Double Duty

So lately the "terrible" 2's are alive and well in our house...."terrible" 2's time 2 that is...the boys have not only been pressing our buttons with tantrums and general frustration but they have been making a point to annoy one another.

I am sure ALL siblings do this...but I am trying to figure out this sibling rivalry with twins and it is quite overwhelming!  They are both SOOOOO different from one another.  They might be twins...but they look different as night and day and act just as different in situations.  I had expected to deal with the ups and downs with each of them...but now that they are battling each other, it has made me kinda sad.

I miss the sweet little boys that just followed each other around the house laughing and giggling...holding hands....they would call each other best friends.  That has all changed....they still have their moments but for the most part they are constantly trying to wrestle each other, annoy one another or just downright be mean.  I am not sure what this is stemming from but we have talked to there teachers at school as well and they have had issues with them too :(.  They are great with other kids and super hard on each other.

It looks as though we are going to separate them in different classrooms this summer.  I am a little apprehensive...not really sure how they will react.  Bryce is so independent and outgoing, I do not think it will bother him, however, Carter is the opposite.  It takes him awhile to open up to others and he is quite shy.  So I am a little concerned on Carter's behalf that he will feel a little lost without his brother.  I am also a little hesitant because they split them in classes by age, and since they are obviously same age...one will go to the appropriate age classroom and one will move up.  Hoping that adjustment goes well...

I am sure it is a phase that they are consistently annoying each other....I know they will still have their ups and downs...but I hope some of this blows over. Every time I look at them...I still see these little guys...

My little guys....so precious! 

Any twin moms out there that have gone through these growing pains??  Any advice??

Hope everyone is having a good week!!  Happy Fat Tuesday!!

Are we there yet????

So, this past week Kevin started his new job :)  Yay!  Since I knew he would be busy all weekend, I decided to take a little road trip with all the kiddos.  Well...and my parents....It was homecoming at my dad's college back where I grew up (Jacksonville, TX....aka little town in East Texas) and they were having a 40 year reuion for his team.

Anyway...I plan on posting a few pics once I get them downloaded (hopefuly tomorrow) but wanted to at least touchbase with the blog world :)

We had to take separate cars, since my cars fits two adults and 4 car seats, and a stroller....barely leaving enough room for any luggage...but we made it all fit :)

My parent's were kind enough on the way down to take two kiddos and I took two kiddos.  We separated the boys since they have been having fighting issues.  We had paper, colors, movies, snacks and a few toys for the car for this 6 hour road trip.  On the way back, my parents stuck around a little longer but I decided to head back so I would be able to get back to go to church tonight with the Hubs.  So I had all three boys by myself on the trip back....interesting :)  But we all got out with smiles on...so nothing to tramatic!

Things I learned...

1.)  Road trips used to be my "thing"....I loved the spontaneaous road trip...and I loved being on the road and singing as loud as I could...driving probably WAY to fast and laughing with friends...stopping to get snacks or just taking our time...Now...I prefer planning...getting from point A to point B as soon as possible...no unscheduled stops...and no speeding...I have this definite feeling of protectiveness of the little munchkins in my car and want to arrive where we are going safe and sound.  Especially when I am by myself with them. 

2.)  My loud rap music is now replaced with the wonderful songs from Disney and/or Veggie Tales.  Both which I really enjoy...especially hearing the kiddos sing them.  Favorites to listen to in the car??  Lion King because of the great songs and Aladdin because of the Genie :)

3.)  Crayons and paper are only entertaining for about 20 minutes on a road trip...not so good on a 6 hour trip :)

4.)  Pandora "The Chair" (George Strait) radio station is UH-mazing...love me some 90's country...brings back some great memories of high school :)

5.)  Happy Meals sometimes truly cause happiness :)

6.)  I can wait 6 hours to pee...(TMI?)  Just the thought of unloading a one year old and 2 two year olds for me to go to the bathroom gave me the sheer will power to keep  going until I got home...I am pretty sure chaos would have occured :)

7.)  Had an amazing moment in the car as we drove...I looked back in the rearview mirror and saw my sweet boys sleeping so soundly...and realized how much I loved them...and how much they love and trust me...they had no doubt in their mind to put their trust in me to get the home...and slept peacefully....so cool

I hope everyone has had a great weekend :)

Oh, Blogger...

