Phoebe on Left Piper on Right. Here are the girls talking at 8 months and just learning to sit on their own. You will want to have your sound on so you can hear their sweet voices.
A Friend of mine sent me this list of questions to ask your kids. Here is what Gabi said.
These are Gabi's answers (at 3 1/2 yrs. old)
1. What is something mom always says to you? Be patient
2. What makes mom happy? Be patient
3. What makes mom sad? not to play nice
4. How does your mom make you laugh? hehehe(imitating my laugh)
5. What was your mom like as a child? a unicorn(wow, wish I remembered that)
6. How old is your mom? 1-2
7. How tall is your mom? she held her hands up as high as she could!
8. What is her favorite thing to do? play music
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? get my clothes(guess since I go to my room alone to get dressed)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? she says she has to call mr gadget(You know Inspector Gadget??? don't think she understands famous yet)
11. What is your mom really good at? itchy scratchy(this is when i rub her with my fingernails)
12. What is your mom not very good at?funny faces
13. What does your mom do for a job? Aunt patti has a job
14.What is your mom's favourite food? crunchy cereal
15.What makes you proud of your mom? color very good with crayons
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Pink sleeping beauty dress with a crown and beautiful slippers
17. What do you and your mom do together? play playdough
18. How are you and your mom the same? "my hair's not black. we not match."
19. How are you and your mom different? older(meaning i am older)
20. How do you know your mom loves you? "I love you!"
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? being a prince and mommy a princess
22. Where is your mom's favourite place to go? go to P-R-K(that is the park)
Gabi & Kennedy think that Phoebe is not being nice to them because she is spitting at them in the car. HILARIOUS, I know. To explain this clearly...Gabi and KK are in the back row of the car facing forward, but the twins are in the middle row facing the big kids in their car seats. Phoebe has learned to blow raspberries over and over again. So the big kids keep telling me that the baby is spitting at them and its not very nice!
Want another story??
One night there was a bottle of lemon juice on the table and Kennedy asked if he could have it. I told him it was sour and that he would not like it. He insisted that he wanted it so I finally said okay then, stick out your tongue. He did, and I put about 2-3 drops on his tongue which led to the cutest, scrunchiest sour face ever. He then looks at me and says, " I told you, its Sour, Mom"! What a goofball???
Not good enough??
How about this one... we were driving in the car with my parents. i noticed Gabi and KK are very quiet in the back, so I turn around to check on them and see Gabi drinking from her shoe!! That's right...she had poured water out of her sippy cup and into her shoe and was drinking from it! YUCK!!! There was actually enough water in it that we had to pour water from the shoe out the window.
Hope these made your day or totally grossed you out!
Twin Belly just 2 weeks before their big arrival
Piper & Phoebe at week 1 -
P & P at Month 1
P & P at Month 3
P & P at Month 4
P & P at Month 6
Where to begin? So Much has happened over the past month! We have had several lovely Christmas celebrations. Each different and special in their own way. The twins were spoiled rotten by all their Grandparents and relatives!!!
The Sawyer Family Christmas celebrated in Roddy each year where we get to visit with family we often do not see again until the next family gathering. This is year it was particularly interesting as Papa gave us a portrait of the Bellflower Family and their many Children and did his best to explain every detail he could remember about who was in the photo and their signifigance to our family.
Next we had a small gathering of Gabi's closest friends and exchanged gifts and ate a tasty Smoked meal that Hank made us in his new cooker his Dad got for him(Thanks, Gramps)!
On Christmas Eve, Kennedy had his adenoids removed and tubes put in his ears. He was an amazing patient! Kennedy wore his new Buzz Lightyear costume Mama Christy gave him! His surgery was so successful that I have not had to clean his nose since Christmas Eve!
We then Travelled to Tampa to have the FLaherty Family Christmas which is always an adventure! The kids have their own bedroom there and a huge playrrom that they always enjoy! This paticular Christmas was quite hilarious because Gabi walked in the front door and saw teh Christmas tree and asked Papy..." Where is the Star?" and since my parents never foudn the star for the Tree Topper thsi Year Pappy very quickly improvised a plan to put an elf hat over the top, which thankfully satisfied Gabi and her all too observant self. She and Kennedy were either engrossed in the gift they just opened or asking where they "nother" persent was. Gabi's favorite gift was a Tinker Bell Coloring and Drawing Activity pad. SHe stopped all celebration to have a hour and a half of coloring fairies! On the bright side she LOVED her present and it gave the adults an oportunity to open our gifts. Kennedy...not sure what was his favorite, but I would say his BuzzLightyear figure, and the doctor set that he and Gabi shared and the Mom's helper set of cleaning supplies were a huge hit!
We also spent time at Busch Gardens and Sea World this Season....and I have been going to these two parks since '91 and I must say I never saw the park as packed as it was this year. Patti and Hank took the big kids to Sea World one day and called back when they found that when they arrived the entrances were all completely blocked off due to the park reaching capacity! Wow! WHo knew that could happen!! Hank and Aunt Patti improvised and called later to check and see if it was open. It did reopen in the early evening and they went and enjoyed the park. WHich leads me to one of the best phrases from Gabi that week. Hank bought each of the kids and himself a lihgt SAber that lights up and when they got to the car at the end of the night the kids and Hank preteneded to Sword fight until Hank was defeated and fell on the ground to which Gabi said..."Dad, you're so weird"! What 3 year old tells their Dad they are weird!!!?!?!?! HILARIOUS!!!
Another highlight of this trip was the yummy Crab dinner we ate in one night! One of our Family Favorites!! Yum YUm!
We also took the kids to a movie and found a Wizard of Oz wooden NutCracker Set which included DOrothy, the Scarecrow, TInMan and Lion.
WE then ventured on home for a quick 45 minute unload and reload of the car and headed to Orange Park for the Fields FAmily Celelbration! Boy, did we arrive to a party! Lots of Family and close Friends were there having a great time. The guys all hung out by the Fire outside smoking cigars and the ladies chattered inside. Gabi & Kennedy were thrilled to see and play with their Cousins Grace & COnnor. the twins were with us too, of course, and Hank carried them alll around showing them off to everyone! WHat a proud Daddy! The last few days were spent just relaxing and having family time. Benny & Christy(with her adorable little baby belly) were able to be there the same time so we had a great tiem with them! Jennifer & I took the kids to the park, Uncle Kyle and Hank played with his new scooter and both got cornered by a nosy neighboorhood pain in the bum, who insisted that they were not allowed to drive the scooter around in the neighborhood. What a punk, it was a Christmas present and he had to learn to drive it...what did the guy expect...anyway....
Gabi & Kennedy went to Poppy's office and had their first Dental checkup and teeting counting!! They did great and enjoyed how fun Poppy made it!
I am getting sleepy so off for a little shut eye! Many pictures to come.....Thank you for a wonderful holiday and Praise for healthy Children!!!
