2012 Recap!

What an AMAZING year we had! 2012 was filled with some of the most amazing memories to date! We kicked off the year with a New Years Eve party with friends and family! We took a trip to Cali in May which involved a very fun trip to Disney on Jeremy's birthday and camping in Nahna & Pappa's RV in Huntington Beach! We had our first REAL camping experience, tent and all, over Fathers Day weekend. We camped out at our Marina where we keep the boat. It went shockingly well, and the girls thought it was the coolest thing ever! Daddy was pretty happy waking up just steps away from his favorite activity..the boat(well one of his favorite activities anyway)! The girls started Pre-K in September and they are in the same class again this year. They like their teacher and they LOVE to learn! They are in the early stages of reading, and they are loving the process of figuring it out. Although I am very bias, I can't help but say how amazed I am with their smarts, and logic...they AMAZE me with the wisdom they have at such a young age. Kids are just so stinkin' smart these days! :) We had a couple visits from Uncle Aya, and Nahna and Pappa made it out just before Christmas, which was awesome! We also got a surprise visit from Aunt Christy, Uncle Roger and GG Reno in September which was a very fun surprise!! We spent Addyson & Kaydence's 5th birthday aboard the Disney Magic on a 7 day cruise to the Carribbean! It was truely amazing, and we cannot wait to go back! Addyson & Kaydence finished out the year learning how to ride their bikes with no training wheels; it took them a whole 5 minutes to get the hang of it before they were racing down the streets and trying to hop the curbs! We added a new member to the family; a very cuddly chocloate lab puppy, named Dude. He is absolutely adorable, and we couldn't love him any more. Sage wouldn't have anything to do with me for a couple days after we brought him home, but she loves him just as much as we do now. They are just like the girls; ALWAYS playing, and getting into trouble together! I think Sage has dropped a couple pounds since we brought him home because she is getting so much exercise playing and wrestling with him! When we brought him home on Christmas Eve, he was 13 pounds, and yesterday Jeremy weighed him and he was a whopping 23 pounds! He is going to be one big Dude!! We finished the year out with a trip to the Oklahoma mountains for New Years with the neighbors (and our very dear friends) the Rohrers! The kids had a blast playing in the snow, going on scavenger hunts and hanging out in the jacuzzi with the most awesome Daddy ever!!!!!! Kaydence particpated in a peanut program this year and can now tolerate peanuts without having an allergic reaction! We think that is a miracle in itself! We also found out this year that Addyson & Kaydence are IDENTICAL, which was a very fun and surpising (for us anyway) piece of information!! Now that we have a 2012 recap complete, I can start fresh with 2013 because I plan to stay on top of the blog much more this year!!! If 2013 turns out to be even half as great as 2012 was, we are in for a great year! I can't help but count our blessings on a daily basis and wonder how in the world we got so lucky! Don't get me wrong, it's not always gum drops and lollipops, but it's definitely the next best thing!!! Auntie Onya is coming to visit on Thursday, and we are THRILLED!!! This Saturday marks the 7 year annivesary of Gram's passing, and I am very grateful that we get to spend the day together. I plan to have plenty of fun to report after the weekend is over!!!

...and the results are in.....

After contemplating it for just a little over 4 years, we decided to bite the bullet and have the girls DNA tested. After the girls last dentist appointment we couldn't help but wonder (even more than we did before), if our little chickies, were identical. We were told by my very first doctor that there was no way to tell if they were identical or fraternal until either 1) it was confirmed that we had a boy and girl, or 2) we had the DNA tested. Then when we started to see the specialist every other week to get the girls measured and all that good stuff he said he believed they were fraternal, because of the fact that there was two of everything (you know all the gushy in the womb stuff). For this reason, even though we had our doubts we just assumed that even though they looked a lot alike, they were fraternal. We are thrilled to say that we are 99.9% sure,




Aunt Christy brought up a great point; we think it's good we waited this long to find out because Addyson & Kaydence were given the opportunity to develop and grow separately, and we didn't just lump them together because they were identical. This doesn't change anything except for the fact that we know they are identical twins and that they share the same DNA. They both have VERY different personalities, likes, and dislikes, but one thing is for sure....we have been more than blessed with these two little monkeys!

Dentist visit success...but now to test or not to test, that is the question!

