27 Months Old!

Has it already been 27 months? Seriously? The twins are doing so much these days. I look back at the first couple of blogs I wrote when they were born and it seems like years ago they were that small! Here are some of the words and phrases they like to say now:

• Epifant (elephant)
• Eintine (Little Einsteins)
• B Boy (larry boy from Veggie Tales)
• O'tay (Okay)
• Play? (let's go outside and play)
• Baby Bear (their favorite Sesame Street video)
• Mimi (movie)
• Nana
• Gammy (Grammy)
  
• Meemaw
  
• Poppy (Pappy)
• Bubby (pacifier)
• Water
• Baby

There are too many to count these days! They love being outside and thankfully the days are getting warmer now and we've been to the playground several days the last few weeks! They love to go out in the yard and play on their slide and throw balls around. They have a tee ball set that they practice hitting the ball with.

Favorite Foods right now:

• Pizza (Titza)
• Tomatoes (matoes)
• Oatmeal Cream Pies (P-Pies)
• Ravioli
• Salad
• Apple Sauce
• Cereal
• PopTarts
• Raisin bread
• Fruit
• Tacos
• Hot Dogs

Such a healthy bunch of food that list is, isn't it? Haha...hey we just do what we can these days. We have a busy April and May coming up and are looking forward to spending a week in Mexico Beach, FL! It has been a while since we've had a family vacation. We can wait to build our first sand castle with the girls.

Everyone say a prayer for my Grammy Zachar. She broke her pelvis and isn't doing well recovering. We love you Grams! Get Better Soon!

And Congrats to Dusty and Melissa on their new son, Jack! He is adorable.

Winter Continues...

Natalie playing in the snow

Winter is still here and keeping us very cold here in TN/GA. We had a big snow a couple of weeks ago that kept us at home for a few days which is amazingly nice! We never get to just stay home and be lazy and that gave us an excuse for a day! The girls were not too fond of the snow but they had fun getting dressed up to go out in it.Audrey Lyn

"We're ready, Mom and Dad! Let's go!"

One of my best friends in the whole wide world, Nadia Jo Vanhoose, her two girs, Mia & Sara Jo, and her mom, Diane, got to come stay with us on their way to Houston, TX last night. Nadia was my roommate all through college and we were both in each others weddings and we pretty much feel like we've grown up together after all these years. Her husband, Jason, who we love too, got a much deserved promotion, and has moved to TX already to start working. She is a brave, loving, faithful friend who I know will love living in TX and we can't wait to go visit. BTW...she is moving from Elyria, OH (near Cleveland). BIG changes for the Vanhooses but we love you and everyone is praying!The girls playing with Sara Jo in their play house

Spencer was helping his dad moving some things to Florida today so it was just me and the girls all day...we played and played. It was sunny out today and above 50 degrees so we had to get outside for a while. Can you tell they ate some M&M's before these pictures? Gotta love the mustaches...What a face!

White Christmas 2011

Our White Christmas and "Frosty" the snowman that the girls had to say "I love you" to everyday across the street!

What a FUN Christmas we had this year! First and foremost we had a WHITE Christmas which never happens here so this one is for the books! It all started on the Wednesday before Christmas and Papa Crane came over along with Dusty, Melissa and Emma to celebrate Christmas and Spencer's birthday (Happy 32nd honey!). Papa brought the girls an awesome outside climbing and slide gym, although it hasn't been used much yet because of the snow. The girls slid down the slide at least 10 times in a 15 min timeframe though right after Papa and Spencer finished putting it together in the garage. We're ready for warmer weather so we can get back outside a little.

Then Christmas Eve we had Grammy Crane and Dusty, Melissa and Emma back over for dinner after we attended a 3:00 Christmas Eve service at Christ United Methodist Church. Other than trying to hear over 3 two-year olds in the sound-proof children's room, it was a very nice candle lighting service. A good reminder of why we are all here and who we are celebrating this time of year! Then we headed back to the house for dinner and presents and singing for a fun family night together! Audrey and Natalie loved playing with their cousin!

Then we woke up Christmas morning and just the four of us played with the new toys that Santa brought for Audrey and Natalie until the rest of the Zachar clan came over later that morning. By that time the snow was falling hard and had covered most of the ground...we were so excited! We had a blast opening presents and eating breakfast and then resting for a while before we ate some more! All in all it was one of the best Christmases ever! Thanks to everyone who made it so special and big hugs to all my family and friends out of town who I wasn't able to see!

Here are a few pictures of all the fun activities this year! Our camera ran out of batteries before the Zachar's got to the house so I'm going to have to depend on them for pictures of Christmas afternoon! :(

Christmas with the Sponbergers - thanks for having us Pee and Robbie!

"He who has NOT Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree". Roy L Smith

Is it really Thanksgiving?

Ketner's Mill Craft Fair - oct 2010

Hey everyone! Sorry it has been so long between posts. We've been busy as usual and are now preparing for Thanksgiving and for the girls' 2nd birthday! Hard to believe, isn't it? We're just having a small get together with some close family and friends at the house to let the girls play and eat cake. This year's theme is Sesame Street, their absolute favorite. They HAVE to name every character that comes on the screen no matter what. They are hilarious!

Daddy and Audrey Snoozing past the alarm!

The girls are running around everywhere now. They LOVE to be outside and playing so this time of year is a little hard of them since it is getting dark by the time we get home in the evenings. We're slowly adjusting though. It is amazing how fast, personality-wise, that Audrey is turning out to be like me and Natalie like Spencer. Audrey is a little more reserved and soft-spoken, yet firm with her sister. Natalie wears her heart on her sleeve and can't hide any emotion she is feeling which makes her so sweet! They get along great and I'll find them hugging each other and giving each other little kisses when we're not looking. I hope that never ends, although at some point I'm sure they will want to go separate ways to gain some independence from each other for a while. I know that they will always come back and have each other though.

The girls loved trick-or-treating this year! More so just telling people "hi" and "bye" though. They were our little buzzing bees in the neighborhood! We won't talk about the strange man in the Teletubbie costume...

Hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving and we miss you all!

Feelin' Hot Hot Hot!

Emma and Natalie lounging on the pool steps

Hey Everyone! Sorry it has been a while since the last post! We've been so busy lately like the rest of the world! Spencer has started running a mail route while looking for full-time job so that means the girls have gone back to daycare. They have so much fun playing with the other kids so no big deal there! Spencer is thankful to be able get out of the house again some too. Please pray that a job comes along soon...9 months already...WAY TOO LONG!

Pictures from cousin Emma's 2nd birthday party

We've had a fun, HOT summer like the rest of the East coast. I'm not sure how many times we hit the 100 degree mark (and this isn't desert heat, this is down south, humid heat!!). Miserable. We've had a lot of fun swimming and trying to stay cool though. The girls really love the pool and playing in the water. And now that they are running everywhere, the like running around the pool as much as swimming in it. It is hard to keep up with them now.

Audrey Lyn looking tired and hot after swimming all afternoon!

Their cousin, Emma, had her 2nd birthday in July and we had a lot of fun playing at the park with her that day. It was a lot of fun picking out some fun books for her collection (and of course a cute outfit, I can't resist!).

Sorry we missed the Street Reunion this August in Morgantown! We hope to make it back up there really soon though (now that we have a minivan...Oh yes, you heard right!). We took the plunge~ So much easier, yet so uncool! The girls love the DVD player in it though so it makes car rides a tad bit more managable.

Hope everyone has a great end-of-summer! I sure hope it starts to feel like Fall soon!

Dr. Seuss

Today was good, Today was Fun. Tomorrow is another one!