Big Weekend, Big Changes, Big Kids!

We had a big weekend in the Farrell home…in many ways, we officially became big kids. The twins moved from their cribs into their twin beds- a moment I have been dreading and excited for all at the same time. I think I was dreading the unknown- two 2 year olds not held “captive” in their cribs??!! Eeek. Kind of worrisome to this momma. Just wasn’t sure what they would do with the freedom. But in the same vein, I was ready for them to get out of those baby cribs. They are big now and were ready.

The twins quickly put my fears to rest- they did great! Emma Kate has no idea that she can get out of her bed and stays tucked in until we come get her in the morning. Jackson on the other hand makes his evenings more of a….shall we say, “playdate” with his sister. No problem with me as long as they stay in their room! And the sweetest part?? We have found Jackson several times snuggled up in Emma Kate’s bed…precious.

Pretty excited!

And maybe not quite sure...

This is the perfect depiction of my children...EK sleeping peacefully, tucked in tight

And J-Man all over the place- so cute! (please note he is wearing one Croc)

More pics to come of the awesome room my sis designed for them :)

Yeehaw!

We're still diggin' our Halloween costume around here...

Happy Weekend Y'all!

Back to Reality

So just a quick recap on life with the Farrells. Yesterday I was here…

Mmm hmm…that would be Puerto Rico. My sweet hubby surprised me with a little get away. Today, I am back to reality. Which means I spent the morning here…

http://www.northernvirginiapediatrics.com/contact_us.htm

Getting two kiddos swiped for strep. Hmmmm....back to reality :)

LOL

My sweet, long-time friend Leslie, posted this hilarious article on her blog today. I had to copy it and share because it made me laugh out loud (click to enlarge). Is this not so true??!!

Happy weekend everyone!

Picture Perfect

So I held back from posting this picture with the other apple picking photos…not sure why, right?

I mean, in hindsight, this really is my life. Yes, we have lots of happy moments. Yes, we laugh A LOT. But I feel like this picture perfectly describes our life with two 2 year olds. Emma Kate screaming, Jackson rolling his eyes, and what you can’t see in the picture is me, trying frantically to get the perfect Christmas card picture…you know, look like I have it all together. HA!

I am totally tempted to send this out as our picture this year…maybe with just the words JOY and PEACE at the bottom. What do you think?

A Picking We Will Go

With the leaves changing and gorgeous fall days to embrace, we decided to take the kids apple picking. We actually did this last year with the babes (which you can read about here). Boy, have times changed in one short year! Last year they had just started walking and didn’t quite get it. This year, they were running and couldn’t get enough of the apples! Emma Kate loved to collect them in her bag and Jackson thought they there perfect for playing catch J

Here are a few highlights from our time together:

Great depiction- Jackson ready to throw and Emma Kate looking to fill her bag...

Our new friend

Sweet boy

Picking out a pumpkin

And taking it for a ride...

"One, Two, Three..."

I mean y'all, is Virginia not gorgeous?

Such a good sharer

could not get enough!

Losing My Voice...

Last week was rough...I came down with a terrible cold and ended up completely losing my voice. As you can imagine this made interacting, disciplining, and really even enjoying the twins quite difficult. But the Lord is good and sweet. He taught me such valuable lessons during these challenging few days--to simply rely on him for strength, to ask for help when needed, to prioritize and let some things go.

And then on a more practical level, it was pretty neat to see the babes (can I still call them that?) respond to my lack of a voice. I had to get right on their level and whisper to give them a direction. At first they didn't know quite what to do with that but the quickly adapted and I noticed that the tone in our home totally changed. Rather than everyone yelling to speak over one another (including me...yikes!), we were all whispering or using quieter voices to get across our message. What a great lesson in how the Lord speaks to us...and even disciplines us!

Hoping to keep this "tone" up in our home even though my voice has returned.

Had to add a quick, cute video of the babes dancing. A few disclaimers...

1. Yes, we do usually wear clothes (I know pics from last week also included us in diapers)

2. Yes, we do often eat off the floor, I am ok with that :)

3. Yes, we are working on being gentle with Savannah