Pictures of Family the Past few months

9 Months Old

My Family

Visit with Uncle Lee

First Trip with the Twins

After 2 1/2 years we felt we could take the twins out on a mini trip and it felt SO good!!     We went to Great Wolf Lodge and spent one night.  The girls did really well.   Emily gave us a few temper tantrums, threatened to jump into a deep pool and locked herself in our bedroom so we had to call maintenance to unlock the door but all in all it was great.  

We spent 5 hours in the water.   The girls loved it.  Mandy was easy to watch, Emily does not care if she drowns and Cassie did all of the big slides with Dad.  We ordered pizza and ate in our room, went to story time and 8:30/9:00 was bedtime.  All 3 girls shared a king sized bed.   And because my time is limited,  I barely can sit down to update the blog, here are some pics.

No more Cribs!

The girls started escaping from their cribs so the crib transition happened.  I was not excited.  I dreaded this.   BUT I am happy to report it has been easier than I thought it would be.  Naps are not the greatest, sometimes I keep them in their room for 1 1/2 hours and all I hear is laughing and jumping...then I give up, bring them down and they usually collapse on the couch in exhaustion.  Other times....like today the stars align and they both nap.  

Night time is outstanding.   Emily used to cry and scream when we put her to bed....now we don't hear a peep which does wonders for my sanity.  After a day of whining, crying and fighting when its bedtime that is my saving grace.   I need my brain to decompress and I need quiet.

 They each have their own beds.   I checked on them during naps the other day and found this:

 

Now that was one of the sweetest things ever.   Put a smile on my face.