In my opinion

The first day of Spring in Texas should NEVER include SNOW. Period.

Yesterday we were enjoying 72 degree temps, today it is snowing. Unbelievable. Happy first day of Spring...make sure you have your winter coats handy.

Pictures to come soon.

Sesame Street Fun

On Sunday, February 28, we took the cubs to see Sesame Street Live. What fun!! Zach LOVED it!! Emily took a little longer to adapt, but I think she had a good time too. The only drawback: we went during their regularly scheduled naptime. Considering that, I think all went better than expected. Mommy had fun too!!

Rough waters

These pictures were taken on February 21st...another wonderful attribute of our weird winter weather. Whitecaps in the pool. Should have bought a surfboard.

Comings and goings

Cub Central has been crazy busy as usual. With preschool, therapy, and playdates there isn't much time for anything else. Naptime is usually a toss-up each day, even though everyone in the house could use a little downtime. We caved and put the rails back up on Emily's crib, so things are going much better in that department. She is no longer waking up at 3 am, thank goodness.

I am still busy in the evenings with my GNOs, the neighborhood Bunco group, and my Mom of Multiples group. I am now the treasurer, so I have a board meeting to attend in addition to the regular monthly meetings. Dad even manages to go golfing almost every Wednesday.

Cubs are doing well. We are finally over the sniffles. We are still rotating through the usual foods...the cubs are reluctant to try new things even though I offer them constantly. Zach actually does a little better than Emily when it comes to trying new things. Who would have believed that I would ever say that Zach is doing better than Emily in regards to eating?!?! Wow, we have come such a long way with our little man. Not long ago we would worry whether he was going to throw up every time he coughed (and he usually did). We are so thankful we have passed over that hurdle.

We are all really looking forward to the spring so we can all enjoy some more outdoor time. This winter has been much colder/wetter than usual and it has been pretty depressing being cooped up for days and days. We are all experiencing cabin fever and are looking forward to some outside play. Bring on the warmth!!

I have a ton of pictures to upload but for some reason I'm having trouble getting them on the blog. I've tried for a few days now with no luck. URGH!! Don't worry, I'll keep trying!

I want that job!

The only job I can think of where you can be utterly and completely wrong and not get fired...that's the job I want. Sign me up for meteorology classes!! Where is the 2-4" of snow that we were supposed to get?? We barely got a dusting that melted almost as soon as it touched ground. Not that I'm complaining. The western and southern counties in our viewing area actually received enough snow that schools were either closed or had delayed openings. We were just fine here, schools were open right on schedule. The cubs and I ventured out in the cold to go to their speech therapy, so as far as I'm concerned, it was just another day in the neighborhood. Thank you, Mr. Weatherman, for being WRONG!

Seriously????

We are expecting more !@&# snow. When did I move up north??? We are expecting snow again after midnight and we are under a winter weather advisory until tomorrow at 9pm. I am SO OVER IT!!! My roses all have leaf buds on them and they are ready for Spring just as much as I am. This weather stinks. FYI...this is TEXAS!!

Our busy weekend

While Steve was working in the yard on Saturday morning, the cubs and I went to Jennifer's for a playdate with Andrew and Matthew. It is so funny how playdates still consist of four little people doing separate little people things. There really is no "playing together". The cubs had a ton of fun running up and down the stairs, mom was a little worn out almost dead by lunch time. Thank goodness for the mimosa I had to raise my blood sugar back up after all that exercise.

That afternoon Steve and I took the cubs to run some errands. We then went to Jason's Deli for dinner. We were brave and decided to let the cubs sit in "big" chairs, and much to our surprise they did really well. They were a little restless towards the end, but overall it wasn't a terrible experience.

As we were walking from the car I asked Emily if she wanted to hold Zach's hand and she went and grabbed it. It was so cute watching them holding hands and walking together.

On Sunday we took the cubs to Grapevine Mills....sans stroller. The cubs walked the entire mall. I thought they did great. They held hands there too. They did get a bit fussy around lunch time and Emily refuses to hold my hand once we enter a store, so that was a bit trying at times. That was a lot of walking for their little legs. They did enjoy a very lengthy nap as soon as we got home!

Emily's newest thing....high fives! She wants a 'high five' for everything. "Mommy, I did it. High five." Very cute, except when she comes into our room at 5 am. "Mommy, high five." Good thing she's cute!

Zach answered me in Spanish a few days ago. I asked if he had a dirty diaper...."SI" was his response. And he was right. Good thing he's cute!