Three cheers for the library!

How lucky are we? Yesterday we got to go to the park again. (Two days of park fun in a row! You can see that I don't get out much. LOL) Only this time we made our way to Strongsville. The day before a lady told us about their library. She said that it was pretty big and had a fun kiddie place with tons of books and fun indoor activities. Also, there was a park right next to it. We felt a little adventurous and decided to give it a try. So Saturday morning we woke up got ready and went. She was right the library was big and the children's area was nice. There was a playhouse, blocks, puppets, and few other things. As Kaia was playing I started looking for books. (For those of you who don't know Kaia very well, she has had a love for books since she was about 8 months old.) So she was in her element. She is still a little rough for paper pages so I stuck with the board books and I stumbled upon two "Charlie and Lola" books!!! YAY That is like her favorite show. I have never seen that series of books in the board pages. So I was so excited and so was she. I then found two "SkippyJon Jones" books, of course a "Blue's Clues" (another favorite show) and a book called "Picture This". We were set to go and after checking out it was time for the park. We couldn't believe it another castle park! It was not as big as the one by our house but it was really nice and tons of fun! We will definitely have to venture out that way again. We have really loved having our Daddy home more . That night after dinner and bathes I read to Kaia over and over. She even had to go to bed with one of her books! LOL She is so funny. Most kids want blankets or teddy bears not mine she wants a "ba-book". What can I say she is very unique, in a very good way.

Today was such an awesome day. I actually made it to bed early and woke up feeling great. So before church I thought it would be fun to make blueberry pancakes. YUMMY. They were good. Matt had to give a talk so of course we had to be on time...and we were! We were actually ready a little early. So I thought it would be fun to read to Kaia some more. She was getting so excited I asked Matt to take some pics. She really loves her new books. Matt and I decided it would probably be a good idea to go to the library weekly. It's fun to be able to do more things with her now that she is getting older. What a great end to this week with an even greater beginning for the upcoming one!

"How Much is that Doggy In the Window? Ruff! Ruff!"

My boys new favorite thing to do is look out this sliding door. Seriously they will stay here FOREVER! Today I caught Gabriel leaning up against it and I immediately thought of the song: "How Much is That Doggy In the Window" Well, of course this little puppy isn't for sale because he is priceless just like this picture.

Parks, Playing, and Pigtails

Since living here I have realized how bad the weather effects my mood and my energy level. If I don't see the sun then I don't accomplish a thing and feel very lazy. If the sun is out I can move mountains and am non-stop like the energizer bunny. Well today the weather was absolutely perfect! So I was ready to roll! The sun was shining, there was not a cloud in the sky, and there was even a gentle breeze. Matt had a short day at school and promised that we would go to the park. So I got everyone ready and everything packed up so when he walked through the door we could go. We decided to go out for lunch at Burger King, where we ate way too much, and then we were off to the infamous castle park. It was nice having Matt with me because we could split up and take turns chasing Kaia and playing with her. I had Gatlin and Gabriel duty first. We decided to swing. On an earlier visit to the park I realized that I could put both boys in one swing oh yes very convenient for a mommy of twins.The whole time I just hope that they didn't exceed the weight limit. They are about 50 pounds combined! Seriously, they had a BLAST! Here is Gabriel showing just how much fun he had: And my cute little Gatlin, this boy is so full of emotion and is never afraid to show it ! Here he is loving the wind in his face:They had so much fun! Then, it was my turn to hang out with my bestest buddy Kaia. She was cute today all she wanted to do was run and observe all the other children playing. I knew we were going to be outside and it would be hot so I attempted some pigtails. And her hair was actually long enough! They looked a lot better this morning, but I still think that she looked adorable! Although it does makes me sad because she is growing up way too fast! So after a couple of hours of running around and having too much fun we decided to head home and call it a day. And what a day it was! We love spending time together and we especially love getting out and exploring. So here's to a day full of parks, playing and pigtails!

Welcome to my world.

This past week of the summer semester for Podiatry school has been so wonderful! Matt has been coming home at 11:00 and Noon almost everyday! Hip-Hip Hooray! I have been able to run my errands during the afternoon instead of evening which has been great and we have actually been able to see our Daddy. That is all I hear from Kaia everyday all day"Daddy? My Daddy?" well he has finally been around. Today we didn't do a whole lot. We just played and I did a couple of loads of laundry. So when Matt came through the front door about 12:30 we all were so excited. We had some lunch then headed to the couch to read and play some more only this time with Daddy too! Kaia was so excited. I was playing with the boys on the floor while Matt and Kaia where eating ca-cookies (as Kaia says) and reading the "Wheels on the Bus". Then the buzzer for the dryer went off. I thought it would be cute to put both boys on Matt's lap. As I was folding clothes I thought , "What an awesome picture". So, I grabbed my camera and started taking pics. Then I realized that the only thing that matters to me is what is in front of this camera. I have been able to capture my whole world in one pic. How cool is that. A fancy car, a big career, or a huge house has got nothing on what I already have. My husband is so great. He is a wonderful father, my bestest friend, and is working extremely hard so that he can provide for his family. We have 3 beautiful, healthy, and happy children. Hmm...and what more could I ask for? Absolutely nothing.

The Best $10 Ever Spent!

Last week I was looking on Craig's List to see if they had any fun toys for the baybays. I was looking for some outside toys but could only find some that were in my opinion way overpriced. Just when I was about to log off I came across this ad for a wooden activity cube. There is a huge one in the doctors office where I go and Kaia loves to play with it. So when I saw this one I thought that it would be perfect. It was in great condition and they only wanted $10 for it! I got so excited. I wanted it so bad that Matt was willing to wait an hour after class to pick it up for me! Yay! for daddy! As you can tell by the pictures my kids LOVE it! (Kaia is clapping saying "Yay I did it!", Gabriel is being very inquisitive (as usual), and Gatlin is being Gatlin! Silly boy).