the continuing saga of middle-aged parents raising twins...
There’s a small munincipal airport about a mile up the road and the flight path for takeoff and landing is over our house. That’s okay with Adam because he absolutely loves watching the planes fly over…
I’m sure he can just imagine himself soaring through the clouds!
There’s a little girl that lives up the street, her name is Paige. She and her brother, CJ, often come to the house to play with the boys. Quite surprising, really, considering they’re quite a bit older than these two-year-old twin boys. Anyway, they’re good kids and the boys love it when they come to play…
Who’ll get to the ball first?
Who else?
I can’t push the swing fast enough for Alex…his giggles intensify with the speed and height of the swing!
The boys love to play in their bouncy house, although not quite the way you might think. They’re not content to simply jump and bounce, nope, to achieve maximum funnage, one must also flip end-over-end…
The boys have begun saying their prayers at night. They put their hands together and bow their heads as mom or dad says the prayer, then they both say, “Amen.” Too cute!
Note to self: Although it’s tradition, and you’d think, harmless, to wish them, “Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite,” one should never say the “bedbug” part to Adam. We said that to him, and he worriedly looked down at his mattress saying “Bite”-”Bug”-”Bite” as he climbed out of bed, never to return.
It took about 30-minutes to reassure him that there were, in fact, no bedbugs or bugs of any kind, in his bed, and there was nothing that was going to bite him.
Which was fortunate, otherwise we were looking at having to do something like this…
We recently picked up a copy of Despicable Me on Blu-Ray.
The boys love it…especially Alex! (Dad likes it, too!)
The story features super-villain Felonious Gru (Steve Carell), who operates out of his suburban home that serves as a front for an underground lair where he, his partner, Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand), and thousands of short yellow minions plan their nefarious deeds. The minions are these little yellow, ovalish creatures in blue coveralls that sound just like Alex when they laugh!
Evidently, they think so, too…
…and the balls are pretty cheap, too!
The summer has been rather hot this year. Don’t get me wrong, mind you, I prefer this summer heat to the bitter cold winter weather we had this year! Anyway, what better way to take advantage of the warm weather than to spend a day at the pool? Well, Cindy and the boys favorite cousin, Katie, did just that…
Here, Alex sits perched atop the frog slide waiting for someone to push him. The other kids were lining up behind him, so his brother ended up giving him a shove.
Alex, the pseudo-swimmer…
Adam and Katie take shelter under the water umbrella. Adam was a little timid and shied away at first, until Katie forged ahead…
SPLASH-DOWN, Adam! Alex is up next!
Adam was awake at 4:15 this morning, and there was no getting him back to sleep. Alas, he couldn’t even make it through lunch before the fatigue took it’s toll. So, here’s Adam slumping over his plate, as Alex looks on and wonders…
Eat your heart out, girls! 
