C&P + A&P = BFFs 4EVA

Many of you know that I frequent the children's store with a fellow twin mom, Mandi. Mandi's has stinkin'-cute-red head twins (Avery & Parker) that are 6 weeks younger than C&P. We met through mutual friends shortly after I gave birth, and just before she popped. Ever since then we talk more than you know. This twins bizz is tough work, & it's nice to know someone else in the trenches! So needless to say, C&P and A&P have become good friends (and so have the husbands). For the past 2 weeks, whenever I say we're going, Cam says "Park?...Vivi?" It's too cute! Don't worry, we have a Pumpkin Patch playdate coming up...Cam will get his Park & Vivi time that he has been begging for.

Without further ado...The C&P + A&P love story in photos.

First Date 3.20106.2010 10.2010 6.2011 Proof that they are TROUBLE! 9.2011

Photos for Friday

Things we like to do...

Eat popcorn (Note: This is a Grandma outift, Mommy did not dress her.)

Do work.

Go on walks.

Be cool.

Thirteen Thoughts for Thursday

Let's begin...
1. Car repairs suck! Be good to me VW service-man...

2. When we drive past any playground, all I hear from the backseat is "PARK!! PARK!!" So cute!

3. Only 81 days to plan the best "Rootin' Tootin'" 2 year-old party ever! (That was a theme hint)

4. If there's only 81 days until the best "Rootin' Tootin'" 2 year-old party ever...then that mean there are 88 shopping days left until Christmas!!

5. I have Christmas on my mind, and have already been making lists...I love lists!

6. I think the kids need finger paints. Markers are out of the question, but somehow I think I can roll with finger paints.

7. C&P are obsessed with kissing each other. One day they will be obsessed with hating each other, so I am embracing this phase!

8. We are "sleep training" in the Seyler house again! No, not C or P...Fletcher! He has gotten in the habit of going outside numerous times a night. It's like having a newborn again!!

9. I am waiting for Paige to crawl out of her crib. I'm shocked that it hasn't happened already, have you met the girl?

10. I can't wait to put the kids' costumes on this weekend when we go to the pumpkin patch! October makes me squeal, and not just because Mike & I are going to Jamaica in 21 days for Sarah & Anthony's wedding!!! (runs around living room squealing)

11. I wonder if my mom knows what she has gotten herself into for babysitting C&P for 4 days...

12. C&P love "trail mix." I make them a bowl of yummies for their morning snack when I'm home (like today because the car gods hate me). Today we have dried cranberries, pretzel and parmesan goldfish, fruit snack pieces, and cheerios. No nuts, this is a PEANUT FREE household!

13. There are 60 apples in my house, and I am determined to make the best apple crisp today!

Boys & Their Toys

Paige isn't the only Seyler who loves their toys! Cam really loves his toys, so much that he is always carrying one around. He usually stays with the same toys...a block shaped like a house, a dining table from Paige's doll house, a plastic orange slice, a boulder to his dump truck, Mr. Potato Head's nose...the list goes on.
Exhibit A: A Boat

Exhibit B: A Ball

Exhibit C: Sippy Cups (this is how it started)

Hoarder?

We have a small 'problem' in the Seyler house.


These are Paige's "friends," & in the photo she is checking to make sure they are all there. (Donald, Daisy, Mickey, Minnie, Lots O Bear, pink bear, blue bear, & monkey). There are 8 of them, and they sleep with her every night! Once we misplaced Lots O Bear...she knew & freaked out. We tried to play it cool as we ran around the house looking for him, but she sensed our fear and followed us around yelling "BEAR!"...while bear-hugging 4 other "friends." Luckily (for us) we found Lots O Bear and all was well. Each morning she has to bring at least 3 of them into the living room. She stands in her crib bear-hugging all of them waiting for someone to get her (I must get a photo of this). If she drops one back into the crib she will dive out of your arms to retrieve it, true story.

This weekend at Target (The Mecca) something bad happened...No, we didn't lose one, don't even joke about that!...worse, we added a new one. Oh look, #9!!...another Mickey! Parenting fail.

Sunday: Short N' Sweet

Go Bears!

Tales from a Twin Mom

It's pretty rare that Mike & I go somewhere and are not asked questions or hear comments about C&P. Some are hilarious, some are understandable, & some are just down-right annoying. Let's begin with a video...it's pretty spot on!

Yum, Fall!

