Thankful For Thursdays!

The Fairhope Beach Play Date With Ireland!

Such a cutie!

Whitley was running for the water- I had to scoop her up! haha!!!

No Fear.

Wyatt tasting the sand and driftwood.

Watch out, Wyatt! She's gonna get you!!!

So serious...

Paintin' Parrot doing an art project!

She LOVES to read books!!!

Everything Has A Place.

I'm a "Everything has a place, and everything in it's place", kinda girl. I thoroughly enjoy organizing and tidying up my house every chance I get. My idea of a fun Saturday night alone? A bottle of wine and a messy make up drawer to clean!
I've never really considered myself overly OCD. I mean, I wipe my kitchen sink down so it doesn't leave water marks, and I occasionally iron a tee shirt.... So what?
Until now.
This is a whole new kind of OCD.

I let my kids have their fun during the day, eating on the carpet, spilling milk on the floor, scattering toys from here to kingdom come. Once the tots go to bed, I'm on a mission to make the house as sanitary as possible for the next Day of Destruction. This means, dragging out my Shark Steamer and doing a quick run on the hard floors, sanitizing their highchairs, running the vacuum in the common areas, organizing and cleaning toys, wiping counters and throwing in a load of laundry! I know it sounds like a lot, but I can usually get it completed in less than 30 minutes if I am not interrupted.

My reward for a clean house: A tall glass of Merlot. It's all worth it in the end. Not because of the wine, but because I truly think my life seems more manageable when my house is in order. I have a lot of things to stress over, and one of them is not a messy house.

Please tell me I'm not the only OCD mother out there. All I want is a clean, orderly house for my twins to play in. I don't think that's a crime.

The Weekend!

This weekend was B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.!!!!!! We had our Play Date with Avery & Kason on Saturday afternoon. I took a handful of toys and put them in the front yard, 3 chairs for us to sit, and let the kids run wild. All of them are officially walkers now! We didn't really sit that much, but you know.... Kayla brought suckers for everyone too! This was Wyatt & Whitley's first experience with a sucker... They LOVED it! Cried a lot of tears when it got too little and I had to throw it out! I have to go to the grocery store today on my lunch break and on the list: Suckers. I just know these will help in an emergency situation when I need them to behave. Kason & Whitley sliding!
Wyatt and his sucker
Whitley eating the wrong end...
She got more grass than sucker at times... hahaha!!!
So... I know the picture below is pretty funny... A brother picking on his sister. BUT Wyatt has become a "hitter". He hits everyone and everything lately. The cat, his sister, me, toys... And I know he knows he's not supposed to do it because he will look at me and wait for me to correct him and then he'll do it again. I give up. I don't want to hit him for hitting, that makes no sense. So, I think I'll just hope this is a phase and try to stop him as much as I can when I see it.
He can be really sweet when he wants...
I love how he's looking at her!



Wyatt got in my nail polish!
There. I fixed it.

Whitley's bed has been (almost broken) for a while now... Well, this weekend, it broke for real. So I did what any one would do, and wedged a bucket under the crib, to hold it up until Frog gets home to fix it. hahahaha!! He is going to rethink my handy domestic skillz when he sees this picture!

We Got A Slide!!!

My Blue Eyed Boy! My Brown Eyed Girl!
Twins!
Their new slide from Grammy!

Whitley likes to throw toys down the slide!
Big boy!

Dare Devil, Much?

Apparently, Whitley has gotten bored with most of her toys these days. She has started trying new things with them, such as standing on them.... Maybe she'll be the next

Evel Knievel?

Wyatt still loves to push her around the living room!

1st Weekend With Out You :(

Well, we made it through the 1st full week with Frog being gone and me holding the fort down... Might not have made it all in on piece, but we made it. I can't imagine being a single mother forever, I don't know how some women do it. At least I know my hubby will be home soon!
Friday night my BFF Laney came over to stay the night with her little boy, Landon! After the kids went to bed, we popped open the wine and had girl talk all night! It was great, and much needed! The next morning they shared pancakes on the kitchen floor and then I took The W's shopping at the mall with Grammy!

Sunday was fffrrreezing... We stayed inside most of the day. Whitley had a bad fall in my bathroom. She tripped while walking to my tub and chipped her brand new tooth! Pic below... The right front one. She only cried for a minute, so she must be fine! I was freaked out, to say the least. hahaha!!! After that incident and a few other minor ones, I decided to bundle them up and let them burn some energy outside! Whitley was half way across the yard and Wyatt was ready to come in! I can't win. Over all, the week flew by and I now know I can do this! ... Enjoy the pics!

Wyatt crying because he wants to go inside!

So cute, even with a snotty nose!

WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!