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Dearest Twinnies; 

How is it that you are 4 already? We are so proud of the smart, thoughtful, funny and sweet little people you have become. You make our hearts burst with joy. When we look back at the past 4 years and how much you have taught us we can't help but be thankful to be your parents. You have made us better people and continue to teach us new things everyday. Keep laughing and looking at the world through your wonderful  sweet little eyes. Your Mommy & Daddy are your biggest fans and love watching you grow up . Thank you for the ride little ones. 

P.s. we had our first themed bday party. Chloe chose princess & Carter Spiderman. It was the best party yet. 

Transition

We are offically homeless right now. Our house sold and we moved out on the 5th of July and are now waiting to close on the new house. The process of trying to show & sell our house, find a new one to buy, pack a house, move out of a house all  the while still trying to stay organized, take care of 3 kids all 4 & under while trying to maintain some kind of normalcy for them is.... well...enough to make you want to go a little bit crazy. Or a lot crazy. And I might have just done that a little bit at times?? All of our belongings were packed into two trucks by movers and is now all in storage.  We don't really even know what's in those trucks but one thing is for sure. We have A lOT of stuff. Our intention was to purge as we packed but it all got a little overwhelming. I did almost all the packing during the weeks leading up to the move during the baby's nap times & with him in the front pack a lot of the time. It will for sure be one of those times that we look back on in the years to come that we will say,  'wow remember that....that really sucked.... but now look at us, we made it through to the other side. We are hoping to close on the new house mid August and could not be more excited to finally get settled and not to be in this flex-mode anymore. This will hopefully be the house that the kids will grow up in. More on the new house later, we really love it.  My blogging, computer, picture uploading time is now not nearly as much as it once was. Chase is fully mobile...crawling, stair climbing & cruising furniture. Not to mention trying to eat everything off the floor. I feel like I can't take my eyes off of him for a minute because I never know what the twinnies leave around on the floor. I love this age/stage but it is a lot of work. Keep posted for some updates!

A few from my phone: 

We spent last week as a family in hood canal 

my not so helpful packing partner

but what a sweet little guy he is

Testing out of the wheel on their Great Uncle & Aunt's sail boat at the canal

candid

This picture is so them. I love candid shots, they capture kids so much better than the posed kind. I had the kiddos pictures taken a few weeks back to try to get some of Chase during the sitting-up-stage. Although he seemed to skip that stage all together and go for crazy crawling everywhere baby.

Summer

It's finally starting to feel a little bit like summer, well sort of. 

Chase sat in the grass for the first time yesterday. 

pleasantly surprised

I have been avoiding taking the twins to their 2nd dentist appointment for about a year now, I know bad Mother. The first time I took them it was such a tough experience for Carter & I that I have been avoiding doing it again even canceling their appointment a few times between then & now. For their 1st visit I was pregnant with Chase having to pin Carter down for the Dentist to be able to even just  look in his mouth. He wouldn't even let them come near him with their tools. It was one of those super discouraging parenting moments. By the time it was over I was sweating & I think I even cried to myself on the drive home.

So this time around I scheduled their appointment a long time ago and gave myself a lot of time to prepare them &  made sure that my Mom could go with me to help. All this because I was sure we would most likely be having a repeat experience. BUT,  to my surprise both kids did amazing. Carter was so grown up, polite and cooperative. It may not sound like that big of a deal but I felt like it was such a huge step toward growing up. Plus ever since we went they have both been so into brushing their teeth even asking to floss. We have come a long way from this post, seriously thank goodness.

8 Months

Happy 8 months today baby boy. I love you so. 

New skills

Chase has been practicing his new found past time....pulling himself up. Time to lower the crib.