Welcome Back Henley

First of all I have to take a moment and brag on my girl. I mean just look at that skin and hair? I would die for some olive skin and brown hair. Thanks to my Dad and Ashley, my dream came true for Henley. In the hospital, I remember saying -- "Who knew, I would have a brown baby?" Davis is going to be mighty jealous of that skin later in life! This girl loves to brush those mess of teeth she has (now that is another story and compliments of her much-loved pacifier!) yikes. Um, yeah, those are her real eyelashes as well. I mean...really? They touch her eyebrows!

Not only is she gorgeous, she is SUCH a girl in every way. Her mannerisms and everything the child does screams G-I-R-L. It's really fun to see the difference in them because lord knows, they are completely different. The next two poses just go to show the girl in her. These were taken up at the cabin...what a fun family trip (really our first together).

This next one is out of focus but she is too cute when she's tickled. That smile is priceless! Please ignore me (and my bra strap) -- the focus is on the babies! PLEASE!
This is my girl with her "baby" and it's stroller. She is usually toting her cell phone and purse in hand as well. The "witching hour" was upon us at this point and they were having a grand time running through the house. How cute is that face?
As I said before, this is such a fun time with the babies. Henley is hitting all her milestones as well, saying: dog, horse, duck, car, counting the number 2 and also Mama and Dada (I forgot to mention Davis is saying it too!) She loves to visit the neighbors' dogs everyday and generally loves to relax. It's hard to pull her from her books and Yo Gabba Gabba these days.

Like Davis, she is the light of our lives! Love my little girl....

Welcome Back Davis

We have taken an unwanted break from blogging because our laptop was stolen a couple of weeks ago, but I'm glad to announce....We're BACK! I didn't want to upload too many pictures the first time, so I'm focusing on Davis this time.

I feel like I've said this since at least 12 mo, but this is by far, my favorite time with the babies. They are just precious and learning so much, so fast. Davis says many words, but mostly -- "O.K., dog, cookie, cracker, juice, duck, car, truck," etc... He is everywhere, all the time -- ALL boy! There are not many times to get good shots of him except the other day he decided not to take a nap, so it provided me a time with just him to do a photoshoot. He is our precious boy...just look.

Henley is next -- just wait! Goodness is she ever a doll...

A family affair

Billy's friend, Mike, owns a little BBQ place named Saw's. It's in Homewood and if I dare say, the best BBQ I've ever had! Billy has started playing there for a couple of hours every Friday, so I thought this would be a perfect venue for the babies to see him play live for the first time. As you can see, Davis LOVED it!

Billy Gant's biggest fan right there...
This picture was just precious, the two munchkins taking in the "show"
Our friends, the Curtises' met us for dinner and it was a good ole family fun night! Of course, my two hardly ate anything, but what's new? I guess they're not big BBQ fans. They better step it up living in Alabama!

More to come on our Labor Day with the cousins....

Back to School

So, ok, I know they aren't in "real" school yet, BUT I just had to dress them up for their first full day of daycare. I mean they did move up to the next class...isn't that something like growing up? Seriously, they are growing up WAY too fast. It is flying by, but we are soaking in every minute. Just look at this little girl on her way to "school" on Monday. Does is get any cuter?

Davis still had a little bed-head but just look at the precious coordinating outfits? Henley wore the pink pigs and Davis had a tractor pulling a prize, blue pig. I can't even put into words how cute they were.
When I showed him his outfit the night before, he just couldn't stop pointing at the pig and saying "dooog?!" and the tractor and saying "car-car." So we just let him believe it was a "car-car pulling a doooog." He was thrilled to say the least.
The day was great. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE their daycare? The ladies in the next class were waiting all year last year just to get my babies into their class. Needless to say, the teachers were waiting at the door on Monday AND thought the twins were just as precious as we did.
Davis was the mayor apparently...he not only refused to ride in the "bye-bye" cart, but he pushed everyone around 12 times. Non stop this one....whew.

Anyway, we are getting into our groove for the fall and I hoping for a smooth year ahead. My class at school seems good so far. Of course there are challenges, but who doesn't have challenges these days. I love my friends at school and love these babies at home. Life is Good right now.

Now if we could just get a small breeze outside....now, that would be NICE.

Just Because

Just a couple of pictures from a trip to Nonni's house... Again, Davis and his sad, sad face! I mean how can you not feel sorry for the little guy? That lip can go even further than this, if you believe it!

And Miss Henley bug in Nonni's glasses. Such a mess...this girl!!! Oh, how she makes us laugh.

I have started school and made it through the first week! Not to wish my life away, but I am glad it's behind me. Whew. The babies start school on Monday... Stay tuned for some back-to-school blues. I have an outfit all picked out for back to school.

Our Newest Addition

The Gant side of our family has some great news....On July 12th, Billy's sister, Amy, had a precious little girl. Her name is Anne Claire and she just completes their little family. We went this week and spent the day with the Underwoods and felt completely blessed to be surrounded by so many little ones.

Here are her first two, Gant (age 4) and Reid (age 15 mo)

This is about the best we could do for the group photo of the older cousins

I promise my two had a good time even though they look extremely unhappy in this picture! It was the end of the day, but it is great of the Underwoods.

Henley finally got her first GIRL cousin. The girls meet for the first time -- I love the way Anne Claire was looking up at her.
This is Miss Anne Claire Underwood -- pretty and perfect.
This picture doesn't really make sense, but I had to post it. Henley was being shy with the camera and debuted a new smile. So funny...this girl!
Well, the summer is coming to an end...it is sad, but I'm gearing up for another good school year. I have loved being home with the babies and look forward to another relaxing, trip-filled summer next year.

In the Groove

Last summer was spent sitting in the house waiting for Billy to get home so I could go to the grocery or anywhere for that matter. I could NOT figure out how to get out of the house with two small babies. We grew used to our "tag-team" parenting style. But this summer, I'm happy to announce I have figured it out! I will say, it is much easier now that the babies are getting older (easier and harder at the same time). Below is my view as we are headed for our daily outings. Usually it consists of some sort of retail establishment, a friend's house here and there, or maybe a trip to Gadsden. It's so nice to not be banished to the house anymore -- yeah for us!

It's a good thing I'm not a stickler for rules, b/c with twins you have to break one here and there. Like below....I'm sure you have disregarded this one a time or two as well?

It ends up looking a little like this.... I put Henley in the basket because she is much less of a threat to jump. Little Missy is quite happy in the basket and she takes up less space and is usually covered in groceries by the end of the trip. She never complains though -- I think she likes breaking the rules too!

I'm pretty sure the store probably means NONE of "this" when they made the warnings. Oh well, what is a Mom to do when you have two?

Sorry for the lack of pictures. We have been on the road this summer and it's been grand! Billy and I have been on a few adult trips and we have also been with family...mainly all at the beach. I'm so thankful and lucky to be able to have this time in the summer to catch up with friends and family and just renew myself.

I have loved spending "normal" days with my babies too. Thank God for the "normal" day. I'm going to try and stay thankful for my "normal" work days when school starts as well. After all, we are so blessed to have jobs, much less our health and happiness. Here's to Summer.....loving every minute of it!