Fall is hands-down my favorite season. The changing leaves, cool crisp weather, comfy sweaters (Ok, I really meant hoodies) & APPLE ORCHARDS! Mike & I had plans to put the kids in swim lessons or "toddler spaz class" this fall, but we didn't. Why?...because we would have our Saturdays eaten up with indoor activities instead of enjoying the weather! True story. So, classes are on hold until the winter session, and we are chowing down on Macintosh apples!! We went to the All Seasons Apple Orchard in Woodstock last weekend.

Our goal was strictly to pick apples! $20 & two 1/2 peck bags later we were off! We took a wagon ride to the orchard, and realized when we got there that C&P like to explore! Paige went one way and Cam went another way! Once we wrangled Frick & Frack (the names I use when they are being a little on the naughty side) we headed to Mike's favorite apples, Macintosh. C&P HAD A BLAST! They loved being able to pick an apple off the tree and eat it, or pick apples up off the ground and throw them! Of course they tried to eat the rotten apples from the ground, and of course Cam found the GROSSEST apple in Illinois...but what can you do?! Paige ate almost 4 apples that day, and Cam ate 2. Needles to say dinner was sketchy that night! Here's some of my favorite photos from that day...

Photos for Friday

Thirteen Thoughts for Thursday

13 Random Thoughts/Updates

1. Paige hates when she sees us cut her food. She forces me to hide while I cut her food.
2. Cam is obsessed with circles. Like, carries them around all day obsessed.
3. In August we figured out that Paige has acid reflux. It was 5 months of her throwing up 3-5 times a week before she started taking liquid gold! My washer was getting quite the workout!!
4. Toddlers do not like getting their teeth brushed, at all.
5. Cam thinks that running in place is called jumping. Hmmm...
6. C&P sleep for 11.5 glorious hours every night (in their own rooms) and take 1 nap a day. They are ROCKSTARS!
7. Their new favorite vegetables to eat are carrots. Mom approved!
8. Cam is really from Boston because he says things like "caa" & ""paak" (car & park)
9. C&P are very good at telling you what they don't want (saying "No" & throwing things), but they can't tell you what they do want (saying "yes", pointing, ect).
10. We don't own a cat! Poor Milo was sent to live with his Aunt Michelle & Uncle Marc. He has a new step-brother named Kanu, and word on the street is that they were spooning within a week! Did you know that Mike is/and has been allergic to cats forever?
11. Sippy cups can be weapons.
12. We are not just surviving, but thriving! Mike & I have a good hold of this whole twin thing, but please no more babies! (Note: There is a deal that if Mike wins the lotto #3 will be on it's way {or #3 & #4}, but I'm not a lotto believer!) They fly out two at a time, no thank you.
13. C&P will be TWO in 3 months, THREE MONTHS!!

Photo Note: As a Teacher of the Visually Impaired, I encouraged this hands-on tactile "fun" ...and the bath tub was all ready to go.

Yes, I know...it's been too long.

So, after realizing how fast C&P are growing up I have decided that I need to document them more (and because I am getting old, no really...I'm turning 29!!! YIKES!)

If C&P had a match.com profile it would read like this...

Name: Paige Christine
Age: 21 months
Favorite Foods(s): apples, fruit snacks, strawberries, Mickey Mouse shaped nuggets, & the side of an Oreo with the cream
Favorite TV Show/Movie: Mickey Mouse.
Favorite Character(s): Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, & Lots O' Bear...all in the crib, every night.
Favorite Animal: cat & dog
Hobbies/Interests: jumping up & down like a maniac, climbing, talking on the "phone," coloring, holding 6 stuffed animals at a time while my mom tries to change my diaper, taking toys from my brother, & convincing my brother that a sheep says moo
Quotes: "No." & "No."

Name: Cameron David
Age: 21 months
Favorite Foods(s): blueberries, turkey dogs, cookies, fruit snacks & apples
Favorite TV Show/Movie: Yo Gabba Gabba, Mickey Mouse, & Toy Story 3
Favorite Character(s): Muno, Buzz & Woody
Favorite Animal: sheep & dinosaur
Hobbies/Interests: climbing, avoiding timeout, knocking down towers that daddy builds out of blocks, walking around with a puzzle piece for 3 hours, coloring...on walls, making animal noises, & throwing myself on the floor when my sister says hugs/kisses mommy before I do
Quotes: "Milk? Milk? Milk?" & "Hot mess!"