Circus!

On Friday we took Sloane and Stella to the circus for their very first time. We weren't sure what to expect or how they would react but we really wanted to try it and if it was too much, then we would just leave. We were pleasantly surprised by their behavior and they absolutely LOVED it!! We met up with another friend of mine in BAMOM (bay area mothers of multiples) and her twin boy and girl who are just a couple weeks older than mine. It was great because we were able to take pictures of each other's families. We got there early and were able to take the girls "backstage" to see the animals. I wish I had a video of how excited they were. Their faces and squeals with delight were absolutely priceless! They had been talking about seeing the elephants all week and once they saw them they couldn't get enough! We also saw horses and tigers too and they said "look Mommy!" "look daddy!" over and over at every animal we saw. Next we went into the main area and saw some clowns and dancers performing before the show. It was pretty crowded so we just headed up to our seats and the girls could see much better from there. They just sat there in their seats and watched intently on everything below. It was so fun to see them enjoying every little detail. In just a few minutes all the pre-show people cleared out and it was time for the show to begin. The girls had been watching the commercials and teasers on you tube for the past week of the circus intro so once the announcer started talking and the music started they were so happy and started clapping along. The grand intro is impressive with all the performers and animals (minus tigers) coming into the arena at once. There's so much to see it's hard to even focus on just one thing but they loved it all! The first half was an hour long and about 45 minutes in they wanted snacks and started to get ansy. It was their lunch time anyway so at intermission we decided to leave. Sloane was sad to say Bye-bye to clowns but luckily we got out quickly and they were fine. I wanted to get them a stuffed elephant but it was $23!! That would be $46 for the girls to both have one!! Highway robbery!! Luckily they didn't really ask for anything so we just bolted it out the door before they realized we wouldn't be buying a souvenir. I'm sure next year when they are 3 we won't be so lucky. And yes, I am already planning to take them again! They haven't stopped talking about it since we left and I feel bad they have to wait a whole year. :( Here are some great pictures my friend took. Thanks again Heather!

Sloane and Stella's Second Birthday!

Okay so I am a bit late posting here, but I had to write about our twins 2nd birthday weekend! They turned 2 on July 6th which was a Friday. We had a party planned for Saturday, a "giraffe party" to be exact but I wanted to do something on their actual birthday too. I asked them a few days ahead what they wanted to do for their birthday. After they talked about the party and I prompted them to think of something else fun we could do on their birthday, the day before giraffe party, they mentioned the "choo-choo". Of course we could do that! Perfect! Take them for a train ride and lunch and maybe the carousel too. I let my parents know the plan so they left really early to get here so they could spend the day with us too. The girls were so happy to have them here and I was too! Thanks for coming early Grammie and Grandad! Here are some pics at Kemah on Friday

Friday Morning we decided to let them have a donut and put a birthday candle in it. They loved it! But luckily they really didn't eat that much of their donut and just wanted to eat strawberries instead then play. YEAH! I let them open their card from their great grandma and it had money in it. They were excited but really didn't know what to do with it. I'm sure they will figure out what to do soon enough if they are anything like their Momma!

Saturday was "Giraffe Party" day at Jump N Jungle. It's an indoor bounce place where you can have parties. I mostly picked it because I knew that with their birthday being in July it's just too hot to do anything outdoors. We had their first birthday at our house but it was crowded and HOT for the kids and people outside. So I knew I would be happy having it at an indoor place where the weather wouldn't be a problem. I had heard that the staff there did a great job taking care of everything and boy did they! I was very happy with the service and how easy it all was. Stella and Sloane had a great time over all but Stella was a little clingy. Not as bad as her first birthday but she didn't really get too far from Me, Nick or her grandparents. It's funny because she LOVES playing there and was so excited but once it started getting full of friends she got a little shy. Oh well, Sloane had a blast! Their cake was made once again by my talented friend Diane. She made these precious little giraffes out of icing to go on top. And it was delicious too! I would love a piece right now actually! My friend Emily made their shirts and they were so cute! I'm so glad we did them in different colors so you could easily tell who was who. It's really hard to tell from the back these days and especially in pictures. They got so many great gifts and again I will say the staff did a great job helping us open and organizing everything for the girls. You can tell they had done this before and probably even twins by how they separated it all out and kept track of whose was whose. Here are the pics from the party. One of the friendly staff members took the ones of the room for me after they got it ready (seriously, the were awesome!) and my friend Tamara took the ones of the girls opening their presents. I meant to get one of the four of us at the party but missed that opportunity again! Oh well, I will try again next year! It was a great weekend with family and friends and we are so blessed! Happy Birthday to our darling "baby" girls!!