The Catch-Up Post

It has been a busy summer and I thought I would post of few of the things that have kept us busy. I'll have to do a whole post on our trip to Alaska, but that is for another day.

Penelope is working on her 'cool'. I think she pulls it off even without pants!!


We have been busy on craigslist. Here is one of our recent purchases:
Another craigslist find (this has been the best $15 we have spent in a long time):




We have also been enjoying the beach. The kids don't each much sand anymore; in fact Penelope has moved on to the seaweed - she just can't get enough of it. We aren't sure what to do about it. It seems the whole beach experience is filled with "No, Penelope, don't eat that!!"



After the beach, we strip the kids down in the backyard and clean off the sand. Here is a little clip of Parker enjoying his new-found freedom from clothes:




Another way the twins have discovered to pass time is to jig. Penelope started doing it one day and Parker quickly followed. I don't know where they learned it.



So as you can see, this summer has been a good one so far!!

The Twins' First Birthday Party

*****I know this post is over two months late, but we really did have their birthday party in May when they actually turned one. Its just been a crazy summer and I'm finally getting around to blogging about it*****



The twins woke up from their second nap on their first birthday and enjoyed their milk in one of their gifts, beach chairs!!



Then as the guests arrived, Parker and Penelope were a little unsure of what was happening but it was fun to see some other kids their age. Parker really enjoyed opening his presents while Penelope needed a little help from mom:

They got some fun stuff, in fact they weren't sure what to play with:

Then came cake:




Here they are hanging out with their friend Asher (who I think has a crush on Penelope as evidenced by his giving her a wet willy!!):


The kids got to stay up late which led to some meltdowns. I guess we should have had our photo shoot before the party:


But the next morning the kids LOVED playing with their new toys:


All in all I think it was a successful first birthday!!