pool...

aunt pam brought the boyz a pool this weekend...the perfect size...not too big and not too small...plenty of room for others...the boyz LOVE it...so much, they do not want to get out even when they are shivering...we will have lots of memories in the pool this summer...and soon enough, they will realize it is not a figment of their imagination and it is here to stay!!!

daddy is home...

daddy is home and we were fortunate to have him home with us today...cam had daddy put him in a tree...and also tried to swallow a sword...ewie tried to do the dj lance kick like daddy...and he snuggled with him because he missed him so much!

curious...

these two boyz are so curious...they want to know about everything...not just about, but how it works...they were fascinated for 30-45 minutes total today by the hose reel and this puddle...

bedtime has been difficult lately...tonight, andrew is out of town, so i am completely in charge...they stay in their beds for a while, then the screaming and/or throwing starts...i decide, i can be patient...but it goes on for 30 minutes and ends in high pitch screaming...i finally end up going upstairs and end up slamming both doors and yelling at them to go to bed...this failed miserably because they continued to scream, only louder...and ewie got out of his crib, open his "child proof" door handle and was headed into cam's room, when i made it up the stairs...decided to lay down with them both...cam loved it...e could not stop laughing...final plan, put them back into their own beds...i sat on the stairs just listening...they both screamed full bore in the beginning...as time passed, ewie would get loud and as he would fade, cam would get loud...a thought came to me..."what if they did not hear each other?!" so i turned on the attic fan...they both got louder in the beginning...then taking turns...my strong willed cam-a-lam was the last screamer...but the attic fan won...

as i sat on the stairs, listening, i thought about a lot...first of all, i am a first time mom...but with two...it definitely has taken me a lot longer to listen to them cry...any time they both cry at the same time, my heart breaks in half and makes me completely crazed...some of you have experienced this (sorry pam and fritz)...but i held it together tonight...by myself...and i wondered, "what would one child at a time be like?!"...just a little curious...twins are such a blessing but such a challenge...they are just different from singletons...i do believe it is all front loaded, as everyone who has twins tells me...in the long run, i will win : )

pool...

we may need a pool this summer...this morning i pulled out the sprinkler...cam screamed in fear...when it was turned off he played in the puddles with ewie...this afternoon, andrew got out their water table...it started out with splashing...then dunking of their heads...finally moving on to each of them taking turns getting into the water table...this was the last scene (only one captured on film)...ewie decided to climb in, stand up and dance in the water table...cam was none to pleased, this time screaming in outrage...but he got over it...we either need a pool or a bigger water table!!

'roid rage...

no pics today...had no arm or hand to pick up the camera...ewie was in a little 'roid rage...only wanted me to hold him, inside or outside, upstairs or downstairs...added with a high pitch scream...he seems better breathing wise...luckily cam was a great distraction...he kept trying to engage ewie...he knew when i was close to the edge...these boyz balance each other and me...so very lucky...i will be happy when we get past the steroids : )

brotherly love...

ewie has croup, which is confusing & scary with an asthma kid...the asthma medication that makes it all better was not working...after going to the doctor today, he got a new medication to hopefully take care of the croup, while we still manage the asthma with our medications that have seemed to be working...as sorry as i feel for ewie, i feel just as bad for cam...he has had to see some pretty traumatic scenes the past 24 hours...but as cam was laying in his bean bag today before naptime, ewie crawled up next to him...cam tolerated the closeness, longer than i though he would...when he made his move to get a better view of "chuggington," he paused to give ewie a hug...you could tell by the look on ewie's face that he appreciated it...i realized we had another medication...brotherly love...

puddle jumpers...

we had a moment to puddle jump in the rain today...cam primarily hung out at the grill splashing his hand in the sink of water and ewie jumped in the puddles...

the chaos theory...

we had a very chaotic weekend...andrew had been out of town this past week...saturday morning, he got up and headed out with his dad to get a half cow from the butcher about an hour and a half from c-bus, his sister had raised the cow and we were splitting the half with our friends fritz and heidy...while he was gone, i walked with the boyz (in the stroller) to the clintonville farmer's market (about a mile and a half away)...we visited my friend mary who makes the BEST cookies and cupcakes...when andrew got home, the boyz were going down for a nap...after sorting the meat, andrew started putting ours in the freezer and i headed out to run errands...heidi and fritz and anna came over for a visit and picked up their 100 pounds of meat...we found anna and cam in the monkey chairs hanging out, checking out the neighborhood...

they all ended up in the sandbox...

we all had a great time...andrew and i fell asleep when we put the boyz down at 8, luckily we woke up before the the morning!
sunday made me laugh when the boyz tried to climb the pear tree,

but it ended with the boyz hanging out watching the world go by...

we headed to celebrate jacob's 1st birthday...we had a blast...jacob is my jen borucki's son...he is so cute and we LOVE him!

we finished our weekend at heidi and fritz's in zanesville...we had an AWESOME meal and lots of fun...we just had some worries...ewie is allergic to cats...everywhere we go with cats, we hope he will be okay...but he is not...we just have to have a plan...like the chaos theory, anything that starts as chaos can end as a predictable plan...we will find our plan with ewie and all will be okay!

thursday...

thursday was quite busy...we started off in our bilibo chairs...

did some gardening...

stalked the neighbors dogs...

had lunch outside at our monkey table and chairs with umbrella...

a bunch more stuff but finished the day with a popsicle because somebody is cutting his molars...

this evening...

this evening cam did the "jumping jellyfish" dance and ewie called people from his elmo phone...good times!

all grown up...

we went to the zoo today...the boyz were very good and acted all grown up...

i took them to the zoo all by myself...and i felt all grown up!!

outside...

ewan starts out his day, sitting in our big leather chair searching out the front window for buses and squirrels and birds...he brings me my shoes and tries to put them on my feet when he is completely desperate to go outside...a child of few words but always finds a way to get his point across...we headed outside at 9:15 this morning...had our string cheese and cracker snack by 9:30...had a visit from my friend from work and her husband by 10:00...then headed on a walk in the jogging stroller...i made a poor judgement and purchased "push pops" for the boyz at walgreens, with no wipes or napkins...we made it back home and after being hosed off ("on mist" aunt jeanne!) played for a while, before heading in for lunch and naptime...the afternoon was filled with caitlin, grandma, grandpa, bubble mowers, cotton candy, easton, wagon ride to vote and more bubble mower time...we spend most of the day outside and it was wonderful...cameron ended his day reading me his abc book...he can recite the names of most of the pictures...he says each word with such excitement!!  a child of many words and always gets his point across...love them both so much!!

our cup runneth over...

after a much deserved night away, thanks to aunt keena...we can appreciate how much our cup runneth over...

big boyz, bacon and bikes

and cars and elmo and dinosaurs...these are just a few of the favorites going around here at the moment...it has been nice to be able to enjoy it without keeping them out of the way of contractors...cameron is speaking so much clearer...he says "elmo" with such enthusiasm, especially when he gets to watch elmo wearing his elmo pajamas in our bed...ewie is starting to speak more words and babble back and forth with cam...ewie loves cars and will play with them for 20 minutes at a time...he still continues to climb ANYTHING, and i feel some sort of sympathy when our pediatrician, says, "wow, i hope cameron is not that way," as she is watching ewie stand on his head while using his feet to scale the door...luckily cam was sitting back taking it all in, just waiting to charm her!