Peanut Rolls

This is the peanut.
Behold the rolls.
Yummiest thing ON THE PLANET.

Bub Moments

When the bubs were about a year old my sister Hillary and I took them with us on a trip to Ikea. On the way out they were pretty fussy and I stopped for a moment. This very nice couple stopped and smiled and then came over and said, "It gets easier!" They told me they had twins. I asked the big question, "WHEN?!" They said, "Around 3 years old, or after they are potty trained." So, I've kept that in the back of my head. Well, we're still working on the potty training (NIGHTMARE OF MY LIFE, to be blunt) but they seem to finally be using the potty most of the time and (our greatest obstacle) have even attempted #2 this past week (perhaps that's too much info, but this is a big deal!)

But I really have felt lately that they are getting much easier. They play together so well. They fight sometimes, but it seems they can be arguing one moment and hugging the next, so they move on quickly. They are constantly laughing with each other or carrying on adorable little conversations. Sometimes I feel like I really do get to be the fly on the wall, catching a glimpse into their little twin world. It's fascinating and hilarious and sometimes so tender it makes me want to cry. There really is something so special about what they have.

The other day I was looking at pictures of the two of them and Maeryn came into my office. She sat down and looked at the pictures. I said, "You love each other so much, don't you?" And she said, "Yeah, she (Afton) is my friend." And then she said, "Eliza doesn't have a friend." (Pause) "You can be her friend, Mama." And the other day Afton was crying about something and she said, "I need my friend, Maeryn!" I'm glad they see each other that way. And I thought it was sweet that Maeryn was concerned that Eliza doesn't have a twin.

On that note, here are some pictures of the bubs together from the past few months.

Halloween

Since Thanksgiving is just days away, I figured I'd better post about Halloween! We had a very fun Halloween. When I started talking to the bubs about Halloween they both immediately cried, "And we'll be pumpkins!" I guess they thought that since they dressed up as pumpkins last year, that they will be pumpkins on Halloween ever after. I was very happy that they jumped to this conclusion since the costumes still fit, so we didn't spend a dime on Halloween this year. Fantastic! Eliza didn't dress up and neither did Cody or I. I guess we're kind of boring that way. I think the last time I dressed up was my freshman year in college. Maybe one of these years we'll be more creative.

Anyway . . . we started the day off by going to Macey's to buy pumpkins (we were a little late in the game, but thankfully they still had some decent ones left). The bubs didn't enjoy the pumpkin carving very much. They thought the pumpkin guts were disgusting (see Maeryn's expression above!) and lost interest after about 10 minutes. They did enjoy seeing them lit up at Grandma and Grandpa's later on though. We enjoyed a yummy chili dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house, and then headed out to do a little trick or treating in the neighborhood. You should have seen us! It was pouring rain but the bubs were ready to go, so we whipped out their princess umbrellas (picture included is from our trip to the zoo and not Halloween, but you get the idea) and Cody and I each had an umbrella, and off we went. We were soaked through and the downpour stopped about 15 minutes after we started, so we could have saved ourselves if we'd waited, but that wouldn't have been as much fun! The bubs made a game of jumping over the river that had formed in the street gutters. They didn't mind getting wet at all and I think they loved having our undivided attention since usually we're distracted by our little peanut (Eliza).

We're looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love this time of year!