We had a Whaley Good Time

I cannot believe that the twins just turned 1! It's been almost 2 weeks now, I really can't believe it. This is a late post, but a working mom of twins = zero time.  As I've gotten older, I have noticed how time seems to start speeding up, so this phenomon of time speeding by is nothing new to me.  Now that I have children it seems to go by at rocket speed and it makes me sad to think that my little babies are no longer considered babies, but toddlers.  At the same time, I'm delighted to watch their personalities and little features developing.  I was also very excited to throw them their 1st Birthday Party!


We did a Whale theme for their first birthday party.  I chose the theme based off the cute little onesies they wore on both their 1 month birthday and at their 1st birthday party. 

Astrological - Sign Bodysuits

The twins had a great party with lots of family and friends to help them celebrate. 

Here are few pictures from the big day. 

Party Decor (all homemade)

Smash Cakes!  I got the cute whale toppers on etsy from seller LCcakes.  Click here to get the printable birthday signs. 

Cupcakes for the guest - made from box mix decorated with the toppers from Etsy.

Hattie chillin' in her new hat from Great Grandma Mary.

I made their tray banners with just scrapbook paper and ribbon. 

I made the hats as well.  Click here for instructions and template.

Only picture we got of Harper in his hat - he just wasn't feeling it :)

It's my party and I'll look sad if I want to :)

Off comes the hat!

Such neat children - they never really smashed their smash cakes.

The birthday girl!

The birthday boy!

 We had a WHALEY good time!

 

Nicknames

We are a family of nicknames. It's been that way pretty much from the beginning. Early in our relationship, my husband and I started calling each other "Bub". It started as a joke and then just sort of stuck. Over time, Bub turned into Bub-u-la, Bubbie, Bubster and so on. We even have "Bub" engraved on the inside of our wedding bands. It's actually rare if we ever call each other by our real names. The same goes for the pets. Whisper (our cat) has become Bombers, Bomberkins, Little Bacon and LB. Lucy (our dog) has become Lulu, Lulu-Bears and Bearsies. With nicknames being such an important part of our family, it's been fun to see what nicknames have started for Wrenn. So far, she is Flying Lizzie, Wrennster, Wrennie, Bug and Buggie. I can't wait to see which one sticks!

-Jessica 

Flying the friendly skies

Wrenn and I are jet-setting to Columbus this weekend for Hattie and Harper's 1st birthday party! We're looking forward to seeing lots of family and friends and celebrating the twins' big day. It will be the Buggie's first flight and our first trip without dad. I'm a little bit nervous about navigating the airport alone, but we got this! Here's to a fun-filled, adventurous weekend!

-Jessica 

Insanity Made Me Cry

I've never been the kind of person who loves working out. The kind that gets a rush from running three miles or uses the gym to burn off steam. Its always been a constant battle to get off the couch and get my rump in gear. So you can see why when I found out I was pregnant with the twins I thought woo whoo a 40 week get-off-the-hook-free excuse not to work out. Well, here it is just a few days before the twins turn one and I still haven't started working out again. I decided to change that starting tonight. So I popped in the first disk of Insanity (not the fit test, I already knew what those results would be - YOU ARE OUT OF SHAPE - FAIL!) but the first disc day 1. I couldn't breathe after the warm up and I started crying around 30 mins in. Yes tears streaming down my face. I think partly because I was frustrated by how out of shape I am and partly because I thought I might actually die from working out! I had to take a lot of breaks but I didn't give up, ok once or twice I might have laid on the floor gasping for air, but I made it through the whole disc. And even though it made me cry, I think I'm going to do disc 2 tomorrow....I hope I don't cry this time.

If you aren't familiar with the INSANITY workout DVDs you can check them out at www.beachbody.com/Insanity-Workout-DVDs

 

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-Jessica 

6 Months Old Already?!?!

Seriously cannot believe this little lady is 6 months old already! It's bonkers!

-Jessica 

A Case of the "Gimmies"

It's never ending... I have a constant case of the gimmies. Every month, week, day I find new things I want. It's not a case of the green-eyed monster or trying to keep up with the Jones', it's simply I LOVE to shop and I LOVE new things. I've often wondered how quickly I could spend a million dollars. Here are some of my latest "needs"...

