Just a typical Sunday Night....

Wordless Wednesday

Mission...save the TV

The boys just can't seem to get enough of turning the TV on/off and playing with all the other TV boxes so with some encouragement from Grandpa Karl, Keith finally decided enough was enough! So he put a lovely piece of black tape over the on/off button and then covered the TV stand with a piece of plexiglass. So far it is going well! Now we just need to be careful to not lose the remote.

New Adventures

This weekend the boys finally figured out or I should say are finally big enough to climb up onto the couch. That is with the assistance of their train push toy. They are pretty funny running around on there, they think they are a pretty big deal. This past month they have finally been starting to grasp the concept of depth, so it is really cute to see them scoot off the couch. They lay on their tummies and scoot backwards across and then off the couch onto the floor.

I can already see my next obstacle. They will soon be wanting to jump behind the couch, hopefully they won't figure that out for a few weeks.

$35....

Each time we drive to and from Iowa, we pass an outlet mall, but can never stop because it is closed, or we have Stella or bargain shopping with two boys doesn't seem to be a great idea.

Since I was on my own, I made a quick stop. They have about every kids store: Baby Gap,Old Navy, Carters, Gymboree, Children's Place, etc. I stopped on my way down and it was 9:00 and everything opened at 10:00, so I made a quick stop on the way back.

I saw some good stuff, but didn't really want to spend too much time looking since Keith had been on duty for the entire weekend. I ended up having my best finds at Children's Place. I found all these shirts for a total of $35 (1.99 - 3.99 each). Look how big their clothes are getting, can you tell I like stripes?

Dylan Playing with Stella

Lots of laughing!

Super Banana...

Looks like Stella's Halloween costume fits somebody else!

Boys Weekend!

While I was in Iowa, Grandpa Karl was so kind to come help for a few days! So it was Keith, Karl, Carter and Dylan managing the house for the weekend. I think Keith was glad to see me when I got home, but overall had a good weekend. Luckily, it was actually nice out all weekend. So I think they spent some time playing outside, made a couple trips to Home Depot and worked on some projects around the house.

Dylan with ALL the blankets!

On the road...

I'm so sorry to report that I missed my posting yesterday!!! I made a quick trip back to Iowa on Saturday for a baby boy Bormann's baby shower and had a pretty busy visit and didn't get to a computer before midnight. I will do two posts today to make up for it!

My mom and I went to the shower and did a little shopping in Des Moines. We later went to the Big Steer in Altoona and then did some gambling at Prairie Meadows. Keith's mom joined us at PM and I taught her how to play roulette, so now she is ready for Vegas!

I got back home at about 5:30 pm. I was missing the boys, so it was fun to see them and sure enough, they learned a couple new tricks while I was away.

Sharks, Dragons and Bubbles!

We decided to add a little excitement to bath time with some bubbles! They seem to think they are really fun.

Silly Boys

Lately Carter has been been carrying his blankets all around the house. He looks so sweet snuggled up on the chair.

The boys got these cell phones for their birthday and it is really funny because they put them up to their ears as if they were really on the phone. It is funny they know to do that because we really aren't on the phone that often when they are around.

And yes, they continue to be little daredevils...

Wordless Wednesday

Doctor's office fun!

We have gotten to the point where neither of us are brave enough to take both boys to an appointment on our own. They just get wild in the doctor's offices! We had to take them in for a followup for their tubes and a hearing test. The appointment went quick, but then we heard the nurse say "we're running behind for the hearing test," so we ended up having to be there for a little over an hour. The tubes are going well so far and both did great on their hearing tests.

Not Sure...

which boy is most excited about all the new birthday presents: Carter, Dylan or KEITH????

NaBloPoMo

NaBloPoMo stands for National Blog Post Month, which is in November. The task is simple: write one blog post per day the whole month of November, including weekends.

I've taken the challenge !

12 Months!

On October 22nd, the boys turned one! We had their one year check up last week, here are the stats:

Dylan

Weight: 23 lbs, 51%

Height: 30.8", 79%

Head: 18.5, 67%

Carter

Weight: 24 lbs, 6 oz, 71%

Height: 30.5", 71%

Head: 18.4, 59%

The boys also got a couple vaccines and the regular flu shot. Our clinic still doesn't have any of the H1N1 shots, and I still haven't made up my mind on this one. From the sounds of it, we were lucky they had the regular flu shot.

The boys have been VERY busy this past month. They continue to be quite the explorers getting into absolutely EVERYTHING and climbing up anything they can. Right now we are doing two naps a day and we put them to bed around 8ish. We are down to two bottles a day, one in the morning and one before they go to bed. They seem to be doing well with the whole milk and we are loving NOT buying formula or baby food.

How do we tell our twins apart?

