Snuggle Time

Presley LOVES to snuggle and I have to say that I love it too! When I rock her before a nap (whether it be in the glider or standing up) she wraps her arms around me and holds on tight. P also loves to sit in laps, whomever it may be. Last Monday at the pediatrician's office, when our doctor came in and sat down, Presley walked right up to her and climbed in her lap! It is so sweet and I love my snuggle time with her! I hope it lasts, even though I know in reality it won't! She really is such a sweet little girl. :)

Ailments

Last week during our stay with my parents, the twins and I both picked up upper respiratory infections. They still have them so I took them to the doctor yesterday. However two new things (for us) have come from this infection...


This sweet boy has his first ear infection. The good thing is you wouldn't really know it because he is still just happy as a clam!





And this precious one randomly
broke out in hives on our drive to Midland on Friday. The nurse said it could be her body's way of getting the virus out.






I am hoping that we all get better soon!

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Fun with Cousins

Last Wednesday my sister and my nieces drove down from Missouri for a much needed break. They spent Wednesday night in FW with us, them Thursday the twins and I followed them down to my parents house. We have been swimming, had yummy food, and worn ourselves out trying to keep M and P away from the stairs! It's been so fun spending time with them, and Sophia has been a HUGE help with the twins. We are sad to leave tomorrow, but ready to get home and see Kyle a.k.a Dada!

They loved to chew on the diving sticks






I'm on a boat!






Yummy Popsicles!






The rocking chairs were a huge hit





Emmie and Sophia love swimming with my dad





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Costa Rica!

Here is my promised post about our vacation to CR, sorry it is delayed I was waiting for Kyle to download the pics. I'll go ahead and tell you right now that if you like pictures you will love this post! And they are not in any order by the way.

So we left Monday, June 27th at 7 am. Carter arrived in FW a couple of days before, so she was with us. Side note: the twins LOVE Carter and she was SO helpful with them! In Houston we met up with Kyle's mom, Bekah, and her boyfriend, Carl. We all sat around each other so it was nice having extra help. We also had some super nice people around us that played with the twins and made them laugh. They only slept about 45 min. of the 2.5 hour flight (not surprised) but all in all they did pretty good. While getting our bags in CR, we discovered that the second pack n play that Bekah had purchased (and was her only checked bag) did not make the trip. There was already one p/p that she bought and brought up on a previous trip. However the problem was she never got a claim ticket for it in Midland (never gave her one) and their flight had been delayed so who knows where it was. But we figured it might come in on the evening flight.

The shuttle from the condo picks us up, SO happy to have A/C!!! It's their winter/rainy season down there and it was in the 90's and humid! But what a gorgeous country it is, I loved the drive from the airport to the condo...the scenery not holding a wiggle worm in my lap! Yeah I know, bad parent, we didn't get car seats. Things are a lot different down there people!

So we waited and never heard about the p/p, so Presley slept on the p/p in the master bath closet (huge) and Marshall slept on couch cushions on the master bath floor. He did pretty good, and never really got off the cushions. Of course we also made sure he was good and tired before we put him down! I also brought the video monitor with me so we could see them. We never found the missing p/p and ended up renting one from the condo people Wednesday evening.

We spent our days at the condo pool (right outside our door), and going to the Beach Club that her condos own. It's basically like a country club on the beach, members only, have an awesome pool with cabanas, a spa, and a delicious restaurant. We had the same waitress all week and she always made sure our drinks were always full! :)

The twins and I didn't "do" a whole lot, since they are so young. Kyle and I took them to the beach a couple of mornings, and we swam at the pool. We all went to Hermosa Beach (10 min away), but the twins got cranky not long after we got there so we didn't stay too long. We also walked around CoCo beach and shopped and ate. Kyle, Carter, and Carl went fishing one day, and Carter caught the biggest Mahi Mahi of all three of them! They had a really good time and brought home a TON of fish. So my mother-in-law made fish tacos that were to die for. On Friday, my brother-in-law Brett and his girlfriend Courtney came, and on Saturday Carl left and Bekah's friend Vicki came. Sunday Kyle stayed with the twins and I and Bekah, Vicki, Brett, Courtney, and Carter went on an all day excursion of horseback riding, ziplining, and a little mud bath/swimming at the end. They had a blast, and I've already decided that even though I am scared of heights, I WILL do the zip lines some day!

I did have a couple of days where I got some "me" time and I got to lay out for a couple of hours while the babies napped/others watched them. I hate to admit this, but I was pretty stressed the majority of the time there. I had a good time, it's not that, but having the twins and being not in our environment, off their schedule (they woke up at 5:30 everyday), and what not made me stressed. (oh yeah and they were teething) I just didn't want other people to get annoyed/have a bad time because my little munchkins couldn't handle being out and about very long. It was also hot as I mentioned earlier, and they are not used to being out in the heat. However, now I have been there and I know what to expect next time we go. I am a worrier/stresser, and I am always worried about other people that I forget to ask myself, "am I having a good time?" It is something I need to work on, and I am determined to be able to relax!!! :) I am already looking forward to the next time we go, and I am so, so thankful and excited that M and P get to spend their summers here!

At Hermosa Beach, Presley was not a fan of the ocean


I mean...gorgeous!


