Halloween 2009

Halloween 2009

Halloween also marks Tanner & Morgan's 1/2 birthday. So, in order to help me keep track (and because I won't remember to write it anywhere else) - here are there latest stats:

Tanner - 44-1/4" tall & 39 lb 6 oz
Morgan - 43-1/2" tall & 35 lb 6 oz (she's been sick the last week and it has definitely taken a toll on her weight - we think she's down about 2 pounds)

Overheard

The things these two say - well, it often cracks me up. And, just so that I don't forget - here are a few more for the record.

On Saturday, T&M's grandparents took them to church. On the way there, they drove by another church and the bride & groom were just emerging from the chapel. Grandma explained that they were just getting married.

Tanner: Are they going to have babies?
Morgan: Well, not quite yet.

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On Sunday, I took the kid's to the local farmer's market and told them they could have a mid-morning snack while we were there. There were doughnuts, cookies, breakfast quesadillas, all kinds of wonderful stuff. What do my children choose? Ice Cream...it was 41 F outside.

They sat, shaking, eating their ice cream. I explained to Morgan that it was so cold, it was kind of silly to be eating ice cream. Her reply: "Well, at least the ice cream doesn't melt when it's this cold out."


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Tanner is ALL boy. I'm constantly amazed by the fact that these two were raised in the same house, by the same people, at the same time, in the same conditions - and yet they are so remarkedly different (I'm sure all the other twin parents can attest to that). While out on Saturday, Tanner got to see 4 fire trucks (2 with their lights on), 2 ambulances, and 1 police car. He was so excited, he pumped his fist and said "Now THIS is an AWESOME day!" Oh, what it takes to make them happy at this age!

Overheard

Tanner & Morgan being in kindergarten has worn them out. We put them to bed at 7 p.m. - and they sleep until we wake them in the morning (or within 5 minutes of wake-up time). Of course, with the exhaustion comes some pretty crabby kids.

Tonight, I overhead Morgan telling Tanner: "Tanner, if I get on Daddy's last nerve, you must get on his first nerve."

First Day of Kindergarten

Summer Vacation 2009

The last two summers, we've had the opportunity* to make a round trip between Colorado - Iowa - Kansas (home, grandma & poppy, old home). We just returned home from the trip - and it was as exhausting and fun as ever. We drove 1850 miles in 9 days, spent 4 nights in Iowa, 2 nights at a hotel in Kansas, and 2 nights "at the farm" in Western Kansas. We saw cousins, fished, played in mudpuddles, did slip-n-slide, painted rocks, had tea partiers, water gun fights, saw old friends, played at a gigantic indoor water park, petted some kittens, and learned to drive. What more can you ask for as a five-year-old?
























*By opportunity, I'm referring to the mandatory vacation our company implemented this year.

5 Year Check-Up

Tanner & Morgan had their 5 year check-ups today.

Tanner weighed in at 37 pounds even (25%), 44 inches tall(75%), and got 3 shots. BMI is a whopping 13.4 (not even on the chart - less than 5%). Developmentally appropriate. Eye sight tested as 20/40 (scheduled an eye appointment). He's gained 5 pounds and grown 4.25 inches.

Morgan weighted in at 35 lb 8 oz (10%), 43.5 inches tall (75%), and got 5 shots. BMI is a whopping 13.2 (just slightly below the 5% mark). Developmentally fine (by all measures ahead), eye sight 20/20. She's gained 5 pounds, as well, and 4.25 inches.

How MY children can have problems GAINING weight is absolutely beyond me...

On Root Beer...

"Hey Mom, can I have some of that beer for little kids?"