Adidas

Fred Meyer had a great sale last weekend. Between Grami and me we got the kids some great little outfits.

These were perfect for the swimming party today...comfortable and easy put on!

Birthday Party

We went to a swimming birthday party today for one of the kid's friends from daycare.

Mommy swam with the kids.

Daddy just sat back and watched.

Fun was had by all!

Cowgirl

Here's how Emma dressed for daycare yesterday...with Daddy's help of course :-)

The red cowgirl boots are getting too small for Olivia and Emma is finally growing into them. Who would have thought I could do hand-me-downs with twins! The only problem is that when Olivia grows out of something Emma refuses to wear it because she says "That's Olivia's!".

First Haircut

We went to Raymond's for brunch this morning and his Mom, Bobbie, was there too. She cuts hair for a living so I asked her if she wouldn't mind cutting Marcus'...it was getting long and I don't even know where to begin. She gave me a few tips and trimmed up his hair. She did a great job!

Marcus did pretty well for the most part. He did move around a lot and tried to get away a few times...but in the end he made a good friend and look how handsome he is with his new haircut!

Some News!

We got to Kimmie & Colby's just in time for lunch this afternoon. They are working but were nice enough to let us have use of their house. The kids immediately ran for the backyard. They desperately needed the play time.

Seems like lately slides are for climbing up now instead of sliding down. I can't get the girls to stop climbing it.

Marcus is never far behind the twins.

We also got some news this morning. The main reason we are here is for a possible lineman job for Marc. He interviewed yesterday afternoon while the kids were napping. He was one of 9 interviews yesterday and this morning we found out he came in top 3. He has been invited back for the second round of interviewing! He also has a shot to get rehired at Avista in Spokane; they are doing interviews next week. Who knows what will happen...hopefully he'll get hired on somewhere soon.

Great-Grandma Wagner

We stopped by Lacey this morning to visit Great-Grandma Wagner (Marc's Grandma). It was good to see her. The kids haven't seen her since last March, almost a year!

Little Fishes

We are staying at a hotel in Chehalis tonight. It worked out well. The hotel was nice enough to let us check in early so the kids could nap. Then we went swimming afterwards....a nice break from the winter blaas in Spokane.

Marcus was a little fish. He was swimming really well...kicking his legs and swinging his arms...he's a natural.

Emma preferred the pool and swam like a little fish herself.

Olivia preferred the hot tub. She just sat in there and chilled with her Daddy. It was hilarious. She's going to be my little spa girl...I can just see it.

We met our good friends George & Mari and the Gehrkes for dinner tonight also. I just had to add...that was a disaster. It was so nice to see everyone, but the kids definitely were not in the mood for socializing. It just reminded us why we don't ever go out to eat. The girls took turns having to go potty...I think they each went 3 times! I didn't even eat...I spent the entire time in the bathroom! To their credit, they did go each time...I think the McDonalds at lunch was were we went wrong. Lesson learned!

Daddy's Old Stomping Grounds

We are on the west side of the State right now visiting some of Marc's old buddies. We started out the day in Rainier where Marc grew up. We went to check out the Gehrke's new house (see "Home Sweet Home" on the sidebar...they've done a great job documenting the construction of their beautiful house). It was gorgeous.

Finger Paints

I decided to take out the finger paints this morning during Marcus' morning nap. The girls love to paint.

Olivia is very serious about her artwork.

I'm a MESS!

Olivia didn't look at the camera once...she was so busy creating her masterpieces and she created many. She even painted her hands and face...now that's a serious artist if I do say so myself.

Happy Valentine's Day

I decided to let Marcus try yogurt on his own this afternoon...he had a great time!

Then we got dressed up in our new Valentine outfits from Nana...

We still struggle to get a picture of these three...but cute outfits...don't you think?

Then we went to dinner at Lorie and Greg's house. Greg made homemade pasta that was so good...Marc can't stop talking about it :-) Marcus hit it off with my friend Jen's youngest, Sophie (7 months old). They were so cute together. Marcus tried to tickle her too. He was very good with her. We had a great time. Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day!

Why we had kids :-)

We brought the massager out last night and the kids thought it was great...so did Daddy.

Marcus was so cute. He had to make sure the girls didn't miss any spots.

He also checked on Daddy every once in a while..."How are you doing Daddy?"

Olivia got a turn too. She was so relaxed.

Emma loves to rub Daddy's head. Daddy really has these kids trained.

Marcus gave it a try too. He didn't last too long though.

Even Emma tried it out but she didn't last too long either. However, we just found out yesterday that she has an ear infection in both ears; so I'm sure the vibrations on her back didn't feel too great on her ears. In case you were wondering...yes, Mommy got a back massage too and it did feel great!

Mommy's Little Helper

Marcus has really been quite the little helper lately. Tonight he stepped into the kitchen as I was unloading the dishwasher...

and he pitched right in. He unloaded all of the silverware and even a few plates.

He did such a great job.

He was so proud of himself...Mommy is quite proud too :-)