Summer?

It was so nice out that Mom let us wear shorts & go barefoot. Actually, the only reason we're barefoot is because we took our socks and shoes off on our own.

One Shoe On & One Shoe Off

I started taking my shoes and socks off Derek grabbed my ball. So I stopped, grabbed my stick and went after him.

Derek The Little Hoarder.

Mom found the bucket of balls in the garage. I was able to grab 5, but I still want the 2 that Spencer has.

Bench Under The Tree

Now we moved to the little bench under the tree.

Watching The Birds On The Pond From Our Back Deck

We took our sweatsirts off and moved around back to look at the pond while we finished our snacks.

D Loves His Hat

I know it's 60 degrees outside, but I just love my hat.

Beautiful Day

It's a good day to have a snack outside.

Time To Get Dressed

Spencer decided not to get dressed this morning. He's going to be my Diva.

Outside

We've got our hats & sweatshirts on so let's get outside.

East Egg Tree

Today, dad took us to Eau Claire to visit Aunt Peggy and Great Grandma. We left mom behind so she could finish the taxes. After lunch, we had so much fun playing outside at Aunt Peggy's house. We found some hockey sticks and were figuring out how to use them and then we helped Aunt Peggy put Easter Eggs on her tree out front.

Jamma Time?

Spencer didn't want his pants back on after I changed his diaper so I let him round around without them. A few minutes later he comes out of his room carrying his PJ's.

Spencer's Meltdown

Spencer wants to go outside but it's too cold. His hands turned to ice cubes in 10 mins.

Happy Bathers

We love bathtime again. I guess it was just a phase.

Maple Grove Community Center Playland

It was so nice out yesterday, so when we left the gym, Mom took us to the playland at the Community Center. It had lots of tunnels and slides and different ways to climb up to the slides. However, our favorites were the bouncy bridges.

Another Playground Video

More of us on the playground.

Awesome Park

We went to a new park yesterday, it was so awesome. We loved running on the bouncy bridges.

New Lawn Mowers

Look what Mom got us today. They were having a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Sale. Perfect for twins.

D in Mom's Boot

We're getting ready to go to the store I put on Mom's boot instead of mine. Boy it's hard to walk in her shoes.

Diaper Babies

We are so adorable sitting on our chair in our diapers, Mom just had to take our picture.

Outside Fun

We've got our balls and are playing outside. Now that it's getting warmer we need more toys to play with out side.

Forks

I used my fork all by myself to eat my cottage cheese.

Sippy Cups on the Table

We figured out a new and creative way of using our table.

Down the Slide

Watch me go down the slide. I like to go on my stomach feet first, it makes it easy to get off at the bottom.

Up the Stairs

I can climb the big stairs all by myself.

18 Month Check Up

We had our 18 month check up today. Mom said we took our shots like champs so she rewarded us with Culvers for lunch. The Dr. says that even though we're skinny, he's not concerned because we're growing consistently and we're good eaters. He's more concerned with the really chubby babies that come in. Here are our stats: Derek: 33.25 inches (50%), 21lbs 3oz (3-5%), head size 49.7 cm (90-95%). Spencer: 31.5 inches (25%), 20lbs, 13oz (less than 3%), head size 49.5 cm (90%).

When we woke up from our naps this afternoon, mom was out voted 3-1 to go to the park instead of the gym, so she loaded us up in the stroller, put the leash on Astro and off we went. We hadn't been there very long when our next door neighbor showed up. She'll be 3 next month and is excited to have some new play mates. We already have a play date set up for tomorrow afternoon. She has a big swing set in her backyard that we're always asking mom to go play on. Here are Sarah and I on the fire engine.

Swinging in the Park

The boys are too big to fit in the babyswing together this year. However, they don't mind sitting in the highback swing.

The Park is Open for the Season

The snow is finally gone from the park so I took the boys there for a while this afternoon. They were so excited to play on everything. Spencer was screaming to get out of the stroller as soon as we got there. My camera battery died I was having so much fun taking videos and pictures of them.

Happy Birthday Mike

This year, we spent Mike's Birthday driving from Janesville to Minneapolis. I was looking at pictures on my camera and found the ones from Mike's Birthday last year. It was the first time he'd celebrated his birthday in Madison since he was in college. It was also one of our first nights out on the town without the kids since my parents were nice enough to watch them for us.

We started at the Gritty, as you should.

On to the Red Shed for a Long Island Ice Tea.

A shot at Brats, which is followed by...

Kissing the Gnu!

Brotherly Love

We really love each other.

The Park is Open for the Season

Spencer riding the horse.

The Park is Open for the Season

Wee!

Big Balls

Mom got us big balls for being good at Cub Food today.

Playing

We're foot wrestling.

Breakfast

Grapes & chocolate milk for breakfast.

Helping Mom

We're helping Mom empty the dishwasher. Did she ever mention that we're climbers?

D & His Suitcase

Me too!

S & His Suitcase.

I've got my suitcase & ready to on my trip.

Burger King

We were shopping at the outlet mall & stopped for lunch at Burger King. They have a play area.

Boots & PJ'S?

We're sitting in our soccer goal trying to put our boots on without help from Mom.

Fun After Baths

Spencer was cracking us up with his goofy game.

Walking in Snow

Here are the boys walking through the snow.

Footprints in the Snow

The snow is finally starting to melt, so we went and hung out on the back patio for a while this morning. It was the first time the boys actually walked through snow. It took a while to get used to the unevenness, but soon became pros at it.

Story Time

We like to sit next to each other and read our books.

New Boots

Mom & Dad took us to Perkins for lunch today. There was a short wait so we walked around outside for a little while. Everyone thought our new boots were really cute.

Up Too Early

Spencer woke me up too early this morning. Doesn't he understand the concept of sleeping in on the weekends?

Sleds

When Grandpa Dale came to visit he left us sleds to play with. We don't really like going on the snow, but we play with them on the driveway and grass. They're kind of hard to move them on the concrete.