Another day.. another playdate!

Who knew "playdate" was one word? Apparently everyone except me (see post below)! OOPS!

Anyhoo-it seems that ALL of my friends are teachers and have this whole week off for Spring Break ( I'm not bitter AT ALL) , so I decided to play hooky Tuesday and two of my bestest friends in the world drove down in the morning to see the babies. Jenn brought her little girl, Brynely, who is such a cutie patootie!! We all chatted and watched all the kids play. Megan listened to Jenn's and my pregnancy/labor stories while cringing in horror. We had a great time girl-talking and the babies played surprisingly well together! I wasn't sure how much fun Brylney would have since she is almost two, but she enjoyed being the big girl, showing the babies how to use some of their toys and reading to them. She was such a doll and very sweet, smart and well mannered! It is so cool to me that Nate and Lilly are really starting to pay attention to other babies/children (now I can't wait to see them play with their millions of cousins)!! I was sad I had to cut the visit short for my dentist appointment at noon (Nate and Lilly were coming up quickly on a melt-down anyway). Thanks for coming by Megan, Jenn and Brynley- and I promise I will leave my house and venture up north sometime before the babies graduate from high school. HAHA!!

Brynley and Lilly

Playing on the floor.. this seems to be a common theme in my house lately!

Brynley showing Lilly how to make the truck go!

Lilly is nothing if not focused!

You can imagine the circus going on behind the camera to try and get all three kids to look up at the same time!! I think Lilly enjoyed the noises Megan was making the best. She'll be a great mom. :)

Reading one of their Elmo favorites, "Soooo Big!"

Play Date!!

Yesterday afternoon we had our first play date! We have had some play time with older cousins and babies at the babysitter but this was the first official play date! My friend Lindsay and I were both pregnant at the same time and her little guy (Logan) ended up being almost exactly one month older than Nate and Lilly. Perfect! I have a lot of women in my family who give me excellent advice, but it has been nice to have someone in the exact same baby stage as I am to compare what she is feeding him, how long he is sleeping, when he grew out of his baby stuff, etc. Boy, did Logan show Nate and Lilly the ropes yesterday! It worked out perfectly because the boys got a little one on one time to play due to Lilly's extended morning nap. The three of them only played for a few minutes, then it was nap time for Nate, so Logan and Lilly also got some quality "alone" play time! I don't know if it was just me, but I swore I saw the beginning of a budding romance! We had so much fun! Let's do it again SOON!

The boys had to warm up a little..I love the way Nate kept looking at me like I was embarrassing him. He's not even nine months old for goodness sake! That's more like it. BIG BOYS!
Lilly woke up ready to play! She can hang with the boys.

Who does this kid think he is- crawling all over the place?!?
Nate was starting to get a little fussy at this point.. nap time!

Okay, you're not my brother.. let's get you figured out..

Logan was nice enough to let Lilly play with his Sesame Street toy remote. I have to get one of these- she loved it!!
This picture makes me laugh out loud. Just as I pushed the button to take a picture of them sitting side by side, Logan took off crawling leaving Lilly in the dust wondering what happened!! I love the way she is looking at me like "whaaa?".

Hallelujah- a little more space!

I forgot to report two weekends ago we made the decision to banish the baby swing and vibrating seats to the attic! I guess it would have been a sad day, but it really felt GOOD to get a few more square inches back of my living room! Our house is pretty small already, but add to it all the junk you need for two babies (not to mention the two babies) and it got a little cramped! I am so used to having to step over things and squeeze past things. It was like once you could maneuver yourself into the living room you were trapped! UGH. But it is getting better! Here are some pictures of the swings and seats in use-back then and more recently.

The swing worked its magic..

Especially with Nate..

Here are some pictures of the vibrating seats from the last 8 months- starting with most recent and going back to about 3 weeks old.
Good bye, swings and vibrating seats.. you served us well!! :)

Good weekend

We had a great weekend. Saturday we took the babies to the park, but it was way too windy and Nate was horrified when we tried to get him on a swing (I didn't even have time to take a picture!). We called it a day pretty quick after that. Sunday the weather was much better; a little warmer and much less windy. After they woke up from their afternoon nap we took them out to another park and walked about a mile around the park. They seemed to have a great time, and it was nice for us to get out too! Enjoy the pictures!

You'll never guess who is into Winnie the Pooh cartoons?!?

Sunday at the park- Sitting in the stroller like big kids!!Anxiously awaiting his puffs!! Waiting patiently like a lady..