Best Friends...

I was just thinking about what it would be like to have a twin, especially a twin sister! To never have ever been alone in the world from the very beginning. That has to be such a neat feeling! I hope my girls have a very deep bond that no one in the world can break. I hope they are best friends forever! I don't think anyone who isn't a twin can understand the closeness and the bond that these girls share now and will share the rest of their lives. Y es, I'm sure they will have their differences over the years, but my prayer for them is that they will always have each other, no matter what! What blessings they are!!!!

Audrey and Natalie are 5 months old!

And what an exciting 5 months it has been so far! Whoever thought that having twins would be this much fun! They are doing so much now...it is amazing. When Natalie is propped up on a pillow she will try and pull herself up in a sitting position. She isn't quite stong enough yet but she sure is trying. Audrey isn't interested in sitting up yet, just interested in what everyone has to say so she can ponder it and talk about it. She is our "thinker"! :) I think she is going to be brilliant! Natalie is going to be our physical achiever we believe! She loves to wiggle and has now started navigating her crib at night from her back! She is also a big clown and loves to laugh and make us laugh. They both have smiles that light up their entire faces and thus light up ours.
Last week was a big week for all of us in the Crane family. Spencer and I went on vacation together for a week by ourselves leaving the girls in good hands at home with their Nana Zachar and Grammy Crane. It was so hard leaving them but at the same time knowing that it is so important to spend alone time together as a couple instead of mom and dad all the time. One day the kids will be gone but you will always have each other forever! With two babies at home to care for, there isn't much time for anything else except "can you change her diaper while I feed her?", "I'll take Audrey with me to the store while you watch Natalie here"...etc, etc! You get the point. LOL. So this is a BIG thank you to both of our mothers (and fathers & grandmothers & Friends) who helped out while we were gone. It was very much appreciated!

We took a cruise this year on Freedom of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. We had previously cruised on this ship 2 years ago with Spencer's Dad and fell in love! So much fun. We had stops at Labadee, Haiti, Montego Bay, Jamaica (mon), and Grand Cayman Islands where we swam with the stingrays. You can't go to Grand Cayman without doing this! It was unbelievable...I wish we could have stayed there all day! They say since we kissed the stingray that we will have 7 years good luck! We can't wait to book our next cruise...probably with Disney Cruiseline to take the girls! They are going to LOVE IT!