The big 3!

Babies, yesterday we celebrated your 3rd birthday!  I know, I know...  Doesn't seem possible.  I spent most of the day sulking and pouting.  I pouted because ... -I don't wanna let my little two year-olds go.  -I don't wanna lose the adorable toddler jibber jabber and the made up words.  -I don't wanna move on.  -I wanna be stuck.  STUCK in this phase of life for eternity.  Pretty Please! Can't I have just this ONE thing!

BUT WAIT... If I were to get what I want so badly, then I wouldn't get to experience life with two little 3 year-olds. I wouldn't get to see the wonderful, beautiful changes that will happen in the next year.  Your bodies will grow, your personalites will continue to blossom, and there is NO WAY I want to miss out on that. So, I will allow it.  DEEP BREATH...  Babies, I give you permission to move up a pant size, to push the limits, to make new friendships, learn new things, and to give me more gray hairs. 

Things that made your birthday extra special was sharing homemade cupcakes (that you helped make) with your friends at daycare, Papaw treating us to a special birthday dinner at Chili's, and coming home to cool scooters and helmets from your Nana.  I can honestly say that I LOVED being the mom of two 2 year-olds, even when it was hard..

Halloween at Nana's office..

Nana's office Halloween party is the perfect mix of scary and sweet. There were scary monsters, hairy jumping spiders, and lots of sweet treats. The definate highlight was the attorney Marc, who dressed up like a creepy clown and scared all the kids. It's pretty impressive how they decorate the office and they all get into the Halloween spirit. 

Ready. Set. 3!

WEEKEND!

We need more weekends like this. It was a nice balance of laziness and being productive. We did some grocery shopping, went out for a doughnut treat, put in our hopscotch path, and lots of laundry. We ended the weekend with a yummy dinner at our Nana's. 

I want to go to Albuquerque!

Pa had a workshop in abq so the whole family headed up there to hang out. While Pa was learning about meditation we hit the zoo and bio park with Granny and aunt Julie's crew. It was a very long day but lots of fun.  We got to see the hippos eat lunch and enjoy two long train rides between parks. That evening we took pa out for his birthday dinner then headed back to the hotel for a brief, cold swim.. 

Planes

It's Friday and I guess dada and I were both in the mood to shake up our evening because we did something new and went to the movies for the first time as a family.  O and P your first movie was monsters university in Carlsbad but this movie I consider a big milestone for us.  We had as much fun as you can with two two-year-olds, with all the seat/lap jumping and Paige's six trips to the potty, but it was full of perfect little moments that made me laugh and smile.  Highlights for mama were Owen sitting on dada's lap making plane noises during the big race scene, Paige telling mama that she loved me more than ice cream during one of the many potty breaks, and you little stinkers having a little dance party in the isle to the groovy music playing while the credits rolled. 

Stop and Go Right Away!

Paigey you did it! You are potty trained baby girl! It was a long summer of trial and error but you really got the hang of it right before we started back to school in August. With the help of gummies (for pee) and "lilypops" (for poop) you made it happen. With this new developmental milestone concurred you moved up to the next room at daycare leaving behind your bubba and several older friends that are still learning.  Way to go sis, you make me one proud mama!