this is the only picture that her tongue is NOT sticking out
had to add this one, look at all that drool, UGH!Saturday, May 24, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Our First Swimming Pool Adventure
We took Dylan and Kiera swimming for the first time and were really amazed how well they did. A few days before, we went and bought a pair of cute swimsuits for them. Then we went to our neighborhood pool to try our first adventure in a pool. We thought they’d throw a fit, but they did surprisingly well.
We brought along Nana (Maddy’s mom) to help and take pictures of this milestone so all the pictures of the four of us are thanks to her. After a while, Maddy got out and took pictures while Todd, Dylan and Kiera kept swimming. This is probably too many pictures to include in a blog post, but we loved them so much we couldn’t eliminate them. How could you eliminate any pictures of the cutest babies ever?!?!? Unfortunately, Dylan was moving too much and we don't have as many clear pictures of him.
The four of us
Dad and the babies out for a swim
How cute am I?
Daddy and Daughter
Its been a big day & Kiera needed comfort that only her thumb can provide
Swimming and Nana - Its been a great day!
We brought along Nana (Maddy’s mom) to help and take pictures of this milestone so all the pictures of the four of us are thanks to her. After a while, Maddy got out and took pictures while Todd, Dylan and Kiera kept swimming. This is probably too many pictures to include in a blog post, but we loved them so much we couldn’t eliminate them. How could you eliminate any pictures of the cutest babies ever?!?!? Unfortunately, Dylan was moving too much and we don't have as many clear pictures of him.
The four of us
Dad and the babies out for a swim
How cute am I?
Daddy and Daughter
Its been a big day & Kiera needed comfort that only her thumb can provide
Swimming and Nana - Its been a great day!Sunday, May 11, 2008
Assorted Pictures from Sick Days in Early May
The kids picked up Pink Eye in day care (they go to day care once or twice a week), then were really congested and Kiera got an ear infection. The two of us got sick, too with Maddy eventually losing her voice. We always seem to get cute pictures when they're sick, so we wanted to post a few from this bout of illness.
Maddy and Dylan sick and sleeping on the couch
Kiera stealing Dylan's bottle even though her bottle is right next to her
Obviously Dylan's sick if he'd let anyone take his bottle and he's not crying!
Maddy and Dylan sick and sleeping on the couch
Kiera stealing Dylan's bottle even though her bottle is right next to her
Obviously Dylan's sick if he'd let anyone take his bottle and he's not crying!Thursday, May 8, 2008
DFW Ski Resort
According to this Web site, we'll have a ski resort in the DFW Metroplex in a year and a half!
http://www.bearfireresort.com/
We've considered that this could be a hoax, and its funny and bold if it is fake. It takes some courage to create a Web site about a fake ski resort in our heat!
http://www.bearfireresort.com/
We've considered that this could be a hoax, and its funny and bold if it is fake. It takes some courage to create a Web site about a fake ski resort in our heat!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Kiva
Kiva has opened up more opportunities.
If you're unfamiliar with Kiva, its a novel concept that allows us to loan money (as small as $25) directly to desperately poor individuals in third world countries who are trying to start a business. Many of these people just need a few hundred dollars to start a sewing, cleaning or cooking business that would make them "rich" in their country. You get to read about the people who want loans and you can decide who you want to loan money to and how much money you loan. The recipients ("entrepreneurs") are screened by real financial institutions and repay the loans within about a year. Once its repayed, you can find someone else who needs a loan.
If you're wondering if you'll make money off the interest, don't even click the link. This is to help others. But instead of just donating money to something and never seeing it again, you can actually see the money helping someone, then with that same money, you can help someone else. Its a very cheap and selfish way to help others! :) You get to see the good things happening and feel good about yourself. And what other organization lets you use your same donation over and over? With everyone else, once you give it, its gone and you can't claim to donate it again. Not with Kiva. You can resuse the same money.
If you come back later and can't find this post, Kiva is in our Links section.
If you're unfamiliar with Kiva, its a novel concept that allows us to loan money (as small as $25) directly to desperately poor individuals in third world countries who are trying to start a business. Many of these people just need a few hundred dollars to start a sewing, cleaning or cooking business that would make them "rich" in their country. You get to read about the people who want loans and you can decide who you want to loan money to and how much money you loan. The recipients ("entrepreneurs") are screened by real financial institutions and repay the loans within about a year. Once its repayed, you can find someone else who needs a loan.
If you're wondering if you'll make money off the interest, don't even click the link. This is to help others. But instead of just donating money to something and never seeing it again, you can actually see the money helping someone, then with that same money, you can help someone else. Its a very cheap and selfish way to help others! :) You get to see the good things happening and feel good about yourself. And what other organization lets you use your same donation over and over? With everyone else, once you give it, its gone and you can't claim to donate it again. Not with Kiva. You can resuse the same money.
If you come back later and can't find this post, Kiva is in our Links section.
