So Many Stories, No Time with Two!

WOW! I can't believe how long it has been since I have been here and how many stories I have to tell! We have relocated (yes, we are crazy to relocate 5 weeks after giving birth to a baby and also having a 1 1/2 year old) and my computer is still in storage! I am squeezing in a couple of minutes on a different computer to pop in and say hello. I regret to inform you all that I have no pictures on this computer. I will have to upload those soon! Here is a quick recap of the past several weeks and I will fill in the details and funny happenings this weekend if I can get to a computer :)

My friend Cara flew to Florida with me and the 2 girls while Mark stayed behind with his friend Scott to finish packing the house. They drove, we flew. I think flying with 2 children under 2 is still much easier than driving 24 hours straight! Cara and I had a fun couple of days before she flew back home and I think I missed her as soon as I dropped her off at the airport! Come back any time! :) 2 little funny snippets during her stay: 1) on the way home from the airport here is a small piece of a conversation we had, "It's like there is a stopper in this!" "That's 'cause there is a stopper in it!" and 2) this story involves a broom, a tip-toeing Cara and a few smacks to the cabinets out at the grill! Yes, I will fill in those funny details this weekend :) Come on back at the end of the weekend!

Mark and Scott arrived safely and the girls seem to be adjusting well. Abi loves that she can be outside all the time (even with all the mosquitoes) and Amanda is also an outdoor baby. She cries a bit more than Abi ever did, but we are slowly adjusting. Amanda is also growing so fast! I can't believe how big she is already. She is smiling away and cooing up a storm, so we look forward to watching her continue to develop and grow.

Abi is talking more and more. She is starting to put more words together to make short sentences. Her most recent is "Catch bubbles!" She love to have mommy blow bubbles out by the pool so that she can try to catch them. Yes, she is by the pool every day, but she does love the water and we have started her in swimming lessons. I will upload some pictures of her enjoying the pool this weekend. I will warn you, there is a lot of sugar to see! She doesn't like to wear her swim suit (or any clothes for that matter). She would prefer to be naked! For those wondering what I mean by "sugar," that is what we call all that sweet, exposed skin and baby fat. We are also beginning the potty training phase, so stay tuned for more of those stories. I am sure there will be some good ones :)

Well, I was going to jump in the pool for a little exercise while the girls are sleeping (I haven't been able to be in yet due to the c-section and then the infection I had post surgery), but there is a storm coming! I can hear the thunder and everything has gotten very dark. So, I guess that will have to wait. Bummer! I have been dying to get in the pool since I got here! My day will come - maybe tomorrow.

Well, that is a nutshell update. I promise I will do all I can to get the stories and pictures up by the end of the weekend. Hang with me! I will soon be able to keep up with this again!