Tangled

 We took the twins to their first movie theater experience. We saw Tangled. They did so good. Carter sat the entire movie and didn't eat, talk or move he was entranced. He did laugh at the funny parts and got scared when the music got loud... it was precious. Chloe sat for the first hour and then had to go potty about 6 times in the last 45 mins. We were proud that she sat as long as she did as we definitely did not expect her to. Tangled was so cute. We all loved it.  It was so fun to be able to do such a 'grown-up-kid' thing with them. It really felt like such a big step.

Eying the treats. To bad he doesn't like candy.

 Pretty sure Chloe was pointing out ALL the things she thought she should have 

 such big kids...they make my heart melt

Ended our outing with a trip to the theater archade which Cman loved....this of course led to a huge tantrum upon leaving. I figure our outing would not be complete w/out at least one tantrum. 

 Tantrums & all I love my boy.

On a little side note shortly after we got home & we got the kids of to bed I started to feel really sick. I proceeded to be sick all night long. I mean really sick. Like the sickest I have ever been in my life. Like so sick I didn't care that I was doing things in front of my husband that NEVER should be done in front of anyone.  I will leave it at that. I didn't get out of bed  on Friday. At all. Got out of bed a few times on Saturday and was sort of feeling like I was going to live by Sunday night. Seriously so sick.  My Dr. has concluded through tests that I got food poisoning. Still waiting to hear what kind...the likely suspect is Ecoli.  I know you are all dying to know where I ate..... AND I am so embarrassed to admit that the likely suspect was at the Golden Arches. I have always been such a closet Micky D's lover. I know soooo gross. But I can now promise that it will be decades if EVER that I eat there again. I am finally feeling better tonight and could enjoy that lovely Valentines dinner Jer made for us.

My Coffee

When I go through the espresso stand it is now required (my mistake!) that I get the twinnies  "my coffee" . Their coffee consists of about a 1/2 cup full of apple juice They charge me like 50 cents or something crazy so I always tip the barista well because they are so sweet to do that for us. 

I guess apple juice tastes better when it 

comes from a latte cup.

Swimming

Twinnies started  swimming lessons and are really loving it. We do not get in the pool with them and the teacher is wonderful. The only problem is getting Carter out of the pool...he throws a fit every time because he doesn't want to leave. AND I mean a super-sized tantrum. Like the  kind you just want to grab your kid and run. So ya, still working on that aspect but at least he likes it.

Jerame & I sit on the side of the pool like cheerleaders. I am fairly certain the other parents think we are are annoying.

We are proud of them.

Break in the rain

We had a beautiful day and I finally got to let my little caged animals out into our yard to play. It was such a nice break for all of us. It's hard to figure out stuff to do with them day after day when the weather is so miserable.  I couldn't believe how long they wanted to stay outside. I had to bribe Carter with lunch to come back in.

Things learned this weekend

1.Just because the Hawks lost it does not mean the "Seahawks rally beard" is going to be shaved.

2. That dancing to our new fav song Rihanna's "Whats my name" is REALLY fun. Good song choice for a two year old?....the jury is out :)

3. That this little guy loves to say cheeeeeseeee for the camera...well, we actually already knew that.

4. Being pulled on a blanket around and around the kitchen is awesome.

5. Flashlights, sticks and a warm winter evening are a great combo

6. A broken water heater is a huge pain in the *** but the bright spot is a really fun box to play with from the new one

My Bubby

Chlo calls Carter 'Bubby' which we assume is short for brother but we really are not to sure how the name actually manifested itself. But it has stuck and now almost everyone close to him calls him either Buster, Bub or Bubby. Carter even refers to himself as Bubby.

Today Chloe insisted on eating lunch right next to her Bubby. Two peas in a pod.

If she wasnt putting food in her mouth at lunch she had to be touching her Bubby. It was so cute, she was having a very loving moment with him. I say moment because I think shortly after I took this picture I had to switch to referee mode because he took her grapes.

This evening we had a dinner date with my Mom (Nanny). It was such a great restaurant experience. Yes...I did just say restaurant/toddler & good experience all in the same sentence! They actually ate their dinner & sat there for a decent amount of time. They even lasted long enough to order dessert. We have come a long way from this post They sit in regular chairs at restaurants now (no boosters or high chairs), eat on normal plates, try to use silverware (for the most part), can actually assist in choosing what they want to eat for dinner, they say thank-you to the waitress and surprisingly they don't make that big of a mess.

Just more signs they are growing up so fast.

SeaHAWKS!!!

Ok so I am not the BIGGEST football fan out there but we went to the Seahawks playoff game this past Saturday and I have to say it was one of the most fun times I have ever had in my life. The energy in that stadium was pure magic and it was so exciting to see our 'underdog' team come out and win against the defending national champs.


The Seattle Seahawks home crowd is called the "12th Man" on their football team and now we have seismic proof of their deafening roar.

King 5 News in Seattle, the local NBC affiliate posted an item on its Facebook page that is positively astounding. It's almost hard to believe except it comes from some reputable sources and hasn't been denied in the hours after its posting.

A seismic chart for the time period prior to, during and after the Marshawn Lynch stunning 67 yard touchdown run, measured the ground movement in and and around QWest Field. Although it was barely noticeable, it registered as a slight earthquake. You can see it posted to the right of this article. Here's what King 5 had to say:

"The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network captured this reading from a sensor near where the Kingdome once was. It registered about the same time that Marshawn Lynch made that spectacular touchdown run. Can you say Beast Mode?" ---via : http://www.huliq.com

I loved this little blurb on a website I found. I do not doubt that a minor earthquake was created by the noise in that stadium. It truly was amazing.

The twins are still recovering from that very nasty bug that hit them late last week. We ended up having to take Chlo into be seen on Saturday because of her reactive airway stuff and she was diagnosed with Croup. Poor baby. So they have been putting in some major movie time over the coarse of the last several days. Parents of the year I tell you :) Hey, we do what we have to do.