Our Florida vacation!

Well, I've finally found a few seconds to post our Florida pictures! We had a really nice time, although it was a lot of work for everyone involved! The girls were WONDERFUL on the plane rides and we received several compliments from fellow passengers, who all admitted that they were nervous when they saw our family board the plane!! Long gone are the days of relaxing, sleeping, or grabbing a drink while flying; instead Brian and worked tirelessly to keep the girls entertained and busy, so that they wouldn't make a peep. And it worked.


The weather was wonderful in Florida and it was so special for the girls to meet the second of their two great-grandmothers, who is Sadie's namesake! They also got to meet their Great-Aunt Suzy, Great-cousin Cathy and Great-Uncle Brad. We spent most of our days swimming and relaxing on the patio and even had a playpen set up where the girls could play while we enjoyed a few cocktails. Brian, Brad and Grandpa Chuck went fishing one day and while they didn't catch a whole lot, they had fun!

Here is Sadie, Great-Grammy, and Macy
The trip was also full of birthday celebrations. My birthday was the day after we returned home, so we celebrated my last birthday in my 20's, with dinner on our last night in town. It was a lot of fun, but I feel bad for the waitress who had to clean the floors after we left, because the girls are becoming quite messy eaters!

The girls also celebrated while in FL. They turned 11 months old on April 19th! It is so hard for me to believe that in just ONE month we will be celebrating their first birthday! I feel like their party will be a celebration both for them and also for Brian and myself. We will be toasting to having survived the first year with twins!

Here is a great picture of Sadie on her 11 month birthday. It completely captures her sweet and happy demeanor!

My Sadie Bug

I love this picture of Macy at 11 months, because it also completely portrays her personality...silly and spunky! My Macy Moo

My girls at 11 months old!

Great-Cousin Cathy and Macy

Grammy loving Sadie

The boys with the girls. Brian, Brad and Macy, Chuck and Sadie

We swam with the girls a lot while in FL. We had two great baby floats and cranked the heat in the pool up to a "bathtub warm" 90 degrees. Just like everything else so far, Sadie appears to take after her mommy and was a total fish! She loved being in the water and looked as though she might just swim away. Macy while apprehensive at first, warmed up to the pool quickly, but preferred to stick close to Mom and Dad.

Brian and Great-Grammy

Great-Aunt Suzy and Sadie

Macy continues to LOVE hats!

And last, but not least, my two FAVORITE pictures from the trip. These two pictures are just so adorable and make me smile, because it shows how much my girls love to hang out with their Daddy!

Macy and Daddy pointing to gators. Ummm, do you think those two could look any more alike?

Sadie, grinning from ear to ear, while her Daddy tosses her around in the pool! Could she get any cuter?

A huge thanks to Grammy for all of her help with the girls while in FL. Vacationing with babies is a lot of work, but she made it all possible and allowed Brian and I to get at least a few moments of sun and relaxation!

Bubbles and playdates!

We've been so busy enjoying the weather that I haven't had time to post! We're loving being outside, going to the playground, the zoo, and playing with friends. We can't wait for the neighborhood pool to open, so we can enjoy the water too!

They'll be signed up for at least one session of swimming lessons this summer and we are so excited to see how it goes! The lessons are pretty intense and last 45 minutes per day for two weeks. This means that I'll have to get a mother's helper to attend with me, since I can't hold both babies at once. I considered signing up for two separate sessions of lessons and taking one baby at a time. But since that involved getting a babysitter anyway for the non-swimmer and would involve choosing who should go first, I decided we'd all do it together! The girls look fabulous in their swimsuits; if only Mommy looked as great in hers!

In other news, I hosted a "twinfant" playgroup at our house last weekend. We had 7 sets of twins ranging in age from 7 weeks to 14 months in our playroom this past Saturday! While the girls enjoyed seeing the new people, they spent most of their time fascinated by the tiny 7 week old twins, who were sitting in infant seats. I had thought that the girls would love playing with the other kids, but instead I spent the entire playgroup prying the girls off of and out of the infant seats and away from the little babies! Not an ideal situation, but it was still great to talk with my twin mom friends and to see all of the twinies interacting and playing. I was so busy hosting that I only took ONE picture... Here's Macy with her friend Griffin and his twin sister (laying in the behind) Addison. If you look closely, you can see Sadie in the background, attempting to climb in

a baby carseat...ugh!

Another one of our favorite outdoor activities is blowing bubbles! The girls are absolutely mesmerized with trying to catch them! It's so cute!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! We've had a wonderful Easter so far. Grammy is in town from CT and we all went to church this morning. The girls did wonderfully and really liked listening to the choir. We met up with Grampy, Grandma and Uncle K.C. and brought them to brunch at Muirfield Village and had the most wonderful food. We all left so completely stuffed! Hope everyone else has had a terrific day too!
Macy

Escaping...

