2 under 2 - Siblings

I get a lot of questions from people on how to manage 2 babies under 2 years old.  I usually laugh - thinking to myself - I can barely manage to remember to brush my hair most days...let alone manage the two of them.  But in reality, I do manage them - to the best of my ability.  I would be lying if I said that there weren't days when one of them ate lunch in their pajamas, that Gabby somedays watches 2,3 or 4 too many episodes of Dora the Explorer, that I feel extreme guilt around Drake and the whole "2nd child syndrome" and lastly that if I admitted it to myself, I just dont have enough hands to fully give them all of the attention they need at their ages.  However, this is why there is joy in siblings....because what I don't give them - they get from eachother.  I say this as I witnessed it first-hand today - a true exchange of sibling love....

Gabby shoved a puzzle piece directly in Drake's mouth - and he took it without hesitation, and ate it.

Snapshot Saturday

Woof! Woof!

This is Gabby playing hide and seek with Daddy.  A typical day finds her in Dora Attire (Pajamas, Shirt, Socks..etc) and some sort of shoe - today she rotated between her new Silver Boots and Red Patent Leather Dress Shoes, sometimes wearing one of each! 

Jumping Bean!

Brandon has Drake on a very regimented strength and conditioning program to make sure that he is in tip-top shape come baseball season next spring.  First order of business: Strengthen those calve muscles.

Mission Accomplished.

And - that flash you see is not a ghost.  That is my lightning fast daughter.  Perhaps this display of quickness caught on video will justify why I never have any pictures of her in focus!

Happy Halloween!

So yes, I realize that Halloween was a few weeks ago....but I had a slight mishap in the kitchen which resulted in me not having my laptop for a week.  Let's just say I am a mom of many talents - while multi-talking (like always) I amazed myself with a new talent of falling dishes and slicing my power cord in half.  Yes, many talents I do have!  Here are two of my favorite pictures of the kids on Halloween!  We decided to dress them up as Produce! 

Gabby - Strawberry Shortfuse...I mean Shortcake :)

Drake - My little Pumpkin :)  All 21 pounds of him.