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!