Happy 18 Month Birthday, Babies!

Oh, my sweet babies! It won't be much longer and I won't be able to call you babies anymore (Well, I'll probably always call you my babies…even when you aren't!). Every day you are both saying and doing something new. With each new word and action, your personalities seem to come out even more. You are both very curious and inquisitive…you want to know what everything is and you ask by saying, "Dat?" or "Dis?" Sometimes you ask over, and over, and over again. And of course we answer because you're just so cute asking! You try to repeat so much of what we say…one of my favorites is hearing you say "There you go!" Just this week you learned how to call the squirrels by going to the back window and calling "Quirrels, quirrels!" and making kissing noises…so precious! Louisa you know that you are a "Good Girl" and you like to tell us so. You both really like "Cookies" and "Hot Gogs." One of our favorite things to do is to sit outside on the front steps in the evenings until Daddy comes home. When you see his car coming up the street you both get so excited and start waving at him. Your love for each other seems to grow stronger each day…you'll never know how much it blesses me to see you hugging and kissing each other or bringing a paci or toy to the other one when crying. My hope is that you will always be this close to each other. I miss you when I'm away from you, and I cherish every minute that I am with you. It's hard to believe it has been 18 months since you came into our lives. Without a doubt, those have been the best 18 months of my life. You are so precious to me…your Momma loves you more than I could ever tell you.

I'm Honored...

...to be the Mother of my two precious angels.

...to be the Wife of the man that gave me the best gift ever.

...to be the Wife of the man that still makes me laugh....to be the Daughter of loving Mom.
...to be the Sister of two of the best Mom's I know.
...to be the Aunt of 3 beautiful nieces and 4 handsome nephews.

Mother's Day 2009

Having Fun Outside

Cheerios...

Cheerios are such a great snack for kids...

According to Louisa...

You can never have too many Cheerios...

See... So, we buy such big boxes of Cheerios for three reasons...1) To get priceless expressions like the one above 2) the kids love them AND 3) because pictures like the one below show just how tiny our Little Louisa really is...you know, as compared to a box of Cheerios :)

Belated Easter Post

Reid and Louisa had so much fun this year at Easter. We went to an Easter egg hunt with our cousins Alex, Abigail and Benjamin and had a blast. I don't even think Reid and Louisa noticed that they were the smallest ones toddling around the yard! After we showed them to put the eggs in their baskets, they started doing it on their own. They even figured out that when you run out of eggs to pick up, you can always take some from your twin's basket! And, of course it's fun to play "touchdown" with the eggs (it's a good thing they were plastic, because Reid really liked throwing the eggs!) It was definitely a fun Easter but I look forward to teaching Reid and Louisa about the real reason we celebrate Easter.

I couldn't choose between all of the Easter pictures to post, so here are the rest in a slide show.

Happy 17 Month Birthday, Babies!!

Talk about growing up! Wow, what a difference a month makes! Reid and Louisa amaze us daily with the new things they are saying and doing. For a long time we have referred to Reid and Louisa as "Bubby and Sissy." Well, this month they started calling each other "Bubba" and "Sissy!" The love that is in their voice when they call each other's names just absolutely makes my heart melt. We love to go on walks in the evening...R&L love riding in the wagon, waving at all the neighbors and barking at all the dogs we see ;) It has been great to get outside now that the weather is warmer...I can't wait to see you at the pool and the beach this summer. Every month when I write your updates here, I think that I can't possibly love you more and every month you prove me wrong! The best part of my day is definitely coming home and seeing 4 bright little eyes peeking up over the couch at me followed by "Momma!" and the pitter-pat of your precious little feet coming around to the gate where you know I'll come pick you up. I'm so proud to be your Momma and I am so proud of all of the new things you are learning. You are so precious to me, sweet Reid and Louisa!

Happy 16 Month Birthday, Babies!

How can these two little people continue to bless our lives more and more every single day? The smiles, sweet words and expressions...absolutely priceless! Reid and Louisa may have very different personalities, but one thing they have in common is their love for each other. I love the way that they are always aware of what the other one is doing and lately have been showing sweet affection they show for each other...kissing/patting on the other one, sharing paci's and sippy cups when the other one is crying. Their love for each other truly blesses their Momma's heart!

Reid & Louisa - your Momma and Da-Da love you so much! Thank you for making us the luckiest parents in the world! We are honored that God entrusted us with your precious lives!

Louisa - Our Future Ballerina

Reid & Louisa Playing at Home

Oh the fun we're having lately at our house! Reid and Louisa are walking EVERYWHERE. If you look back a few posts, you'll notice Reid & Louisa in a red cube...well, I bought two of these new storage ottomans for Reid & Louisa's toys in the den and they have become a new place to play! They are definitely a favorite for R&L, and it helps that they are in front of their favorite window that they look out to see Maggie. This window also creates some of Mommy's favorite pictures...just something about seeing them look out that window that is adorable to me! More pictures to come...hopefully I'll get them posted tomorrow night. Tomorrow will hopefully be a fun day for us. Reid & Louisa are going to a follow-up NICU developmental clinic where they will evaluate their progress since their last visit. We'll also (hopefully) get to visit our NICU mommies :) YEAH!!! That will depend on how Reid is doing...he has his 3rd ear infection since Thanksgiving and is also getting 3 or 4 new teeth in right now (he isn't near as good of a teether as his tough little sister!) Anyway, we are looking forward to our visit tomorrow.

Learning to eat with spoons...

"Where's Reid???"

So big sitting on the couch! I think I was also singing one of their new favorite songs..."The Little Green Frog"

Playing in the box...

Absolutely one of my favorite dresses on Louisa. Around the bottom it says "Adorable. Work of Heart"

Oh yeah, Reid and Louisa not only like to play in the ottomans, but they also like to play on the ottomans!!

"Look Mom, no hands!!"

Sweet girl looking for her Maggie!!

Having fun