Cold Spring Days!

Usually in April - we are well into the 90's but NOT this year! We had some days that were more like our winter days... which meant rain and cold wind... which means being locked inside all day... We decided to make the best of it and mom of course took out the camera! Here's Matty Moo and Addie Mae playing with their zoo animals in the big chair.... I think they had their rain boots on hoping mom would let us play in the rain!

Moo got tired of the chair AND the zoo animals so he traded them for the top of the picnic table and a couple of hot wheels.... Looks like he needs a little practice putting his shoes on the right feet though!

Pretty soon Sissy was up on the table with them and they were having a blast singing songs... in this one they were singing "Itsy, Bitsy, Spider"... but Matt had to do the movements with one arm cuz he won't ever put his cars down!

Pretty soon mom convinced me to join in the fun so that she could get a picture of all three of us at the same time... she kept telling us to smile but then told us not to be goofy.... sheesh... make up your mind... do you want us to smile or not?

We finally gave her this one... so she let us off the hook....

We totally thought she'd put the camera down or we NEVER would have been so lovey! Now she knows we can be sweet with each other... we've blown our own cover! Sissy bug is my special girl... I just LOVE my sissy!

Actually, Matt's not too bad either... we like the same things - which means we kinda fight over toys sometimes... but he's the BEST brother!

Sissy definitely knows that she is cherished by BOTH her BIG brother (me) and her little bro - Matty Moo.... And you can tell in this pic that she is REALLY cherished!

Easter - Two

When we got home from Easter dinner at Nana's and Papa's - Mom and Dad had another egg hunt in our backyard! We were cheating and peeking to see where the eggs were hidden... man, the Easter Bunny looks JUST LIKE OUR DAD! Weird...

Mom gave each of us a new sand bucket and shovel and opened the door... I went straight for the ones in the bushes... I left the low ones for the twins!

Matty Moo was so over the egg hunt... he brought out a ton of cars and just played with them instead... I think he realized that while we did get not one but TWO egg hunts... there was NO CANDY in them like we heard...

Sissy was really good at scooping them up and dumping them in her bucket... she's a serious worker!

Of course mom had to turn the whole thing into a "photo shoot"... I decided to give her a "money shot" so that she'd leave me alone!

Yup... we were jipped Matty Moo... there's NO CANDY in any of them... we need to have a SERIOUS talk with our parents before next year... there is supposed to be candy and chocolate in these things! We hope you had an awesome Easter... we sure did!

Easter - One

On Easter Sunday, after church, we went to our Nana and Papa's house for Easter dinner... and an Easter egg hunt! As soon as the back door opened - I was off... I was determined to get as many eggs as I could find!

Matty Moo was all dressed up in his tie for Easter... and his new dino vans! Man, this kid has style! He was a little more laid back about the egg hunt... just like he is with everything else.

There were eggs EVERYWHERE! Even on our play set and slide!

Sissy may look super sweet in this pic... but don't let that fool you - she is one CRAZY egg hunter... she is FAST and SMART and is awesome at spotting the hard ones! She had sooooo many eggs in her basket!

But, she's a little too trusting! Why would you EVER leave your basket alone to get more.... Mom always says don't put all your eggs in one basket... so I helped Sissy spread some of hers into my basket!

Matty Moo was more about his favorite few than in getting massive amounts... sweet... that just means MORE for me! (He broke his nose the day before.... but it didn't seem to bother him!)

All in all this Egglet Egg Hunt was Eggcellent!

After the hunt we hung out for a long time outside with our Great Aunt ZiZi and Great Uncle George! They live here and in Hawaii! Mom thinks that next year an egg hunt on the beach sounds PERFECT!

Sissy was so excited about one egg in particular... it had play-doh in it! It was the prized egg! Mom is a little embarrassed by Sissy's shoes... this girl is a SHOE FREAK and it is VERY hard to sway her from her shoe choice... she had some Easter white shoes to go with her outfit... but mom says that some battles aren't worth even engaging in... so sissy wore the black shoes... at least it wasn't her rain boots this time!

Before we left sissy hung out with Papa... taking stock of all her eggs... We had a blast and little did we know - there would be yet another egg hunt when we got home!