Addyson & Kaydence had their first dentist visit with cleaning on Wednseday!! I had a bit of anxiety (although I hid this from the girls), because I had heard many horror stories from friends about their kiddos first trip to the dentist. Turns out Kaydence and Addyson really are ROCKSTARS, because they were FANTASTIC! They did not whimper or whine in the slightest; in fact they actually giggled and laughed during the cleaning. The only thing was during X-rays Kaydence said "This makes me nervous Mama".

Now for the strange revelation.....Addyson & Kaydence, on the same exact tooth and in the same exact spot have an area where the enamel on the tooth never grew in or developed. It is so crazy, because the dentist said it is pretty rare, and the fact that they both have it in the same spot is even more rare..unless they are IDENTICAL. If they are identical it would explain this because teeth are genetic. So now, we are faced with the question to test or not to test for DNA so we can determine once and for all if they are or are not identical. I felt like we would know for sure if they were identical or fraternal as they got older because they would start to look different; but the exact opposite has happened. I feel like the older they get the more alike they look, which makes it harder and harder to determine the facts!

Other than that exciting piece of information, not much has changed around here. The girls continue to grow and continue to amaze us with their creativity! Four has been a pretty great age for us, because they are so much better at communicating and are SOOO much fun! They are still in Ballet/Tap and have started their routine for the Spring recital on June 9th! We are SOOO excited!! I just got news that my graduation ceremony for University of Phoenix will be held on July 7th at American Airlines Center, and I am over the moon! Everything feels more real now, and I am really starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Jeremy is doing great with work and staying very busy! Every year he grows the business a little more and we continue to pray this process/cycle continues for many more years!!

We haven't decided on the genetic zygosity test yet, but we will keep y'all informed! XoXoXo

Wow..almost a year! Where does the time go?!?

I cannot believe it has been almost a year since the last time I wrote! Crazy! Well better late than never!!

This year has been full of lots of awesome things, maybe the most notable is Kaydence's involvement in a peanut program to desensitize her of her allergic reaction to peanuts! If it was a success, this study would not only bring us peace of mind, but it would also allow us to indulge in one of our most favorite things....PEANUTS and PEANUT BUTTER!! It was a win-win situation! ;) On the serious side, it was a concerning to know that we would be feeding our precious baby the exact ingredient that puts her in so much danger, but after discussing it and weighing the options we felt it was in the best interest of our sweet little K, and the rest of our family to go with it. I am overjoyed to announce that after 5 months of weekly visits to the specialist, a jar of peanut powder, 2 jars of peanuts, and 3 bottles of Zyrtec allergy medicine; Kaydence can eat peanuts without an allergic reaction!!!!! Today was her first day eating the peanuts without a morning dose of allergy medicine and it went great!!!!

Other than that excitement Addyson & Kaydence are doing awesome! They still go to Mother's Day Out at First United Methodist. They allowed them to stay in the same class another year, and amazingly they are doing great together! No complaints as of yet on sibling rivalry or anything, so that is a great improvement from last year! They are in Dance/Tap class and they are doing great! They are the youngest in the class but are doing a great job keeping up with the others. They are both learning how to write their letters, and can both write their names without my assistance! They had a great 4th birthday party. It was my little pony themed, and it was INDOORS at a gymnastics place, so we stayed clear of thunderstorms and tornadoes this year! LoL

Jeremy is doing well at work and staying super busy! I am still doing school full time and should have my second degree in June of 2012!!!

Hope this post finds everyone happy and healthy!!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! xoxox

Tis the Season!

Since it has been three months since the last post, a recap is necessary!!

October was a big month for the Lewis Family! Not only did our little sweethearts turn THREE, Mommy turned 29 and received her first college degree!!!

Addyson & Kaydence's birthday weekend was quite an experience for us as well. We decided to have their third birthday party at the pumpkin patch! Turns out Mother Nature and Mommy and Daddy had much different plans in store for the weekend! Although we were advised by the news stations that thunderstorms were a large possibility the pumpkin patch informed us that they had not received any rain all year even though the rest of the city was pounded with rain in the weeks prior. So, we decided to push our luck and wait out the storms. BAD IDEA!!! We arrived to the pumpkin patch at noon, with an adorable set up for the girls and no rain! We had about 10 of Addyson & Kaydence's friends show up with their parents despite the large chance of storms, which really speaks of how great these friends are!! Within 15 minutes of being at the patch it started to rain. Within 20 minutes we were smack dab in the middle of a very severe storm. Not only were the winds blowing at around 75 MPH, it was raining sideways and we were stuck under a tarp with 20 of our friends. I felt so terrible and Addyson & Kaydence were very distraught. Addyson was so concerned with the table cloths blowing away, she sat right on top of one table and stretched out her legs as far as she could to save the other tables. Addyson to this day swears she was in a Tornado on her birthday. It took months before she was okay to be outside with even the slightest amount of wind and is still a bit uneasy with wind today. We feel so bad that she was so traumatized, and hope it goes away with time. Kaydence didn't really let it bother her, but she is also our very passive and easy going little girl.

