Thing One and Thing Two

We read a lot of Dr. Seuss to the girls.  In fact, two of their bedtime books are There's A Wocket In My Pocket and Ten Apples Up On Top (the board book/short versions).  Regarding the latter, both Matt and I could probably recite most (if not all) of it from heart.  They are fun to read, but after awhile we begin to start thinking/talking in "Dr. Seuss," if you know what I mean (and I definitely agree it is certainly quite keen).

Twin Turkeys on Thanksgiving

We went up to Dallas for Thanksgiving this year.  It was our first overnight trip with the girls (not counting the NICU, of course), and the SUV was packed to the ceiling with stuff for them.  I think less stuff was taken over the English Channel during the Normandy Invasion!  All went well - the girls got to spend lots of time with their Mimi and Granddad, meet all of their Griffin cousins, and (kinda) watch an epic Bedlam game.  We were sad that the girls weren't able to visit Nina or see Papaw, but hopefully that'll happen over Christmas!

Carry Me Home, West Virginia

The weekend before Thanksgiving, I flew out to Baltimore to visit a college friend and go to the OU/West Virginia game in Morgantown.  It was my first overnight trip away from the girls ... as far as I could tell, though, they had an awesome Dad & Daughters weekend with Matt.  I handled it pretty well too, I think.  ;)

Epic Twin Success: The Power of 2

Matt has had a VERY busy year.  Not only did the girls arrive in March, but he's been working his tail off as a video game producer for a game, Epic Mickey 2, that was finally released today!  When I arrived home from my quick weekend trip, the girls were sporting their Junction Point onesies, Matt was wearing a Mickey shirt, and we headed up to Best Buy to take a picture of everyone with the new game.  And, great news - there was only one copy of the game left in the store!

Animal Friendly

Several people have asked how our animals reacted to the newest family members.  We've generally kept the cats out of baby-centric areas (nursery, cosleepers, etc) and for the most part, the cats ignored the girls (although Little has tried to curl up in the nap nanny several times). Merry, the sweetest dog ever, tends to stay near the girls and seems content with the new family hierarchy.

"Why A Spoon, Cousin?"

"...Why not an axe or a knife?"

"Because it's DULL you twit; it'll hurt more."

- Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman - best part of the movie), in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves (1991)

Hold On To Your Hats

I'm not a huge fan of putting bows on the girls (just not my thing, although it can be really cute).  But I have always loved les chapeaus!  So check out the assortment of Hazel and Abby pictures styling various headgear from the last few weeks.  :)

Eight Months Old: JUMP AROUND!

The girls are EIGHT months old today!  Hard to believe time has moved this quickly…it was about this time last year that Matt and I were about to announce to the world (read: post on Facebook) that I was pregnant.  It’s amazing the difference a year makes.

OORAH & A Happy 237th

Happy United States Marine Corps birthday!  (Coincidentally, that's about the same age of the girls - they are 243 days old today!  How about that...and thanks to google and somebody who actually has a website to figure that type of stuff out.)

Doing Their Civic Duty

Today was the presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.  It was a beautiful day, and Karen needed to go vote, so she took the girls to Kiker Elementary to receive their first civic lesson!  By all accounts, the girls had a great time learning about the democratic process.