Christmas Party

My multiples group had a Christmas party on Saturday, December 12. I couldn't believe it when Steve told me that he had the day off, so the four of us went to a group function together. A very rare occurrence. The cubs did pretty well. They weren't too keen on Santa, did pretty well cleaning up their chicken nuggets, and then they had a blast in the bounce house.

Z checking out the tree.:

Emily checking out the tree. Monkey see, monkey do.:

The only picture of Emily with Santa (or rather, Santa in the same photo with Emily).

Cute cubs.:

Zach and Dad at the arts and crafts table.:

This is the closest Zach would get to Santa. Maybe we'll have better luck next year.:

Hands down, the bounce house was their favorite activity. It ROCKED!! We had to drag the cubs out later.:

First Annual Christmas Parade

December 5th was the town's first annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting. Just our luck, it was freezing, but we decided to bundle up the cubs and go anyway. They did really well considering the temperature, crowd, lights and noise. Not to mention that it was quickly nearing their bedtime. We left just minutes before the tree lighting, but we were able to view it from the parking lot. We're looking forward to making this an annual tradition.



Cute (and chilly) little cubs

It sure felt like the North Pole....

Emily and Zach both waved at Santa. SO cute!

Welcome, Miss Vivian

Our very close friends, Matt and Beth Ann, welcomed Vivian Adelaide Hooper on 12/1/09 at 2:14 pm. She was 6 pounds 8 oz and 19 1/2 inches. She's a beautiful little girl! Congratulations to them!!

I can't wait to see all of the things that my little cubs can teach her (ie How to look really cute when mommy is mad...How to throw a 4-star temper-tantrum...How to pull the cat's tail while no one is watching...). Yep, good times ahead!!

Let it snow!

I woke up last Wednesday morning (Dec 2) to this white surprise. Unfortunately I was running late getting the Cubs to preschool, so they didn't have much of a chance to play in it. It had all melted by the time I picked them up but I did get a chance to snap this photo to prove to everyone that it does snow in Texas.

Share training

Apparently our seminar on "The Proper Techniques of Sharing" fell on deaf ears.


Stockpiling (and guarding) the toys.
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The lights with a little bit of tree

Steve and I put the Christmas tree up during the evening hours of Saturday, November 28th. The cubs were bright eyed Sunday morning when they saw the tree with it's 950 lights on it. Yes, that's right...950 lights. Nearly 1000 lights adorn our tree to mask the fact that it lacks Christmas ornaments. It is by our choosing though...as another twin mom observed, this year's theme is "unbreakable".

Not quite sure what to think.:

One light down, only 949 more to touch.:

Emily doing her best Vanna White impression.:

Fascinated by the lights.:

Pool progress

I can't believe how fast the pool construction is progressing. The gunite, coping, and rock waterfall were put in right before Thanksgiving. They are now working on the decking.

View from where the diving board will be.

Standing in the deep end.

Rock waterfall construction.

I love the tile we chose. Can't wait to see the finished product.