4th Birthday Party

In case you haven't heard, Hannah and Hunter turned 4 this past Saturday. Kevin's dad asked them how they felt to be 4 years old, and Hannah's reply was "No Papaw, we are almost 5 now". What a way to think ahead, huh? We celebrated with a hawaiian luau party and a bouncy house. And yes, it was about 105 degrees that day. We had promised the kids a bouncy house for several months, so we had to follow through with it. As far as the heat it actually wasn't too bad. Kevin set up misters on the back patio and we kept the kids well hydrated while they played, luckily everyone survived! The pinata was the biggest hit with the kids I think, they really had a blast. Every year I say I'm going to keep it simple for their party, but each year one thing leads to another and it turns out to be bigger than expected. Same thing goes for this year. It was a lot of work, but I really enjoyed it, and I know they did too. We found the kids two lightly used powerwheels online, and after getting new batteries, they were good as new. They loved them. Hannah still hasn't quite figured out how to steer, but Hunter is a little daredevil. If I could figure out how to post a video, I would show you. Here are some pics of the party...they are in total random order, but hope you enjoy!

1st Week of Pre-K

Well, I'm trying to stay true to my word and not get too far behind on my posts. This past week was a crazy week. The kids started pre-k last monday, had their birthday party at the house Saturday, tried to recover from the birthday party Sunday, and Kevin's birthday is.... today. Whew, I'm looking forward to this week slowing down a little!

Their first week in pre-k could not have gone better. We absolutely love their new teacher "Ms. Cissy". The kids (especially Hannah) tend to be a little shy and reserved at first around new people, so when I found out she was going to be their teacher I was thrilled. She's known Hannah and Hunter since they started going there when they were about 6 months old, so being familiar with her makes them feel a lot more comfortable. They are obsessed with the fact that they have backpacks now and want to carry them everywhere. Of course we had to model them before we left for school the first day.

Hannah's new backpack

Hunters new backpack


a few silly faces

picture with proud mom....I crouched down to get to their level, and they crouched down right beside me for some reason, in case you are wondering why we are ALL crouching down in front of the refrigerator...funny

We also discovered that they will have homework due each week on Friday. Their first homework assignment was an "All About Me" poster. If you look closely, you can see their responses. They both chose Chick-fil-A as their favorite places, hunter wishes he could sing, and hannah wishes she could go to ballet everyday. They were very proud of these, and they get to hang them on the wall outside their classroom!

Friday they were able to celebrate their birthday at school. I brought chocolate covered oreo cake balls, and they got birthday crowns to wear all day. Here's a picture of the birthday boy and girl with Ms. Cissy.

More to come:-birthday party pics
-top 10 favorites about hannah and hunter

Prek Preps

Well, tomorrow Hannah and Hunter will start pre-k. I can not believe they are almost 4. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing them home from the hospital, and now we are getting school supplies and backpacks. Seems so surreal to me. I have made a big deal out of them going to "real school", when in all actuality they will still be at the same school, and not too much will change other than their teacher, who we are super excited about, and the fact that they will be going everyday now. I'm so excited for them because I know it will be so good for them and know how much fun they will have, but I'm sad at the same time because I know this is part of the end of their "toddlerhood". On to a new chapter in our lives I suppose. Today they stuffed their backpacks full of their supplies and modeled them for me so I could take pictures, they were two proud kiddos. I will try to be good and post pictures of their 1st day tomorrow. I hope it goes well.....

Nothing makes me happier.....

.....than a really clean house! Well, there are other things that make me just as happy, but having a clean and organized house is right up there at the top of my list. This morning I got up planning to do some light cleaning and laundry, that notion quickly was thrown out about halfway into cleaning our masterbath. I ended up doing an impromptu deep cleaning of the entire house. Top....to bottom. I think my caffiene and ocd traits had taken over me, because I just kept going, and going, and going. I can't remember the last time I detailed each room, not only cleaning but organizing and getting rid of junk that we had acquired throughout the year.

Along with the cleaning, I also managed to go through all the kids toys (upstairs and downstairs), sorting through all the ones to sell in the garale sale (that we are never going to really have), and chunking the random toys that they never play with. Lord, those kids can accumulate some stuff!
As I was cleaning I found myself bringing all their downstairs toys up to their bedrooms and playroom. Hopefully this will entice them to play more upstairs and in their rooms....hence we can actually have our living room back to normal. Also, after noticing what bad shape the couch was in, I established a new rule. FOOD AND DRINKS ARE ALLOWED ONLY IN THE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM. Kevin and I are still allowed to eat in the living room, after the kids go to bed.....so they just won't know about it. We will see how long that rule lasts.....