Broken Noses...

It started out as a normal Saturday... Mom left before we all even got up to get our fruits and veggies (and her Starbucks) from the co-op thing she does... She brought them all home and we helped her unpack... I really don't get why they call them "ears" of corn... they look pretty funny as ears!

I was teaching Sissy all about broccoli... mom can't stand the stuff - so she rarely sees it... we're not supposed to know that mom doesn't like it... she tries to get us to try everything.... but she really does LOVE Lima beans and Brussel sprouts.... which in my book are G R O S S!

Sissy was especially excited about the pineapple! She could eat the WHOLE thing in one sitting! Mom finally shooed us out of the kitchen while she put everything away... Matty Moo was playing with his cars - when he spotted one he just had to have. He leaned down to grab it - when BAM... he went nose first into our little kitchen play set. He already had cars in each hand - and forgot to brace himself....

Ahhhhh, come on out of the pantry Moo... you are still really cute - even with a BROKEN NOSE! There was blood EVERYWHERE! It was so gross and I was pretty freaked out! But once mom got him all cleaned up - he was pretty happy the rest of the day! He just kept walking around saying, "I broke-ed my nose!"

Sissy felt so bad for him that she walked around all day patting his head saying, "It OK Moo Moo"... and if he said it hurt - she would try to kiss it... which I don't think he was to cool with...

An Easter Fair

We went to the BEST Easter fair EVER! Our mom's friend Kathy Cole invited us to her church for the fun... and I am sooooo glad we went!

Addie and I bounced and bounced and bounced and bounced on the bounce castle.... it was so much fun. Matty Moo wasn't too sure of the whole bounce thing - so he sat out....

But once we got to the petting zoo - he was ALL over it! Check out his shoes.... there was NO rain in sight... but the twins love to wear their rain boots all the time!

Sissy LOVED the geese... She just thought they were the cutest things ever... looks like the goat here isn't too sure of Addie.

I was all about the bunnies... I have been begging mom to get us one EVERY day since... I don't think she's budging though.

YES! That is a S N A K E and that is Addie touching it! We all (mom included) LOVED the snakes! I think it will be easier to get mom to get us a snake than a bunny!

And this is the most disgusting thing EVER... yes, this is a hissing cockroach... and YES Addie held it.... mom was so grossed out she made her put it down.

Of course this is was the highlight of my day.... I got to talk to the firemen and then they put on their lights for me as they drove away.... someday maybe I will be driving one of those!

Dad surprised us and came up before his golf game... I have the BEST dad ever.

We loved the animals so much - we decided to skip the egg hunt and have all the animals to ourselves... mom said that she rarely gets a pic of all three of us together and even though this is just our back sides... she'll take it!

Right before we left - dad took me on this HUGE blow up slide! Can you see me all the way at the top? This was the perfect day... I can't wait to show you our Easter pics...

April is THE Month for Zoo Trips!

Yup! Another zoo trip... this time with our Nana and cousin Andrew! This was just a pit stop in our day... a little potty break and SUCKERS!

This is my ONLY boy cousin! Drew and I are great friends!

Here are the twinkies with their "glam" look! They both LOVE to wear sunglasses... Sissy actually lost hers so I let her wear my FAVORITE pair~

This little guy was all by himself out in the middle of the big lake... He didn't seem to mind - he was just catching some rays.

We have a new dragon at our zoo... and this is the face he makes... I LOVE the new dragon.

As you can tell, after about 5 hours at the zoo... the twins were getting very tired.... We all do the same thing when we get tired... we all put our hands behind our head.

Harmony Farm has some new play areas and some new horses to ride!

Do you know what I am doing with my head in this cone?

Yah! I am talking to this kid! They have hidden tunnels underground that connect these things... when you talk into them - the other person can hear you like you are right next to them.. sooooo cool! I wish we had one of these from my room to my twinkies room.... it would be fun to talk and sing all night!

Sissy likes to ride the cow in Harmony Farm... it looks JUST like the cows from our Fisher Price Farm play set!

We wrapped up the day by hanging out with the horses... we almost had to take this one home... He loved Andrew AND Andrew loved him... if we had room in our truck I am sure he would have come with us!