November was also very eventful! We took a trip back to Cali with the girls. It had been almost 2 years since we took them back home and visited with many of our family members!! We had such a great time! We put together a surprise 50th birthday party for Mimi with Auntie Onya, and Aunt Margie so graciously allowed us to throw it at her house! It turned out fabulous! It was also a family reunion for the Peat/Toon/Atkinson Family! It had been 10 years since some of us had been together so it was really great! The girls had so much fun with their twin cousins who turned Two while we were visiting! Kaydence could not get enough hugs from Hunter! So sweet!We also got to spend Thanksgiving with the Lewis Family! It was so much fun seeing Addyson & Kaydence with their cousin Ryley for the first time! We stayed at Uncle Aya's for two nights and the girls took a trip to the mountains with Nahna, Pappa and Daddy! The trip was completed with 2 days at Disneyland and California adventure (with over 28 family members) and a week at a beach house in HB! We spent the week with cousins we had never met (well A & K had never met), and the girls also got to hang with cousins Easton and Mikayla, who they havent seen in over a year! My brother came down with his troop from Oregon, which was really nice since Addyson & Kaydence had never met any of their cousins or Uncle Ralphie yet! They got along great, and had a blast! Nahna and Pappa and Aunt Christy, Uncle Roger and Grandma Reno parked their RV's on the beach which made for a great location for sunsets and beach fun! Addyson and Kaydence loved it and had so much fun playing in the sand, building sand castles and finding seashells with everyone! We could not have asked for a more perfect family vacation!

December has slowed down a bit but not much! We had a great Christmas and the girls loved Santa (especially the things santa delivers!). We had a delicious Christmas Eve Prime Rib dinner with the Chuang family, Mimi, Auntie Yoyo and Brandon! Santa stopped by for a visit and the girls were in awe. I'm not sure how they didn't know but they had no idea it was Daddy! Christmas Day was celebrated with Mimi, Aunt Yoyo, Brandon, Uncle Andrew, Ashley and cousin Dominick. It was a great Christmas! The girls got lots of goodies....and so did Mommy! ;)

These little girls are growing so fast and we can't believe how fast time flies! They continue to amaze us with their imaginations and intelligence! The entire month of December Kaydence was Rudolph and only answered to Rudolph the majority of the time. Her favorite saying was "My name is Rudolph. I'm Rudolph. I got my nose so bright". I can still hear her sweet little voice as she was saying it. Too precious! Kids really do say the darnedest things! The other day Addyson said "Kaydence, do you want to be my friend?" and Kaydence responded with "Yes, best friends forever". I wish I could have a video camera on them all day to capture the adorable things they say. With threes has also come extreme independence, attitudes, and arguments. They are both very strong willed and although it can be very trying, we wouldn't have it any other way. We have been so blessed with such beautiful healthy girls and we cannot for a second take that for granted! A good friend said that "although the days can sometimes be very long, the years are short". This is so true and even on the most testing, trying and rough days we have to remind ourselves of this.

Hope the New Year brings health and happiness your way! We love you!
~The Lewis Family

A week of Firsts!

This was a very big week for the Lewis household!! Addyson and Kaydence had their very first day of preschool (its actually pre-preschool) and they rode their very first amusement park rides, all in one week!

Tuesday August 31st was their first day of school. They have been talking about going to school for months so the excitement they were feeling was so overwhelming, they decided to wake up at 4:30 that morning! When I explained to them that it was too early for school and it was still dark out, Kaydence went back to sleep but Addyson was way to excited to accept my answer! She finally fell back asleep at 5:45! I thought it was going to be miserable trying to wake her up but she had no problem with me waking her up at 7:30 to get ready for school (oh how that will change!)! Mommy and Daddy got them fed, dressed, lunches packed and we were off!

