one year

It has been such a busy week here. We are winding down with Zach's league ball and JT's tournament team as well as all the end of year events that are going on at school. Add on top of that two babies and a super crazy, busy past week at work and it makes for one tired mom. I promise this weekend to load some photos but I can't let this week pass without mentioning the significance of this week.
It was one year ago that we learned our lives were going to get a bit crazier. It started with two strange occurrences. The first was that Rick bought me a really nice bottle of wine and when I poured my first glass I almost threw up because the wine tasted so bad. I remember the heart break as I poured the glass down the sink and thought I'd try again tomorrow. Instead of trying another glass the next day that wine bottle sat on the counter for about a month, mocking me because later that night (and prepare yourself for a little TMI) I noticed that my boobs felt really odd and odd like "I remember feeling this way when I was pregnant" odd.  From there things pretty much went downhill. I recall that was a Sunday night and the next day I bought one of many tests because I just didn't believe that I was pregnant.

Crazy to think time has gone by so quickly. Today the girls are close to 5 months, they weighed in this week at 14 lbs, they are rolling, laughing, teething. They sleep fabulously at night but they tend to only sleep about 20 minutes a pop for naps. Obviously this makes it hard to get much done around the house.

rainy friday

it is hard to work on a rainy friday when these two are so comfortable in my bed

two years

Rick says it has been 2 years since an event of this magnitude has happened. Obviously two years is too long.

Enigma

So I think Zach deserves a little blog time because he is so dang fun and absolutely frustrating all in one bundle. He is the Lucas Enigma.

Zach fascinates me. He is a kid that has no fear. He is more Rick than me. He will walk in to a room full of strangers and feel completely comfortable. He has a great sense of humor and coins such gems as thumb toe (for your big toe), hookers (for hangers), and Rickterd (because Rick didn't like us calling him Richard). He learns by watching and when he feels he is ready, he jumps in. He is super sweet especially to the chickens and a huge help to me when it is just the 4 of us. He has buckets of patience and will sing and calm crying babies. He has an incredible memory and ability to recall information (although his information is sometimes questionable). On the other hand, he is completely stubborn (another Rick trait), prefers you don't tell him what to do, isn't a big fan of doing school work (as opposed to JT who obsesses about school work) and as of late has gotten a tad bit argumentative.

Things Zach likes (in no particular order):

• Meat - any sort but he prefers ham, salami, and sausage although not so much chicken
• Chocolate milk
• Donuts
• Mexican food especially beans and tortillas (with lots of cheese). I want to note that he absolutely hates lasagna and will puke if you try to feed it to him.
• Dixie Chicks - This is his current music obsession (you may recall a few months back it was Lady Gaga). He will only listen to the Top of the World CD because I mentioned I got it after he was born
• Dancing, dancing, dancing - this kid loves to cut a rug and honestly will dance with no shame regardless of audience or location - imagine a little Napoleon Dynamite
• Cincinnati Reds - not sure why this team (he also likes the Rangers). To this day he believes that the greatest gift he was ever given was Rick driving by Reds ballpark at 80 mph on the road trip to NY.
• WWE (that is professional wrestling) - Rick introduced the boys one day and now it is often a dinner topic
• Legos - hours and hours and hours are spent - he is currently working on a houseboat
• Star Wars - this has slacked off some with this obsession but it is still he go to especially when you combine it with legos

world series celebration

I took these after we dyed eggs. JT was messing around with the empty vinegar bottle and in some shots Zach is spraying the hose at him. When I asked JT what he was he doing, he told me that he was acting out his World Series celebration.