18 month check up & the past week -

Last week I took Everett & Macey for their 18 month check up.
I had to answer the question sheet for 15, 18 and 24 months pertaining to what they could/could not do. E & M could do everything! with the exception of 1-2 things at the 2 y/o level.
As we got into the exam room I told Dr. Woodward that they were using about 40 words, they know approx 20 body parts and have already started putting 2 words together such as : baby doll, puppy park and graham cracker. She said their vocabulary was fantastic.
The appointment progressed and we discussed transitioning to toddler beds, potty training and dealing with tantrums in public. We gave her quite the laugh! She said she definitely needs to do her research on sibling rivarly as E & M have been competing for my attention. They are little copy cats and want to do whatever the other one is.
As the visit was concluding (after wrangling the little monkeys back to the stroller) she commented on how obedient they were to my request. As she said " their ability to obey your request for their age is remarkable". Ive said from the beginning we were blessed with very good babies- nothings changed! Then this past Wednesday Curt & I took them to see Joanne (the public health nurse) so they could get their shots--eww. She too was impressed with thier skills. They are both very bright kids exceeding in many areas!

Carolyn came up last Saturday afternoon. She hadn't seen the babies in 3 months! They had a great time playing with her. We went to lunch at McDonalds playland, we strolled walmart and then we played at home. She says they are busy little people that can do lots of different things. It was fun for them to show her all they are doing and learning.

Othat than that we dont have anything major planned or to report- Lots of our friends are having/ preparing to have babies and then we have our own coming which means lots of reasons to shop! E & M just got their winter gear (snow bibs. coats. hats. etc) - Im not sure if I was more excited or they were. I cant wait to see them in the snow this year.

We've started trying some new activities such as Plah-Doh and those invisible markers. Ive been feeling brave and am ready to let them be creative!

I have an ultrasound on Tuesday and a doctors appointment Wednesday so Im hoping I will have good things to blog about later next week!

Good Food, Great Company!

Its been a long week (and its only Tuesday). Ive been working quite a bit extra this week with my job-sharer attending a training class. I forget how much work it is to get me AND the kids up changed, dressed, fed, packed and out the door. Thank goodness for flexible schedules and helpful husbands!
We've been taking advantage of the weather and doing as much walking as we can. We finally found a good use for the babies first sleeping bags:

They've also been busy playing in the kitchen. We moved the mat & their little kitchen in doors. Here they are :

Tonight we had a date night with Melanie & Craig. We had a great time. We dined at The Chena Pump house and we sat outdoors in the enclosed area. They have heaters out there. We felt no need for them, but the elderly tourist sitting nearby insisted so we finished dessert quickly and moved to the bar area to get out of the heat. Darn tourist :)
Heres a couple pictures from tonight. Im 25 weeks (6.5 months) :

A cool week...

The temperature dropped drastically after my sister left last Friday; I think she took the hot weather home to Florida when she went :) Its been in the mid-60s and gorgeous. Curt & I have been getting alot of work done around the house because this wave of cold weather only means one thing to me- Winter is coming!

We got all the outdoor stuff cleaned up. Part of the kids toys moved to the shed (which got a new paint job- wahoo!!!) the other half got to come inside.


The babies are enjoying having their kitchen in moms kitchen although they havent figured out they can cook on it yet. For now they just like opening/closing the cupboards.

We still have more work to do next week....I may have 2 children already but Im still feeling that nesting urge and there are things I want to get done to "prepare" for the new baby so we're doing them while we can.

Wednesday was a busy day for me. It was my day to sleep in so I slept till 9:30 and then rushed out the door by 10:30 to make it to my LLL meeting. As I got home at 1pm we were walking out the door again to take the kids to the fair. They werent too sure about the animals but they warmed up. When I get a chance I will upload the pictures. We had to take them with Curts iphone because as of now my camera is officially missing! I cant seem to remember what I did with it, nor can I find it.

Yesterday (thursday) I took the kids to the sitters for the WHOLE day and curt painted our living room. Finally the last room in our house to be painted is done! Now to just get a couple accent items.

Today (friday) I had to work and then went off to run some errands with the kids. I had them in the shopping cart strolling through the grocery store parking lot when I hit a bump and poor little Macey slammed her face into the cart. Shes got quite the shiner. It looks like I punched her in the face. I can only imagine what it will look like tomorrow- lets hope the motrin helps!

Heartburn has finally kicked in full force with this pregnancy. Luckily it happened about 8 weeks later than it did with the twins :) My friend Melanie is on her way over with dessert, the kids are asleep and my husbands at work so Im off to enjoy some good food & great company!

Its already August?

Well Im not sure where the time went. It seems I was just blogging about the 4th of July and here it is the 5th of August! We had a great visit from my mom and my sister is scheduled to depart on Friday. Its certaintly going to be an adjustment going back to a quiet house. Ha! I said quiet, I have two toddlers...
The weather has been warm but there has been tons of smoke and even ash at times. Today is one of those days where the sky is covered in gray and a nice coating of ash has settled on the cars and everything else outside.

Heres a couple details about what we've been doing over the last month:
Curt & I celebrated our birthdays this past month. Curt is now 28 & I 26.

We both had a cake at home. He got a Stanley Thermos and I got a Vera Bradley handbag (along with a few nice cards & some spending money!). My mom babysat for us and we had a night out together :)

We went kyaking down the Chena river...


We went to the Alaska Salmon Bake...

and this upcoming week I have my 24 week doctors appointment on Monday. Here I am:

Hopefully it will be uneventful. This baby has been veerrrryyy active. Ive been napping alot when the twins nap and thus not getting much done. Im not sure if its the company, the warm weather or their age, but I think we are slowly on the way to 1 nap.

Here they are showing some love to one another!

Today we are going out to lunch and then hopefully off to do some berry picking! We'll see what the day bring