love is remembering.

time well spent

As Wes begins his new career path: Truck Driver...duh duh duh...class starts tomorrow, or today...depending on what time I finish this :) We decided to get in one good FAMILY day at the zoo.  The twins were in Heaven...I know I've mentioned the elephant love happening at our house right now, and boy did we ever have some fun on Pachyderm Hill.  Our sweet little girl tried to call the elephants over by lightly clapping her hands and saying "c'mere elephant" over and over.  Alas, it did not work, but I do have it on video and it may be the cutiest video EVER!  I love her!

Cal was the man about the zoo - zooming this way and that.  He is happiest when he's allowed the freedom to explore.  Giving that freedom can be slightly difficult when "zooing" it with the masses in extreme heat, but he had a fantastic time.  He LOVES to watch all the animals.

One of our favorite stops today was the fish bridge.  Both kids were having a blast feeding the fish.  "They're hung-wy Mama!"  What a day for making memories!

Checking out the "Raffes"

Daddy and Cal - doing what they do

Mama and Charlotte - feeding the "hungwy" fish

elephant "glee"

Let me just spread the word:  elephant

Our house is filled with trumpeting elephant sounds and every elephant movie possible right now!  Miss Charlotte has made it her new favorite animal and can't stop talking about: ELEPHANT!  Calvin is of course more than delighted to toot right along beside her.

Also: Can we have some more cuteness than watching your twin 2-year-old sweeties hold hands and dance  along with their new favorite TV show?  That's right...I'm raising "Gleeks"!  You should join the fun :)

(There is supposed to be a video here)

better than all the rest

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The Short Story

Here's the abbreviated version:

• # of "wet" underwear: COUNTLESS
• rooms smelling of urine: 3
• new pairs of shoes for Charlotte: 2 (cutiest EVER)
• baseball bats for Cal: 4 apparently you can never have enough
• on the hunt for: "Cars" Lizzie (the old lady), Frank (the Combine), and Red (the Fire Truck)
• # of nights Cal has gotten into Charlotte's bed: it would be easier to say how many he hasn't (2 that I can recall since we took down side rails)
• # of Cheeto's lovers: 3 (Wes eats them but apparently does NOT love them)
• dr. visits: 1 (foreign object in mama's foot) VERY scary to hold 2 2-yr-old kids on your lap when a dr. is using a scalpel on your body! :)

Flashback Tuesday!

besties from the beginning

chicken nuggets and cheetos

My Monday went a little something like this:

• I did not shut off my alarm this morning and reset it for 1/2 hour later...no NOT me!
• I most certainly did not load up on caffeine to make extra certain I would be a productive employee on this rainy Monday morning...definitely not me!
• There is no way I was the one shamelessly posting our photographers blog all over facebook...I'm 100% confident that was not me! (in case you're interested:  http://creativeimagesandco.com/blog/?p=320 )
• And, you can be certain, I did not look up the previously mentioned website while on company time.  NOPE that was not me.
• I did not bring home chicken nuggets and  baked cheetos for dinner, because that would be VERY unhealthy; I am confident that was NOT me!
• Also, can I just say that I did not indulge in Cookie Crisp for dinner for myself...that would be absurd, and that's why I know that was NOT me either.
• I can tell you honestly right now that I am not going to go upstairs and take a picture of my sweet twins while they are sleeping in the same bed because it is RUDE to use flash photography on precious snoring toddlers.  I would NEVER do that...for sure, not me.
• And one more thing...I am not waiting for Saturday to buy a Father's Day gift, because I am a woman and we are prepared!  Procrastinate....ha...not me.