Happy Easter!

I find myself anticipating every holiday, outing, and vacation because the twins are at such fun ages. They understand things more everyday and can actually get involved! Troy sometimes has to keep me grounded and remind me that they are still only 2 years old, and I as the mom may be more excited about things then they are, so not to get too dissapointed if they don't react the way I want them to. I still love to watch the look on their faces when doing and trying new things for the first time!

We had about 3 mock easter egg hunts before the actual day. I knew that our little, competitive Rylan would need some practice runs so we wouldn't come game day and have him smack some helpless child over the head with the easter basket because they touched his egg. They both did very well and had a blast gathering eggs. There were only a couple melt downs, and although Rylan did get a bit competitive, he did not smack anyone. We also dyed some eggs for them and they were able to put on stickers. Only 3 eggs ended up cracked during the sticker applications, which I thought was pretty good! We ended the Easter festivities with a wonderful church service, which reminds us of the true and only reason for this season!!

Nana "Rocky" got to come visit us for a few days, and was able to enjoy being with the kiddos. We had a a couple days of wonderful sunshine and spent each second that we could outside! We had a lot of fun with Nana and can't wait to see everyone again in the summer!

Tender heart

I knew my boy had a sweet and tenderness about him from the moment he was born. He would open up his tiny little eyes and peak to see if his sissy was laying right by him and then would lean his head over close to hers and fall back to sleep! His sweetness still melts my heart to this day.

Kamryn cut her finger last night and it was bleeding quite a bit, so she was cuddling with me and crying. Rylan walks over to her, hugs her, and says, "sorry sissy", and gives her a binkie and her blankie.

So today, they were both sick. While cuddled up together watching Toy Story 2, it came to a very sad part. I was trying to hold back the tears (yes i cry during toy story), I look at Rylan and he turns to me with big tears in his eyes. At that time, I wasn't crying because of the movie anymore! Love those moments!

Couldn't resist this picture!

Wrasslin'

Rylan long ago discovered that he likes him some rough-housin'. Unfortunately, the usual target for his fun-loving aggression is his not-so-aggressive sister. This means when Rylan gets the itch to wrestle, the result is usually him laughing and Kamryn screaming (it is mean, but usually it is mom and dad laughing too).

But, every once in a while, Kamryn decides she is ready to participate and not just run for protection. The other day, at a friend's birthday party, she got the upper-hand on Rylan. Although she thought she was really tormenting her brother with her relentless attacks, he was actually loving it and it left him thinking she was fair game for a wrestling match anytime he wants to throw down.

So, Kamryn's plan to put Rylan in his place backfired just a bit, but at least she had a brief moment of glory - and we ended up with some funny pics for the blog (thanks for snapping these, Connie).

And by the way, the nice little wound on Rylan's head is not from his sister and her expert wrestling moves. That would be a self-inflicted wound from slamming his head into the carpet during a fit (a fit he was probably throwing after getting in trouble for trying to wrestle with his sister!).

...and we're 2!!!

Two 2 year olds in the house can be entertaining, frustrating, and hilarious all within the same 5 minutes! I remember looking at my newborn babies, thinking toddlerhood is soo far away, but we are already there. I can't believe it. I heard this saying the other day, "the days seem long, but the years are quick". So true. Some days seem to drag on, but in the whole scheme of things, it is such a short time that they are little. Even through my most trying and frustrating days, I try to cherish these moments, because my 2 little blessings are literally growing before my eyes!

We had a Shrek themed party for the b-day. We invited their 3 best friends, who we get together with at least once or twice a week. It is so fun to watch toddlers with their besties. They hug and giggle and five seconds later are fighting over the same toy!! They really develop a sense of relationships at such young ages. They had a blast playing together, eating tons of cake and wearing their shrek ears, even though 3 out of the 5 kids had diarrhea, it was still a success! We also got to enjoy nana Karen coming to visit us for the week!

Rylan's verbal skills and vocabulary have really increased over the past month or two. He repeats everything we say, I mean EVERYTHING!! He doesn't miss a beat! His favorite phrases right now are, "I love you sunshine" (we are into loving everything), "sissy's funny" and "I did it". He is hilarious to listen to! He is ALL boy - busy, destructive, loves to build, is obssessed with B-ball (thanks to daddy), loves cars and airplanes - but, he still has a very caring and tender spirit.

Kamryn is a little sweetheart/spit-fire!! She loves to cuddle with mama and is always aware of where I am at. She is a big show off, especially for her brother. She loves making him laugh, which is quite often. Her fashion opinions have alreay started. She picks what shoes she wants to wear, even if it doesn't go with the outfit, I let her choose! We are slowly easing them into potty training, and Kamryn has gone potty on the big girl potty 3 times. Who knew that would be so exciting for us parents! Even though our interest in the big potty has passed for now, we will try again later! I love my amazing job, being a mom!

Here are some random pics and photos from the birthday party.