We walked them into their very first classroom for their very first day of school, in fact it was their very first day away from Mommy and Daddy (except with family)..... and not one tear was shed! In fact their exact words were "Bye Mom, Bye Dad, see you later"! They were way to excited to be sad or mad or scared! I think their excitement made it easier not to cry myself (at least not there anyway) and helped me feel good about our decision to wait until now to start pre-preschool!

The first day they both had a note saying they needed to work on listening and following directions, the second day Addyson got a "Super day" and Kaydence got the same report she had the day before but the third day they both got a "Super Day"! They ARE only two, and this is their first time in a classroom setting with a new authority figure so as long as we continue to make progress we will be moving in the right direction!

Monday we decided to celebrate labor day with a family day at the amusement park! Its just a little amusement park with carnival type rides. I was sure the girls would not ride anything or want to do much but boy was I wrong! They LOVED it! They rode ponies for the first time, they rode a boat ride and a race car ride! Kaydence went on her first roller coaster with Daddy by her side! We rode a train and had a FABULOUS time! It was a great ending to a great week!

Our "BIG" girls!

We officially have two potty trained 2 year olds!!! I thought I would wait until we were in the clear before I sent out a post because we have been down this road a few times but I'm pretty sure its safe to say we have conquered the quest! I am actually very surprised at how easy it has been! Here is how the process worked:

We took a trip with some friends to Lake Texoma. We rented a boat for Father's Day and after freaking out for the first 10 minutes of the boat ride our girls LOVED it! They were driving the boat by the end of the day! Since then the girls have been asking to go on a boat and go fishing EVERYDAY! So one night Jeremy said to the girls "Daddy might be able to buy a boat if he didn't have to spend money on diapers". I didn't think twice about it because I'm thinking, we have 2 year olds and they aren't going to grasp the concept of what Daddy just said. The next morning the first thing out of the girls mouths was "I'm wearing big girl underwear today because Daddy's going to buy me a boat". We were BLOWN away. How in the world did these two year olds put two and two together and grasp that concept? Needless to say, we are going on a month now wearing big girl underwear and they continue to ask when Daddy is going to buy them a boat! We still wear diapers at night but naptime and the rest of the day is diaper/pull up free!!!!

We went from about 20 diapers a day to 2 diapers a day!!! This is VERY exciting!! If the girls are still in the same underwear they started out with in the morning they get a special treat! So far, they have been getting LOTS of special treats!

It seems like they have grown up so much in the last couple weeks. Its exciting, scary and sad all at the same time. Our little baby girls are becoming just little girls now and its happening so fast! We started art class last week and the girls are loving it. They still have these amazing imaginations and LOVE to play pretend with each other. Its amazing how it is still so much fun to just sit and watch them interact and play together. They are both so aware and conscious of each other and what the other needs and wants. They certainly fight and argue over toys but for the most part they have fun together and are the bestest of friends!

They try to become more and more independent everyday and everything we do now is such a process and takes forever because they want to do everything themselves. We try to allow them to do this before offering our help but it is difficult sometimes. Addyson has NO problem correcting me if I call her Kaydence or sister(which seems to happen often), in fact her exact words are "No Mom, I'm Addyson". Kaydence is just fine with being called Addyson in fact sometimes she tells me "I'm Addyson Lewis". Right now everybody is _____ Lewis. They say Nahna Lewis, Pappa Lewis, Uncle Aya Lewis, Great Grandma Reno Lewis but even Mimi is Mimi Lewis, Onya is Onya Lewis and YoYo is YoYo Lewis. Its actually pretty cute!

Well I should probably cut off the novel here! Hopefully there is not as much time between our next post!

Hugs and Kisses to everyone!

Happy 2010

The first update of 2010!!
Our New Years was GREAT! The girls, Daddy, and I began the New Year festivities by continuing our family tradition and making shortbread! They enjoyed getting their hands in and mixing and baking!
We kicked off New Years eve a little early this year! The girls and I went to a Countdown to Noon party! It was a blast! The girls made lots of noise, sprayed silly string and danced with their friends! It was lots of fun!
Then we had dinner with MiMi, Michelle and Welson and Mommy and Daddy at a Japanese Restaurant called Hibachi Rock. Some fun things happened there. A & K were introduced to lots of new things;Edamame, chopsticks and WASABI!!!! Both of the girls were picking up the Edamame seeds with their chopsticks by the end of the night...and there were no rubber bands or ties involved. They actually held the chopsticks with their fingers and were able to pick up the little peas on their own. It was AMAZING! They are naturals! Then Addyson decided to grab Daddy's chopsticks just as he finished putting some Wisabi on his plate. She then proceeded to stick the chopsticks in her mouth and within seconds her face turned bright red and her eyes started watering...poor girl. She was a trooper though! After dinner we came home and played lots of games on the Wii. Addyson and Kaydence made it all the way to Midnight! I couldn't believe it but they did, and they were in nice chipper moods the entire night! I think that's the one and only time we will allow that though because when it was time for bed they weren't so thrilled and the next morning was a bit rough!