So I spent an hour last night on writing a blog...and then it disappeared...I got so frustrated I turned off my computer...so I will finally get back to blogging...tonight...when I have officially forgiven blogger ;)

Until then...

Oh Valentine's Day....

*This is the post that was deleted...I found a partial bit of it and figured I would post it so I could remember Valentine's 2012...it erased the sweet Q & A portion about Kev and I...but I will leave that for another day :)

So I meant to post last night....however, we ended up getting home late...and then in the attempt to put flowers in a vase for me...Kev sliced open his pinkie and ended up going to after hours to get stitches :/  Poor guy!  We didn't have big plans to celebrate Valentine's on actual Valentine's day...we aren't big on celebraing the holiday....but it still wasn't much fun having him gone!! 

The night before the kiddos had gone down to my parents house so Kev made us dinner while I cleaned out the closet.  He made apple sage pork chops with rice...Yummo :)

One Tough Cookie...

So yesterday was a rough day....at least for this momma...

I was at work and normally get a phone call around 9:20 after Kevin drops the kids off for school....well my phone didn't ring until after 9:30....and it was my husband telling me that he had just dropped our daughter off in class...because she had quite a spill...

Apparently she was walking with her hands in her pocket because she was cold and tried to jump up on a curb....and missed it....and landed flat on her face on the concrete....she cried and bled...alot...and Kevin had all 4 kids by himself.  But because he is the BEST dad ever...he managed to get our bleeding daughter, 2 two year olds and our 1 year old (and 4 bags)into the church building...into the family bathroom to get her cleaned up.  Fortunately a woman walked in and helped Kevin with the bags and the boys :) 

After Kev got her cleaned up, he asked if she wanted to go home or stay at school...she chose school and her teachers said she was amazing...didn't complain once and played like a champ.  Basically she is one tough cookie....Love that girl :)



This was the picture I got from Kevin after he picked her up from school....this was SMALLER than it had been the 6 hours prior...hard to believe...that poor huge lip...

This was this morning...alot of swelling had gone down, however there is now a huge scab underneath and is bright red...almost like lipstick :)

I will say, she is definitely braver than I am :)

Tuesday Ramblings

Hello friends!!

Well, I have random thoughts in my head...so I figured I would just a pot luck post if you will....a little bit of everything :)

So....remember this little guy???

15 months old

Not so little anymore...please excuse the tears...not from him...from ME!!  Where did my baby go??  He is SO COMPLETELY precious!!  Love this kid!  He is almost 22 lbs and 29 1/2 inches of complete utter sweetness.  He is all over the place...babbling and talking and mimicing his brothers and sister...his favorite movie is Rio...he claps and dances to the songs...he loves playing cars and he loves to be onery with his brothers....it cracks me up :)



Ahh...my sweet little girl :)  We went to a birthday party last week with some of Katelyn's school friends.  She had such a good time running around with her friends and sliding, making crafts and dressing up.  I love seeing her in her element.....interacting with kids her age!  I am super proud to be her momma!  I also met one of her classmates moms and we figured out that they live right around the corner from us...which is weird because we live WAY out...seriously

Another birthday party....Bryce is having the best time!!  He is so NOT shy about anything these days...he is ready to G-O when we get to a play area of any kind.  So off went Bryce and Katelyn...Austin is a little guy so he was confined to the baby area...he was not impressed...and Carter pretty much stayed stuck to my leg :) 

The kid's imagination has gone from playing school to camping out in space....they are so fun to listen too...they have recently loved using the dining room table as a prop...they will bring pillows from bedrooms and couches, blankets, stuffed animals and all pile-up under the table (fort) and go night night...and make sure all lights are out!  This is how I found them on my way to the laundry room...they all get under there :)  It is precious!

This is Carter yesterday morning...goofy kid...he is so particular about his cars...so apparently the night before he made sure they were all lined up just right....and since they took up the top of the bed...he took the bottom of the bed :)  He sure does love his cars....he also asks me everyday if he can have a "Ka-chow" party.  He is super cute!!

So lately we have just been playing, partying and a little bit of sleeping :)

How's everyone else's week going??