Happy First Day of Summer (x2)

The first day of Summer is Seraph's special day that she does NOT have to share with her twin, Angel.  We celebrated with a pizza party and balloons!  We also had whipped cream to play with :)  Seraph didn't like drawing in the whipped cream like I'd hoped.  She'd play with her balloon and accidentally get whipped cream on her fingers.  Then she'd stop and try to clean the nasty/sweet white cream off her fingers.  Beautiful Rabbit snuck a taste of whipped cream into Seraph's mouth.  Seraph acted like she'd been poisoned!  She couldn't believe that her loving sister would do such a thing to her.

We tied the balloons around the kids' ankles.  Seraph learned to pull the string down until the balloon was low enough to play with.  She also held onto the balloon's string to help her balance as she walked. She's getting more confident with walking each day.

My lil walker..

New Slip&Slide for Summer--well worth it!

Mom: What does Delightful Finch say?
Finch:  I wanna binky!!
Mom: What does Beautiful Rabbit say?
Finch:  I wanna give Finch a binky!!!

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Strong Bear's kindergarten doctor appointment

Mom: go hop in the shower so you're all clean.  We need to take you to see the doctor today.
Bear: why?
Mom: to make sure your body is all healthy for kindergarten
Bear: but it is healthy already!
Mom: I know, but the school wants the doctor to know. You'll stand on the scale to check your weight--just like on the wii.  He'll look in your ears...
Bear: but why??
Mom: to make sure your ears are working right...and that there's nothing in them that shouldn't be
Bear: but my ears work already
Mom:.......
Bear: Mom, is he going to give me the flu???? [shot]
Mom: um....I'm not sure....[/hums innocently]
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• learned the meaning of "Still's Murmmer"--a musical heart beat that's NOT considered a defect/problem
• picked up fresh Epi pens for his peanut allergy
• 90th % height
• 75th% weight
• no tears for the shots because boys are strong and brave
• he didn't like the blood pressure cup...but figured if Seraph could do it, he could too. (I didn't tell him that she hates it too....hates it so much that she squirms like crazy and the nurses have to start over again and again until they give up....)
• lunch w/ just me and the boy at a burger place with a playland all to ourselves :)
• shakes and chocolate cakes 

Outside the doctor's office there was a car in the middle of the road.  Dead battery.  As they jumped it, a mom drove up.  "Sorry. Can you let me get by, my boy is in anaphylactic shock and isn't breathing."  They pushed the car out of the way.

I hurried to the pharmacy to get our Epi pens. Kindergarten, here we come!

We did it!

Saturday night I wrote out a crazy detailed list for each person of everything that had to be done at what time so we could get everyone fed, showered, and dressed for church today.  So this morning when Sexy Haqon woke me up with kisses at 8:25am (yes, that task was on his list), I hid under my covers until Heather's words flashed thru my brain:

When I think too much, I psych myself out. The first time I took the kids grocery shopping by myself, I sat in the parking lot, terrified to go into the store. I thought too much about all of the things that could go wrong or how difficult it would be. I learned that I have to not think about it and just do it.

So, I threw off the blankets and just did it.  It went crazy well.  Everyone followed the plan.  Everyone helped.  Everyone was ready to go....a bit early.

Church was amazing.  We stay home during RSV season...and last year Sexy and I traded off going and staying home with Seraph even after RSV season was over.  So, we hadn't been to church together in.......I have no idea...a super long time.

And it was Seraph's first time to go to church--our first time going as a whole family since the twins were born.  Many of our church friends who've been praying for Seraph finally got to meet her today :)

Seraph's first trip to church

Seraph was super friendly and social.  She explored.  She visited the people around us - instantly charming them with her huge smile.  She danced (rocked back and forth) for each of the songs...

Delightful Finch cheered "yay" and clapped after the opening hymn.  (ummm...not so reverent but super cute!)

When it was time for sunday school, both of the twins went into their own nursery class!  Sexy Haqon and I got to go to sunday school alone.  together.  alone.  No kids on my lap.  for an HOUR!!!  

Five minutes into the second class, the teacher brought Seraph to me.  She'd started crying when they'd put away the toys for singing time.  But, she was happy to play with her toys on the floor next to my chair.  So, I got to listen and participate in real-life adult conversations about God and testimonies.

Somehow I only had to change one (wet) diaper while we were there...

Strong Bear went to class with his favorite neighbor-friend.  He only wants to play with boys.  He's sick of all these sisters and wants to play boy games with boys and make boy jokes and laugh and grunt and be strong and do boy stuff.  He's super excited to meet boys in his kindergarten class and loved being in his friend's class at church.  

Beautiful Rabbit helped me take the younger kids to their classes....so she was a little late for her class.  So, when she walked in, her friends got excited that she was there.  She got to sit with a friend she really likes playing with....

Angel came home singing little churchy tunes.  She's less anxious around strangers than she was last month.

I was so scared that it'd be a torturous experience that left everyone hopelessly grumpy.  I'm soo, sooo glad that we went.  Everyone had a good time.  We're gonna do it again next week...and we've invited gma and gpa to come along ;)

The whole Family at Church

Going Crazy at the same time....

Our cousins came to visit - yay :)

Angel & Seraph with Professor

But wait....there should be one more......

Pirate, Angel, Seraph, & Professor (age 2)

Ok, so my girls won't be age 2 for a couple of weeks.  Still, how often do you see twins with twin cousins that are only 2 months apart??  They still play next to each other more than with each other...but it's exciting to see them all together.  Think of the messes they could make if only we lived a bit closer together!!  Maybe someday....

Pirate & Professor

Here's their older sis, too:

Strong Bear & Butterfly

My kids could play with Butterfly every day and still want to have her over more.  She's a fun girl!

My Days are Numbered...

I just saw Seraph climb up the first 2 stairs (to the first landing) and down again without falling or getting too scared to move.  Noooooooooooo!!!!!!