I was changing out of my school clothes into comfy clothes this afternoon and when I came out of the closet Addison said to me, "Cute. Cute."

 

Yesterday Mackenzie managed to blow her own bubbles (not spit) with a bubble wand.  I cheered her own and in her excitement to do it again, she stuck the bubble wand too close to her mouth and got bubble solution in her mouth.  She looked at me, whimpered and stuck out her tongue.  I didn't know what to do and since she kept her tongue out, I wiped it off with my hand and that seemed to fix the problem.  Whew!  Another parenting test passed.

 

Today Mackenzie impressed me with her persistence at attempting to get a knit hat on a baby doll.  I became a little less impressed a short while later while we worked together making individual salads for dinner.  There were 4 bowls on the floor and we had just finished adding the spinach.  I turned to put the spinach back on the counter only to turn around and find Mackenzie stepping in MY salad bowl with her bare feet.  This gives a whole new meaning to sensory experiences.

 

Addi melted my heart today when after reading the last book before bedtime, she popped up, held out her arms and said, "snuggle?"  Of course it came out as "nuggle"?  The word became a little less endearing as she was screaming it as I walked out of the room but still cute nonetheless.  Last night in the middle of the night Addi woke up fussing.  When I went in to check on her she patted the bed beside her and said, "Mommy?"  What could I do beside lay down and snuggle with my dear little one.  

 

 

 

 

 

The record breaking snow storms have kept us all home for days.  I've been out of school since last Friday!  It's been nice to all be home for some good family time.  We did get to take the girls to their tumbling class today and then we had lunch out.  It was so nice to be out of the house.  I didn't want to come back home.  It was so fun to watch the girls at tumbling.  Mackenzie is very much a rule follower and follows directions really well (with the exception of taking turns on the swings).  Addison prefers to watch during circle time rather than participate and if you try to help her she says "no" and pulls her hands away.  Such individuals!  

 

My girls love salad and pickles!  They've learned the word "delicious" except that it comes out as "licious".  So cute!  Today we were making cupcakes and when I was pouring the batter into the cups Addi puts her pointer finger up and says, "Dip? Dip?"

 

We were eating breakfast this morning at the girls' little table.  They pretty much refuse to eat at the big table and want all of their meals at their kids size table.  Anyway, Addi spilled some milk on the floor and she turns to me and says, "Dog? Clean?"  Ah, I've trained them so well.  The girls also really enjoy giving the cat treats.  Mackenzie will say, "Lucky? Treats?" except it comes out "Uh-eee? Treats?"

 

Here's a picture of Mackenzie kicking back relaxing inside during our record breaking snow storm.

 

Ian was working on putting together the twins new bed and Mackenzie was entertaining herself by blowing bubbles with her spit.  Check out this humorous video clip.

 

So we have successfully switched from two cribs to one twin size bed with a pull out trundle.  We started with one girl on each bed but it soon became apparent that they preferred to sleep together.  So we don't bother pulling out the lower bed any more.  The other day I thought that both girls were awake from their nap because there was some happy chatter going on.  When I went in to get them up, Addi was lying right next to Mackenzie talking away and Mackenzie was out cold.  It's amazing what they can sleep through!

 

While stuck inside during this snow storm I painted canvases with the girls names.  It's only taken me almost two years to do this project. :)