Day 2 of the snow! Though it didn't snow much more after dark it was cold enough to stick around for an extra day of play! We pulled out gardening tools and sand buckets to play in the snow!
Mahlon and Kaden had a big time running and falling and screaming!


My neighbor Anna and I made an attempt at building an igloo...the kids had no interest! But I did get a little model to pose for a picture!

We had a beautiful snow storm pass through this February! So much fun!
They woke up from their nap with just enough snow on the ground to play in!
This was the first "big snow" of the year and daddy was out of town and couldn't play so we sent him a message!
Sara Beth loved eating the snow!!
Mahlon...not so much!!

I tried to build a mini snowman, but just like last year someone thought it was more fun to knock it down!!

It continued to snow all afternoon...snowflakes the size of quarters!! So pretty!

Since the babies missed their Christmas tree and decorations so much Cheri decided to buy them a "Valentine Tree" and help decorate it for the month of February! They had so much fun and they love to un-decorate and redecorate it almost daily!

Yummy Hot Cocoa!

With all of cold weather that came this winter I introduced Mahlon and Sara Beth to their first cup of hot chocolate! They loved it though they ended up wearing most of it on their p.j.'s! This was also the first time they have had anything other than water in their tervis tumblers...not a good idea!!

Last weekend we had our very first friend spend the night. Lille Brooks and her mommy Maci came to visit. We had so much fun! We watched movies and played with play-dough, tried to have a pallet party in the twins room, but that didn't work out!
There was lots of dressing up in princess clothes for the girls and Mahlon was a king or a wizard or a monkey!


On Saturday morning after pancakes Wesley took all 3 kids to the playground while Maci and I shopped for a few last minute baby items for little Gracie who will be here in a few weeks!
They all had so much fun climbing, crawling and sliding!


And by the end of their short stay I think Mahlon had a little crush!! Love this pic of Mahlon and Lillie Brooks giggling!!

We helped Ollie celebrate her 2nd birthday at Pump it Up! It was our first trip there and it was so much fun!! I'm not sure who was more tired the twins or mommy and daddy?!




Sweet friends Logan, Mahlon, Sara Beth, Kade and Ollie!

We love to paint at our house!! So when it was cold and rainy and icey last week we had an art day!

Ag Museum

We went to the Agricultural Museum last week to see the train exhibit. Mahlon and Sara Beth LOVE trains! And they had trains of all sizes for us to see!
They loved that they could push a button and watch the trains go through tunnels and stop and start.

We saved a little time for a few other exhibits including the catfish tank and a HUGE pig!!! They were a little scared of the pig...this was their first encounter with pig that size!



Our last stop was a drilling rig...just for daddy the oil man!

Just a little update on silly sayings, big accomplishments and new challenges in the lives of 2 1/2 year old twins!
Sara Beth:
*is officially potty trained!!!(since the beginning of December!)
*loves to dress up as a different princess everyday!
*loves to sing! especially the ABC's and Jesus Loves Me
*loves to eat anything with cheese
*favorite movie...Snow White or anything with a princess
*every night when we turn the lights out S.B. says "tell me question" she won't go to sleep without us asking her 1 or 2 random questions!
*she NEVER stops talking!
*she likes for Mommy or Daddy to say the blessing at dinner


Mahlon:
*I had to tell him they quit making diapers in his size...and a little birdie is going tell him they don't make pullups either!!
*dresses up as whatever S.B. wants him to be!
*loves to sing! especially E-I-E-I-O and He's got the whole world in His hands
*loves to eat PIZZA!
*favorite movie...anything Veggie Tales
*loves to play with his train set
*he wants to sing his blessing "God our Father..."
*got his first ear infection at 2 1/2!!

They both:
*love to play "Doctor"
*sing the alphabet as follows...A B C D H I Y, A B C D H I Y...if you sing it with them they know all of the letters, but if they were singing by themselves they have their own version!
*love to paint!
*love play-dough
*can count to 10...with the exception of skipping the number 2! Maybe when they turn 3 they'll realize 2 is a number not just how old they are!
*when they really want something they'll say "just one more" or "just gimmie one"
*they both sleep in toddler beds...still in the same room! No more cribs!!
*they have each claimed their own cat...Lucy is Mahlon's cat and Annabelle is Sara Beths, and everyday they look for "their cat"
*love to read
*pretend to be Mary and Joseph and push baby Jesus in the stroller
*pretend that Mahlon is a King and Sara Beth is whatever princess she chooses to be!
*love cheese puffs
*love to sing/read 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed

Two 2 1/2 year olds is quite challenging at times, but what a blessing! They are at such a fun age right now. And you never know what is about to come out of their mouths...they keep us laughing all day! We are so thankful to have healthy, smart, beautiful children that are so curious and keep us on our toes at all times!!

We celebrated New Year's Day in Madison opening Christmas gifts and watching bulldawg football with the Days(Daddy Day, Gran and Aunt Maggie)Although we were all still recovering from our "Christmas colds" the babies didn't miss a beat! They LOVE opening "prizes."

Mahlon and Sara Beth searching for gifts in Daddy Days toy bag!
...and still searching!


Mahlon's new favorite...MR Potatoe head!

Trying on her new princess shoes!