Take us out to the ballgame!

This past Saturday night we joined some friends and neighbors at the Charlotte Knights game, which was also Luke and Olivia's first time at a ballpark. Dan was SO excited to take them to a baseball game, and as luck would have it the Knights were playing against the Gwinnette Braves...perfect!

It only took us about 30 minutes to get to the field, which is located in Fort Mill, SC. We arrived about 45 minutes before game time, which gave us a little bit of time to explore. Luke and Olivia loved seeing all of the people, but they really loved putting the seats up and down and up and down and up and down and up, well, you get the point! They also loved eating fresh, hot greasy french fries-a ballpark staple. Luke sat on Dan's lap for awhile so he could tell him all about the game, while Olivia was content to play with her friends and walk around.

It was a nice but very muggy night (as you can see from their sweaty little faces), and L and O hung in there until about 9:30pm. We were hoping we could make it to the post game fireworks, but they didn't start until 10:15pm, which was well past their normal 8pm bedtime. We had a great time and look forward to more games in the future.

Consignment Sale Weekend

This past weekend was the Moms of Multiples consignment sale. I look forward to their sale every season as a chance to get stocked up on clothes, shoes, and toys for Luke and Olivia. As a member of CMOM'S, I was able to shop early and go Friday night. I arrived at about 5pm and didn't go home until about 10:45pm. Dan did great at taking care of Luke and Olivia all by himself during the dinnertime/bathtime routine. Thanks, babe!

I found lots of great things, including 2 Cozy Coupe cars and 2 tricycles (for Christmas). I also got snow suits, snow shoes, jackets, lots of clothes, and a few new puzzle toys. On Saturday, I had 3 friends that wanted to check out the 1/2 price sale, so I joined them on their bargain hunting adventure while Luke napped (Olivia decided not to nap on Saturday). We went to 2 sales, including the CMOM sale and I found a few more things at half off. Overall, it was a very productive, albeit slightly expensive, weekend.

Check out Luke and Olivia enjoying their new rides:

Our little Picasso's

Luke and Olivia had some fun with washable paints before bathtime recently. Notice that Olivia is covered in paint practically from head to toe. Now notice that Luke isn't covered in paint at all. So telling of their little personalities. Twins by birth only...=)

What a day

Olivia has had a little bit of yellow drainage coming from her nose for several days now. We know she is cutting her 2 year molars (top left) so I wasn't sure if the drainage was just from teething or from an ear infection. I decided to take her to the doctor just to be sure and luckily no ear infection. She does, however, have a virus in her throat as the doctor saw some irritation. She told us to watch it for several days and make sure she doesn't develop a sinus infection. Otherwise, we can give her some Tylenol/Motrin if she seems to have some discomfort. Dr. Semple also checked Luke for an ear infection and he was ok.

After the doctor, I met Meredith, Lilah and some other friends at Chick Fil A for playtime. Luke and Olivia were playing while I put the highchairs away. After only about 10 minutes of playing, my friend Anna told me Olivia had fallen and cut her lip. Well, it scared me to death when I first saw her because of all of the blood. I couldn't really tell if her tooth had gone all the way through her lip or if she had just bit her lip from both sides. I called the doctor (which is thankfully across the street) and they told me to bring her in. Nothing like 2 trips to the doctor by myself in one day!

Dr. Semple took a look and said she could probably use 1 stitch, but no one in the office did stitches anymore. She said we could do Dermabond, but because of the location it probably wouldn't work. Our only option was to take her to the ER and sedate her. This would be very stressful for everyone and expose her to lots of cooties as well. I called Dan and asked him to meet me at the office so we could decide together what to do.

We thought Olivia would be ok without a stitch, but we wanted to get a second opinion just to be sure. We took her to the urgent care across the street and the PA said she could do without a stitch. The cut was very small and the trauma vs benefit wasn't worth it.

So we headed for home and gave her some Motrin and lots of kisses. She seems no worse for wear and went right back to playing just like her normal self. Kids are so resilient!

20 Months old

Today is a small milestone for Luke and Olivia. They are 20 months old. Pretty soon their ages will be measured in years and not months, and that is just unbelievable to me. I would love to freeze time because this is such a fun age (aside from the teething!), but each age holds its own fun for sure.