Beckett
For those of you who don't read the Rowe's blog to know about Beckett Rakes, please go to the Rakes Fam to read an incredible story about a wonderful little miracle. Todd works with Matt & Scott and we're thrilled with how wonderful everything is turning out.
Even knowing that Beckett is going strong today, you can still get emotional reading their old emails.
Even knowing that Beckett is going strong today, you can still get emotional reading their old emails.
High Chairs
The twins are seven months old and we have gradutated to high chairs! We can't believe how fast they're growing up. High chairs in restaurants are still a little ways off as the ones we've seen don't have a tray to help hold them up in case they start tipping over.
They're pretty clean eaters.
Dylan's excited to eat
This is the first thing she does everytime we put her in a high chair. She reminds us of an old cartoon character who did something like this at a table, but we can't remember its name.
What? You've never seen someone nibble a tray before?
They're pretty clean eaters.Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tagged
Well I have been tagged with this question: What three skills or hobbies would you learn if you had unlimited time, money, and tools?
1. Scrapbooking: ohhh unlimited time, money and tools?!?!? well there is no question, it would be to have an awesome laptop and printer and then learn and spend all day every day digital scrapbooking
2. cooking:I know how to cook but I can only cook with a recipe. I would love to spend several days with family and friends that are completely comfortable in the kitchen and then be that comfortable in my own kitchen.
3. sewing: I would love to really know how to sew with my sewing machine so that I can make curtains and clothing if I wanted to
I'm tagging Teah, Charis and Jessica J.
1. Scrapbooking: ohhh unlimited time, money and tools?!?!? well there is no question, it would be to have an awesome laptop and printer and then learn and spend all day every day digital scrapbooking
2. cooking:I know how to cook but I can only cook with a recipe. I would love to spend several days with family and friends that are completely comfortable in the kitchen and then be that comfortable in my own kitchen.
3. sewing: I would love to really know how to sew with my sewing machine so that I can make curtains and clothing if I wanted to
I'm tagging Teah, Charis and Jessica J.
Swaddles and Pterodactyls
It has been exactly one week since we decided to stop swaddling the twins. Just to explain, because they were so small and had problems with temperature control we had to swaddle them tightly for the first month and after that it was a habit that the little guys demanded prior to falling asleep. About 3 months ago we began to swaddle them with their arms out, we then noticed that they were spending first 15 minutes after lying them down to get out of the swaddle so we took the plunge. The first night they kicked their legs like crazy as if wondering how they had so much movement but then went on to sleep. The first nap, when they would nap, was a little bit more of a fight but they are now sleeping day and night WITHOUT being swaddled!!!! Our little munchkins are growing up.
Dylan has been working on new sounds. Some are normal baby sounds: da da, ba ba, ga ga etc. There is one that Todd and I lovingly (imagine a lot of sarcasm here) call the pterodactyl. It is a HIGH piercing screech that I am sure is destroying all of our hearing especially pour Kiera. As I have told some of you Dylan never developed different cries like Kiera did. He has the same cry for hungry, tired and bored. Now add in screeching/pterodactyl cry. He screeches when he is happy or upset. You can’t tell what is going on unless you are looking at facial expression.
Another development, jealousy! Until 3 weeks ago each baby was so into their own little world where they didn’t notice when one was being held and the other was not, now they know. If they are both on the floor and Dylan is crying, when I pick up Dylan, Kiera looks up at me with this terrible hurt look and immediately starts crying and vice verse. They also do not like to share being held. They know how it is supposed to feel when only one is being held and they DO NOT like being held at the same time by one parent. They want only one baby per adult. I consider myself to be a pretty good mother of multiples but I’m not that good! I have not been able to grow another pair of arms or figure out how to hold them both so that they think only one is being held at a time.
Dylan has been working on new sounds. Some are normal baby sounds: da da, ba ba, ga ga etc. There is one that Todd and I lovingly (imagine a lot of sarcasm here) call the pterodactyl. It is a HIGH piercing screech that I am sure is destroying all of our hearing especially pour Kiera. As I have told some of you Dylan never developed different cries like Kiera did. He has the same cry for hungry, tired and bored. Now add in screeching/pterodactyl cry. He screeches when he is happy or upset. You can’t tell what is going on unless you are looking at facial expression.
Another development, jealousy! Until 3 weeks ago each baby was so into their own little world where they didn’t notice when one was being held and the other was not, now they know. If they are both on the floor and Dylan is crying, when I pick up Dylan, Kiera looks up at me with this terrible hurt look and immediately starts crying and vice verse. They also do not like to share being held. They know how it is supposed to feel when only one is being held and they DO NOT like being held at the same time by one parent. They want only one baby per adult. I consider myself to be a pretty good mother of multiples but I’m not that good! I have not been able to grow another pair of arms or figure out how to hold them both so that they think only one is being held at a time.
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