And....They're Off!

Life just got a thousand times crazier now that both Nicholas and Karlee started crawling this week! Karlee has been flopping around for over a month now, whereas Nicholas just started army crawling last week. After seeing Karlee up cruising around on all fours, Nicholas was up and crawling too, within a few days of his twin sis. Now, they are both everywhere. I feel like I'm always stepping on or over babies. They are right under my feet. I've been busy re-baby proofing the house (putting up gates, moving garbage cans, household cleaners, etc) and keeping my floors clean before my other vacuums get to them. Karlee is still getting stuck in different places and Nicholas....well, he just follows Karlee around! My favorite is when I run upstairs for something and I come back to find this view (below) waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs. Karlee is already attempting to climb up them! She knows exactly where she is going!

Nick's First Hair Cut!

Okay, so I am totally regretting shaving these precious locks off but Nick's hair was getting way too long and fuzzy! Sunday night, Mark took the clippers and buzzed the poor kid! He does look really cute with his new do and I have to remind myself that it will grow back eventually (hopefully, the curls too)!

My Dancing Preschooler!

Here is Macy on her first day of preschool! She loves it! In fact, when I came to pick her up the first day she cried when she saw me because she didn't want to go! I didn't know quite how to take that. Does she not have fun at home with me or did she just have so much fun at preschool that she wanted to stay and play? I don't think she realized she'd get to come back. She goes twice a week to the Good Samaritan Preschool which is a darling little school. They have their own cubbies and coat hooks and her teachers are so sweet! Every time I ask Macy what she did at preschool that day, she always tells me what they ate for a snack. Must be some pretty tasty snacks! But the sweetest thing is when she gets in the car and sees the twins, she kisses and tickles them until they laugh. You can tell she has missed them. They go crazy when they see her too! We always miss our Macy when she's gone (but the quiet is nice)!

Macy is also taking a beginning ballet and tap class and is constantly practicing her ballet foot positions and plies . She would wear her leotard 24/7 if I would let her. It's usually the first thing she asks to put on in the morning. She is such a graceful dancer and tries so hard to follow the teacher. It's the cutest thing you've ever seen!!! My heart just melts when I watch her!

Karlee... the Great Houdini!

I don't know how this girl gets out of things or gets stuck where she does, but she seems to manage quite well! I'm not suprised anymore to find her half naked in the mornings or twisted around in her bouncer seat even when she is strapped in. She is almost impossible to dress or change her diaper because she just wants to flip over and "go, go, go!" I practically have to sit on her to hold her down. It's the craziest thing! She is such a funny little girl with lots of personality! We just love having her in our family! Nicholas and her both keep us laughing. Nicholas deserves his own post a little later but this one is for Karlee! We love you!

Karlee finding the air vent!

Karlee and Nicholas eating Cheerios and dancing to the music! Funny, that they already have such great rhythm.

Getting Crafty!

So, since I had to keep the twin's nursery gender neutral when they were born, I felt a little deprived that I never got to decorate for a boy! Now that Nicholas has his own room, I was excited to spruce it up and add some BLUE! I found this cute airplane bedding on sale at PotteryBarn and purchased a few art canvas' and made these pictures to go above his crib (a little something, something Cynthia taught me in South Carolina). I just traced the airplane off the quilt and used that pattern to trace on to scrapebook paper that somewhat matched the material. Then with a little bit of tape and Modge Podge... you get cute, fun and inexpensive decor! My next project will be painting his room!

Fun at Newport!

We decided to get out of town over Labor Day at drove 45 minutes to Newport, Oregon to take advantage or our season pass to the Newport Aquarium and enjoy some sunshine at the beach! The water was FREEZING cold and it was pretty windy but Macy LOVED running away from the waves and playing in the sand! It's fun to live so close to the ocean and Newport is a great little seaside town!