Monster Jam & Boys

Heaven bless Monster Jam. I noted on Tuesday that Steve has been out of town in San Francisco for business. I never thought I would say this, but heaven bless the monster trucks. This has been a blessing for me while I clean up and get ready for bath/bed time after dinner. Sheesh. Steve has two episodes recorded and the boys are FASCINATED with monster trucks. They make the same noises and also roll the trucks over as if they were doing "tricks". In any event the show has indeed come in handy this week when it has just been me at home. I turned around last night to see the boys watching in amazement taking it all in. They literally sat there for 15 minutes watching. Twins...Boys...2 years old sitting still for 15 mins gets an AMEN Mama in my book. We had the cleaners at the house the other day and when they are here I put everything away so of course my camera was out of sight. By the time I went to get the camera to record this moment of silence they were on the move. Of course they were on the move to get their own monster trucks to play with. Boys will be boys.

This was my last night alone with the boys. I was bummed because Steve's flight was due to take off at 5:30 for an arrival at our house by 7:15ish just in time to help with bath. Due to the fog in SF his flight kept getting canceled or delayed. So, he was not expecting to get home until 10:30ish or so. I got home slightly early because Karley was going home to Oregon this weekend for 2 bridal showers. Traffic going home was crappy so I was a little later than normal and should have just taken the toll road as planned. In any event, since this was my last night with the boys I packed them up and we went to McDonald's. :) I got them happy meals with chocolate milk for a treat. Boy were they in heaven. They have not been eating as much so I probably could have just got one, but it would not have been the same. I have heard that when kids turn 2 that they will slow down and not eat quite as much as they normally do. We came home to eat our special meal. I had Panda Express...:) Tuesday night was a bit of a nail biter and I thought they were setting the tone for the rest of the week. They were very good for me. In fact, they were in tune with me starting after dinner. Zach is my big helper and will help clean, put toys away. After bath they both came running into the room and laid down next to each other so I could tag team them...putting diapers on, lotion, and jammies. Thank you love bugs for making the rest of the week smooth sailing. I am looking forward to this weekend. I am hoping we can sneak in beach time, but most importantly my love bugs have become snuggle bugs again. Lately we have been enjoying morning milk in Mommy and Daddy's bed watching sprout. They crawl under the covers making sure their feet are tucked in. Although I loved the moments they would wake up a little early and fall back to sleep in our bed and not sure if those moments will resurface, but snuggling in bed for a bit in the morning over the weekend is another topper. My snuggle bugs are back! Here are some moments of them enjoying McD's.

They loved their boxes

Z and J

Love,

Julie