Sadie

Enjoying the grass...

10 months old!

Can you believe than in two months, they will be 1 year old!?!? I can't! We're starting to think about the jump to having one year olds and things like stopping bottles, no more formula, walking, etc. are all that I can think about!

Macy at 10 months: Has 6 teeth and is getting 3 more! Poor thing! Says baby all the time! Hates finger foods and loves her bottles. Loves to clap for herself. Continues to be fearless. Gets more and more like her father everyday! Is an "all terrain vehicle" and climbs onto and over everything. Loves to give kisses.

Sadie at 10 months: Has 4 teeth and no more in sight. LOVES her Daddy and says Dada, Dad, and Daddy, ALL DAY LONG! Is cruising on everything and can stand without holding onto something for a few seconds. Loves food, all food! Gives the best hugs and pats you on the back while doing so.

My ten month old cuties!

We took our first ride in the choo choo wagon today. The choo choo is something that I coveted for months and finally made Brian drive over 2 hours to get. It is a terrific alternative to a stroller for Mom's of Multiples and the girls LOVE it. We went to the swings after dinner and enjoyed ourselves a lot!

The girls spent the night at Grandma and Grampy's house on Brian's Birthday while we had a huge party at our house. It was the first time I've been alone in my own house, since the girls were born and it was fabulous! The girls did great in their Peapod tents and we look forward to being able to use these portable travel bed for our upcoming trips! Thanks to Grandma and Grampy (and Auntie Aubrey too) for taking the girls in for a night!

Happy 30th Birthday Daddy!

Happy 30th Birthday Brian! It's been an amazing year! I'm not sure that this year could top your last, but we can certainly try! Happy Birthday to the most wonderful husband and the best dad that I know! We all love you to pieces!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!

Love, Sarah, Sadie and Macy

Fun times and beautiful days!

Get ready for lots of pictures! I can say that while we've been busy, we've had a truly wonderful few weeks. Both Brian and I love having things to do and having friends and family around, combined with gorgeous weather have made things so much fun!


As I had said, the girls prefer to feed themselves right now...here are a few pictures of how this works out....

Sadie
Macy

Aunt Sarah came to town last weekend from Boston. We took the opportunity to celebrate Brian and Aubrey's birthdays a month early. We had our traditional birthday dinner at Japanese steakhouse, which was a blast. The girls got so much attention from the waitresses and hostess, that I'm surprised anyone in the packed restaurant got their food orders and drinks! Macy was a little nervous about the fire on the table, as our food was being cooked, but the girls did wonderfully and as usual, loved being out.

One thing that we love about our new house is that we can have lots of people over, so we spent the weekend having family gatherings at our house each day during Sarah's visit. We had family game night, ate carrot cake cupcakes (the Grandma made especially for the girls with organic carrots) and hung out. It was a lot of fun!

Grampy and Sadie...

Kevin and Macy Grampy and Sadie again!

Auntie Aubrey and Macy

Grandma and Sadie

Aunt Sarah and Macy

Aunt Sarah and the girls

Just a quick picture of Macy, because I love how it shows her two adorable bottom teeth (she has two top ones too!)

Good friends = Good times! This weekend, we had yet another packed few days! My friend Jess came in from CT on Thursday and we were so excited to have her here! I always tell Brian how lucky he is to have old friends and his family near by, so I was thrilled to have my own old friend to hang out with for a few days! It was great to reminisce, relax and enjoy the girls with Jess! While she was in town, Travis and Sarah stopped by with Eleanor and Wesley to play! Here is Travis, staring down Sadie...

Jess with Macy

To top off our fabulous weekend, the weather was beautiful! It was wonderful to see sunshine, melting snow and warm temperatures. We went on a fun family walk and had a blast!

The girls are ready to go!

One of the many things that we love about our new neighborhood is the amenities. In less then a five minute walk, we have tennis courts, playgrounds, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and a terrific pool and baby pool, just for our neighborhood! We tried out the playground for the first time on our walk and loved it. I know that we will be spending lots of time here this summer and I can't wait!

Sadie swinging...

Daddy and Macy

Jess and Sadie

Macy loved being pushed in the swing! My adventurous child!

Macy

I think that I've been saying this every month recently, but I truly LOVE this age. The girls continue to get more and more fun and I'm finally getting to the point where I can say, it's moving way too fast! The first few months I spent wishing away the days, waiting for things to get easier. Once we hit 5-6 months, things started to fly by and now, they are just going too fast! The girls are just a blast right now. They discover new things every day and they love learning and seeing new things. They love to hug, kiss and cuddle and playtime is their favorite thing! I wish I could freeze time...

Girls night next weekend with my mom's of twins (and triplets) friends...I can't wait!!!