We have had a wonderful 2010 so far! A & K are no longer potty training, they are back in diapers. They just aren't ready for it. We continue to go on the potty but its not fully enforced. We're allowing them to move at their own pace for now and around 2 1/2 we will begin encouraging it full force again.
Today the girls had their first Kindermusic class. THEY LOVE IT! They are so musically inclined, can keep a beat and memorize a song within minutes so this class is perfect for them! They were the leaders of the class. Kaydence acted as the conductor and made sure to correct the others when they were not using the insruments correctly. She made sure to walk around and participate with everyone. When the other children would walk in and were unwilling to participate Kaydence made sure to get them invloved. I hope we don't have a Mrs Bossy Boss on our hands but think we just might. Everyone just loved her and could not stop talking about how outgoing and friendly she is! Addyson was more calm and stayed in my lap and participated as she was supposed to. She followed the teacher and was singing and dancing to the tune. At the end she went around and gave everyone a hug and thanked them! She was such a little sweetie!

Time goes by way too fast! I can hardly believe it is already 2010!! We wish you all a happy and healthy 2010!!

A Fabulous December

It seems as though Thanksgiving ran right into December this year....it all just happened so fast! Thanksgiving was great! We had a fabulous dinner with great family and friends! We did our usual, going around the table asking everyone to say what they are thankful for and when we asked Kaydence she said.."Addy", it was the cutest thing ever. The entire table said "Awww" in unison! That was Kaydence & Addyson's favorite word that day. Every time anyone would take a picture, they would say "aww, let me see". They must get this from us always taking their picture and then saying "aww so cute" and looking at the picture. They pick things up so fast!

December has been a very eventful month! Nahna and Papa came to visit mid-December and we got to celebrate an early Christmas! The girls were so much fun, and LOVED the process of opening up presents. The first present they opened was some Elmo underwear, and they were soooo excited! They were so excited to see Nahna and Papa and still wake up asking where they are. It was a great visit and the girls really had a blast hanging with them!

They have both learned the songs Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, jingle bells, Santa Clause is coming to town, Frosty the snowman and silent night and we have been hearing them over and over again all month long! They were great with Santa this year. We weren't sure how they were going to react but they did GREAT. They actually ran right up to Santa and sat on his lap and gave him hugs and everything. We were very impressed!

Christmas was great! We were actually surprised with a beautiful White Christmas!! It snowed all day Christmas Eve and we woke up to a perfectly beautiful White Christmas. We could not have asked for anything more! We had fun playing in the snow and making little frosty's!

Kaydence has got the tune of the ABC's down! She can now make it from A-Z including the ending of the song! She can count to 13, and she is slowly but surely learning her colors. She knows the difference between blue, orange, yellow and purple but cant quite place the others yet. We play this game where we roll the ball back and forth and say our name and our favorite color. Kaydence ALWAYS says her name is Addyson when I ask her name. I'm not sure if she is trying to pull one over on me or what because she knows her name is Kaydence, but she insists on saying her name is "Addyson" and says Addyson is "Addy" whenever we play that game. She has always said her favorite color is blue but now she says its blue and red (I think this is because I always say my favorite is red). She is still our little singer. She likes to stand on top of something and belt out Twinkle Twinkle little star...I have a video that I need to share with you, its precious! That's about where Kaydence is right now, she is definitely learning more and picking up on new things everyday. They continue to wow us everyday with their brilliant minds and creative ways!
Addyson is a little fire ball and the biggest goof ball ever!!! She has some serious gusto in her blood! She is so strong and has so much energy in that little body of hers! She can do full somersaults and loves to dance! She is extremely advanced in her athletic ability.....and shes already got Daddy excited about it! She loves to sing too! She's so funny. She will stand up on a pedestal and say "me me me me me", like she's clearing her throat and then she will belt twinkle twinkle while holding up her arms as she is hitting a high note! It is hilarious! She's so silly and loves to entertain, just like her Daddy. When we try to take a family picture she will pull her lips and stick out her tongue and make a silly face just as we take the picture. Today I asked Addyson what her name was and she said "Aggro Addy" in a monsterish teeth gritting voice. She is just too funny!
They are both into dress up and love to put on their ballerina skirts and play heels. Kaydence is a pro in her heels. She can run and jump in them....very scary!!
Jer is doing great at work. He had his first weekend off in months over Christmas weekend. We actually got Daddy all to ourselves for 4 whole days...it was AWESOME!!!! He has next weekend off too, and then back to a hectic schedule of working and installing every weekend!

