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Man I have been so lax when it comes to updating this blog. So much has happened that I haven’t written about. What usually happens is this: Oh I need to write about that, that is going to take some time so I will do it later today, baby meltdown, I’ll write tomorrow and next thing I know it has been a week and a half. Then Tadd and his “You STILL haven’t posted anything yet?!” Like I am the only one who knows how to use Word Press in this family..sheesh. This is going to be one of those catch up everything in the past couple of weeks in one post.

Our anniversary was a couple of weeks ago. What a difference four years has made

Before:

After:

Mothers Day. Nope, no pictures for this holiday. The camera always seems to be out of reach and then we’re too lazy to get it. We had a mellow day. Tadd got up early and surprised me with a card and gift. A beautiful loose opal, the twins birthstone, in which I get to choose how to mount on a necklace. I was so excited. I told Tadd he was lucky the twins weren’t born in April which birthstone is a diamond (MY birthstone), Tadd’s reply was it was already on my ring finger….whatever. I have yet to make it to Bryant and Sons to have it mounted but it is on my list to do.

Derby started laughing last week. He was being so funny and I tried to call Tadd at work so he could hear it but he was in a meeting. So I quickly got it on my camera phone to save for prosperity. He hasn’t laughed like that since but he does the cutest little cowardly lion laugh lately with quick smiles. Loen is different in which she will hold her smiles for a long time. She has just started jabbering a lot. Once I stop being lazy I will get the videos off my camera and post them.

We tried rice cereal on the advice of our Pediatrician. Loen wasn’t that in to it, we have tried a few times now and she just spits it out. Derby on the other hand seems to have picked it up quickly. My chubby lazy son. I know what is going through his little mind “What? I don’t even have to work for this food?? They just shovel it it? Well BRING IT ON!”

Whew….swallowing is SO much work

“What the hell is on my tongue?!”

I’m going to take a break on Daddy’s lap. (The eyes are still blue)

Last weekend was the Santa Barbara Big Dog Parade. I’m not an animal person. Babies, now I LOVE me some babies but animals not so much. But we went to the parade because we thought it would be fun to see all the costumes and Cesar Milan AKA “The Dog Whisper” was the Grand Marshal so that would be an added bonus. We walked in the parade with Brent, Michelle, Grant and their dog Kayla.

King Titan

Derby Dog’s favorite place to be…. between the boobs (I got my hair cut after this. It was looking shaggy)

Loen was over the parade by this time

Caesar Milan AKA The Dog Whisperer

After the parade we decided to have lunch and do some wine tasting at Kalyra.

Fathers Day was similar to Mothers Day in that it was low key. We had brunch at the same place and then went to Costco (oohhh our favorite store). I made the terrible mistake of holding on to Tadd’s card vs giving it to him. I ordered him a gift but it was due to be delivered on Monday. Long story short UPS driver showed up on Monday and sat in our driveway while looking for the package. He went through the whole truck twice and couldn’t find it. Tadd looked sad, especially when he said to me that he thought that I had forgotten to even buy him a card for his first Fathers Day, which is SO NOT TRUE. I had the cards from myself and the twins but I thought it would be better if I had the gift to accompany it. After numerous calls to UPS turns out the package was misplaced, they called at 8:45 pm to say they were going to look for it and I should call the next day to see if they found it. They found it, it was delivered and the daddy was happy. He really needed a new wallet and after weeks of looking I finally ended up ordering him the same Ghurka wallet but in black. I would like to point out that the twins wrote a VERY thoughtful card and they gave lots of coos to the daddy this weekend, so really he shouldn’t have been mopey.

A happy daddy with Thing 1 & 2

Wonder Twin Powers Activate!
Loen: “Form of a Sabertooth Tiger”
Derby: “Form of…..a teaspoon of Italian Ice. What?! I’m hungry!”

Loen