Off with those EXTRA wheels!

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Scott and Sam removed the training wheels on Sam’s bike this morning. After two fairly successful trips up and down the street Sam decided he was too scared to continue. So, Scott patiently (on the outside at least) waited and put the bike up. After nap this afternoon we headed up to the pool. After some splashing around we headed home and Sam decided to give it another try. He did great! Go Daredevil Go!

Family Day at the Little Gym

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Today was family day at the Little Gym. I’m not sure who had more fun, Sam or Ben. Ben loved hanging on the bars while Sam wanted to walk on the balance beams the entire time. What a great morning with my boys.

Fun in Austin

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Pre-K Here I Come!

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Sam had a great year in Ms. Brandt and Ms. Bentsen’s class this year. He made a lot of new friends and continues to amaze us with his wit, charm & huge heart. He loves racing bikes around the playground during recess & enjoys guessing “what’s in the bag” at chapel on Thursdays. His favorite weeks are those when he’s assigned “recycler” and “Patches Pal” duties in class & he loves days that he gets to jump around in motor class.

It’s hard to believe that Sam starts Pre-K in the Fall. We look forward to his last year at St. Luke’s Day School!

A Popsicle Disaster

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Aunt Deta was kind enough to have lunch with us today at Lupe Tortilla. We had the entire outside and playground to ourselves so the boys had lots of fun. It was hot out there so I let Sam get a popsicle after lunch. Of course, Ben wanted one too once he saw Sam’s popsicle. All was fine until we needed to leave to take Deta back to work. Ben didn’t want to give up his treat so I ended up snatching it out of his hands and giving it to Deta. Ben had a complete meltdown and definitely let us know that he was NOT HAPPY with how lunch ended. Once I finally got him buckled into his carseat he was so exhausted that he didn’t say another peep for the rest of the trip. Thanks Aunt D for dining with us. I hope you enjoyed the added drama of the day.

Congrats Grad

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I cannot stop laughing at this picture of Ben from school. I can only imagine the “behind the scene” insanity that his teachers went through to get this adorable photo. Congrats Ben!

Bounce House Fun

I already know what is going to save me from the heat this summer…our bounce house. Sam & Ben have spent endless hours jumping around and wearing themselves out over the past few days. They love spending time throwing the balls around and going down the slide and I love that they are confined in a space that allows me to sit in a chair and supervise. Jump, jump!

Bye bye Bears Class!

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I’m in slight denial that Ben’s last day of school was today. I wasn’t sad at the time but looking back at the party pictures from this afternoon made me tear up a little. He had such a great class and has grown up so much over the past year. I can’t say he was very fond of going to school in the beginning and now (9 months later) I just say “who wants to go see Ms. Marshall & Ms. Anderson” and he takes off running to the car. He knows the names of all his friends (though he still refuses to say Sam's name out loud) & loves to give them kisses & hugs before he leaves each day. We’re definitely sad to say goodbye to his absolutely amazing and nurturing teachers…and to wonderful friends that I know we’ll continue to see over the years. Now I just need to have the twins come around the same time that Ben was born so they can be in the same class in 2011. So long Monday/Tuesday Bears class. Ben loves you all!

Twin Celebration

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Some really great friends threw me a wonderful celebration today in honor of the twins. It was the perfect afternoon. This is a picture of 3 of the 4 hostesses. I’m so blessed in so many ways!

What a GREAT Mother's Day!

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It’s been a great Mother’s Day. Scott and the boys gave me time off yesterday which I used to get a pedicure & manicure, the gift of sleep this morning (there’s no better gift in my opinion) and took me to lunch this afternoon. Plus Sam made a beautiful necklace (I’m wearing it in the photos) and card for me at school. The babies have been very active today so I think they know it’s a special day as well. Thanks boys (and baby girl & boy in my tummy) for making me feel extra special today. xoxo

Cheese!!!

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MMMM...I love cotton candy...I mean baseball!

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Scott, Sam, David & Kate went to the Astros game tonight. They enjoyed hot dogs, cotton candy, ice cream and 8 innings of baseball. Sam was exhausted when he walked through the door tonight but he did give me a brief overview of the night. He said, “the Astros didn’t win but they tried really hard”. What a great way to look at it, Sam!

Zoo Insanity

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Ben woke up pretty happy and healthy today, so we dropped Sam off at MDO and headed to the zoo. The animals are always so active in the morning and Ben loved watching the meerkats, seals, cheetahs, giraffes and elephants. Once we finished watching the elephants he was pretty bored and was only interested in eating his goldfish. I decided to make a turn through the longhorn and lion exhibit before we headed home.

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As we were making our way to the longhorns, Ben grabbed my keys. Well, you guessed…my sweet 20-month-old made my keys part of the exhibit (see below...the white arrow points them out)! After 5 minutes of trying to figure out how I was going to get them out, a nice dad came up with a stick from a tree and fished them out for us. At that point I decided it was time to call it a day.
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After 2 minutes in the car, Ben showed how the excitement of the trip had worn him out and went to sleep. Night night my crazy angel.

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Ben is on the mend!

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This has been a pretty tough week for Ben. He had pneumonia, a double ear infection and a busted chin. Luckily, the pneumonia was caught amazingly early and since it was bacterial (versus viral), they could treat it. He’s still a bit fragile & cranky but we managed to get a little food in him today which has made him a lot spunkier. I honestly think he’ll be back to “normal” by the weekend. That will make for the best Mother’s Day present ever!

22 weeks, 4 days & counting!

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We had a great appointment with our high risk OB this morning. Both of the babies’ stats are in range with singleton babies. They both weighed roughly 1 lb, 2 oz and have a heartbeat of 148. Baby A (boy) wouldn’t cooperate in getting his profile picture taken so I’ve opted not to put Baby B’s (girl) picture on here for fear that someone might think I’m already playing favorites. We can’t wait to meet these little munchkins!

And I decided to post the above picture because I promise that this is what I looked like when I gave birth to Sam. I can’t wait to see how big my belly gets over the next 15+ weeks.

2 Ways to Play T-Ball

Sam's Way...

&...Ben's Way...

Palestine Fun

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Even though we had to cut our trip a little short (poor Ben is sick), we still had a great time in Palestine. We spent lots of time visiting with family and ate lots & lots of Mexican food and steaks. The weather was perfect so we spent most of our free time outdoors and only came in to sleep. Thanks for a great weekend everyone! Hope to see you all again soon.