We love you all and wish you a very happy and healthy 2010!!!!

Potty Training....so far so good!

Tuesday November 10th I got a call from Daddy while I was at my Mom's of Multiples meeting and he said Kaydence asked if she could go potty on the potty so he put her on and she went poo, then Addyson followed right behind! So, since they initiated it we have been potty training ever since! They are doing great! So far we have only had a few accidents between then and now!! We have been wearing "big girl" underwear during the day and pull ups at night. They get so excited when they go! They each yell for eachother and jump up and down and say "Bravo, sissy, Bravo"! In the beginning I was a little nervous because it seemed as though they were so concerned with getting their "treats" that they were trying really hard and straining to go potty! They would sometimes go and then hold it for 5 minutes and then go again so that they could get the most out of their treats! We have moved past that little phase, but it was pretty funny! Now they like to go in the bathroom by themselves, close the door, do their business and then yell and scream, "Mommy, Mommy, I show you, I show you, follow me"...its the cutest thing ever! So far, so good! I'm hoping this sticks, its so nice not to change poopy diapers!!! ;)

Heres a picture our potty training girls!!!

Finally our Halloween post!!

This year the girls had a BLAST for halloween! They absolutely LOVED being ladybugs!! We kicked it off with a halloween playdate at the Hamorsky's house! It was so cute to see all of Addyson & Kaydence's best friends in their halloween costumes!! Then we had our annual mothers of multiples parade at Stonebriar Mall. Of course all eyes were on our group because there were about a hundred of us walking in the parade! Then we had lots of fun on Saturday handing out candy (this was the girls favorite part) and then later trick or treating with Elmo!! Addyson & Kaydence got so excited everytime someone came to the door for candy! They would get a big huge handful, say trick or treat and stuff the kids bowls! Of course every other sucker pulled out of the bowl would go into their mouths but it was lots of fun!!! Here are some pictures!

Time flies..our little babies are 2!

What a wild October it has been! These girls are keeping us on our toes, thats for sure! We had their big birthday party celebration scheduled for October 24th, but we had a bout of colds, strep and hives that put a damper on our festivities. So, we re-scheduled the party for the following weekend and it turned out great. We turned the office into "elmo's world" and Elmo made a grand appearance. They had about 10 of their best friends come, including 3 sets of twins, 1 set of triplets and 1 singleton! They all played and danced, and had a blast! Here are some pictures of the party!

We actually had elmo come visit on the girls real birthday and that did not go over so well. Who would have thought that a 6 foot, big headed, hairy version of their little muppet friend would scare a 2 year old?!?!? The screams and terror that came out of their mouths was enough to scare anyone! I thought they would for sure want nothing to do with elmo EVER again! So, we decided to leave elmos head (we own the costume) laying around so the girls could get familiar with it and realize it was just a toy! Guess what?! It worked. Within an hour elmo's BIG head was on the girls' teeny bodies! It was pretty hilarious and they were no loger scared of the giant life sized elmo!

Other than that everything is going great! They are getting smarter and smarter every day. They continue to amaze us on just how smart they are. A couple weeks ago we had some friends over for a BBQ. When my Mom got here Addyson and Kaydence grabbed her hand and walked her around to introduce and shake hands with everyone. It was pretty cute! They are very polite these days, EVERYTHING is thank you,, please, I'm sorry and excuse me.

Addyson is still our very considerate sweet girl but with ALOT of spunk in her! She makes sure she gets two of everything so she can give one to her sister. We call her aggro Addy because she will get so worked up and excited about something she starts to get aggro! Its too funny! Both girls LOVE LOVE LOVE Boom Boom Pow by the black eyed peas. I think I have heard that song 10 times a day for the last month! They know just about every word and don't miss a beat! Its definitely one of the highlights of my day, it never gets old!

