At the park.

Yesterday it was 60 degrees out so I took the boys to the park for awhile.  We stopped at the commissary on the way for snacks and had a little picnic too.  I love when it’s nice enough out for them to play, they sleep so much better, and it really cuts down on the winter stir crazy.

I wanted to back today with the whole family but of course it was all rainy and gross.

There were a few other toddlers and their moms at the park, so I ended up talking to them and didn’t take nearly as many pics as I wanted.  Next time!  It’s always nice to have adult conversation.

Ryan had a wee little case of bedhead.  I don’t think it detracts from his cuteness at all though.

They were doing construction on the other side of the park, and the boys were just enthralled with the trucks and machinery.  They are such boys!

I was watching Ryan do one thing, and I look over at Dylan and he’d climbed to the top of this ladder thing that was SO high.  I had to run over and help him down- it totally made me glad that we don’t have the bunk beds together anymore.

Ryan had his MRI this past week.  He does them every 6 months, to make sure that no tumors are growing back.  We generally don’t get the results until he visits his oncologist in Philly, which is not until February.  It’s always fine- and I assume if there was an issue they would call.

Did I mention that both boys qualify for speech help?  The evaluations came back.  We’re still working out just how much help they will get- be it weekly, monthly, whatever.  It also means that they qualify for preschool at the elementary school that the girls go to next fall.  Again, we don’t know if it will be daily, a couple times a week, or once a week for an hour- there are several different programs.

I’ll have kid-free time!  Whatever will I do with myself?


Bedtime with twins.


WW: Ryan shows his true colors

I always tell people Ryan’s the mean one, even if he’s littler and looks so sweet an innocent…

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After the post-bath jumping (and biting) was over, they stopped for a banana break.


Only one week until Christmas…

I’m feeling uninspired the past few days when it comes to blogging. I have ideas and things I want to document but I either don’t have the photos to go with the post, or forget what I wanted to write about when I sit down and open a blank page.  I’ve got several partially written drafts that I got sidetracked from finishing.  And then there are a couple Christmas crafty things I want to do and blog about, but I keep procrastinating.  Maybe I should start thinking of Valentine’s Day things instead!

I did want to write about the evaluation we had for the twins the other day.  It was the initial one to see if they qualify for services in anything- we were concerned with their speech primarily.  They did the screening and they both are behind enough to receive help.  Ryan automatically qualifies for his vision as well, although we haven’t felt the need to use any services yet since he’s always on target with his milestones and keeps up with his brother.  I’m sure when it comes to school and reading we might need help with him.

Anyway, the boys passed all the other aspects of the evaluation which included several other things like motor skills and listening & comprehension.  They are coming back this week to finish up the testing, and this time they’ll be separated so they can’t influence or mimic each other.  The boys warmed right up to the two women, which surprised me because they often act shy at first around strangers.

So that’s where we are at with that.  I’m sure they’ll start talking as soon as all the testing and evaluations are done.

In other news, we still have to finish Christmas shopping, decorating, and of course start wrapping.  It doesn’t even feel like December, let alone a week until Christmas!

And because I hate when I have no photo to add to my blog posts, here’s something that cracked me up:


Clean shirt, new shoes and I don’t know where I am going to