Sidewalk Chalk

Last week Papa took a day off from work to hang out with us.

We decided that with both Mama and Papa around, we should introduce the girls to sidewalk chalk on the driveway.

They love it!

Good ole washable, non-toxic fun! You should definitely let your toddlers give it a whirl! Then, you can photograph their beautiful artwork!

Dump Trucks

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned our girls' love for fire trucks.

Really, they just love trucks. They point out trucks in books, and I'm pretty sure that Wednesday is their favorite day of the week, because it's trash day. This means that recycling truck, garbage truck and the lawn refuse truck all thunder past our house in grand fashion, giving our girls quite a show!

All this extreme heat we've been having has kept us mostly indoors. Talk about cabin fever! One day last week, I decided we'd go to the toy store in town to look for some toy trucks for the girls to play with. They loved it!

Hadley and Brynne each chose a dump truck. It's so funny to see how the trucks they chose reflect their personalities!

Swiffer

Our house is almost entirely wood floors. In my efforts to keep those floors free of pesky dust bunnies, I break out the Swiffer frequenly.  

This past week, the girls saw the Swiffer, and wanted to take their turn Swiffering. After I'd gotten the dust up, I refilled the Swiffer with a fresh Swiffer Sweeper (try saying that five times fast).

The girls went at it for a half an hour, and even picked up a bit of dust that their mama missed.

Sweet!

And, yes, I am planning on busting these pictures out any time they complain about chores. I'll remind them that they used to scramble for their turn at the Swiffer. 

Capes!

Despite what some might say, we really love capes around this house!

(If you have a moment, this clip from The Incredibles makes me giggle).  

One day, the girls channelled their inner superheroes, and asked to wear their towels capes around the house.

They run around the house, their capes flying out behind them. Off to save the day!

Okay, so I know they don't really defy gravity, or anything. It is pretty darn cute though. 

Sluuuuurrrp

So, Brad's been traveling a lot.

I'm a chicken. 

True story.

I'm a big chicken.

So, when Brad's away, I never put anything on any Internet mediums of any kind that would suggest that he's not around, just in case there are creeps watching.

{If you are a creep, and you want to roll the dice that my husband might not be home, know this---I sleep with a baseball bat. I was a good ball player back in the day, but that doesn't matter, because I will beat the ever-loving stuff out of you if you dare to keep this twin mama from her precious sleep}

Anyway. When he's away, the girls and I treat ourselves to our favorite delivery food.  It's a local joint. Asian food made with fresh, real ingredients--it's delicious. Not your average Chinese take-out, people!

The girls love to gobble up their crab rangoon. Then, they set to work on the noodles. Pad Thai and spicy Sesame Noodles.

I love watching them slurp down those noodles! Makes me giggle every time! Makes Brad being gone almost worth it. Almost.

Mischief Afoot

There were so many giggles behind these curtains!

Surefire Way to Wear Toddlers Out

1. Find an open field.
2. Give everyone a ball.
3. Run as much as possible.

The End.

Pigtails

On facebook the other day, a fellow twin mama commented that,

"Herding wet cats would have to be easier than getting the girls' hair into pigtails."

I quite agree, so I stopped with one. For all the wrangling it took to get it done, the results are pretty cute:

Sleepy Babies

So. We're transitioning to one nap.

It's been rough.

We're tired. 

Afternoon Delight

Rising temperatures have made it challenging for us to be outside for very long. Our solution? A $9 pool from Target.

Worth. Every. Penny.

Shhhhhhh........

Works like a charm!

How do you keep people from ringing the doorbell when your kids are sleeping?



Hello Marilyn!

In true Marilyn fashion, my Hadley decided that she loves dancing on the register when the air conditioning is blowing.

The car in her hands? Just her twist on the classic: