Peas at the Patch!

Last week went to Silverman's Farm, a farm not too far from our house, to continue our exploration of all things Fall!

Sitting on the hay wondering why we stopped them from running around! Evan plum ran out of his jacket--that's how much fun he was having! This picture was actually taken last Friday on our first trip to the farm. There weren't that many people there so we let the boys run around and play.

We came back on Monday so we could take Ryan and Evan to the petting zoo. Here they are checking out the sheep with Daddy. I think both Ryan and Daddy P were wishing that I would stop taking pictures!

Two Peas with their mama!

"Hmmm, let me decide...

I'll take this one!"

"Decisions, decisions...

I'll take this one, please!"

A view of the crazy caterpillar

A pile 'o pumpkins and a pig!

Not the best picture, but I love the look on Evan's face. He looks like he's in a sea of pumpkins. I think Ryan was trying to swipe the camera!

A quick family photo. Please excuse our children for not looking at the camera. Thank you.

What a day! The weather was beautiful and we had a great day together at Silverman's Farms. The farm was crowded, so we were glad that we brought our own wagon. Next year we think we might try apple picking. There's a lot to see and do at the pumpkin patch.

Stay tuned for our next craft project. Ryan and Evan were inspired to make their own pumpkins after a day at the pumpkin patch--we're almost done!

All ABout Fall

We've been busy around these parts (as usual), but we've been busy with a purpose; we've been studying all things Fall! I decided to start studying different themes with the twins, and we kicked off our new adventure together by learning about Fall. We've read Witzy's Fall Collection (and something else...I forget right now!) We've watched squirrels playing in our backyard, we've talked about the leaves and how they change colors, and we've done an art project.


The Peas were on a nature walk in this photo. Notice the leaves in their hands? They found red, yellow, and orange leaves as we were walking, just like Witzy did in the story we read. They only tried to lick their leaves once!
One day we made these trees. Ryan and Evan got a kick out of helping by tearing the paper! They helped Mommy glue on the leaves. We tried to use the handprints, but ummmm, we had to use Mommy's instead! :)
We made cupcakes and decorated them in fall colors. I think this was Ryan's favorite project so far!

This weekend we took two trips to Silverman's Farm. We had a blast in the pumpkin patch and at the petting zoo. Pictures are coming soon!

Waiting for Daddy & The Best Toy EVER!

R & E had a day out with their Daddy on Saturday. They were patiently waiting for him to come back inside so they could leave. It was a cool day, but Mommy made sure they were dressed nice and warm.
I ordered the Peas this ball pit since I know that when winter comes it'll be too cold for us to go outside a lot. We'll be spending lots of time inside, and this is the perfect toy to keep them occupied. They love their ball pit! Evan dives in head first and "swims" in the balls! Ryan likes it when we push all the balls on him. I ordered this last Thursday from Amazon and it was at home when I got home from work Friday. Gotta love Amazon!
The downside is that I am now picking up balls 241 times per day! This in addition to the gamillion other toys they already have!

Pictures!

Since I've been such a poor-picture-poster lately, I decided to snap some pics last night. I took them on my phone, so please excuse the quality.

I read on on of my mommy message boards that Big Lots sells Yo Gabba Gabba dolls for $5 a piece. I made a trip to snag a set for the Peas. Evan loves Broby! He got the biggest grin on his face and snatched it out of my hand!
These two have yet to learn their lesson after all! Sneaking to the TV are we? Notice that Broby is now a co-conspirator!
Evan is surrounded by most of his Gabba friends. They were sold out of Muno and Plex. Guess who'll be making trips to Big Lots until the Peas have a complete set!
Ryan deciding to have a turn with Broby. He wasn't too impressed with this new toys at first, but he gave them a shot eventually.

Happy Friday!

The TV and the Sock Monkey

Funny Story #1

Ryan is obsessed with his new hat! I saw these hats on Friday and I had to buy them. I wanted something super warm to weather the brutal New England winter, and of course it had to be cute! Enter this adorable sock monkey hat! I put the hat on Ryan as soon as we got home, and he walked around with it on his head with the biggest grin you ever did see! Plus, he was carrying around the bag I carry their bottles in.(He loves to carry things!) I was in a fit of laughter! Daddy P announced that he would not allow me to dress his children for my amusement! This only made me laugh harder! It is amusing, but it's CUTE! I love that he loves his new hat. This will be their weekend-fun hat. Their main hat is newsboy style that matches their navy blue pea coat. This is Ryan playing in his hat just last night! Okay, now I'm about to laugh again...:)

Funny Story #2

So the Peas have learned that buttons are for pushing. They waited until I left the family room for a quick second to practice this new-found knowledge. I was walking back to them when I hear both of them screaming bloody murder! I was thinking, ohmygodohmygod who fell? What happened? I high-tail it back to the family room and I see Evan running towards me and Ryan crawling as fast as he could! Tears were streaming and they were screaming. Meanwhile, I realize the TV is blaring in that loud obnoxious way it does when the TV is changed from it's cable-set channel. Yep, these two messed around and turned the TV and scared themselves silly! I laughed and laughed at them once I realized all was well. Poor Evan was clinging to me for dear life and Ryan looked plain devastated! They have yet to touch the TV again! LOL:)

Funny Stories...

coming right up! You gotta read this! I'm sitting here chuckling as I think about now:)

Catching Up

Let me start by saying this...I have no pictures to post.

I have lost the happy medium of living life and documenting it. What with two VERY active babies running around, a husband and a house to take care of, a full-time job, and a long commute there are just simply not enough hours in my day.

2peasmama is tired, y'all.


Having said that, I did get some rest this weekend thanks to the little ones deciding that they wanted to take 3 hour naps this weekend. Their schedule was a little off whack, but it worked to my advantage since I was able to get a ton (well, not really a ton) of housework done and take a few moments for myself. See, when I do get a few minutes that last thing I feel like doing is sitting at the computer uploading pictures. I know there are phone calls I need to make, and chores I need to complete, and a dog I need to walk, and so many many more things I could/should be doing, but sometimes I just want to be still. Sometimes I just want to have a cup of tea. Sometimes I just want to not say a word. At least for a few moments until a baby wakes up.

But enough of all 'a that! This is about the Peas and I really do enjoy blogging about our lives together. These two are every.single.thing. to us and boy are they a hoot! There is never a dull moment around these parts. Never.ever.ever.

They had their 15 month well check-up, and all went well. They are doing great, which makes us soooo happy! We have been given the all-clear by the pediatrician to give the boys any type of food that we eat now and to stay in the real-world even though RSV season will be upon us soon. I'm not so sure how I feel about that last part. The boys had their flu shot, but they don't qualify for Synagis this year. They actually have an appointment with the pulmologist tomorrow since he wanted to see them in September. The last time he saw them was in April when they had their last Synagis shot. This doctor is a bit more conservative than our pediatrician, I think. I'm fully prepared to take my Peas and hunker down in our home this winter if he says that we should. We shall see. This was the first doctor's appointment that I missed! Daddy P and Nanny J took the boys to the doctor this time, as they will tomorrow too. Apparently it was hot in the doctor's office and they were talking about this. Evan, they tell me, wanted to add his two cents and announced that it was "HOT!" That boy has been trying to say everything lately! The Baby One is something else! The doctor commented on how big Ryan has gotten, and he really has. That boy is heavy! It's so hard to carry him around now, not that he really lets anyone carry him! They both have decided that that they are so over being carried! The doctor's verdict? They are doing awesome and are right on track with their development! He has no worries at all! Music to any preemie parents' ears! It is nothing short of amazing, and we give praise where praise is due--our Heavenly Father!