2nd Annual Pumpkin Patch Visit

A couple weekends ago we ventured out to the Pumpkin Patch that I love so much. I must say this year was much different than last year. My sweet little 3 month old babies are now 15 month old toddlers running everywhere! They were so excited to see all the pumpkins, Sloane kept yelling "Baa! Baa!!!" for ball because she thinks they are balls. We bought a few to bring home and put them out front by the garage so everytime she sees them she says gets excited and says "Baa" some more. Even though I say no, it's a pumpkin, she still says ball. So cute! The bad thing about this pumpkin patch is that there are lots of roots sticking up from all the huge oak trees so the girls were just running over them and falling right and left. Poor Stella fell one time really hard and got dirt all in her mouth and a huge bruise on her forehead. I felt terrible! But luckily after she rinsed her mouth with some water and I cuddled her for a few minutes she was back down running again. It was a lot harder to get family pics this time as they are SO active but we did manage to get a couple. (Excuse their white sandals in the middle of October. We hadn't had a chance to get new ones yet but thanks to their grandmas they now have a brown pair and a sparkly silver pair for this fall and winter.) :)
Okay I have tried about 10 times to get pictures uploaded and it keeps giving me an error message. BOO! I will try to add pics this weekend

Almost 15 Months!

Can you believe Sloane and Stella will be 15 months old this week?!?!? I really can't! I feel like we just had their birthday party and it was 3 months ago!! They have changed SO much the last couple months. Everyday they are learning something new and it's so fun to watch them learn and grow. Stella learned how to drink from a straw a few weeks ago so last week I got them sippy cups with straws. Sloane was never able to drink from a regular straw but she somehow picked up drinking from the sippy cup right away. They have had so much fun drinking water from their new cups. I am still giving them milk in a regular sippy cup for now.
We have been watching Baby Signing Time and learning signs for a while now but I think they are finally developmentally ready for it. They know so many signs!
Stella is quicker at recalling them but Sloane usually joins right in. They know: airplane, car, bus, boat, milk, more, eat, dog, cat, shoes, hat, "thank you" and "sorry". They also are learning their body parts from books we read so they can point to their eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and neck. When you say feet or foot they look at them and when you ask "where is your belly?" Stella pulls up her shirt (or tries to if she's in a onesie).
They can say a few things too. They have been saying snack (nack) for a while and mama and dada have both been shortened to just MA and DA. It's kind of funny. I guess they didn't feel like saying it all the way or they realized dada and dog-dog was confusing us. They say dog-dog for dog, and ba for ball. Stella says baba for baby and Sloane says muh for milk. She will also sign for milk when she wants it.
They LOVE to play outside and you can't even say the word with out them running for their shoes. Sloane is trying hard to say shoes. She will just say shhhhh over and over. Sloane can also say please (peas) and it's just the most precious thing ever!! She was saying it a lot but now it's more few and far between.
They can also give kisses and they will start smacking "kisses" when you say it. You can also ask for a real kiss and Stella will lean in and put her lips on you. Sloane is harder to get a kiss from but she will "air kiss" at you.
They really are just so much fun and I am so glad I get to be here with them witnessing all these milestones. They still take a morning (most days) and afternoon nap and sleep about 12 hours everynight. They have been getting up at 6:00 or 6:30 again which is harder on me but I can't really complain. They sleep well when they aren't teething or sick so I am happy.
All in all they are happy, healthy babies and we are so blessed! Have a great week!

Nick's Birthday Weekend

On Sunday, Nick turned 33! I really can't believe we are in our 30's! I feel like just the other day he turned 30 and now 3 years later here we are chasing twin toddlers. He is by far the hardest person EVER to buy for. He didn't even know what he wanted this year! He usually gives me some sort of idea (or let's be honest, emails me the link or shows me something in a store) of what he wants but this year he just couldn't find anything. So, I had to think of something on my own. I decided the girls would get him a cookie cake and I got him a new Texans shirt for the game on Sunday. (I am also going to get him some shoes or pants if he can ever find some he likes.) We went out Saturday night to our favorite date place, Michiru. We started going there before the girls were born and fell in love with the place. It's a great dark, trendy atmosphere and it's small so it feels exclusive. They have the best sushi! I love it because it's smaller pieces so it's easier to eat but they give you a lot so you will definitely leave full. On Saturday we sat at the sushi bar so Nick could watch football. There were 3 big games on so he was so glad he got to catch some of a couple of them. The prices are good, the food is great and the service is excellent! If you like sushi and haven't gone to Michiru yet, you need to!
Sunday was the Texans game. It was such a great game! They played well the whole time and we hardly sat down. I was so happy that it was a great game for Nick's birthday. We tried to get a picture of ourselves but it was too dark, so I just have one of the players coming out.
I am so glad that Nick's mom was able to come for the weekend and let us get out and have some fun. Here are a few pics of us this weekend.




Happy Birthday to the best husband and Daddy ever!!