We may be a little trashy.......but we have fun!!!

I plan to get E Squared a water table for outdoor summertime fun......we won't do the sand/water one because I am sure I will forget to cover the sandy side ......and the cats......well you know!!! GROSS!!! I know they will love to have a water table because anytime they have access to water they splish splash away.....be it the cat or dog bowl or the toilet........they don't care. Water is water in their book.....so today I thought it would be fun to fill a bucket with some ICE cold aqua and let them have at it.....shirtless. Outside. In the wind. Cool wind no less. In the middle of Swine Flu season. Seriously.....if you need my address to send me that mommy of the year award just email me.......... whitetrashmommy@blabla.com ..........just kidding that's not a real email address.........I don't think. No...it wasn't that cool......and they had fun!!! SEE.....
We are trying to teach the girls values early...we feel that an important part of learning values is to have chores......so we let Edie mow the lawn since she likes to push things........

Ella is the official "flower picker"......notice no shirt, no shoes (which you cannot see) crawling in the gravel.........HEY!!! I grew up in a trailer park........she can have a taste of my medicine...she's got to learn people!!!

Since it can't be all work and no play.......there are child labor laws you know...we took a few spins throughout the day in their new birthday ride.........SWEET!!!

I have to show you guys our awesome blooming yard........it seems like every day there is a new bunch of flowers somewhere back there.........beautiful!!! We have a house guest from Louisiana ...we are trying to show him around but are so busy......here he is when we gave him a tour of our back yard......

He's a little weird.......afraid of the dog.......look hard and you can see him in the tree......

Look at these awesome irises........and more poppies......

I know I have mentioned my black thumbs here before.......well this yard is kill proof with all the hearty plants and trees and the auto irrigation.........plus we hired a yard guy.......it's too pretty to let me loose on it........but I did have every intention of planting things in the 3 raised garden beds......it seems wasteful to not grow stuff there. No? But the more I look at the beautiful wild flowers that have consumed them the more I think......NO NO NO. I would essentially dig these pretty flowers up to plant something that we all know I will kill.........so this will be my raised bed this year......maybe next year!!!

OH YEAH........the Coach goodie.......

Sweet thing about this little nugget......Jon thought I already had a Coach purse.....so he thought he was matching my purse.......which "technically" he was EXCEPT my Coach purse is a knock off and this thing isn't.........I won't dare mix them because.......well that would be a dead giveaway that my purse is a cheapy.....

If you are on the cusp about whether or not I deserve that award.....this will be your clencher! Edie and Ella have been a bit whinier than usual lately......maybe teething? maybe they are cold (*see water bucket story above)? Well this morning after a couple of hours of Ella whining...almost nonstop....I decided........hhhmmm maybe........well let's see.......

So I fed her (novel idea. I know!) ......she was starving. STARVING!!! She ate 2. TWO. T!W!O! eggs, grapes (sliced of course) strawberries and canteloupe.......bless her little heart! There. I WIN!!!

The whining.......MUST. STOP. WHINING!

Things are pretty even around here. Babies producing lots of whine. Mommy drinking lots of wine! I am not sure if it's teething or delayed reactions from vaccines at their 1 year appointment. I realize it's pretty far out since the appointment was 2 weeks ago tomorrow but Edie has little red spots here and there over her body.......Dr. B said for us not to be alarmed if that happens.....so we are not alarmed. But we do NOT like it either!
Jon came back from Vegas last night. He came bearing gifts! He got these adorable black and white kittens for Edie and Ella. Stuffed kitties! They both immediately grabbed their kitty and placed it in their mouth.....seriously? STILL? Everything in the mouth. When do they grow out of that? They loved them though.....unfortunately so did Rubi so I had to put them away.
I knew my (unexpected) gift was going to be G!O!O!D! for 2 reasons.
1.) It came in this bag.......
and let's face it......ain't nothin bad ever came out of a Coach bag......unless of course it was something that wasn't bought at Coach. In this case said gift WAS purchased at a Coach store.
2.) As I prepared to open the gift my lovely husband said......."the girl that sold it to me said she just puts her ID and money and stuff in it and carries it when she goes out".......now you may be wondering why this statement would make me KNOW whatever was inside the bag was GOOD! My lovely husband has a weakness for hot chicks..he would buy thousand pound blocks of lard if the chick was hot enough!!! No.....he did not admit to me that she was pretty nor did I ask........I just know!!! I am sure the Coach store in the middle of all the fancy Caesars Palace Forum shops in Las Vegas has a bunch of hotties working there........it's business people!

Speaking of hotties........

Don't look at me.......BOB did it!!!

