Date Night

Highlights from Saturday night while Meghan and Tes were out to dinner in Boston. The girls and I had a fun night together :)

-Koda

Brenna getting home:

Seems the girls were missing bath time at night because they both got into the tub to play. 

Who are these big kids?!

I just got back home for Fall break and was amazed at how big Nora and Brenna are! They talk constantly and sometimes they will say something so complex I am so surprised I have to ask them to say it again! We had a lot of fun outside while Mommy did a little extra work Friday afternoon! 

-Koda

Rockport in August

Grandma Trish & Saba Yitz came to celebrate Brenna & Nora's 2nd birthday.  The day before the party we ventured up to Rockport, MA  Grandma & Saba have fond memories of visiting there to get the famous strudel when they lived in Boston area many years ago.  We had a delicious seafood dinner and were beyond impressed with the girl's patience in the restaurant.  Saba taught them how to eat an ice cream cone and we enjoyed strolling around the idyllic New England coastal town.  

Grandma Trish taught the girls how to play with play dough and we were stunned with their ability to concentrate on one new activity for so long.  Of course the girls also like to imitate Grandma's cough and tissue use.  The pool was also a big hit of course.

Very Belated July 4th Hamptons Post

We were treated to a very special July 4th trip this summer and it definitely deserves a blog post albiet several months late.  We got to stay in a stunning beach house in the Hamptons with our very dear friends!  Desiree has been my friend for 17 years and Scott for only a few years less.  I am blessed to be Ayden's Godmother and got to cuddle their twins Asmi & Jude when they were only a month old. They are friends that are family.  Dakota also came with us to help with the girls. Travelling with a babysitter is a luxury. Brenna & Nora loved their first ferry ride and had fun playing with their older "Godbrothers".  We did Paddleboard Yoga for the first and second time - what a trans formative experience.  We are so blessed and grateful.  We even experienced a mild hurricane, but the weather before and after was absolutely perfect.

Stickers

The girls love to play with stickers.  Brenna's latest request is 'little stickers'.  She has tremendous fine motor skills and loves to cover her entire forearm. 

Yahoo!

Yahoo is Brenna's favorite word lately.  I love her enthusiasm.  

Nora is still running everywhere and she is so fast!

Even though the weather is cooling down a bit and feels like fall is approaching I want to celebrate that I got brave this summer and got comfortable taking the girls swimming at the pool by myself!

Look who is Two!

I completely agree with the saying the "the days are long, but the years are fast". I can't believe (and sometimes fully believe) that Nora and Brenna are two years old.  Ted's theme for this year's birthday is "we survived two years with twins!"  

Four word sentences are a regular occurrence around here and can be answers to mom and dad's questions.  Their senses of humor are contagious and I love watching them care for each other (when they aren't taking each other's toys :)). Nora likes to bring Brenna water and toys after she wakes from her nap.  "Here Brenna.....Here Brenna....."

They were not at all excited about the buttercream frosting on their cupcakes and didn't eat them at all.  More for mom & dad I guess.  On their actual birthday they made up for it by sharing an entire cantelope.  They now like to sing themselves "Happy Birthday".