Gold Dipped Bar Bracelet

Emerson Made Tiny Bees Blouse 

J.Crew Minnie Pant in Stretch Twill

Salvatore Ferragamo 'Baba' Flat

-Jessica 

Christmas 2012

If you have a sibling I'm sure you understand there are times when you envy something about them.  There are lots of stuff I envy about my sister, but there is one thing I currently envy that is right up there on the same level as how much I envy her long thick hair (I have hair that never wants to grow and is so baby fine and thin UGH!).  What could possible cause such deep jealousy?  Well it's her beautiful notes she has taken for her little baby girl Wrenn.  I wish I had thought to do the same thing for Hattie and Harper, but I struggle holding everything together with working full-time and managing the babies, who by the way are the worst daytime nappers in the history of all babies.  Of course, my sister works full time as well and still manages to keep her notes, so I'm not really sure if my previous statement is reason enough. I guess you can just say that's one of the things I envy most about my sister, she has these great ideas especially when it comes to her daughter.  So, unfortunately my Hattie and Harper page will mostly consist of pictures and all the continued craziness to come! 

Pictures
Here are a few fun pictures from Christmas. As you can see my children are what one might call out of control, while Wrenn is the calmest baby ever. Funny back story about this photo. We were getting the babies dressed to take a few snapshots and my sister says "Wrenn is getting a little fussy, so I'm not sure if we are going to be able to do this now" HA - Wrenn sat there in every picture sweet as can be, while as you can see my children were all over the place! It makes me laugh to think that Wrenn would ever be the reason we couldn't get a good shot. Enjoy!

Yes, I'm pretty sure Harper was biting Hattie's dress

I'm pretty sure Hattie was giving me a warning "Mom if you take that picture I swear!"

As you can tell, we never did get all three of them to sit still for one good shot. Oh well, these might be more fun anyway.


Posted: January 29, 2012

Girly Garden Baby Shower

Theme: Girly Garden Baby Shower


Here are a few photos from my sister's baby shower I hosted in June. It was a perfect day for a garden party!

Drink and candy buffet

We carved a bassinet shape for the watermelon.

I made a bouquet of onesies and a garden themed diaper cake. I used a box covered with a swaddle blanket for the base. Each layer of diapers is a different size and brand starting with the largest size on the bottom and finishing with the smallest size as the cupcakes on the top layer. The bottom two layers are wrapped in swaddle blankets.

My mom made yummy chocolate covered pretzels.

I made signs for the drinks - Ready to Party (spiked)

Ready to Pop (non-alcoholic drink)

I created a book of the alphabet and had each guest take a letter and draw a picture to represnt that letter. It was super entertaining to see what people came up with for the letters. Jessica later laminated the pages and made a book for Wrenn. For a free template of the pages I made click here: ABC BOOK

PS. The letters are out of order so don't be suprised when it goes from A to C

 

Don't Call It A Come Back

This is a little delayed, but if you're a mother or just a person (for my sister's sake I hope aliens are not reading this!) you understand how time can get away from you, but nonetheless - HAPPY NEW YEAR!  It's the year 2012 and my sister, Jessica and I have finally decided to get on board with this blogging thing....but don't call it a come back.  Do call it a goal of ours, since 2001, finally coming to fruition. Why after all this time did we finally make the leap into the great blog-sphere? Well, 2011 was pretty amazing for both of us. On February 13, 2011, I gave birth to girl/boy twins - Hattie Loraine and Harper Joseph (yes, Harper is a boy even though the name has blown up the charts for girls - sorry little man!) and just shy of 6 months later on August 3, 2011, Jessica gave birth to her sweet angel, Wrenn Elizabeth.  For those of you that have children, you know they make you want to do more, clean your house, cook dinner and complete those goals you keep sweeping under the rug.  So here we are two sisters writing a blog because of our children, for our children and for you.  We aren't sure where this journey will lead us, but we hope you will come along for the ride!

Me with the twins.

Hattie &  Harper - Born Feb. 13, 2011

Wrenn Elizabeth - Born Aug. 3, 2011

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