Edie has been C!R!A!N!K!Y! this week......must be the teeth coming in. She seems to gnaw ( is that really a friggin word? It looks weird!) on her wrists alot more than normal. Thankfully she doesn't normally gnaw (?seriously) on her wrists. Because THAT would look weird! Man....where did I learn to spell?
Anyway...sometime today I could hear her crying........it sounded muffled...nothinge new lately because the whining DOES. NOT. STOP.......this week anyway!!! You all know she normally is so well behaved and unwhiney that it is embarassing...........yet this week.......the week that her daddy is living it up golfing in VEGAS..........yeah that's right! She lives 13 1/2 months as a perfect child and the week her daddy leaves me ALL ALONE with both babies.......she gets teeth!!! And is PISSED about it!
Don't hate though...........Jon is on a long weekend golf trip.........which is exhausting in his defense....because really 18 holes of gold in the Las Vegas HEAT........he's beat!!! But I get to go on a WEEK long beach GIRLS ONLY.........or I should say girls but NOT BABY ONES!!! June........coming up right around the corner......an entire week......sleeping, sleeping, sleeping, beaching, eating, sleeping, a little (or alot) or wine.....probably alot.....but man I am anxiously excited......I'll write another post on that later........
So back to me hearing Edie crying............
Well see for yourself........
Yeah that's right......that's BOB...........how? when? why? She crawled into the teensy tiny basket under him......and she was M!A!D! So what do I do??? Well of course...........get the camera......here ........need a closer look????

I ROCK at this mommy stuff. huh!

Now back to the teething.........Edie is miserable!!! Bless her sweet little heart. She finally got hungry yesterday and she sat on the sofa and ate 5......yeah that's right FIVE strawberries......see how cute she is........

As I said before...Jon is spending the weekend in Las Vegas.......I'm a little jealous BUT I have a much more fun trip planned.......Florida fun....girls only....middle of June......WINE.......FOOD........SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!! Man the sleep I will have.......phew........

So he was leaving Thursday.......around 10:30 am for the airport........well around 9:00 I was in the kitchen.....washing bottles of course.........and STILL? And all of the sudden I hear this noise.......what? Is that my new Oreck? Why yes it is........

feeling guilty leaving me in the middle of teething hell????? Never mind the crazy toys all over the stupid place.........these girls are MESSY!! And the patches of mismatched paint everywhere...we are having our house painted this week and I have been frantic over finding colors. IT"S HARD.......if anyone has any good colors send em my way.........Rebecca I already have your Key Lime on my list.........SAM

It was bound to happen........

What you ask? What was bound to happen! Well let me tell you where we won't be shopping again!!! Not that I planned to ever go there again....but still! BOB and I decided to take the girls out in the 93 degree heat today.......just as an aside.....they are tall enough now that their little legs hang out from under the stroller visor (is that what it's called) so I have to put sun screen on their tootsies. So anyway.....it was 93 degrees but we have been in the house for DAYS! We just couldn't be a prisoner to the heat any longer. We also needed to pick up some paint samples.....since we are having our house painted next week and have yet to officially nail down colors. As we were strolling along I decided to duck into this little furniture store that we passed.......I need to find a chair that I like AND can afford. As soon as we walked in I knew right away that I wasn't going to find anything but just in case decided to browse the perimeter of the store anyway......just in case! Well as you already know BOB is a little wide.......I mean cut him some slack he's gotta schlep around 2 (not so small anymore) babies, toddlers...whatever...in the 93 degree heat!!! So I had to move a couple of stools, chairs, etc... out of the way to get through a couple areas. Well as I was leaving.....keeping in mind we were the only ones in the store.... the owner/jerk/punk/ugly guy said......"you stroller too big....no come back".........WHA? Are you friggin kidding me? I didn't say that but I did give him stink eye so bad I am sure he smelled it. And just for the record........that thing there on your head...the wrap....sir....looks STUPID! Stupid man!
Now on with the cuteness.........here is Ella Grace.......so disappointed that she can't break through the cabinet locks daddy installed....
Sweet blue eyes.......

Ella posing with our new ottoman.......

self portrait........if you look really closely you can see a back molar on the left (your left) side of her bottom gum...

Jon hates when I don't get their entire head in the shot but I love this one of Edie.....

just plain cute...

I think we are in trouble with this one... she climbed up on this little table all alone......trouble is she can't get down......

Edie LOVES chewing on toothbrushes.......

Seriously......tiptoes!!!

I just discovered google analytics........it's awesome!!! I can look at the stats of my blog...it tells me how many times each day it is looked at....how they found my blog.......even where they are visiting from. We have had almost 400 hits just in the last 2 weeks! E Squared is already popular!!! We have had visitors from Singapore, Canada, Europe....and a few other places that I can't pull from my hat at the moment. It is so cool......
Funny thing......my last post only got me 10 comments!!! Seriously people.....give me a shout out!!! It's fun to get comments..........
I have another option for you if you don't want to give me a comment.........

vote for my friend Shawna.........well for her adorable little boys anyway!!! She will win an awesome stroller.....which is VITAL when you have twins.......

