Twins By Surprise

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Ready or not, the twins are two years old today!! Most simply put, Madison and Lily are the most precious people in the world to me. I am continually amazed at how amazing they are, and at how much love they show to everyone. You can't have a bad day when you hear two little girls tell you that they love you. It melts my heart everyday. Their Daddy and I hope and pray that they grow up to be healthy and happy, because they have made us the happiest parents in the world!

Happy Birthday, to my Twin Princesses!!

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Easter 2012

Easter has really become a major holiday for us since the girls were born. I guess I'll take any chance I get to spoil them...and so does everyone else!

Our Easter Extravaganza started with the Easter Bunny. Needless to say, they (especially Lily) weren't thrilled to sit on a gigantic rabbit and take a picture.

It's funny to compare that picture with last year. I'll never stop being amazed by how FAST they are growing!!

Our next stop was the first of two Easter Egg hunts. Our church put on this hunt, and had over 10,000 eggs! Luckily, they broke it up by age group, so we were just with other 0-2 year olds.

Lily was ready to grab some eggs!

So was Madison (she just wouldn't look at the camera)!

Madi waved to the Easter Bunny...

and Lily gave him a kiss!

Later that day, we had our own Easter Egg hunt. We invited my parents and cousin (who has twins of her own) over, and had a blast! Our backyard was perfect for hiding 85 (yes, I said 85) eggs!

A House Full of Kids!

Twins and more Twins!

The next day was Easter! After we got home from church, I made enchilada casserole (yum!) for my brother and our family. The girls also opened up their Easter baskets from the Easter Bunny!

To end the weekend, we headed to my in-laws house. Let's just say the weekend ending with a crash...a sugar crash, that is. The girls got WAY too much candy, brownies, and sweet treats, but they LOVED every minute of it!

Overall, I'd say our Easter weekend was a success!!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Christmas 2011 Recap

I have to say that this Christmas was one of the best ever! Last Christmas was great, don't get me wrong, but it was really great to see the girls actually open presents (and be excited about what they got). I don't think any gift I could receive at Christmas would be better than seeing the look on my little ladies' faces when they opened their present....it was pure joy!

Our Christmas festivities began in early December with our Felt Christmas Tree...That's right, a Felt Christmas Tree. There was NO way I was going to put up a "real" tree with glass ornaments...too many bad things could happen with my two little elves running around. I found the idea on Pinterest, and made it myself. Let's just say that a lot of felt, 2 glue sticks, needle, thread, and a couple of hours later we had our tree. Next year we'll put up a "real" tree, and put this one in the girls' room.

Our DIY Tree

New stockings this year!

We saw Santa twice this year...let's just say that I hope Santa doesn't scare Lily and Madison quite so much next year! We also went to Crown Center (partly to see Santa) to see the Mayor's Christmas Tree and lights. I'd never seen it before, and it will definitely become a yearly tradition!