Babies' First Halloween!

Of course Halloween in non-eventful when you're 6 months old, but they still got to dress up for daycare! Ollie was a pirate (thanks to a few misc pieces I found in Quincy's dress-up trunk) and Miley was a 'lil pumpkin thanks to Goodwill :)

Marshal was out-of-town for work on Halloween so Quincy's friend Rhea came over with her mom and baby brother to keep us company. I tried to make "mummy dogs" for the kids but I'm not sure how well-received they were ;)

Spooktacular Balloon Fest with some of our BFFs!

When you live across town from friends, it's a rare occasion that you can get together. Luckily, this day worked out great to get together with one of our fave families where we could meet in the middle. What a FUN day we had. Well, that was up until it got past the twins' bed time and Ollie decided instead of falling asleep like a good little boy, he would test out his lung endurance and screamed, and screamed and screamed. Luckily, Alex had the magic touch and held him for me, calming him down. I love my mom friends :)

Alex made this adorable Christmas tree costume, lights and all! It was SO COOL!

Terrible picture but I couldn't leave out Miley Moo! She was so precious in her princess/ballerina get-up but since Ollie was the squeaky wheel (aka: the one who demanded to be held rather than sit in the stroller), he got to be in most of the pics!

Miley & Momma

Having 3 kids has changed my ability to dedicate all my time to just one and that's been a hard thing to come to terms with. I feel like there is always a kiddo left out. I suppose that's why I decided to snag Miley Moo for a moment one afternoon while Ollie was still sleeping and document some memories of JUST Miley & Momma...

Home Life

Just a glimpse at some of the happenings around the house... Ha! Ha! Don't look at the DISASTER behind the twins! They can tear the house apart in a matter of milliseconds!

 

Better Late than Never (Twin Nursery Reveal!)

Remember these "mood boards" I posted WAY back when I had nothing better to do with my time than dream and plan?



Well, it's only taken me 5 months to get the twins' nursery (almost) complete and I wanted to share the finished product finally! In the spare 5 minutes I had this weekend between needy children I snapped some photos. I would have "staged" it better if I had the time, but I did manage to get the diaper pail out of the pics at least. Ha! Since I spend so much time in the room (and it seems to be increasing with the onset of teething), I wanted to make it a place that I loved. If you know me, you know I am not big into baby stuff. I love graphic patterns and bright colors so my babies are being forced to skip the teddy bears and bunnies, poor things! I think they'll survive. Every detail of the room isn't perfect quite yet, but the overall picture is there. It was hard to get the right balance of feminine and masculine accents. I am so used to having just a girly girl around, the boy thing threw me off.

I also wanted to customize it for both of them, so I created a picture for each kiddo. Miley's says "Miles of Smiles" because her smile is like nothing else. It is the most special expression and she breaks out in her precious little smile ALL THE TIME. Ollie's reads "Olliewood" because that will inevitably become his namesake. I have to say, I think it's kinda a cool nickname if you're gonna have one ;) I hope this is a room in which my kids build many happy memories. I'm just so glad it's DONE! Whew!