Two-Fer Twos-Day

Yep, it's that time of week again! Eight is Great hosts Two For Twosday every week. Go on over and see who else is playing along! :)


This week we have Ms. Frances sitting on the edge of the bouncy while I was trying to take a picture of 2 month old Frankie. Those two seemed to have a really special relationship from the day the twins were born. I guess that's because Frankie is the more easy going of the twins. lol

Hope everyone has a WONDERFUL Tuesday!

Picture Taking

So Friday evening I had to re-dress all three little ones, so I thought it was a great opportunity to take a picture of all three of them together for Daddy. Hahahahahahahaha! WHAT was I thinking???


They NEVER sit still!!!


Butt - of course - I couldn't resist this one! lol They were watching Isaac play with the dog, Sweetheart, outside. That's WAY more interesting than Mommy and her camera.


Frances and Marguerite standing on the couch. They look SO solemn, don't they?


Here's Mr. Frankie after he became the bottom tier on the "dog pile". Frances piled right on top of him and he got the giggles!


I didn't get the most wonderful pictures of the threesome out of it, but we all had fun trying! There was lots and lots of jumping on the couch (Frankie's favorite pasttime), dog watching, and giggling. As well as lots of picture taking by Mommy. Daddy will have a new background for his computer while he's in China anyway. lol


+++++ And as a quick update, my c-section has been scheduled for 12/3 at 7:30 am. So looks like Little Robbie will be joining us soon. :)

Rob says I'm in "nesting mode" because I keep cooking these last couple of days. (Wait until he finds out that I baked a spice cake for dessert tonight.... lol) Honestly, I've felt so bad the last couple of months that I've only grudgingly cooked, so now that I feel better I WANT to cook. Sometimes I think he forgets I actually LIKE to do it. lol

Baby Picture Sunday - Spaghetti Everywhere!!

Sweet Mama Deb over at Who Says 8 is Enough? hosts Baby Picture Sunday every week. This week's theme is Spaghetti Heads. Run on over and see who else is joining in the fun!


I know I have pictures of Frances eating spaghetti for the first time somewhere, but I just couldn't find them. Probably taken on film and not scanned. Argh!!!

Here's Frankie's first go at spaghetti:


Including tipping his dish to see if there was anything beneath it...


And finally just being rather happy with himself (AND his mess! lol)


Marguerite didn't then (and still doesn't) like spaghetti. She does not like being messy. lol She's such a pristine little eater!

Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!

Way Back When-esday

Every week Ms. Cheryl at Twinfatuation hosts Way Back When-esday. Go on over and see who else is playing along. (There are some GREAT photos!)

Frankie and Marshie were all of 5 days old in this shot. We'd been home one whole day. Everyone in the family wanted to know "HOW do you feed twins?" Yeah, I rolls my eyes still. Like every Mama, you just DO it. lol (This was one of the "supplemental" feedings. Much to my disappointment Marshie never did take to breast feeding though - at all!)


Have a great Wednesday everyone!!!

Two-Fer Twos-Day

It's that time of week again! Eight is Great hosts Two-For Twos-Day. Don't forget to head over and see who else is playing along!

Today Tammy and I were still sorting through clothes (Frances is OUT of 2T and Marshie is out of 12 month), but Frances found a great use for the growing mound of clothes in the middle of the floor.

Yep, she decided to pull Marguerite round and round and round and round and round in circles! Frankie joined in too, but I didn't get any good pictures with him in the wagon.

I'll try to post the video of Frances attempting to pull both of them later.

Sibling Rivalry a la Twins

So I put Frank and Marguerite into a chair to take their picture earlier this morning. ((I don't get many of them together, as they SO don't sit still (though it's getting easier). It's also almost impossible to get them to sit next to each other for even one second! *sigh*))

Here is the first picture: (which I really like by the way lol)



Then Marshie decided she wanted Frankie OUT OF HER CHAIR!!!!







Needless to say, I was giggling pretty hard while I was taking these photos. I would never let them hurt one another, but watching things like this (where they are both laughing - well ok, Marshie was determined and Frankie was laughing AT her...) really is quite hilarious. As you can see by the last picture, she managed to oust him too! lol

Twins are SO much fun. We really are blessed. :)

Park Day

Yesterday we went to Desse's NJROTC picnic at the park around the corner. This is his third year in ROTC, and our third year to attend the picnic. It's a great get together for all the families. I didn't get pictures of him or his girlfriend, Alex, mostly because they hide from the camera. I did, however, find that I could get pictures of Frances, Frankie and Marshie playing on the playground.

They couldn't get away from the camera while trapped in the swings!! Boy they loved swinging -- the twins think it's fun to swing back to back, though they kept trying to see what the other was watching.





I only had about 25 people (literally) ask me, "Are they twins?" I read twin books while I was preggo that said I'd end up hating that question and I thought that was ridiculous, but you know.... grrrrr! lol I still don't know why that one question grates on my nerves so!

Frances likes to swing, but the following pictures show she found something she liked even better. I couldn't KEEP her at the swing set!



She kept telling us she wanted to play on the "pig". LOL I kept telling her it was a hippo, which she would repeat after me, but then ask to go play on the "pig" again. Silly girl!!

Lunch was nice. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, cookies, soda and water. The babies got their first taste of chocolate chip cookies. Frankie smeared his EVERYwhere, while Marshie sucked on hers a bit, then dropped it in the cup holder on the stroller (as Alex found as we were cleaning everyone up).

I finally got to meet Angel and Natalie as well. Angel is a senior, trying to complete high school with her 8 month old daughter in tow. I've so been there! We've given her baby clothes for Natalie, and as Marshie is growing out of the next size, I give those to her too. I'm very proud of her for continuing to go to school. She's such a sweet girl and so is her little one.

The ROTC teams performed amid many cheers and with few mistakes. The babies and I came home after a couple of hours, but Desse stayed until the party was over. All three of the little ones were so worn out they slept for 2 1/2 hours!! lol All in all I'd say everyone had fun.