Happy 21 Month Birthday, Babies!

This has been such a fun month! Reid and Louisa's vocabulary is about to take off and they have both learned so many new words this month. They are even putting several words together.

Louisa came up and tapped me on the shoulder one day and said "Got choo!" then ran away giggling, waiting for me to come get her. Louisa is usually the first to rise every morning - giggling and saying "Boo" until Reid wakes up. The first thing she says when we get her out of bed is "Bubba?" She wants to make sure we're going to get him up too! Oh, how she loves her brother! Other favorites right now are the word "go", but it's used as a question when she wants to know where did something "go?" Louisa has learned to pull on our heartstrings even more by the way she holds out her tiny little hands and says, "Hold?" I'd hold you forever, sweet girl, if I could!

Reid has lots of new words, but one of his favorites is "hots." Everything we give him, everything he touches is "hots" (not sure where the extra 's' came from on the end, but it's cute for now!). Oh, and there is a cute wrinkled up face that goes along with the word "hots." Reid and Louisa have both become big fans of Blue's Clues. Reid notices when the paw print shows up and yells "a cue!" (clue). He also says "botebook" or his form of "notebook" when they get out the "handy, dandy, notebook!" At the end of any show, Reid & Louisa both wave and say "Bye!" to the characters.

Nanas are still the favorite food, but Reid and Louisa both eat most anything. Even cantelope or "lllllll-ope" as they call it!

I love the fun side that I see coming out more and more every day. Playing in "forts" that Daddy builds, playing ring-around-the-rosies, dancing to any music you hear. Laughing, playing and having so much fun together. Running by me and stopping just to pat me on the shoulder or plant a big kiss right on my lips. These are only some of the sweet moments that I wish I could bottle up and hold onto forever. You're growing up more everyday and I couldn't be more proud. I love you, my angels - you'll always be my sweet babies!

Happy 20 Month Birthday, Babies!

20 months old and oh sooooooo sweet!! We've had a lot of fun this month. The weather has been nice and you have really enjoyed playing outside. You both love the water and have a good time splashing around in your little pool. I think mostly you just like drinking the water or pouring it out of the pool!

You like to color, but really love "reading" your books. You have gotten so good at recognizing the animals, shapes, etc that we read about. One of your favorite books has songs in it – Daddy and I usually barely get the first word of the songs out before you recognize it and start doing the motions.

The differences between girl and boy are amazing to watch, especially knowing you have been exposed to exactly the same things at the same times. Reid loves his trucks, balls and making Momma and Daddy laugh. Your laughter is so contagious...even when we're trying to discipline you! Louisa loves her dolls and Maggie! I think you would probably be okay with Maggie sleeping in your crib with you if we allowed her to!

You are learning to be Momma's helpers...before bed, we put all of the toys "nigh-night" by putting them in the toy boxes. Louisa especially does a great job of helping and finding every.single.toy...even the ones hidden under the couch! Reid is a great helper too. There have been times when you think it's hilarious to watch the other one throw ALL of the toys back out of the box right after we put them away.

I love to watch your imaginations at work…you like to pretend to feed us pizza (this came from your favorite Big Bird video). There definitely seems to be truth to what I've always heard about twins having their own language…you two definitely understand what each other are talking about! I love listening to you over the monitor before or after you sleep. Louisa usually wakes up first, then laughs, giggles, squeals and says "Pee-a-boo" until Reid wakes up and joins in.

You both get so excited to see each other, even after you wake up from naps…you're so excited to see your best friend is there to play with. You show us how much you love each other through your kisses, hugs and concern for each other when something is wrong…if you only knew how much it means to me to see how much you love each other.

My sweet, sweet babies. Thank you for the blessings that you give me each day. The thought of coming home to you every day after work gets me through the day! I'm proud that you are my chldren and I'm proud to be your mom. I hope that one day you will have your own little angels so you will know just ho much I love you!! I love you my angels!

Pigtails for the Princess and a Haircut for the Big Boy!

Seriously...

Does it get...
Much cuter......than this???
This momma sure doesn't think so!! Louisa's hair has really grown a lot lately, so one of the first things she says when she gets up is, "Bair bow?" as in, "Can I please get a hair bow to get my hair out of my eyes?!?" So, pigtails have quickly become our favorite new hairstyle.

But Louisa says...don't worry...
Even with pigtails...
I can still...
Twirl my hair...
Just like...My Momma taught me :)

Look at our Big Boy with his new haircut...

Our neighbor, Laura, gave Reid his first haircut. He was an absolute angel the whole time! I definitely think it helped that he was watching cartoons on their big screen TV :) That first haircut made such a difference...it was like with just a few snips of his hair, he went from my baby to my big boy. I miss the baby look, but it really was time for a cut. And...look how handsome he is with his new do!

Happy 4th of July!

Visiting Papa and Grammie

Finally catching up on the blog a little bit! In May we went to St. Mary's to visit Craig's family. We had fun staying with Grammie and Papa...I think they had fun too seeing their great-grandchildren!

I walked out to the dock one afternoon and saw Louisa and Grammie "having a chat" - I love this silhouette picture!

Papa and Craig took the babies on a ride in Papa's Club Car.
Papa reading with the babies.

Papa getting some of the sweetest sugar there is!!

Reid talking to Papa about his shirt.Aunt JJ kissing on Reid
Aunt KB had her arms full!Just having fun...

Happy 19 Month Birthday, Babies!!

19 months old and oh, so sweet!! Your sweet personalities are coming out more and more each day. You have both become more confident and opinionated in the last month...definitely letting us know that you have minds of your own! You love to explore and try new things. Louisa loves to climb...especially on the couch (I left the room for a brief minute and came back to find you standing on the top of the back of the couch flipping the light switch on and off...you have no fear!). Reid loves to play with balls, trucks and all things boy! You both love animals and can make most of their sounds. You would both prefer books to toys most of the time...I love it when you back into my lap and sit down to read. You love to sing and do motions to the songs. Some of your favorites (and ours too!) are "If You're Happy and You Know It," "The Wheels on the Bus" and "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider." I love to see you do the part that says "then you're face will surely show it." You are learning new words every day. You have started saying the blessing with us at meals, you immediately put your hands together when we sit down.

It is so fun to watch you learning so much. You are at such a precious age right now where you are so curious about everything. I pray that you will continue to have tender, teachable spirits. I want so much for each of your lives and can see that you will both have the determination to accomplish whatever you choose. Look how far you've come in the last 19 months...I'm so proud of you Reid & Louisa!

Hilton Head 2009

Still more beach pictures to come...these are just a few of my favorites! Other posts coming soon...Reid's first hair cut & Louisa's first piggy tails, visiting Grammie & Papa, and Summer Fun. If only I could stretch the number of hours in a day, I could get all of these pictures up faster!