At the Pacifico Beach Club, attempt #101 of a picture with the twins and I. Let's just say thank goodness there is a strap on my bathing suit top!


Playing with Carl's hat


Our view from Bekah's condo...paradise!


P playing at Coco Beach one morning. Love the rag-a-muffin mismatched look we have her in. I just grabbed some swim diapers and some t shirts.


Marshall wanted a plantain, so he ate a banana peel off the ground (it was ours)...awesome


WIth Daddy at Coco Beach


He loves sticks


Presley, Carter and I at Hermosa Beach (we attempted dinner but the place we wanted to go to was closed). At least we got a good picture of the view though!


It's hot mom!


Could he be any cuter?!?!


Pretty girl enjoying the cabana


Our view of the ocean from the Beach Club. The twins LOVED to run and jump on those cusions.


Carter in the pool at the Beach Club


Afternoon shower moving in

Heavy Heart

This morning I have a very heavy heart. There is a mom in my mothers of multiples group who went in to labor and had her twin girls at 26 weeks back in December. Baby Ada was just over a pound and little Siena was only 12 oz. From the beginning Siena had lots of medical problems (diagphragmatic hernia, pulmonary hypertension, and growth restriction), and as time went on things got worse. However some how she was able to rally and get through every surgery and live for 7.5 months. In the end, her poor lungs and body had been through so much, that they couldn't fight any more. Her parents, Denae and Brian, have shown the most amazing strength and faith throughout this whole thing, and never stopped fighting for their daughter. Even when Ada was able to come home, they were still 100% there for Siena.

I guess one of the many reasons why Siena's story has touched me is that she was born at 26 weeks, the same time when Sarah started having preterm labor and we were sent to labor and delivery at the hospital, because there was a chance my babies were coming...soon. But God wasn't ready for them to come yet, and they stayed 10 more weeks.

Please pray for the McCoy family, that they will have peace knowing their little Siena is now an angel watching over them.

Here is the link to their Caring Bridge site, sorry I'm not talented enough to know how to make it link when you click it. :)

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mccoy

Likes and Loves

I realized that I hadn't posted anything in a while about M and P's likes/loves, so I thought I'd update y'all. I can't believe they are fourteen months old!!!


Presley

*L-O-V-E-S dogs. Yells "dog, dog" when she hears a dog barking. Goes crazy laughing and pointing when she sees one in person, and she has been known to hug the television when a dog is on.

*L-O-V-E-S books! It's borderline obsession really. She could read books (or have you read them to her) all day long. She will bring you book, after book, after book to read her.

*likes flowers and trees (and still tries to eat flower petals)

*likes pretty much all animals, especially fish, birds, and of course dogs.

*likes to wave at everyone who walks by. She makes a lot of friends. :)

*loves milk and could probably live off of it if I would let her

*likes water faucets

*likes fruit

Presley can point to her mouth, hair, ear, and just tonight learned belly button. Still working on nose. Her appetite has definitely slowed down a lot. She still has just her two top and two bottom teeth and she loves to show them off. She has a huge smile and just loves to show the world her teeth. I think she is finally getting her next set up top. She has also started climbing...look out!


Marshall

*loves taking things apart

*likes things with wheels (and makes the vroom sound when he is playing with something wheeled)

*loves getting into anything and everything he's not supposed to, and turning around and looking at you with a huge grin on his face like he totally knows that he is doing something he isn't supposed to

*likes water faucets like his sister

*L-O-V-E-S his daddy, they are seriously BFF

*likes to constantly be on the go

*loves fruit

Marshall won't sit still for longer than ten seconds, so reading book does not exist with him. He waves occasionally, but just figures he'll make friends by showing off his adorable smile...and it works! He still has 4 teeth on top and 4 on bottom, but I guess the top teeth are small because people always ask us if he has any teeth up top. His appetite has not slowed down one bit, he still eats like it's his last meal. He "talks" alot...and loudly. He only says mama, dada, and banana but he points to things and you can tell he knows what things are. Marshall was the first one to climb, and he climbs on anything and everything. Couch, table, push toys, it doesn't matter (and no I don't let him climb on the table...he just attempts to). He can stack all the stars on the stacker toy thing (it the center part lights up and you have to get the hole in the center of the star on the stand in order to stack it...sorry didn't know how to describe it but I'm sure you get the idea). We clap for him every time he gets a star on and he gets so excited, it's so cute!

Home!

Well we made it home from 8 days in Costa Rica. It was a great trip, but exhausting with two 13 month olds! Last night we didn't get home till 11:30. Our flight from Houston was delayed, then once the plane got there they discovered it had a mechanical problem that couldn't be fixed, so we had to wait for them to find us a new plane. We finally took off at 9:30, two hours after we were supposed to! M and P only slept for about 15 minutes at the beginning of the flight from Costa Rica, so needless to say they were exhausted! They did really good though, and thankfully there happened to be a lot of other kids on our flight to FW so they had lots if people to play with while we waited.

Unfortunately we came home to discover that our freezer was broken (water on floor, food thawing) and our mail box had gotten destroyed by some high school idiots, oh sorry kids. :)

So right now we are trying to get the twins back on their schedule, and get the freezer and mail box fixed. I'll write a post with pics about CR once we get back in the swing of things.












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