Craziness is around the corner....

On the 17th the twins turned 8 months old. I can't believe how big they are getting. It is going by way to fast!

Gracie- you are the most mellow and easy going baby around (even more then your sister was). You love to laugh and smile, you shrill at the top of your lungs when you are happy, and you have discovered that you can pull down the bumper on your crib to look out and check on your brother. Your big sister Catie adores you. She loves to crawl in your crib and put you on her lap and read to you. You are destine to be best friends. Your name really does suit you.

CJ...you are all boy. You laugh hysterically when you are tickled, you want to stand all the time, you love to look around and see everything going on around you, your favorite toy is a big red car, and you smile at everyone with your two bottom teeth showing.

Life in our house is about to get really crazy. CJ decided that he was going to crawl. Gracie isn't far behind him. She is up on all 4 and trying to figure out what to do next. Heaven help us!

Happy Feet

Catie pointing to her ballet picture from last year

Catie loves to dance. Her favorite thing is when Auntie Susie comes over and they have a dance party. She has great moves (Catie...not Susie :) Anyways, last year Catie took ballet and while she enjoyed it, the class didn't seem very challenging for her and she got board a lot. This year I signed her up for a dance class at a real dance studio (end of the performances, parents waiting room, etc). The first half of the class consists of tap dance and the second half (after the proper shoe change) consists of jazz/ ballet. Catie's had a blast at her first class. The other kids in the class were waiving at their parents during the class and Catie wanted nothing to do with me. I waved to her and she literally stuck her hand up like she was saying "Oh mom....go away". The teacher (who owns the studio and has grown twins herself) told me how adorable Catie was and how she could already tell that she was a great addition to the class. My favorite part...I don't have to stay for class if I don't want to, which means I can run to Whole Foods down the street with one less child in tow!

 

Learning the basic tap dance 

The ballet portion (sorry about the parents talking)

PS- Catie the video can be small but Catie is easy to spot. She is the only one in a black leotard. 

Schools days are here again

Could she be more excited for school?

Yesterday Catie started pre-school for the second year. To say that she was excited is an understatement. She put out her outfit the night before and in the morning she asked every 3 minutes if it was time to go to school. When we pulled up to school all of the parents were there waiting with their children. Catie told Colin and I that we could just drop her off and go. Much to Catie's dismay, we stayed with her. She was literally the first kid in the door. She walked in, gave the teacher a hug, threw her sweater in her cuby and went straight for the play dough. She then told us to go home. It is going to be a wonderful year. On Mondays she has music class, Wednesdays gym and Fridays they play on a field across the street. She is going to have a blast this year!



On a side note. College Football is back!!! As shown in the twins birth announcement- we have a divided house. SC vs. Purdue. Well this past Saturday SC had a game (nice win Trojans) and Purdue didn't so the kids were dressed in their Trojan best. Don't worry, we have just as much Purdue gear as we have SC gear. Stay tuned and...Fight On!

The back of the twin's birth announcement



Fight On!!