A Frozen Treat

After dinner we stopped by the mall for our
favorite treat....Yagoot! It is a local treat.
Imagine TCBY frozen yogurt, with the regular
yogurt tangy taste. It is frozen yogurt, but with
active cultures. It is so GOOD!

After the yogurt we stopped by the fountain so the kids could throw in some pennies. They thought it was so much fun. I'll definitely have to remember to dig into Patrick's change jar the next time we go to the mall.
Thanks to Lizzy for such a great time and the awesome gifts.

A Future Picasso?

Today the kids took some time to sit at the table and enjoy some coloring time. Ethan definitely has more patience and determination to color while Elaine still loses interest quickly and likes to collect the crayons and sometimes checks out how they taste!

Festival of Lights 2009

Tonight we headed to the Festival of Lights. It was a little chilly outside so the kids were dressed in extra layers and bundled up. This year the zoo switched to LED lights. They were really gorgeous! They didn't photograph very well though. We had a great time running around the zoo and checking out the animals. Unfortunately, the polar bears were not out and the manatees have been sent to Florida to be released in the wild. We were all a little disappointed but we still had fun. After we got home, we had some dinner and the twins went to bed. We all changed into our pj's and snuggled up on the couch watching tv enjoying the warmth of the indoors.

Festival of Lights Weekend 2009

Tonight Morgan and Jake came down to spend
the weekend and go to our annual trip to Festival
of Lights. We headed to Red Robin for dinner....a
favorite of the kids.

After dinner we stopped off at an awesome local ice cream parlor. The ice cream is french churned....so good. Ethan had a few bites, but quickly had more fun running around...we were the only people crazy enough to eat ice cream while it was cold out. Elaine, on the other hand,

Surprise!

Today we paid a visit to Dr. Deblasis to get Ethan's ears checked. If he gets one more infection we will probably have to get tubes. Today the ears looked fine, but the twins were surprised when they were given a flu shot! We go back in a month to get a recheck and booster shots.

Here comes Santa Claus

Tonight we went to the mall to get the twins picture with Santa. The twins were excited to put on their holiday outfits. They were treated to Chick-fil-a for dinner...I love that place!

You can guess how this went if you look at the picture.

It was less than 20 seconds later in our arms and they were totally fine. Here they are maybe 2 minutes after the trauma.

George Recovers!

The next day the kids were rearing to go...well, Elaine takes awhile to wake up! :)

Once she was up, she was ready to go. Today George was feeling much better so Uncle Don, Aunt Cate, George and Henry were able to come over.

The twins had a blast playing with all of their cousins! What a great weekend!

Ethan has been studying his episodes of Handy Manny and was ready to show off his stuff on Grandma and Grandpa's workbench.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Today is Thanksgiving! We woke up rearing to go!
Ethan was all fun enjoying dress up with Elaine's
hair barrettes!

After their naps, we got the twins changed for the family Christmas card picture. We wanted to do it quickly to send them out with our new address.

After pictures, the twins had a blast playing with all of the toys and books at Grandma and Grandpa's!

Unfortunately, George was feeling under the weather, so they could not make it. The twins were completely upset, but before we knew it Aunt Melissa, Uncle Timmy, and Phillip arrived!

Phillip looked dashing in his Thanksgiving gear. I will definitely be there on his prom night showing this pic to his date!

The twins enjoyed their time with Phillip, but they definitely can't wait until he is a little more durable to play with! :)

Cleveland, Here We Are!

We got into Cleveland tonight. The kids were ready to get out of the car. Ethan was definitely ready for some more juice, while Elaine was ready for her spotlight with Grandma and Grandpa!

Hunchback of Baywind

This morning we awoke to a very scary looking Elaine. Due to an eye infection, her left eye was swollen and caked shut with eye gunk! I got her eye open with a warm wash cloth, but it was still really swollen. (it reminded me of the hunchback)
We got her and Ethan to the doctor and they are both recooping with eye drops.

No Longer a Hippie

While we were waiting for the twins' prescription to be filled, we ran over to the Kids Kuts and got Ethan's hair cut....he NEEDED it! It actually went a lot smoother than I thought. I probably shouldn't have gone since they are contagious for 24hours after they start the medicine, but the place was empty and I was desperate.

.....And She's Back

Have no fear, Elaine was feeling much better later in the day.....she was just a little camera shy.

Winter, Here We Come

The twins this it is hilarious to put on their old hat and gloves. They love how they clap and no sound is made. Hopefully this means they will wear their winter gear this year.

A Visit from Cousin Phillip

Tonight we had an overnight visitor...Phillip. We had the honor of being his first overnight without the parents!

We had a good time with him. The twins were especially interested in him. The biggest attraction was when we brought out their old playmat. If Phillip was not on it, they thought it was awesome to copy him and lay on the mat.

Dear Santa,

Dear Santa,
Please bring us a few boxes to play with...they are so much fun!
Love,
Ethan and Elaine

Building Our Muscles

The twins are really enjoying their new yard. They like to run around and are obsessed with moving big branches. Charlie loves the yard too. He's getting a lot of exercise!
(PS. we raked all the leaves the next weekend and it took over 30 bags!)

Winter Hats Are a Possiblity

Hats are fun!


Falling on your face and biting your lip (Elaine) is not! Don't worry, it was completely healed 5 days later.

Yummy

We love toast with jelly!

Like Father, Like Twins

The twins love technology....just like their Daddy! When they see a computer, they become your best friend. Right now it is Joey.

Bring Your Kids to Work Night

Tonight Patrick went to a concert, I had parent conferences, and the kids and I were heading to Urbana afterwards. So the kids came to parent conferences with me. We had some of the students from Key Club watch the twins and other teachers' children. They had a blast. Towards the end of the night I got the twins changed into pj's so they would be comfortable on the way to Urbana.

Elaine loved playing with the file cabinets in my office. She had to test each one to see if it would open!

By the end of the night, they were ready to go. My coworker, Sharon, opened the door and they were off! You can see Elaine taking off into the cafeteria through the window.