the monkey, but she held onto it and fed on cue. Lilly rearranged all the chairs in the back of the gym before announcing loud enough for everyone to hear that it was time to go. We went swimming the same weekend at an indoor pool and Lilly loved every minute while Addy sat outside the pool, teeth chattering, playing with the plastic toys. At 2 1/2, they are already opinionated about how to spend their social time.

Jenny came to visit from NC and the girls like having visitors as much as I do!
We spend a lot of time reading as our bedtime routine sometimes lasts an hour. This particular night they wanted nothing to do with their beds and built themselves a nest on the floor. We are learning to pick our battles as far as bedtime/naptime is concerned.
We are proud Indy residents as our Colts head to the Superbowl. We watched last weekends game with some of our favorite people. I got my 'baby fix" hanging out with this guy:

As I was holding him, I was also thinking about our friends, the McKenzie's, who welcomed Lilly to the world last week. Can't wait to meet her! Meanwhile, the girls were getting rowdy, eating these:

Yes, Aunt Cat, 2 more weeks of jersey-wearing! Let's go Colts!

We love you Daddy!

Well, we love you unless Mommy's in the house, then we love her and we want her to dress us, feed us, bathe us, brush our teeth, read to us, etc. It has gotten a bit out of control around here with "MOMMY do it", "Go away Daddy" and total meltdowns all common occurrences. They sense I'm a total sucker and I end up coming to the rescue just to avoid the tears that are inevitable. Must get thicker skin. Must get thicker skin. Must get thicker skin.

Bedtime sagas continue, they gave up around 9 tonight. Lilly has taken to sleeping in her "big girl" bed turned around against the wall, so she can't get out and best of all-Addy can't get in. She literally asks to be covered OVER her head and tries to sleep while Addy sometimes takes 2 hours to 'come down' from the day and fall asleep, more often than not, on the floor in a giant nest of blankets and pillows she has made for herself. The yelling/screaming/tantrums have stopped, but my ugly-mom personality rears its face most nights.

On a positive note, we had successes on the potty tonight and its small victories like that which prove to me that they are listening and we are making progress, just progress on their timetables, not mine.

Jeremy & Addy's comparable shots, around 15 months...whaddya think???