Kaydence is still our dominant girl. Everything is "I" right now. I see a moon mama, I see happy face dada, Mine, and No, I don't wanna, are the favorite words in her vocabulary. Her and Addyson both are obsessed with happy faces. There is this new American Express commercial that they LOVE because its all about happy faces!

That's my update for now, I will create a post with Halloween pics soon!

xoxoxoxo

They had great 2 yr check ups. They are still in the 30% on height and weight. Who knows what normal is anyway! All of their friends just TOWER over the girls. Its pretty funny! Gotta love our little petite girlies!

I will get some pictures posted as soon as I have some time to go through them!

xoxox

Our FABULOUS Reno Vacation!

At the beginning of the month we took a family vacation to Reno/Tahoe to visit Nahna, Pappa, Great Grandma Reno, Great Uncle Mike, Great Aunt Christy and Great Uncle Roger with a special out of town visitor.... Uncle Aya!!! It was a WONDERFUL vacation! We flew out on Friday and the flight went well. The girls are definitely professional flyer's and very familiar with airplanes by now! They were a bit more restless this time around but other than the take off and landing they were wonderful! Here's some pictures from the plane!

We started off the vacation with a college football kickoff party. Nahna and Pappa had everyone over and we watched football and visited with everyone. The next day we had a great dinner at Aunt Christy and Uncle Roger's. The girls had a blast playing in the backyard with the doggies! Monday we went to the Reno Aces baseball game and then to Great Grandma Reno's for another great family gathering. The girls loved the baseball game and had a blast playing with all Grandma Reno's stuff! They especially loved pretend playing the organ and signing twinkle twinkle little star with Grandma Reno.

Here is a pic of the Lewis' Boy's with their girls and a pic of the girls enjoying the organ!!

Tuesday, the whole gang headed up to Tahoe. This was the girls' first time putting their feet in the sand!!! They LOVED IT!!! They loved everything about the beach! They had no problem running into the water and playing around. It was a beautiful day and the girls had SO much fun!! I think we all did!! Here are a couple pictures!


Uncle Aya had to leave on Wednesday but we had such a fun time visiting! The rest of our vacation was a blast! There was a lot of time spent hanging out on the beaches of Lake Tahoe, a visit to the Forests of Reno/Lake Tahoe, a visit with some great friends from Ryan Construction and LOTS and LOTS of great family time! The last night was AWESOME! Great Uncle Mike made a wonderful video of the girls' 1st trip to Lake Tahoe. I will try and upload it to you tube so everyone can see it. Its AWESOME! That was a great ending to a great vacation!!

Thank you to the entire Reno gang for making this a trip we will never forget!! ;)

Dance, Dance, Dance!

Addyson & Kaydence started dance class last Tuesday! They love it! They are the youngest in the class, so they have some catching up to do but they have a blast! They are so outgoing, and playful! At the beginning of the class the girls all roll the ball to each other and say their name and favorite color. When they roll the ball to the girls they try to play catch and don't care much for holding onto the ball and saying their name, etc.
Addyson follows very closely to the teacher, and copies her every move. She can definitely keep up with the older girls and tries to imitate.
Kaydence is.... more of a free spirit, shall we say! She just wants to dance and shake her booty, and doesn't care much for the ballet poses or stretches.
Another funny thing is that although A & K are the youngest, they seem to be the leaders in the class. The other girls follow them and I'm not sure if its because they are trying to help them or what but it's lots of fun to watch!

Here is a short video from last weeks class!

A & K's 1st Circus!

Today we took the girls to their very first circus!!! They loved it! Addyson was a little scared and layed her head on Daddy's shoulder during some of the acrobatics, but for the most part they LOVED it! The look of amazement on their faces was priceless! We were surprised, but they lasted through the entire 2 hour show! They had a few moments of restlessness but they did GREAT! I think their favorite part was the elephants, they LOVE elephants. Here are a few pictures from the show!

Back from Summer Vacation #1!!!!

