trip to the kid's museum ...

We went to the kid's museum today. It is called Imagine It. Despite taking a wrong turn and not being able to get back to where we were so that we knew how to get where we were going (welcome to ATL, right?!) we made it there in one piece. Thank God for GPS.

Future concert pianist?

Crawling around on the water bed was super fun!
Having fun playing a duet!
What are these things on my feet? The girls' first time out in real shoes!
Meredith in her shoes ...

2008 D.A. (ie during atlanta)

OK, here we go ... making up for lost time! Lots of pictures!

Go Meredith Go!

Go Hannah Go! I got a push toy about a week ago and we sometimes have little scuffles over it, so I bought another one yesterday. I got a different one with the thought that they would enjoy two different ones to play with ... well, guess what ... yep ... now they fight over the newer one!
I mean I wasn't singing or anything? She just likes this new pose I guess ...
Testing the boundaries ... I don't know how many times I say ... "no ____, we don't play with cords" ... they now look at me to make sure I am looking as they go to play with the cord ... ah, toddlerhood, here we come!
Meredith likes to pat Hannah on the head ... at least here there was no hair pulling involved ... I am trying to teach them to be gentle ... really, for Cooper's sake!
Hannah's grin ...
Mmmm ... doesn't that spit-laden goldfish just look so appetizing? They are always trying to feed me their half-chewed food.
In the wagon they got for Christmas! The picture is weird, it makes them look like ghosts but I promise they do actually exist ... just a little over-exposed here!
Hannah loves to play with her ears ...
Here is Meredith striking her pose again! It is even better when she has some kind of sticky goo all over her hands! Sticky goo makes a good hair gel!

2008 B.A. (ie before atlanta)

I found my camera! YAY! Here are some photos taken moving week ...

Hannah fell fast asleep on the way to pick up the moving truck ...

... as did her sister ... my neighbor was outside and came over to see them and he said ... "now THAT is a set of identical twins!" ... they had their heads lolled in the same direction and the same lip pooch ... the matching PJs contributed, too, I'm sure!
I told Hannah that dirt did not taste good, but she had to see for herself!
With Grandmama & Granddaddy Wright at their cousin Brayden's birthday party ...
Three babies in a row ... at the Whitaker's house ... one of our stops along the way to Atlanta!

what? no pictures?

I still can't find my camera! I think this is the longest my girls have ever gone without their photo taken! Just wanted to post to update you on how we are doing! Hannah has been really struggling since we got here. Really, since we left NC. She cannot stand to have me out of her sight for even a moment. I usually just carry her around wherever I go. Then, two days ago, I noticed that her 4th tooth has popped through. Maybe in a few days the teething pain will wear off and she will be more accustomed to her new home and we can all breathe a little easier! She has been walking a little with the push toy though it scared her at first because it goes so fast. She is the world's most giving person (as far as feeding her snack to the dog and constantly trying to put her binky in my mouth, or Meredith's mouth) and I have decided that she may just be my quiet one. She doesn't talk much but can get her point across when it is really important to her (like MOMMY,PICK ME UP!) Meredith's playful personality is really coming out. She has all kinds of neat tricks! She chit chats all day long. She can wave hi and bye-bye. She can ALMOST blow a kiss. She can point at the light or doggie when you ask her where they are. I created a monster by letting her turn the light off one day ... and yep, now all day she wants to turn the light on and off. She is constantly pointing at things and asking "dat?" She loves anything soft and will lay down on a blanket on the floor and roll around on it. She crawled all the way up the stairs today (with Alan right behind her, of course). She has a push toy and walks marathons with that thing ... and anything else she can get to slide across the floor ... a box of diapers, the toy bin ... Meredith and Hannah have started to play more together, too. They have a tunnel and they think it is hilarious to hide in there and then peek out at each other. It is the cutest thing I have seen yet about having twins. One will get in the tunnel and slowly peek out at the other and then they both literally fall over in a fit of giggles! The giggly girls are worth the fussy ones any day! I will either find my camera or borrow one soon and especially by their birthday. I can't believe they are almost a year old! So stay tuned for photos!

hello from Atlanta!

As you can imagine, I have a bazillion things I could be doing, but thought I would take a moment and update the blog! My wonderful Mom came to help us get settled and luckily brought her camera because I have not taken one photo since we have been here! Very unlike me! The truth is, I have no clue where my camera is =) The house is big, which is nice. However, it was also a complete mess when we got here and I am still trying to clean all the floors and bathrooms. Trying to scrub while also the normal moving in stuff doesn't allow much time for anything else, however we have been to the Dekalb Farmer's Market (which I was told, by my brother who has been very helpful, that it is pronounced De-CAB), the Lenox Square Mall (which thank goodness isn't as close as the mall was in NC because Alan would have to moonlight all the time to support my shopping if it was =), the Avondale Estates Lake (which is only a short walk from the house), and various other places around town. Here are a few photos ... I will take more as we get settled and all unpacked. It is really a cool old house! We have a nice koi pond in the back which is very relaxing to watch after a long day of dealing with fussy girls (they don't seem to handle change any better than their Mommy does)!

The girls' room

Whew, we were all exhausted, as you can see ...
After a thorough scrubbing ... the tub, that is!
There is a finished basement which we have made into a playroom. The girls seem to love that there is a room just for them! Yes, that is me, that looks like a carcass on the floor?! Who knows what I was doing ...

pool & packing

This may be the last post from NC! We move to Atlanta in less than a week! As you can imagine ... packing and moving ourselves is going to be quite a feat with two little ones! I hope the girls do well with the move and are happy in our new house. I am a little sad and sentimental about leaving our home!

Hannah's old man grin!

Meredith is deep in thought ... actually she was watching her Dad shop-vac the grill ... but we can always claim that she was searching for the deeper meaning in life rather than trying to figure out what that annoying noise was!
How much watermelon can I fit in here??? Looks like Meredith has Hannah beat though Hannah isn't taking the defeat lying down! Meredith tends to do that ... eat like a chipmunk and store food in her cheeks!?
We are enjoying the move so far ... LOTS of boxes to pull up on!
You aren't supposed to pack them in boxes? Carseats? What?! Meredith isn't looking too sure about the situation ... Hannah is happy as long as she has her random favorite object of the day ... one day it is a plastic tablespoon, another day an empty bottle of Baby Tylenol, another day ... like this one, it is a bottle of hand sanitizer ... anything small that she can hold and crawl around with ... weirdo!

Hannah is 15 pounds 15 ounces, 26 inches and Meredith is 15 pounds 14 ounces 26 1/2 inches. Getting SO BIG! Mommy could tell yesterday as I carried them both around the house b/c neither would let me put them down without screaming! My arms are SORE today! Meredith is crusing, saying Mama (not at me yet), Dada (not at Alan yet), and Yum Yum (when she is eating something she likes though it sounds like Num Num) and waving hi and bye. Hannah is letting go when she pulls up and clapping when you say "YAY!"

sisterly playing ... they were laughing hysterically pulling this string back and forth ... the random things they like?!?!

ugh oh ... time to put up the gate!
where there is one ... there are two!
taken from my phone ... so not the greatest quality ... but they are such cute little messes! Those teething biscuits are a mess! Hannah has 3 teeth and Meredith has 2.
and the diaper changing wars begin!
they LOVE to play with the dog! they know what to do with his toy ...
Meredith says ... Cooper ... don't you want this? She picks it up and waves it at him when she wants him to play.
two against one!