Puppy Love

The Love For Hand-Me-Downs

Having twins can get quite expensive with clothing, toys, gear and furniture.  Lucky for us we have many friends that gave us handy- me- downs.  Babies tend to grow out of clothing really fast, so it was great to receive so many gently used items. We received everything from swings, car seats, bouncy seats and a lot of clothing. I am so grateful, in return I try to keep on giving.  I always keep an empty diaper box in the closet and place the smaller items in to hand down to the next baby.

With the twins I am constantly attempting to keep them entertained, so it is nice to have options with chairs, toys and exersaucers.  Not only do I have items at home but at their day care as well.  It can definitely add up if I were to purchase everything new.  I have found quite a few stores in town that buy and sell gently used items which helps keep the cost down.

I have snagged quite a few pieces from these local stores and absolutely love the reasonable prices:

• Once Upon A Child
• Hissyfits
• KidtoKid

(The little pony we purchased Here for $8.00)

Pumpkin Patch

It's almost October, one of my favorite months of the year!  Okay so maybe we are just beginning September, but I'm excited to over indulge in all things pumpkin, I cant wait for October to get here. I can never get enough of  pumpkin lattes, breads and even pumpkin facial masks. (PCA line has my favorite pumpkin mask, it smells great and it balances the skin after the hot, dry summer) 

My favorite time in October is dressing up for Halloween.  I definitely love to see how creative people become in designing costumes.  Last year I was on bed rest pregnant with the twins, I think that was the first year I missed out.  I'm so excited to dress the twins up this year in their first Halloween costume, but seriously there are too many cute costumes to choose from.  Here are some of my favorites:

1. Ghost Leotard
2. Boo Ya Onsie
3. Sparkle Rompers
4. Dalmation Romper

Labor Day Weekend

Splash Pad Fun

(Alan's Shirt)

8 Month Milestones

(Moccasins- Rad Moccs) 

(Shirt-Gap)

Harper and Aiden have reached 8 months old and are both moving quickly around the house.  This milestone has been very exciting to see the different strengths each child has.  Harper started out shifting her weight back and forth on her knees, until she figured how to move forward and crawl.  Aiden went from rolling his body from one side of the room to the other to currently an army crawl.  It is so fun watching the two explore but this definitely means its time to child proof the house.

When child proofing the house there are services (Here) that can come to your home or you can DIY.  Put away all cleaning products, cosmetics and any other chemicals; lock cabinets; install gates if necessary and cover all electric outlets.  It is also very important to clear out all small objects that are lying around- everything goes into their mouth.

My favorite time is watching the twins chase our pomeranian- Bailie, she is still quicker than them and has escaped the tail pulling so far.  Bailie will quickly go in for a kiss, run away and kiss the other baby.  It is so cute to watch, but soon they will be as fast as her.

Unconditional Love

In Memory Of Carmen Aguirre

(My grandparents and their children)