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Willy Wonka

Liam and Grant love the Oompa Loompa song from Willy Wonka (they totally scared me as a kid, but I guess not them!) Here is video of both of them singing.

Grant

Liam

Twins to the left, twins to the right

Sleeping in unison

This is what happens...

Grant

Liam

...when you leave two two-year-old's alone! Bad thing about taking a picture is that they think this behavior is acceptable. Not acceptable, but definitely creative and funny! For some reason, I don't believe this is what the train table was created for.

Silly Grant

Mmmm, donuts!

Here are the faces of two happy boys after eating some delicious powdered donuts!

Fun with hats

The boys...

...are clearly smitten with their new baby sister.

Festive Shirts

I tried to get some pictures of all the kids in their festive halloween shirts when it was black and orange day at preschool. Here are the results...

Grant (paci) was not in the mood for a photo op

I love this one! You can really see how the twins (here it is Liam) and Jackson look alike.

Best Buddies!

Apologetic Twins

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a horrible habit of saying "sorry" for totally unnecessary reasons. Why I find the need to constantly apologize is beyond me, but it is something I have done my entire life. It is a hard habit to break and unfortunately, the twins have picked it up. They say "sorry" in their cute little two year old dialect when they fall down, when they drop something or for various other reasons. Funny enough, they are not always quick to say it when it really needs to be said. For example, when they use a toy train to repeatedly hit their brother in the head or when they leave bite marks on their brother's arm for taking a car away. I guess I am sometimes this way also; quick to apologize if it is no big deal, but somewhat stubborn if it is for a legitimate reason. Sometimes having kids makes you see the good and bad in yourself because they imitate so much of what you and your spouse do.

Cheeto Phones

We let Grant and Liam have Cheetos the other day and caught them pretending they were telephones. I guess they are kind of shaped like a phone. Thought this was a cute video. Total goofballs!

Grant and Liam

(Grant-left, Liam-right)

Liam

Grant having fun with daddy's hat

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I have been working alot, Matt changed jobs and we are adjusting, trying to squeeze in activities before school starts, etc. We are doing well, just busy. I have pictures to share from the state fair, our trip to Winamac and Indiana Beach, and more. Hopefully sometime soon I will have time to sort through them all to share.

Cool Treats

Yum!

Kids in hats

Playing "Daddy"

Liam and Grant decided to play "daddy" the other day with Bert and one of Mia's baby dolls. Liam wanted me to wrap up baby Bert so he could hold him. He carried him around for quite awhile. Grant thought the baby needed a little snack. Such little loving cuties!

Little Patriots

(Grant-top, Liam-bottom)

Hadn't shared these pictures yet and thought they were too cute to hold back!

Best. Pajamas. Ever.

My mother-in-law, Kathy, got these way cool PJ's (or jamamas as Mia calls them) for the twins for their birthday. I have never seen cuter jammies ever. I love the capes. We started singing the Wonder Pets theme song for them and they would dance and spin around with their capes. They LOVE them! They were pretty mad when I took the capes off to sleep, but when daddy got them up in the morning he put them back on and they were off again to save the day! So adorable!

Laughing Liam

Here is a short video of Liam laughing while my Dad was swinging them at their birthday party. He had Grant laughing harder, but I missed it. Seems like Grandpa always gets them laughing!

Party!

We had a great time this weekend at the boys birthday party! The weather was gorgeous and the company was great! We really couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. Here are some pictures from the party. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Boys!

My babies are TWO!! Matt and I have really been trying hard to stop calling them "babies," but it is so hard! They are really enjoying their train table that kept mommy and daddy up until almost 2am putting together, but it was worth it to see their excitement and enjoyment. Both boys are doing great. Liam is getting some speech and physical therapy for minor issues and is really doing quite well. Grant's favorite phrase is "Mama, what doin' dere?" and he asks me this multiple times a day. They loved their cake ("Unt cake, mama. More!" they kept saying at lunch today) and we are all excited about the party this weekend. Both boys are still obsessed with cars and trains and love sorting shape toys and puzzles. They love to throw balls and run around on the deck outside. Happy Birthday to my little boys! Love you both to pieces!!