New Wheels Plus Football = Perfection!

In this fancy pants town of ours, much of our life is spent on the Capital Beltway. Seriously, the time we waste in the car going to and fro is actually astonishing. But now, sick of watching life pass us by in the backseat, we are officially in the driver's seat of our own vehicle and it's a marvelous sense of freedom and responsibility. The Cozy Coupe is our ticket to infinity and beyond! (or just to the edge of the yard--whichever comes first).

Elyse: Watch out Felicity. There's a major road hazard ahead! Oh...oops..that's Mommy! Elyse: Let me help push you out of this ditch Felicity. Geez, what kind of maniac driver are you?
Felicity: The kind who learned how to drive from Daddy.

In other, similarly exciting news, it is officially football season and we are elated to cheer loudly for the GOPHERS!!! (and the Vikings too, but that's another post for another time...).

Felicity: Rah, Rah, Rah, Ski-U-Mah!

This little Gopher has a few teeth coming in, so kindly avert your eyes from the drool on my shirt.

You betcha' I'll be cheering for those Golden Gophers. You should too if you know what's good for ya!

Jungle Gym Joys!

Hello! We have been busy little bees playing and participating in lots of activities this past week. It's great to be back to a regular schedule! Besides a great new schedule, Mommy was also excited to attend the annual twin consignments sales with the arrival of fall. She gets tons of cute clothes for us, toys, and other goodies. If you have a twin sale near you--GO! You'll be glad you did.

Here is one thing Mommy got this last Saturday. Isn't it cool? She had to put all of the pieces together (there were TONS of them!), but it was brand new, so she didn't mind! And it was an AMAZING steal of a deal! We just love our new monkey gym:Felicity: Yeah, I'm pretty proud of myself for getting up here all by myself. I like to swing from the bars, be daring and climb on them, and enjoy another fun outdoor toy!

Elyse: I like to crawl into the dome and pretend it's our secret hiding spot kind of like the Bat Cave. We have a secret hand-shake and everything.

Felicity: No fair! Elyse just cut in front of me to go down the slide first. She thinks she's so important just because she was born a whole 14 minutes before me. Humpf!

Elyse: Who me? Sweet, innocent, lil'ol'me? Nah, I don't know what on earth you're talking about Felicity! (see note below)

Truth in Advertising Disclaimer: In all reality, Felicity probably just got done pushing Elyse down the slide and was frowning because she was scolded (per her usual self). Elyse is then waving at the camera in an "I'm okay Mom, no big deal" relaxed kind of way (also per her usual self). The above captions, however, reflect the author's own dramatic license to make for better blog reading.

Back to School

Happy First Day of School! Of course, we're not in school yet, but we live across the street from a school and love to see the kids every morning through the window. Because the first day is a special day, we sat outside on the stairs waving at all of the kids, parents, and crossing guard. We even got to wear one of our new fall outfits! We also tried the crossing guard's moves--putting our hands up to say "STOP cars!" Such exciting fun we had!

Here they come! Get ready to wave...Elyse: Check out our new backpacks. They are just our size and perfect for traveling and playing school. I definitely like it!

Don't mind me-- I'm just getting my work done, wearing my backpack, whistling while I work...

An apple a day makes me smart? Well, at least it makes me cute!

Have a great first day of school everyone! (especially our cousins!)

UPDATE: This just in! Here are two of our cousins on their first day of school. Good luck Emma and Grace--way to rock out in your new school clothes! Lots of love...

Minnesota Mania: Day 4

We were so excited to see our good buddy, Benjamin, on our trip to MN. Ben's mommy and daddy and our parents are good friends and so it's only natural that we too would be fast friends with Benjamin!We had a beautiful afternoon eating a yummy lunch, relaxing in the sun, and playing with Ben and our cousins. Check out the red-heads...there's lots of trouble brewing here:

Felicity: This was a great photo-op, but as you can see I'm pretty upset about the seating arrangement. I really wanted to sit by Ben, because he's practically my boyfriend! I'm definitely sweet on him!

Grandma is always a good person to wipe the tears away. She assures me that Ben can be everyone's friend!

And finally, we had so much fun playing in the cozy coupe that Mom is going to get one for our house ASAP!! We don't even mind riding in the car together:

Minnesota Mania: Day 3

One of the highlights of our trip was our day at a fun indoor playland with our cousins, grandparents, Aunt Kim, and other friends. It was so exciting! We had so much fun with everyone that Mommy didn't have much time for pics (imagine that!).
Later that night we had dinner with our good family friends. How fun it was to hang out with all of them:

Trey read to us and we loved it! He's used to being the little brother, but we think he'd make a great BIG brother too!

Mommy remembers when Jenna and Ashlee were as little as we are...how time flies!

Felicity: I'd like you all to know that John's a crazy guy, but this lap's all mine...that means you Elyse!

What a fun day we had playing and seeing our fabulous friends!

Minnesota Mania: Day 2

After our big party, we were excited to spend a whole day just with our G'ma and G'pa Butcher and Aunt Kimberly. It was a beautiful day so we went to the fabulous Como Zoo (a place Mommy frequented as a child). Of course we love zoos, so we were very excited to go to one in MN!
That is one loooonnng neck Grandpa!

We loved the playground in ComoTown. Aunt Kimberly took us down some scary (and fun!) slides. What fun we had with her!

The crazy Butcher gang (and yes, we consider ourselves to be two wild and crazy girls!):

Felicity: Grandpa, what's that smell? Is that you? Whew! Oh, you mean that's coming from the animals? I guess I'll take your word for it...but I'm skeptical.

We took our very first ride EVER on the ComoTown train. What a great memory! Here we are acting like seasoned train riders:

To end the zany zoo day, we had ice cream cones. And if you were wondering what the face of sheer joy and yummyness is, see below:

Felicity: Cheers, Grandma! Nothing like ice cream to end our special time together.