Just go here ...........and they are the 5th picture down!!! It's a close up and black and white!!!

I will post pictures very very soon.........it's been a bit boring around here!!!

Stats....13 months....C!R!A!Z!Y!!!!!!!!!

Edie and Ella had their 1 year check up with Dr. B yesterday. Good times were had by.....well........NONE! They each got 3 shots.......and they were PISSED!!! They were both happy to show off all their skills......walking, mad crawling, pulling up, climbing, SCREAMING, etc...the doctor was pleased with everything that he saw. He didn't even scold me for still having them on formula and bottles at night.....during the night. They both seem to hate regular milk...personally I think that is a little weird......even though I hate milk. But if I had to choose milk over formula.......have you ever smelled that stuff???
Jon and I were so looking forward to the big switch from formula......it sets us back around 600 bucks a month.....but E Squared had other plans........PSYCH (do we still say that?)!!!
So on with the numbers........first off........remember these little eensy weensy babies???
Yeah well.......neither do I really......they are gigantic!!!
Ella Grace: 19 pounds 10 ounces and 27 3/4 inches long
Edie Claire: 22 pounds 9 ounces and 29 3/4 inches long

Here is what Ella likes to do these days.........on the couch, with the phone......watching Wonder Pets and The Backyardigans.......
Her hair is untameable.....it's frizz frizz frizzy......

Edie loves to model diaper hats.........

and give big cheesy grins.......

Happy Easter!!!

We hope you guys had a fabulous Easter......we did! It was a low key day...Jon and his (our) friend Ben watched the Masters (is that capitalized?). Edie napped......ALOT!!! Ella danced and hummed and screamed........and I cooked. I love to cook! We played outside. Took a wagon ride...I need pictures of this don't I. It's friggin adorable! We blew bubbles.....just plain fun!!!
Here is Edie.....with a cardigan. Baby cardigans. CUTE!!! Grown men cardigans. NOT CUTE!!!
I guess she was thirsty...(disclaimer...there was no dirty mop water in the bucket. It is not even a mop bucket. Do you actually think I mop?) (Just kidding...I swiffer) (Occasionally!)

Peas + Ravioli + Independant eaters = a B!I!G! fat mess.....

CAUTION.......the next picture is so damn adorable!!! Painted baby micro toenails......AWESOME!!!

My blogging buddy Sarah has been seeking advice on discipline for a tiny tot.......well I have it all figured out..........

See how cute her shirt is......she loves her mommy!!! Notice the keys in her left hand......places to go people!!! Also notice the pill bottle in her right hand........again......AWESOME!!! (another disclaimer...pill bottle had no pills only pennies) (makes a fabulous rattle!)

Edie has lost her noodle.........

Babydolls and nilla wafers......

Ella in the kennel.......I promise they get in there on their own........

Ella posing......

I am not sure if Edie is jealous of Ellas hair or what........but!!!!

Ella trying on daddy's shoes......

Ella........posing AGAIN!!!

Edie kicking back with her sippy cup.........and adorable watermelon dress!!!

Madeline Alice Spohr

Those of you that are not bloggers may have a difficult time understanding the connections that are formed between perfect strangers.....on the internet no less. I know personally I am drawn to blogs that have something in common with me.....ie... another MOM (mom of multiples), another infertile, etc... however some blogs are appealing for other reasons. Like Maddies blog. Her mommy Heather has done a fabulous job documenting her sweet little angels life. She is a fabulous writer and photographer........and for that I am sure she will be forever grateful. Sweet little Maddie passed away yesterday. Though I have never met the family and it's probably safe to say I never will, I have been sick to my stomach all day today and was not able to sleep at all last night. I cannot even begin to imagine how her parents are feeling. Maddie was born prematurely and has struggled with lung issues her entire 17 months...she seemed to be progressing nicely and so her death was unexpected. I am so sad for her, Heather and Mike and the entire family. I will miss all of the fabulous pictures and stories about Maddie. It's not fair.
Rest peacefully sweet Maddie...the world is a brighter place having had you in it!

Cake! Cake! Cake!

Finally montage 3 of 3 .......as you can see so far.....good times were had by all during their birthday week and a half!
These pictures are my favorites... most of them are of Ella because Edie was not that interested in getting caked up... Ella must have my sweet tooth!!

Enjoy my sweet babies!!!

It's Party Time.........!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Part 2 of 3.......the Alabama party.....loads of fun to be had by A!L!L!

See it here

next ....... Let them eat the delicious CAKE!!!!!!!!