Here's a glimpse into our July 4th activities...
Daddy and his babies after the Brookhaven parade that we missed...

Georgie and Aboo enjoying their popsicles on a hot July 4th...

Pretty sure she liked it...

My artsy-fartsy side. I was inspired to photograph the normal scenes of life and this caught my eye. I love it.

Typical bathtime. G splashing like crazy and A playing in the water faucet. Too cute.

**edit note: our plans of fireworks on the 4th were rained out...so we enjoyed a nice cozy night at home instead. i think God's trying to tell us something about these "plans" we keep trying to make...maybe "slow down" is His message???

Birth Story goes public!

We feel a slight bit of fame!! Our real-life good friend Sasha from Sasha Says has a good friend who has a fab blog that is linked to the right, Sorta Crunchy. She invited me to guest post about our drug-free twin birth! Read it on today's entry!! Megan's blog is always a great read....thanks for sharing our story!!

p.s. we made it to the Big D on our road trip last night before having to turn around and head home due to diarrhea x 2 and fevers. Matt jokingly said it was a really long trip to the grocery store... at least we got to pick up beer, wine, salsa, and coffee from our fave Central Market. I remarked several times late this week that they were two weeks sickness-free...I even knocked on wood! The kiddos were great considering, and even Boomer was a trooper...

Does anyone else with small children have such difficulties with frequent illness or are we just plagued???

Happy Fourth!!

"Handy Abby"

We stumbled upon Lowe's Kids' Clinic on Saturday while shopping for a new dishwasher. A&G built their own pirate ship with little hammers and nails. Funny part to the story was A refused to take off her apron and goggles after she finished...she wore them around the store post construction, wore them in the car home, and we had to pry them off of her for naptime. She awoke this morning asking for her "ga-ga"!! G didn't want any part of the dress up fun...he was more interested in the "boom" (broom) aisle but he had a blast hammering!




Tonight she HAD to wear her goggles during bedtime "sssssssnak"....too hilarious. Hard to keep a straight face while looking at her! (p.s. check out our new sage green dining room--no more 1964 paneling!)


(SN, thought of E&Q the whole time we were at Lowe's!!)

Case of the bedtime crazies

Last night G&A were wired before bedtime. So we had some exercise time, which consisted of running (around in circles) followed by hopping. Fell fast asleep afterward.

Pre-bedtime workout from Matt on Vimeo.

8 years...

8 years later...

2 towns we called home
1 mortgage note
2 cats
1 dog
2 careers, one full time, one part time
2 babies
countless moments of joy, heartache, excitement, and contentment

...and I wouldn't change a thing.

Happy Anniversary, my love.

Silver and Pearl, my fave.

I have to brag on my honey. He (and G&A, of course) presented me with a post Mother's Day happy that I will treasure for years to come. Simple. Classic. The reasons for my journey of motherhood.
Lisa Leonard Designs, www.lisaleonardonline.com

I can't resist...

...posting more pics of my adorable babies. They are just the cutest things ever!