Best seat in town. . .

(or in the neighborhood anyway)

When a dump truck arrived to deliver fresh wood chips in our park this afternoon, these two were as entertained as it gets. I wish I was so easy to please. My favorite part was the huge smile on the dump truck driver when he saw he had an audience.

Preschool

Literally ran and would never look back . . .
Unless I asked them too.

I scream, you scream

My twins turned 4 on Sunday. We had not one, but two ice cream parties for them. There was a friend party for their girlfriends and then a family party. Happy birthday girlies!!

Cute ice cream garland, compliments of my crafty sister in law, Alissa.

Ice cream crafts (ice cream sunday foam craft magnents from Oriental trading), pin the cherry on the ice cream cone and ice cream cone balloon races.

Tip for ice cream parties: scoop ice cream into balls, freeze on cookie sheet then put in bowl when ready to serve. Saves time and messes as they go through the sundae bar.

Decorations:

Pinata!

Party favors, ice cream bubbles, lip gloss, shooters, stickers, ring and chocolate suckers.

Times two

It is just my opinion,

but I think four feet

are WAY better

than two.

Can it really be?

Today my baby twins turn three!

Happy 3rd Birthday to my Ava and Addie Jo!

I think it is time to stop calling them "the babies". They absolutely love ladybugs (or "ladies" as they call them) so we threw a party with all things ladies.

The ladies we all adore:

The party invites:

The party guests:

Party games and a brother so thoughtful to make a Lego ladybug for the festivities:

Party food:
My favorite part, the cake:

made by Dawn

It's true, we even had a little moment of

"it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" :

Lots of fabulous presents, thanks everyone! :

Party favors

Our happenings and some recipes

I have not been blogging as often as I used to, not that I am assuming anyone really cares, I am just sayin'. Here are some of our family happenings, some more exciting than others (some much yummier than others too)

We have been playing LOTS of football and basketball, practicing without training wheels,

Learning to swim so we can enjoy the summer fun to its fullest, can you tell which kid is rather nervous during his (or perhaps her) lessons? They are learning fast and doing great.
And, these two little friends have been . . . .

Potty Trained! After 8 years of buying diapers we are done. Is it great and wonderful, but at the same time sad to have no babies in diapers.
And, for the yummy part, we have been trying some old favorite recipes and some new ones.

Here are a couple that are a big hit in our house.

Of course, both Mexican dishes, our very favorite.

Taquitos, recipe found here. They are so good, the kids la la loved them.
The taquitos are awesome, this picture-not so awesome, I did a crappy job of shaping them, we had to eat them with a fork, next time though, next time! I used canned chicken and was able to throw these together pretty quick.

Taco salad - finally a dish my kids not only eat, but eat seconds, thirds and even lick their plate clean. For some reason, they adore when I serve this. The prefer the version with taco meat over the grilled chicken. I am loving salads on hot summer days.Just add all your favorite veggies/meat/chips/whateva - the key is the dressing - I could drink it alone, it is SO good! Click here for the dressing recipe.

Two already

Two years ago :

One year ago :
Today:

Ava (pictured left in all three photos) Adalie (Right)

Happy Birthday girls, I adore you!

Pair-adise

Happiness is. . .
being a mother AND an aunt of twins