Thanksgiving

This year we did not have our normal Thanksgiving. For the first time we traveled for a soccer tournament with the family. I must admit I was not thrilled at first. I am not one for change, I am all about tradition. It was a little sad to miss out on time with the family and all of our usual Thanksgiving traditions but my husband is the best, he made our Thanksgiving perfect. After watching some of the Macy's parade we all loaded up the car and headed to Downtown Disney to walk around. The kids had a great time. A and I hit the princess side of the Disney Store :) That was a first for this family!

My Sweet Family

J being attacked by the Hulk

Princess Time

I love the holding hands

The twins waving hi to Minnie and Mickey



I think they are finished!

 Later that day it was time for a little practice so the boys could get their legs stretched and ready for the tournament. It was so nice to be able to spend the afternoon outside in the beautiful Florida sunshine! The boys played soccer, the twins just ran and ran, and I enjoyed being able to take pictures of my sweet family.

A beautiful place to practice soccer, right by the water!

I love my daddy!

Daddy's Girl

For dinner J and I went with several other families out for deep dish pizza and a spaghetti dinner while Eric stayed behind at the hotel to get the twins ready for bed. After their busy day we knew there was no way they would make it through another outing at a restaurant.  It was so nice to be able to have adult conversation while the boys all sat at their own table. That was a wonderful Thanksgiving treat!!
While this day was not our typical Thanksgiving day it was just as special. I am so thankful for the family time we had with each other and the special time out with friends.
                                                     Happy Thanksgiving 2013!!

Midweek Randoms

1. Two Soccer tournaments are finished :) 3 more to go this year. Tomorrow C will be playing in his first college showcase tournament. 3 games/3days/all on the other side of town!

 
2. Soon we will be taking the twins on a long car ride--I am dreading it! I love that fact we will be in Florida but the idea of the car ride and hotel stay is giving me severe anxiety. I have the movies downloaded on the ipad, snacks bought, and new toys to entertain them. They are so active, they thought of them being strapped in for 10 hours--ugh!! 

4.  Sometimes you just have to let the kids eat right out of the bag. The box of cheerios had a little left so I pulled out the bag and handed it to A. She sat down on the floor and waited for M to come over then they both started their snack. It was so sweet, they both kept looking up smiling :) They did great sharing with each other and ate every last one in the bag.

6. Cheerios. I caught M helping himself the other day.

 

 

 7.  My sweet kids....I just love these 5!!

 

 

17 months

Today the twins turn 17 months, it is amazing how much they have learned in the past month. They are definitely keeping us busy!

They are getting away from the toddler food and eating more family meals. I do have to sneak a tot veggie pack in there with A since she decided she does not like to eat her veggies right now! M will eat anything we put in front of him but carrots! I can not get either of them to eat carrots.

They love Mickey Mouse, music, climbing, and balls! A will also run laps around the house all day, that girl just keeps going and going! M is our little cuddle bug, he is so full of kisses and hugs. He likes to make sure everyone gets a goodmorning kiss, a goodbye kiss, a just because kiss...it is the sweetest. He really loves to chase A around and gives her sweet kisses on her head. A is so good she just stops and lets him then she is off again.  Their other favorite is their slides, they would play on these all day long!!

They both are still babbling away. A is great with repeating words, we are still working with M. We will talk with the doctor next month about their speech. We are waiting for them to tell us what they want or for them to just say mommy or daddy when they need us. They have the scream down really good though!

One of their favorite things to do is wait by the window for C to come home. Right after nap they have their snack then they are off to their window. It is the most precious sight to see. They both start smiling and jumping up and down when they see him walk up the driveway. C will stand out there and wave at the other side of the window. As soon as he walks in they are both in his arms. Such love!

 

A loving on my doll from when I was a little girl!

More pictures from this past month.....can you believe how much these two have grown :)

We love bathtime!

Here sis, let me feed you!



Best Buddies!

Remmy is so good with M, he loves that M shares his food with him :)

Love the warmer days for outside playtime!

Just another day at the soccer field!

Seriously Mom, you know this bow is coming off!