Ethan and Emma are having a great time being outside with the weather being so nice. I made gates for the deck so they can run around on it and be safe. Here they are riding their Rock-n-Rides on it. Today they spent hours outside between playing on the deck, taking a ride in the bike trailer and going for a walk with Mommy after woek while I made dinner and they still were made when they had to come in.
"It is their world and we are just living in it"
-comment from our friend Melanie
Welcome to Ethan and Emma's Blog.
This is the place to keep up with Ethan and Emma's antics.
We have been overwhelmed with all the kind words, gestures and support over the long journey to get here. We could not have done it without you.
Love,
John and Nancy
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Ethan and Emma are loving the nice weather
Ethan and Emma are having a great time being outside with the weather being so nice. I made gates for the deck so they can run around on it and be safe. Here they are riding their Rock-n-Rides on it. Today they spent hours outside between playing on the deck, taking a ride in the bike trailer and going for a walk with Mommy after woek while I made dinner and they still were made when they had to come in.
Emma undresses herself while taking her nap
I came up to open the door and make sure I heard Emma when she woke up from her nap and she was still sleeping but had removed her socks and thrown them out of her playpen and also managed to unzip her sweatshirt and pull it completely off.
Here's a picture of her after she woke up. Now if I could just teach her to dress herself!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ethan and Emma at the Stay At Home Dad's playdate
Here's Ethan and Emma on the teeter totter at the SAHD's first outside playdate for 2010. It was a cool 4 person teeter totter.
It turns out Ethan and Emma are harder to watch at the playground than I had thought. They keep going off in different directions and eating all the mulch. Ethan went so far as lapping up the water that collects at the bottom of the slide. Both of them kept walking in front of the swings when people were swinging. Good news is they had a great time and were mad when we had to leave.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Jim entertains all the kids at Logan's birthday party.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Emma and Ethan go to the park with Grandma and Grandpa G
Here’s Grandma walking them to the park
Ethan and Emma both love the swings.
Emma really loved being pushed on the swings by Grandpa
Carl did a great job of pushing Ethan and Emma in the swings.
Mom even got in on the swing action. Not bad for a 85 year old!
Ethan learned how to rock and make the spring motorcycle go
Here’s Mom getting Emma ready to go down the slide. Both Ethan and Emma both wanted to go down at the same time. It was great having help at the park. When I go alone it is challenging keeping track of both of them at the same time and keeping them safe from eating the mulch, etc.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
The Rogers' come by for a fun visit
Here's Ethan doing a wheely as he get's pushed by Hannah and Halle
...and not to be outdone by her brother here's Emma doing a wheely as CJ pushes her. Daddy and Uncle Fred are so proud of them.
I've had enough, that's all I am eating Dad!
Wake up time is one-on-one time
the iPhone as well.
This photo is just as he hit the floor after sliding off our bed. One-
on-one time is rare with twins and I love that he usually wakes up
before Emma and we play on out bed for 5-10 minutes before he gets
down to explore (exploring may mean unrolling all the toilet paper or
unscrewing the knobs on the vanity, but what the heck). I just love
laying on the bed giving him tickle kisses and asking him questions
that get no reply apart from him flashing that million dollar smile of
his to me. All to soon though he has had enough and is down on the
floor and the days race has begun.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Emma and Ethan love playing on the patio
Emma and Ethan go for their first bike ride
Emma kept pulling her helmet off and Ethan was not pleased with the bumps when trying to sleep. They'll get used to it. They have to, it's not negotiable in our family. ☺
Monday, March 15, 2010
Ethan and Emma take a walk around the cul-de-sac
Ethan and Emma take a walk around the cul-de-sac, originally uploaded by Bikeman2005.
Oh the life of a Mom of twins. Just a simple walk takes on complexity as each wants to go their own way. At the end Ethan decides to strike out on his own. It's fun though, they laugh when they walk because they are so excited to be out and able to control where they go. It's pretty cool.
Ethan takes a walk around the cul-de-sac
Ethan and Emma walk around the cul-de-sac - 2, originally uploaded by Bikeman2005.
Here's a shot of Ethan trucking around the cul-de-sac.
Boy Little Man can cruise now. He is so happy when he is outside, listen to him babble.
Ethan takes a walk around the cul-de-sac
Ethan and Emma walk around the cul-de-sac - 2, originally uploaded by Bikeman2005.
Here's a shot of Ethan trucking around the cul-de-sac.
Boy Little Man can cruise now. He is so happy when he is outside, listen to him babble.
Movie of Ethan and Emma on the swings at the park
Movie of Ethan and Emma on the swings at the park, originally uploaded by Bikeman2005.
I love the smiles on their little faces.
Ethan and Emma go to the park for the first time in 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Emma returns to the scene of the crime
Notice Emma manages to get Ethan's sippy cup too and has both sippy cups.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Emma gets into Daddy's Beer in the fridge
Ethan and Emma visit the Kohls Kids Museum
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Blog has a new look
Hope everyone likes the new look.
Also I finally found a easy way to post videos so get you can get a closer look at what they are doing.
-John
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Ethan vacuums
Ethan vacuums, originally uploaded by Bikeman2005.
Little Man loves to play with the vacuum.
Now if he would only want to do this when he is old enough to really accomplish some cleaning :-)
Ethan and Emma sharing Mommy's Fudgesicle
VID00171, originally uploaded by Bikeman2005.
Here's a video of Ethan and Emma sharing Mommy's Fudgesicle. Listen for Ethan smacking his lips, it's too cute.
Emma and Ethan playing with Mommy's long scarf
Monday, March 8, 2010
First playtime outside in 2010 - Saturday March 6th.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mommy plays with Ethan and Emma in the wagon's box
Both Ethan and Emma have been giving kisses to all their dolls, plush animals and every character in their books this past week. It’s so cute.