Entering the Terrible Two's with a bang

Happy Birthday to the twins today....they're two. Yay! Now let me tell you the terrible part of it. While babysitting my nephew today, I was taking pictures of him and Carter playing in the sprinkler while the twins played nicely in the living room. When I noticed the twins had moved to the kitchen, I stopped what I was doing to check on them. This, my friends, is what I walked into. AHHH!

Yep....terrible. My poor sister in law walked in seconds later, and after some giggling and scolding, we set out to clean this goopy mess up. She kept the boys out while I mopped, and mopped, and mopped. Judging by the 2 empty egg cartons on the floor, I'm thinking there were about 18-24 smashed, organic, free range, farm fresh eggs on my kitchen floor. SAD!

Why is it that when I turn my back for 2 seconds, these guys try to destroy our house? Is it because there are two? I'm thinking it's time to "crack" down on these guys! (No pun intended!)

The Terrible Two-some:

Ava and I were cracking up at these guys in the tub, and she insisted that I take a picture of this. We were laughing pretty hard. You never know when you might need a little protection!

We're going to have to come up with another name...

...because "the babies" doesn't really apply anymore. They are BIG boys now. :( No more baby. We still have the diapers, the binky, the thumb, the blankies, the cribs and the high chairs, but those babies are long gone. It makes me so sad, but they are so much fun at this age! Here are some current words/sayings that I don't want to forget:

Weston's latest words- "tickle", "mine", "all gone", "milk", "snack", "bye-bye car", "buddy",
"bath", "stop it", "jumpa jumpa" (trampoline), "poo poo". His favorite word- "NO!"


Coleson's latest words- "all gone, no more", "more please", "more milk", "uh oh, broke it", "yeah", "open please", "excuse me", "buddy", "hug", "blankie", "all wet", "get you", "drink".

Grandpa said WHAT???

"Mom, grandpa said we are going to get chickens in our backyard and then we can play with them every day!!!" Yep, straight out of the mouth of Ava. He has also told her that someday he will buy her a dog and a hamster. He knows mommy will put them on the curb, but he gets their little hopes up anyways.
The kids had a sleepover at grandpa Rick and grandma Natalie's the other night (they live right next to the fairgrounds and keep their chickens in the chicken barn) and spent all of their time in the chicken barn playing with their new friends. When I came to pick them up, they were grinning from ear to ear and talked about it like it was Disneyland or something. I'm glad that something as simple as chickens can make these two so happy!

Our Busy and Crazy Summer Adventures

WOODLAND PARK ZOO

We had such a great day at the zoo! Our Texan cousins came with us, and we picked another cousin up in Kirkland. (She got came home with us for the weekend!) The kids were so into all of the animals and didn't mind all of the walking at all.

The Bears were only about 10 feet away from us. Most of the kids agreed that this was the best part of the day!

The boys did really well sitting in the stroller. They got out and ran around for awhile, but it was pretty hard keeping track of so many kids!

The boys loved seeing the bears!

The lions didn't ever move, but it was still pretty cool!

5 little monkeys

The Jaguars were fighting right by the glass...we watched them for quite awhile

Taking a break by the penguins- what a fun day!!!

BIRCH BAY

We spent a lazy day by the beach last week. A bunch of Nick's family came along, and the kids played and played. Ava and Carter were captivated by all of the little creatures everywhere. They were out digging for 2 hours and never came away from the water. The twins did really well too...daddy walked them out into the water. It was really sweet. :)

There were buckets, shovels and rakes everywhere!

Little critters

Little Man taking it all in

Ava and her best buddy/cousin Johanna (They had such a fun weekend together!)

Cousin Kausten wondering what all of these crazy kids are doing! We brought this one home, of course! Ava had about 20 things that she wanted to take, but I made them narrow it down to 2. :)

Cornwall Water Park

We decided to take advantage of this amazing weather we've been having with a trip to the sprinklers! We went with our cousins from Texas. The kids all played so well (even the twins!) and the mommys got to sit and relax!

----My four silly kids having a blast!----

Brrrrr!

Miss Bella

She is such a great big sister! Weston wasn't as brave as Coleson, but she took his hand and went through with him.

Buds

Cookie Monster (Carter was feeding him a cookie and Coleson bit Carter's finger accidentally...Carter was pretty mad about that.)

Oh my

That's better. :)

Carter's poor bloody finger...he took about 5 minutes to feel sorry for himself, and then started running around again! Naughty Cole Man!

Summer is just getting started, and so are we! I can't wait for all of the adventure that the rest of the summer has in store for us!

Redecorating

Isn't that sweet, Coleson decided to decorate the entertainment center for me! What a great look! This boy really thought it through!

**How to achieve this great look at your own house:

1.Take all of your clothes off

2. Tip over the coffee table

3. Push coffee table over to entertainment center

4. Climb on up

5. Get situated

Carter Scott's 5 year pictures

Not to get all sentimental on you, but it seems like just yesterday that this little guy made his appearance, and we were overwhelmed with pride to be parents of a BOY! If we knew that two more would follow, I'm not sure that we would have been as ecstatic, but that's besides the point! This little boys has blessed our lives tremendously with his kind heart, his sense of humor and his zest for life. What would we do without him? Happy Birthday buddy!

KITCHEN kitchen KITCHEN!!!!!

I was going to wait until the kitchen was completely done, but Nick has to work 5 days in a row and alot of you have been asking for pictures. We still need to put crown molding on the top of the cabinets, finish the shelves above the sink, and put trim everywhere else. It's so nice to have a functioning kitchen again, and the extra cupboard space and bigger counter tops has been soooooo nice. I just walk into the kitchen and smile now!

The new bar
Dining room The cubby...this has been so nice. No more backpacks and coats laying all over!

The laundry room sink and backsplash.(Pretty bold color choice, I know!)