Having twins is...

joy times two!

Having twins is...

expensive. We gotta make 'em earn their keep around here!

Feelin' Kinda Nostalgic...

Remember these two?

This was Ryan and Evan during October Fest last year.

And this was our big boy last night! The cutest monkey I ever did see:)

And check out Evan the tiger chatting it up with the cutest butterfly of all time!

Much has changed since last year. It used to be easy to pose them for a photo. Not anymore! This is the only shot I managed to get of these two together.

Daddy P talking to the children about how we as believers deal with Halloween.

Notice the monkey and the tiger who are front and center? I think they had issues with all the other children being so close to their daddy! The Peas LOVE their Daddy!

This boy had an absolute ball! He hit the ground running. Literally! You have no idea how it made my heart swell to see the look on his face as he took in all the festivities...as he ran and played with the other children...as he explored his surroundings. I love this kid something serious.

And this one. My sweet sweet boy who loves to figure out how things work. He was in love with the life-size checker game you see here. Never mind that a little boy and his friend were trying to play checkers! Ryan loved to roll the pieces around and around. I just watched him for a few minutes; I wanted get into my boy's head. I always knew that he liked to see how things work. He was more interested in exploring the mechanics of the bounce house than he was in jumping in it. A thinker this one is. He is everything to me...the one who made me a mommy first...words can't describe...

Kristine, one of my coworkers, came with her cutie pie, Q. Such a sweet boy he is! He gets it from his mama! I heart Kristine! Ry and Ev were not a fan of the stroller last night!

This was me all night, basically. Trying my best to keep an eye on two kids who wanted to run in opposite directions!

Our family at the end of a long, fun night! Look at the Peas...can you say worn out! Even Ryan's banana looks limp and tired!~ LOL

Nanny Notes

I've decided to start a new segment called Nanny Notes so I can recall some of the funny and interesting notes Nanny J leaves me to let me know how things go with the twins each day. Here are a couple of notes from this week:

"Evan really enjoyed his lunch today!"

" 'Best lunch ever' said the expression on his face as he dug into it"

I had actually taken these pictures the night before during dinner. We have fettuccine alfredo with chicken and broccoli once a week, because Ryan and Evan LOVE it! It's one of the sneaky ways I get veggies into these two! They will eat anything as long as it's in alfredo sauce. This is their current favorite meal, and it is pretty tasty, if I may say so myself!

Happy Friday!

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!