After I just didn't think I could move another muscle, Kevin got home from work and we decided to wash my car in the driveway. Hannah and Hunter think this is the COOLEST thing in the world, and what better way to let them get their energy out. They had spent all day inside, watching way too much tv, and trying to find things to do while I cleaned, so this was the perfect thing for them to do! Days like today remind me how much I truly LOVE having twins. These kids are seriously best friends and keep each other entertained all the time.

In case you're wondering....when we came outside to wash the car Kevin had trapped a GIGANTIC GRASSHOPPER in the kids bug farm. This thing totally freaked me out, it was huge!!! Kevin swears it was just a grasshopper, but I'm not so sure. I made him let it go in our neighbors yard. This picture doesn't even give the full effect to how gigantic this thing was

And here's the carwashers

Kevin cooling off

hard at work

he looks so big to me in this picture

Kevin would kink the water hose so the water would stop and them wait for them to get close to it and let it go.....they thought this was hilarious

Here's Hannah waiting...

wish you could hear her cackle as she laughed

And of course a popsicle was a must for all our hard work

I told them to make funny faces

Man, I love these kids!

****A special thank you to the two red-bulls that kept me going strong all day long, and to the 3 Advil I just took...they should be kicking in any minute now I hope*****

Summertime Pics

Summertime has been awesome so far this year, despite the heat! We've spent a lot of time at our neighborhood pool (the kids love their floaties now), and have been eating way too many sno-cones. I've been working 3-4 days a week lately, so I'm trying to take advantage of my days with the kids and keep them busy. Right now the kids favorite thing to do is go to the pool, and go to the library. We discovered that our library has a great toddler time with different performances for the kids, and Hannah and Hunter love it. I let them each check out two books each time we go, and they think it's so cool. We go back tomorrow, so I'll try to sneak some pics. Here are some random pics from our summer so far....

Kaitlyn's 3 Year B-Day Party....back in May!

Playing their pool version of ring around the rosey with their pool friends

Hannah....laying out like Mommy

Hunter had to do the same

Kevin conspired with Katy to throw me a surprise 30th birthday party! He told me we were going to drop the kids off at Pam and Dickey's for the night and go out to eat and to a movie. When we pulled up to their house all of my friends and family were waiting in the front yard....I really was totally surprised by it, Kevin did really good. I was so busy talking and mingling, I didn't get a ton of pictures, but here's a few of the kids.....they definitely had fun!

The Big 30

Well today I turned 30. To be honest, I have had a hard time with this birthday. It kind of makes me feel like I'm getting old, which I haven't really ever felt like before. I've started looking closer in the mirror and noticing things I hadn't noticed before....girls, you know what I mean. Everyone keeps telling me that 30 is the new 20, so I'm going to gonna go with that! I ended up having a wonderful ordinary Thursday with the kids. We went to the library this morning for a puppet show and to check out books, then to eat lunch with Kevin. Kevin surprised me with a new cell phone, which I desperately needed. I've had an ancient flip phone forever, and for anyone who texts me, they know it takes me hours! I had a little bit of a meltdown because I couldn't figure out how to use the darn thing, but I'm getting better now. After lunch I went to the chiropractor (with kids in tow) for an adjustment. I go every few months now, and after a bunch of cracking and popping, I felt awesome. Then we went to visit my mother for birthday cake and ice cream. Oh, and did I mention I've been to two different Targets today? Once with the kids, and once without. Now that's my kind of day. Thank you to all of my friends who have been so uplifting to me about this birthday, you are all so sweet and kind. I had a wonderful day!

Girls and Boys Days

A few weeks ago we decided to have an all boys day for Hunter and an all girls day for Hannah. Kevin and his Dad took Hunter fishing on the boat for the first time. Hunter was beyond excited and according to Kevin he caught one fish all by himself and reeled in all 20 fish that they caught. It melts my heart to know that this was just the first of many fishing trips for them. This little boy loves his Daddy and wants to be just like him. He looks so grown up to me in this picture...

Pam and I took Hannah to the movies to see Rio, which was awesome, and then to get a pedicure. They paint kiddos nails for $4. We had a lot of fun, but she wasn't thrilled to be left out of the fishing trip...she loves her Daddy too. The pedicure made up for it though...she picked a flower design and loved it. Sweet girl.