a new baby

last week we got a new baby. his name is harper. sawyer named him and we had no say in the matter. we have no idea where she got it. when we ask her she says, "the puppy told me," but this was a week before we even got him. sawyer has always been scared of dogs. like hyperventilate, scale your body to get away from them scared. so we figured if she is ever going to get over that the only way will be to have a dog in the house. mason on the other hand loves dogs. he has giggled constantly since we got harper. he loves to play with him. they tell him they are his mommy and daddy. and mason pokes and pets and hug and kisses the poor puppy constantly, especially when he is asleep.

i wasn't so sure about having another baby right now - you know the potty training, crying at night, constantly watching so all your shoes stay intact. but he has been a good dog so far. he is really sweet and lets the kids do whatever. he has not had a single accident in the house yet!! not even at night in his crate. but he does cry at night. a lot. my sleep hours have diminished quite a bit since we got him. he even wakes the kids up since he is so loud. and he loves to chew on everything, especially shoes. so nothing is safe right now. but he is adorable and the kids love playing with him, and he will grow out of it soon!

must be one of those twin things.

the past few nights we have gone in to check on the kids and found this.




one bed, two kids, two pillows, 8 blankets, 6 babies, and various books and toys. the first time it happened i asked them why they were in the same bed and sawyer looked at me and said, "we were having a playdate!" like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

dada

that's what sawyer call him now instead of daddy. and they love their dada. they did the cutest thing at class at church today. they made cards for the daddies that had questions on the front.

mason:

my father's name is eric.
my favorite thing about my dad is going fishing.

my dad likes to hug on me with me.

it makes my dad laugh when i jump.

i love my dad because my daddy loves me.

sawyer:

my father's name is eric.

my favorite thing about my dad is when he makes mason laugh.

my dad likes to play with me.

it makes my dad laugh when i hang on him.

i love my dad because i love to play.

happy father's day!

swimming

we have been spending everyday at the pool since we have been back. and we got some new toys to play with in the water.

we got some "snickernoodles" as mason calls them. they like swimming on them without their floaties and the adults all like to steal them to float on.




at the suggestion of annalee we got some mermaids and pirates at target. they have been a big hit.


we also got goggles for the first time. they. love. them. this has been huge for helping them learn how to swim. as soon as mason put them on he said, "i can breathe under water now!"






i have been so amazed at what fish they are. here is a video of mason swimming. without floaties!!! i am so excited to start swim lessons on monday, i can't wait to see what they learn by the end of two weeks of lessons!




we have been loving our time with friends and family swimming so far this summer. and since it has been 108+ everyday the pool has been a necessity!

ballet

i wanted to sign sawyer and mason up for their own things that they would each enjoy since they are so different and so that they would have a little time apart. so we put mason in wee ball and sawyer in ballet. one of my friends asked if we wanted to do it with them and i thought it would be so much fun. so she is in there with zoe and lucy. she has been very hesitant to go in at the beginning and very clingy, but once she gets in there she has LOVED it. and it is pretty much the cutest thing i have ever seen. i really hope she continues to like it so we can put her in it in the fall.















so while the girls are in there the moms and kids sit out in the waiting area. this is what the boys do while they wait.


today was interesting though. about 15 minutes before it is over the next class starts coming in. a coworker of erics came in and sat down next to mason (miles had already left). while i was talking to him i looked down and mason had peed a ton. the seat was soaked. so i quickly turned the cushion over and took mason back to the bathroom to change him. of coarse i didn't have any shorts with me 9he hasn't had an accident in over a month!). so i put dry underwear on him and wet shorts. we got sawyer and put her shoes on and i was going to go to tell the teacher that her cushion was a wet. but when i went out there the entire room was FULL of people and there was a little girl sitting in mason's seat!!! I was SO embarrassed that i totally just ran out of there. and eric's co-worker was just looking at me like, i know what you just did! AWFUL!!! hopefully the rest of the classes will not be so eventful. and no more padded seats for mason. maybe i will make him sit on the floor :)

and here are some videos-

day one: (sawyer in pink third from left)


day two (sawyer in black third from left)

twin mamas

this past weekend we had our second annual twin mama girls weekend! it was amazing. everyone that went last year was able to come plus two more - kristi and leah. we had a baby shower, boat rides, pool time, good food, good conversation, awkward waiters, horrible karaoke, a duck person, sunburns, getting pulled over on the lake, floating in the lake, lots of laughing and tons of fun.

this is the place we stayed at. amazing right?


this was the view from our balcony.


and here is our group of girls:

britni, kristi, me, amy, leah, liz and shelley
























I love you girls and can't wait for our trip next year!




it was a blast but now i am home to mountains of laundry, a messy, dirty house, thousands of edits to catch up on, ballet, swim lessons and more to do than i can even think about. back to reality right?