Friday Favs

one. The Pool.. the girls absolutely love going to the pool and would probably go there everyday and stay all day if we let them. And let me say we pretty much go every day. Last summer the twins were mostly staying on the steps of the pool and not venturing into the main part of the pool too much. At the start of "pool season" it was much the same but it didn't take long for them to start floating their way into the water. Right now they wear the puddle jumper floats and let me tell you they are amazing and I am so happy we bought them last year. The girls are definitely learning to swim with them and I think it really builds their confidence. I was hopeful they would start doing more swimming and going under water sometime this year. But they did it much sooner than I thought. A few weeks ago we were hanging out at our friends pool and Olivia asked for her "armies" (as we call them) to be taken off and before we knew it she went right under water!! I was so shocked and beyond proud of her. The rest of our time there she continued to go underwater and then she pushed off from me and swam right to her aunt!! Talk about another shock this girl went from not wanting to get her hair or face wet to going under and swimming! Now both girls are all about going under the water and practicing swimming!

two. Working AC ... praise the lord our AC is working properly! After a month of issues with our AC our landlord decided it was time to just put in a new unit. Let me tell you living in Florida in the summer with a half working AC is not fun, oh and did I mention the fact that I have FIVE kids to keep cool?? I don't know about you but when it's hot and there is no way to stay cool in your home the crankies come out and the kids start to go a bit crazy. I am so thankful that we have a landlord willing to make things right!

Three. Statement Tees..I've never really been one for Tees with words on them let along a T-shirt that has a sentence! But recently I've been really liking the new things I have been seeing on my Instagram feed. After Parker was born and quiet honestly while I was pregnant with her I heard a lot "wow you have your hands full". I had seen a shirt a few times that I really liked and it said "If you think my hands are full you should see my heart" I thought hey that is a perfect shirt to wear when I am out with all the girls! So my first statement tee purchase was made and I am pretty sure that got me hooked and wanting more! A few more purchases later and I feel like I could wear them everyday! My favs are from Fresh Apparel Tees "Living that mom life" and "out with my entourage" are pretty perfect for my day to day life. I also really love my "Blessed Mama" tank from 3 Little Monkeys. I can't wait to see what I add to my closet next!

four. Meal prep... this past week we decided to prep our lunches and snacks for the week, we've done this in the past and I feel we definitely eat better when we have meals and snacks ready to eat. And since I am trying to loose baby weight and hubby is trying to go off of his insulin this was the best thing to do for the both of us. I threw a pork tenderloin in the crockpot, shredded it up and put it in containers with rice and we had lunches for the whole week for both of us. One day we had some leftovers from the night before so I gave the twins the pork and rice and it was the best lunch they have eaten all week #winning!! Snacks consisted of proportioned fruit and veggies that we could just grab and go with..so easy and it helps us to make sure we are getting enough fruit and veggies each day.

Five. itty bitty baby bows! If you've followed me for any period of time you know I love bows and love to put them on the girls. While Charlotte and Olivia usually don't want a bow in their hair (sometimes they do like today!) Parker doesn't get a choice! I am loving the trend of the little bows especially for Parker and I always get asked where they are from. Not to mention most newborns could pass for either gender so a bow really keeps people from asking me if she is a boy or girl!

bows A little lady shop

 Hope you all have a great weekend! Happy Friday!

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It can't be.. but it really is...11 Months

I haven't decided which is harder, the babies turning one (of course they aren't yet... but its just the thought) or the fact that they are 11 Months and I have to live the entire next 31 days knowing they will be ONE!!!

 Its been a great month filled with lots of changes for the babies and yes some sickness!

Olivia ~
This girl she is an absolute joy her smile and crinkle of her nose can brighten any ones day. Her wild hair is growing so much and getting longer we even got a little pony in her hair! She absolutely loves to stand and is walking so well with her walking toy ~ but always looks back with a big smile on her face to make sure someone is watching her, she's even taken a few little tiny steps on her own!!! She has become quite the talker always babbling on about something especially when she wakes up in the morning. I love to hear her and Charlotte talk to each other in the mornings over the monitor. Her favorite words are Dada, yayayaya, baba, and Mama (but only when she is crying!) She has become a big eater over the last few weeks sometimes I wonder if I am feeding her enough!! She loves to watch her sister get into things... take part in what Charlotte is doing... then act as if she didn't do anything wrong when we catch them! She is still the observer most of the time but I have realized she very much like her daddy and big sister Madison in so many ways her little personality is full of spunk and excitement but she is such the cuddled when she is wanting some love.
This little spirit is nothing short of amazing I am so excited to see what the next month brings for this little one. We love you Olivia!

Charlotte~
A month of more sickness with this girl (here) - I feel so bad for her she has been sick almost every week of the last 6 weeks. She still has no teeth but I am seeing the light or the little teeth... but I am pretty sure I said that at 10 months!! Either way she has all of the symptoms of teething so fingers crossed for this little one! Charlotte has a new love for "babies" and "stuffies" she immediately hugs and kisses on them and it is one of the most adorable things I have ever seen. We are seeing some of the cutest little curls starting to form in her hair and I just love it; how can you not love little baby curls! Charlotte also loves to talk and make all kinds of noises her favorite is to scream when she wants something so we are working on some sign langue which she things is really funny!! This girl is quite the character always trying something new, climbing the stairs, throwing things, banging on things, and just being an over all comedian. She is also walking really well with her walking toy and taking small steps. We have taught her to raise her arms in the air when we say "GOAL" and she holds her hands out when we say "I don't know"! Always making us laugh this one! She too is a great little cuddler and everyone wants to be the one to hold her when she's sleepy and cuddly.
This girl is always filling our hearts with joy and a faces with smiles. We love you Charlotte!

The bond these girls share is so amazing to watch~ Charlotte likes to crawl behind Olivia while she crawls even faster giggling to get away from her.  Its amazing how they learn things from each other ~ Olivia first started walking with the walking toy and Charlotte watched her for days and finally she stood up and started taking steps... how the heck did she know to do that! I am just blown away watching them play with and talk to each other. Today they were eating in their high chairs and both started coughing at the same time they looked at each other and made one more cough together! I love having twins and I absolutely love having two older sisters that love spending time with them. I am one blessed mama!

So here is to the next 31ish days of Charlotte and Olivia as my "babies".......