Logan's Future Plan

Logan put on daddy's wedding band today and told me he was getting married. I asked him to who and he said "Elisabeth." Elisabeth is another twin friend and yea, I can see that! They both tend to do their own little thing. Then I asked him about how many babies they will have.
Elisabeth, you sweet child....Logan said 13. YES, 13.
I think Logan watches too much "Jon and Kate Plus 8" with mommy.

I also asked him what he wants to be when he grows up. With thirteen kids, I was curious. Do you think "picking up rocks" will pay the bills?

I guess in Logan's world, anything is possible. Never doubt that child...

Sweet Dreams

Every night, I tuck the twins into their cribs and tell them "sweet dreams." A while back Delaney told me she was having "pooky monsters in my dreams." (spooky monsters) So, it was one of those moments where I blurted out the first thing that came to mind and yea, I won't be winning MOM OF THE YEAR AWARDS. I told her to punch the monsters in the nose.
I walked out of the room, wondering what I was thinking???!!!!??? The next morning, Delaney told me "Mommy, pooky monsters in my dreams and I punched him in the nose." Well, at this point, my advice seems to be working so I just went with it, what the hell? I asked her if it worked and she told me yes.
This went on for some time and her stories got more grand. Finally, it ended up with, "Mommy pooky monster in my dreams, I punched him in nose, I twiipped him, and he go crying to his mommy."
Time went on and I decided to try to change things. So I told her to think of princess dreams.
Whatever that meant to her. She came up with a big scenerio that went something like this, "Mommy, I have princess dreams. I go to castle with Keala and Cassidy. We wear pink dresses."
So every night she tells me she is going to have princess dreams, who is coming to the castle and what color dress they are wearing. Some nights a purple pony comes too. Sometimes mommy even gets to go! Lucky me! I always wear pink, she says.
Yesterday she told me that daddy came to the castle She has very strict rules about who is allowed in this castle and that means NO BOYS EVER! So I asked her how he got in. She told me that "Daddy come dancing." How sweet is that? I asked her if she danced with daddy, not sure if I heard her right and she told me "No, Me kiss daddy and hug daddy in the castle." Then she told me "no boys allowed in my castle so he went to work."
Delaney may be an author one day but until then, I hope she continues to have her princess dreams....

Who are the twins at three?

I have to ask this question because I can't recall as much as I hoped about their first three years. It has been a whirlwind of sorts. How could it have been anything but that!
Let's start with that bundle of personality.
Delaney:
She is princess, princess inside and out. She loves all things sparkly. In fact, she will say, "the more sparkle, the better!" If it's pink, Hello Kitty, Barbie...she is happy. She amazes me with her intelligence. She amazes me with the way she processes the world. This girl does NOT miss a beat. She gets it, really gets it. One day recently she woke up and asked me about makeup. I told her she could wear it when she was a big girl. Well, let's just say, her reaction is typical Laney. She said, "When I get big boobies, I can wear make up?" Yes, these kind of comments come out daily. You are guaranteed to laugh, ALOT, when Laney is around. What I also adore about Laney is that she is one tough cookie. She may be all girl in some ways but she can hold her own in a house of boys! Some words that come to mind to describe Delaney: creative, dramatic, funny, chatterbox.....It is so fun to have a princess!

Logan: Ahhh, that sweet blue eyed baby of mine. He is my superhero. He really is. Life isn't easy for him. Everything is frustrating, but the thing that will amaze me is that this child does not give up. He may get mad, throw a wicked tantrum, but he plugs along...and he is so happy. He truly loves life. I think most adults would have called it quits by now, but not Logan. He keeps at it and eventually gets it. He is my superhero. He is my lovey dovey. He is my one child who will just run up and hug me or give me kisses. Logan loves weapons (yes, I know), spiderman, and tools. His lovey is a duckie and we are doomed if we ever loose duckie! Please God, never ever let duckie get lost! (and of course, this is why we had to have a duck cake!) Some words to describe Logan: sweet, charming, diligent, silly, smart.

So that is who they are at three. They are amazing little people.....

Happy 3rd Birthday Delaney and Logan

What can I say? My kids like to party. It isn't unheard of for them to have multiple parties. Thankfully I am able to subject everyone to just one, or maybe two. The twins third birthday was no exception to the never ending birthday celebrations. Let's see, first it started with their actual birthday, July 31. I decided to bring them to Build A Bear. While Aidan was hesitant, because he felt it was for babies, even he enjoyed it. Delaney had to pick the tackiest bear, of course. A black and pink leapord dressed in a ballarina outfit. The boys chose the superheros. Logan went with Spiderman and Aidan with Batman. We had pizza (their choice) and cake later when daddy got home.

The second event was their friends party. We had a couple friends at Maggie Moo's, right here in Town Center. The other children surely had fun. I mean, who doesn't love icecream. I think the only part the twins enjoyed was the icecream. Otherwise, the noise of the machines were too loud for Logan, the cow just scared the living daylights out of them. However, the other children enjoyed limbo and dancing, face painting too. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. Did I really expect my kids would like Maggie the Cow?

Finally was the family dinner. I toned it down, which is hard for me! I love my themes, but Laney and Logan couldn't agree to go with mommy's plans. So, we had a barbie/princess theme and a duckie theme. Yes, those were the themes and cakes they each wanted. I made pretty cool cakes, I must say. The threesome had fun, of course. Their cousins, Brianna, Kelsey and Sean were here. This was their last night in NJ. My brother, Keith, was moving to SC the next day.
So it was a goodbye party of sorts too.
Delaney was all about presents. She "got" it. She would open one, throw it to the side, and go for more. I don't think she gave people the reactions they hoped from her or expected from such a dramatic child...but she is three. She did love her Cinderella dress and Barbie toys. She is all about the glitz that one! (Is it glitz or gaudiness?). Logan is the tool man. He got a lot of tools - alot. I think he is set to build a skyscraper!
Now we can relax...no more birthdays in this house until March. And then the next round of non step parties will resume...

Oh, and the cakes....