A lot of people have asked me lately how we tell the boys apart. For the most part anyone that sees them quite a bit can tell them apart pretty easily, however, we feel like they are looking more and more alike all the time. And sometimes we mix them up too. Mostly if they have hats on and you can't get a good look at their faces. One time I did put Carter in Dylan's crib, I bet he was wondering what was going on when he woke up!

The biggest difference is Dylan is a little bit smaller and Carter's face is rounder. I'm not sure if this is a true difference or if it comes from when they were in the womb and Carter sat on Dylan's head the entire time. It is crazy when we look back at pictures when they were first born and the left side of Dylan's head was pushed in quite a bit. Poor guy! I think Carter will owe him one for the rest of his life for that one. I always wonder if they were the same weight if it they would look more alike. Also, Carter's hair seems to be a bit curlier than Dylan's hair.

However, for the next year or so, we have one safety! Carter has one of those strawberries on the inside of his arm, so when in doubt, we can check. This was strange because he wasn't born with it, but when he was a month or so he got this little red mark and then it continued to grow. I guess at one point it will just go away on its own.

Sometimes it is quicker to identify who is who by what they are playing with. Carter is always playing with shoes or carrying around blankets and balls. Dylan is always chasing after Stella and carrying around pacifiers or hanging onto my legs.

Twin Child Mullets!

The boys hair is starting to get long in the back, so I thought I would see how a little business in the front, party in the back would look on them. I think it still needs to be a little longer in the back.

And if you are wondering, I just heard Keith take the cars away. They won't stop standing on them and it gets a little dangerous on the hardwood. They have even fallen about five times and still don't seem to learn.

New Playroom!

We were quickly running out of room in our living room for all the boys' toys. The one little basket we had was overflowing! After careful consideration, thoughts about rearranging the furniture, two trips to Ikea and about four trips to Target, we finally have a solution. It would be great if we could put some shelves with baskets in the boys' room, but with two dressers, two cribs and a rocking chair, we just don't have room! So we decided our only option would be to make our office "baby" friendly. So we cleaned up the cords around the computer desk and purchased this shelving unit that can hold lots of baskets. I think it is working well so far, except now we have one more room to track boys down in. Now, the hardest transition will be for me and Keith as we had been using to the office to house all the decorations that used to be in the house and lots of other not-so-baby friendly items.

Now that we have a little more room for their stuff, Ithink it would be fun to get them a little table sometime within the next year.

So lucky....

To have such nice neighbors! Keith went out Sunday morning to rake the leaves and Mitch and Mason came out to help. From my view, it looked like Mason was doing most of the work:) They got everything bagged up pretty quick, so they decided to do Wade's yard too!

What a Mess!

In an attempt to make our office more baby friendly, Keith had to reorganize all the wires behind our desk. Honestly, this is pretty much what it looked like behind our desk. It's looking much better now!

Listen!

The boys have been doing a lot of pointing lately...it's pretty funny.

More pics....

Mommy and her little monkeys!

Monkey crib party

more pics....

Here come the Monkeys.....Trick or Treat?

It's hard to believe we are already celebrating our second Halloween with the boys! It was so much fun to watch them run around in their little monkey costumes. I couldn't think of a better costume for them since they absolutely love to climb all over EVERYTHING! We didn't do too much trick or treating. It was super cold outside, so after a quick wagon ride we went back home.

We left their costumes on most of the night and they had fun running to the door when kids came by for candy. And Carter had fun closing the door every time they left.

Stella did pretty well in her banana costume. She wouldn't leave the hat on, but looked pretty silly as a banana.

Trouble Makers!

Keith went to Ames for the night on Thursday, so it was just me in the boys for the night. They were pretty good for the most part, just a lot to keep up with for one person. I left Keith a message warning him when he got home that our house looked like Christmas morning without the presents.

The two had made messes everywhere. Dylan started to think that is would be a good idea to take cheerios and throw handfulls of them. Then I heard the toilet paper roll a going. Then before work on Friday morning, they really got into Stella's food and water making a huge mess. I had to change Dylan's pants because they were so wet. Then after Keith got home, he sent me a picture of the shampoo all over the bathroom floor. I left the house not even knowing it was spilling all over the floor.

It doesn't get much worse than this...

Unfortunately, Stella's dog food was relocated for the fifth time today:( And this location seems to be the last resort... our bedroom bathroom. Not even a large enough spot to keep the food and water side-by-side.

The boys just can't seem to resist those shiny little bowls. We had been keeping it in the office; however, this weekend, we decide to transform our office into a somewhat of a playroom.

Keith thought that maybe we could put her food in the basement, but I thought it may be a little much for us to ask of her. She rarely goes down there and since we added the baby gate to the stairs, this would require her to jump onto the top stair through the banisters, then go downstairs for her food. However, I will keep it in mind if the bathroom doesn't work out.

Wouldn't you like to know....

how this conversation went?