A Place Where the Adults Wear Bibs

Tonight we tookUncle Michael out to dinner for watching the twins and Charlie in the past. Ethan enjoyed Montgomery Inn's Saratoga chips and Elaine just like all of the attention from Uncle Michael.

My Future Live-in Housekeepers

The twins gave me a hand with some cleaning. Watching the two of them I definitely had some thoughts of sipping a margarita while the two of them cleaned the house!....Well, maybe I have a few more years until this is a possiblity but it is definitely a goal.

President of the Dora Fan club

The kids have a new favorite cartoon, Dora the Explorer, and the only that they will watch. Here is Ethan saying Yum, Yum, Yum Deliciouso!! This is what the Backpack says when he helps Dora. You have to watch the show to fully understand.

Valentine's Day

Tonight we went over to friend Matt's house for Valentine's Day. He made spaghetti and the meatballs that beat Bobby Flay on "Throw Down". The kids had a blast and Matt surprised them with some heart cookies.

An Early Valentine's Treat

Lizzy came over tonight. She brought a pizza and a special valentine's cupcake for the twins. Elaine was a little upset at first when I cut it because she wanted it all for herself! This thing was HUGE, so that was not a possibility.

She quickly got over it, but decided using her hands was too messy....they definitly had to be cleaned up after this!

After dinner Elaine took Lizzy on one of her favorite actvities....

WALKS!

She loves taking our hands and letting us take her for walks around the house.

How Bad Can It Be?!

Ethan got his first bad haircut today. While we were out running errands I tried to get his haircut, but all of the kids places require an appointment. In frustration I told Patrick to just stop at a Great Clips.....Bad idea! It's hard to see totally in this pic, but they CHOP his hair! At least their 2 year old pictures got pushed back because of Elaine's cast! He'll have a few weeks to grow out a bit before it can be fixed by his regular hairdresser! :)

Get Well Wishes!

Elaine has a bunch of admirers. Lizzy and her family gave her a stuffed dog and some valentine themed bandaids to help her feel better. She named the dog Charlie. I can only guess it is because it's a brown dog. She sleeps with it every night. Aunt Cate, Uncle Don, George and Henry sent her a Dora DVD. Both twins are in LOVE with Dora right now so it was a great gift that will definitely het used and help her get the rest she needs. She has also gotten numereous calls and cards, thanks to everyone!

A Visit to A Favorite Spot

Since we were in the Clifton area, we met Lizzy for lunch. We went to one of my favorite places, Skyline! It was the same one I'd go to in college. In fact we sat at the same table we'd normally sit at back then. Only this time it wasn't 2am, we weren't drunk, and we weren't smoking up a storm. Lizzy and I had a laugh that the place used to be smoking....it's so small, the whole place had to stink!

Ethan found it much easier to place his desired food in Lizzy's hand and eat out of it. What a weirdo! :)

A Super-Duper Birthday Present

To celebrate the twin's birthday I thought it would be fun to take Ethan to the doctor...haha! Nothing serious, he just had to get a two week check up on his ear tubes. The doctor said it looked great and he'll see us in six months.
While we were waiting the kids had a blast playing at the kids' table. Elaine has starting a new saying. Her bulky cast gets caught on stuff, so now she looks at me and says "stuck, stuck". I don't know where she picked up that word, but it is really cute. Here her cast is "stuck" on the table leg.

A Few Laughs and A Few Steps

Kids and I were goofing off today and having a blast taking pics of ourselves.

Elaine is back to her old self! She can hobble around and is smiling again. She normally doesn't wear such boyish pj's but she has to wear Ethan's because the legs on her pj's are too small for her cast. You may also notice she is wearing her shoe, that is to help compensate thickness of the cast and the boot.

Elaine is really starting to move around more on her own. It looks a little funny, but whatever works I guess.

Off the Couch and On the Go

Elaine got her new cast today! I brought the camera with me, but forgot to take any pictures because I was too busy loving her! :) Now that she has her permanent cast she can move around. They gave her a little boot to put on so she can walk on it and not damage the bottom of the cast. Things are way different than when I had an ankle cast on in high school! Hers is completely waterproof! She can take baths and even go swimming. Right now she is just enjoying her Daddy pushing her around on her new tricycle.

Something to Occupy The Lady

With Elaine still in a temporary cast, she is starting to get restless. Luckily Patrick put their trikes together and in the rocking position she can sit on it and rock back and forth. She really likes that.

PS. She normally doesn't wear such boyish pj's but with her cast she has to wear Ethan's pjs because hers are too tight in the legs.

The Twins' 2nd Birthday Party

We had the twins' birthday party today. Everything was great until Elaine hurt her leg before they started opening their presents. She was not happy and missed out on a lot of the present opening. Luckily Ethan had lots of help from his cousins and eventually Elaine started opening a few cards. They received so many wonderful presents! Thank you to everyone, they were all so generous! After dinner, presents, and cake, the kids were able to try and win a goldfish to take home. EVERYONE was a winner!

Thanks again for everything and thanks to everyone for braving the snow to get here!