Hugs

I have been bad about blogging recently. Partly because the kids are going through an unphotogenic phase. They won't look at the camera and they won't smile on cue and they are too smart for me to sneak up on. Most of the pictures I get are either blurry or of their backsides. Here are a few good ones I got recently. They always look cutest on Sunday. I could'nt figure out how to attach enough pictures so there is a second post that goes with this one. "Hugs...and Kisses"

And Kisses

Here is the second half to the previous post. Anyone know how to add more than 5 pictures without doing a slideshow?

Finally, it's a boy and a girl again

After months of begging and pleading Daren agreed to let me cut Jude's hair. I finally found someone I like both for my hair and for the kids. I was so excited to see Jude looking more like a boy and Lily getting the hair out of her eyes. We tried to have an homage to Jude's long hair last night. We tried to do a mohawk and instead it was all kinds of interesting. I love love love how their hair both turned out. They are cute as buttons and people can finally stop telling me how cute my "girls" are.

I am exhausted

I had no idea what having a toddler really meant, much less having two of them. Aspen was so calm and limited in her ablities that she wasn't able to do or get into half of the stuff the twins are doing. Jude mostly is the instigator, hence why almost all of the pictures are of him but do not sell Lily short. She is right behind and boy is she a climber. My favorite time of day is 7:30 pm. Bedtime is bliss. I am an emotional wreck, afraid someone is going to end up in the ER everyday.
I am worn to a frazzle by the end of every day but I love them to death and look forward to doing it all over again the next day.

Traditions

I am hoping to start a new tradition of PJs on Christmas Eve. I had to go to 5 different stores. Aspen needed ones with feet and that is hard to find them that big. Lily needed all cotton due to skin sensitivities. I don't want to do Christmasy (sp?) PJs because I think it looks weird to have Santa on your PJs in February. Anyway, the above picture is of this year's collection taken on Christmas Eve. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

Halloween 2009

This Halloween was pretty fun. The kids were not super into Trick or Treating but they played along. The weather was pretty good. The twins were chickens and they kept warm in their fuzzy costumes. Aspen was a Shabby Princess. She actually wore the headband for awhile. I had like four shirts on her to keep her warm. Next year I will try to be more creative and make costumes. I had a vision of what I wanted my pictures to look like, how they would smile and look at the camera and all that good stuff. I think it is the age but they didn't want to cooperate in the least. I couldn't get all three of them to look or smile to save my life so this is the best I could do.

Aspen is 9

I can't believe I am old enough to have a 9 year old. Aspen had a great birthday! She had a party in her homeroom class on Fri. and then her party on Sat. and then a party in her resource class on her real birthday on Mon. We are so glad she has so many nice friends. Thanks to everyone for making her special day or days fun.