The girls, me and Grammy took a trip to Lake Havasu to visit the family! It was a great trip! It was nice to see everyone and the girls loved seeing their Auntie Onya, all the cousins, Auntie Yo-yo and Uncle Andrew! The girls were their normal CrAzY mischievous selves but they actually adjusted really well to the time change and had lots of fun! We spent the majority of our time swimming and Addyson & Kaydence LOVED the water. They took lots of spills into the pool but by the end of the trip they were practically swimming. I can't believe how comfortable they were in the water! I thought for sure it would take them time to get use to but they were little dare devils blowing bubbles in the water and holding onto the ledges and kicking their feet. It was so much fun!

Here are pictures of Addyson & Kaydence trying to ride the quads!

Addyson was really funny, her line for the whole week was "oh, no" in the most dramatic voice possible. Every time she wouldn't get her way, drop something or if she didn't like something she would say it over and over again. Cousin Easton heard this so much, he picked it up too! ;) Kaydence loved and grabbed onto every boy that came around, she was really missing her daddy!

The girls continue to grow and learn new things everyday. Right now they are into playing this game where one will scream really loud and then plop themselves down on their butt. Then they call for their sister to help them up. They take turns doing this over and over again. I ask myself; how can such a loud, wrenching scream be so cute to watch....I have no idea how it is, but it is!!

The day before we left both of the girls finally conquered their goal of Jumping and actually getting air!! This was really exciting because they had been working so hard on this. The first time they did it and it actually worked, the look on their faces was priceless! Now they are little jumping beans and are working on getting higher and higher!

Happy Daddy's Day!

We had a FABULOUS Fathers Day weekend!

Saturday after Daddy got home from work we went to a concert in the park! It was lots of fun and the music was great! The park was shaded well, there was a creek with ducks and plenty of room to picnic! We were a little busy chasing the girls around to take pictures but we had a blast!

Sunday was EXTRA fun! We had a yummy breakfast and then we headed over to the water park at the athletic center. The last time we went the girls weren't very interested so we were hoping this time they would enjoy it more. They definitely did, they loved it and we had such a great time! We went swimming in the pool, we drifted in the lazy river for about an hour and then the girls played in the splash park and had lots of fun! Here are a few pics!

After naps we went to the Frisco Rough Riders game. This was the PERFECT ending to a PERFECT day! It was 95 degrees but we found a great picnic table in the shade and there was a great breeze so the spot was perfect! So perfect in fact, Daddy caught his very 1st fly ball! I wish I would have been aware of what was going on when I saw him start running so I could have captured it on video! It was great and he was SO excited! Here are a few pictures from the game!

Here is Daddy with Kaydence

Here is Daddy showing off his 1st foul ball!!

Here is daddy teaching the girls how to rag on the outfielders! He got them to yell

"Hey You"! It was pretty cute!

So overall it was a fantastic weekend! Daddy said this was the best father's day ever. Our goal is to make everyone better than the last but this will be a pretty hard one to beat! :)

WE LOVE YOU DADDY!! THANKS FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL DADDY!

Kaydence's Peanut Allergy

We found out on May 21st that Ms. Kaydence does in fact have a peanut allergy. She is a stage 3 allergy which is not the most severe (7 is the most severe) but she is also not the least severe. I spoke with the Dr on Monday and she gave me a quick run down of the allergy and what to avoid. Basically we cannot have any peanut, may contain peanuts, or peanut oil products in the house. Because of how severe Kaydence's last reaction was (her eyes started to swell and she had bright red hives, we were perscribed an EpiPen, which is to be used if ANY sign of a reaction is present. We have been so fortunate with the girls health and although this is a VERY bad and hard allergy to stay on top of we are thankful this is the only major issue we have had so far. It's very important for our family to take this allergy seriously and check labels and double check restaurants, etc so we can keep our little Kaydence safe. She also told me Peanut Allergy's are not typically an allergy that you grow out of like an egg or milk allergy so it's really a lifetime commitment.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far!

A & K's First Pedicures!!

Today we were outside playing in our new fun sprinkler toy and I decided since we were outside I would paint my toenails. It took about 5.2 seconds before Kaydence went and grabbed her chair sat down and said "Momma PLEASEEEE", two seconds later...here comes Addyson. She plops herself down sticks out her toes and says "PLEASEEEE". How could I resist my little girlie girls asking to have their toes painted?!?! SO, I figured they won't sit still so if nothing else I will pretend. Sure enough they sat still the whole time I painted their teeny tiny toesies! I love my little rough and tough girlie girls!! When Daddy got home, they could not wait to show off their toes!!! Too Cute!

Here are pics of their first of many Pedicure's!