A Quick Hello!

Our new beach hats--a fashion statement that's perfect for our upcoming beach trip:

Felicity: Check me out peeps!!! I am so big, I sit on real chairs now!

Just reading a book...on a chair. Yeah, I'm a big deal.

The Perfect Pair

Mommy finally snagged a picture of our new hugging habit. We love being twins!

A Few Firsts

Today we crossed a major milestone in our journey to being bonafide big girls: we ate our homemade macaroni and cheese in a bowl and with a spoon!

Elyse: What's the big deal? It's just a spoon.Of course it took a little while to get the hang of it, but we're sure we'll be experts soon!

We also got our first life jackets today in preparation for our upcoming trip to Virginia Beach. After trying them on to check the fit, we didn't want to take them off! Pretty cool, huh?

I am so ready to hit the waves! Surf's up dude!

I can't wait to put this bad boy to the test! Atlantic Ocean, here we come!

Summer Lovin'

We've been busy all over town this summer enjoying the warmth, the pool, the sand, and the park. But most of all, we are learning more and more how lucky we are to have such a wonderful sister and playmate in each other! We've taken to appreciating each other more...here we are giving each other a hug (and no, Mom did not put us up to this! We did it all on our own):Sandbox fun on a warm day:

The other day we took a walk with our good friends to the local ice cream shop. Oh boy, is this stuff yummy! Elyse chose strawberry ice cream in honor of her strawberry colored hair and Felicity chose chocolate in honor of its sheer tastiness! This is officially the first time we had our own cones together. Mmmm...mmm...good!

Elyse: There are real strawberries in here. I mean chunks of them! Here's a cheer for Scoop Beauregard's Ice Cream and Coffee Shop!

Houston, we have a problem! I think it's all gone! There's got to be more in here somewhere!

We look messy you say? Isn't that what summer fun is all about?!

Swimming, Sand, and Sun!

When we get the chance we enjoy sitting in a big person chair together. Until, of course, we don't enjoy it anymore and want our own space...then, that's a WHOLE different story. But here we're abounding in sisterly love:We have a new sandbox in the back yard (thanks to Mom's ingenuity, hard work, and new play sand) and this wagon is for bringing our sandbox toys back and forth from the deck to the sand. We quickly found other uses for it:

On beautiful summer days, we just love to swim a little, play in the sand a little, swim a little, play in the sand a little...you get the idea!

You Can't Have My Starbucks!

Yum, yum! There's got to be at least one drop of this delicious drink left in here somewhere!Felicity: Can you find any drink left in your cup? Mine seems to be empty. Mommy is pretty sneaky getting our hopes up by giving us these cups...and then to find nothing in them! The injustice!

Elyse: Oh, my Starbucks, how I love thee. Let me count the ways.
Your smell is intoxicating, your treats are so yummy.
But most importantly, your sweet elixir makes for one happy Mommy!

Sippy cup, Starbucks? Sippy cup, Starbucks? Such a tough decision!

***Disclaimer: No caffeine, coffee, or other Starbucks products were consumed by any small children in the making of this post.***

I Scream, You Scream, We ALL SCREAM for Ice Cream!

One of our favorite things to do when we're at the farm is to go to the Drive In. It is an official drive-in and has the BEST ice cream we've ever had! In just one short weekend, we went there twice and loved every minute of it! See, it even has an official sign:Great-Grandma likes the drive-in too:

Felicity: Grandpa and Grandma shared their chocolate malt with me and I thought it was de-li-cious! I definitely like chocolate better than vanilla. Who knew?

Hmmmm....chocolate goodness! And if you see red stains on my shirt, it's from a little strawberry picking incident Daddy and I had at the farm. Did you know that fresh strawberries are AMAZING? Well, they are.

The fabulous ice cream makes everyone smile!

Elyse: I had my very first ice-cream cone at the Drive-In. I am pretty excited I had my first cone with the best ice-cream ever! Yummy! Check out my awesome ice cream cone eating skills:

Clearly our cousin Jovie also enjoyed her own cone:

Fun at the Farm

We had a marvelous time playing at The Greats' farm and enjoying the country air over the holiday weekend. We had the joy of hanging out with both sets of grandparents, one set of great-grandparents, and seeing lots of cousins and other relatives.

Enjoying the beautiful weather:A girl gets lots of attention when her sister is napping! Playing the day away:

Felicity: Mommy wasn't able to get me to sit still long enough to take a picture of these cute headbands, but here's an action shot of the pretty red-white-and blue headbands our friend Ashley sent us. Thanks Ashley!! So cute!

We got to swim with all of the kids and loved it!

Nope, I don't need help! I can carry these big balls all by myself!

Here we are with Daddy, some of his cousins, and their kiddos. We are proud to be part of the 6 great-grandkids that make The Greats, well, just GREAT!

It was so fun to be a part of 4 generations at the farm. Here we've got Great-Grandpa and his brother and sister:

Thanks for all of the fun everyone! We had a wonderful weekend in the country!

Happy Birthday America!

We have recently returned from a fabulous weekend behind the Cheddar Curtain visiting our very large extended family on our daddy's side. It was so much fun to see everyone and celebrate America's birthday!! God Bless America!

Of course we had special outfits for the big party on the Fourth. With our names on our shirts, no one got us confused!There are way too many fun things to do on this farm to get stuck taking pictures! Sit still? No way!

In case you were wondering, F is for Felicity!

This is our cousin Jovie. We're very close in age and had so much fun playing all weekend. We miss her already!

Elyse: Come on Grandma! I've got lots of things to show you over here...there are endless places to explore in the country. We just love it at the farm!

This is our friend Daisy. She is the most friendly doggie and we wished we could take her home. It just makes us super excited for when we get to have our own dog (in a few years).

Elyse: How do you expect a girl to sleep with fireworks right outside her window? I just loved sitting with Grandma and Grandpa (from MN)
to watch the fireworks. They were so beautiful. If I had not sworn a secret oath to not, under serious penalty, tell you what our Mommy was doing during the fireworks, I would tell you. But since I can't tell you...well, I won't. Sorry! And if you try to make me, I'll just plead the 5th. And then, I will lawyer-up. I know a good one, you know.

There was tons of playing all weekend. Thanks to Grandpa and Grandma (from WI), we had TONS of fabulous toys to play with inside, outside, and everywhere! We had a blast playing with everything!

Take note: we all color-coordinate. A mistake? Ha! Haven't you learned anything from this blog, people? These careful wardrobe choices are not by accident!

With over 100 people at the big picnic, we still made lots of time to spend with each other. What can we say? Just two patriotic peas-in-a-pod.

Happy Birthday America! We are proud to call you home!

Noah's Friends Come Two by Two

We were so excited to have our friends Annie, Katie, and Noah come to visit us this week! Noah is our age and lots and lots of fun! We just love when they all come into town.
Hey Noah, we both have red hair! We were just made to be friends! Maybe if I just reached over this way, I could just borrow a little bit of yours...

Felicity: This is my friend Noah. He is so cool and used to live in Hawaii, so we're pretty sure that he's going to teach us to surf when we get older. Right, Noah?
Noah: I don't know, Felicity. That all sounds like a lot of work! I'm pretty jet-lagged and plan on lounging in your nice chair here for a long while!We're very glad Noah liked our Ikea chair. He had a long trip to get to our house and we want all of our guests to feel right at home!

Here you go, Noah. This is my sippy cup and I'd be happy to share. But you've got to drink it fast...Mom always says something about sharing cups with friends, not a good idea I guess! Shhh...drink up, I won't tell!

Elyse: This is my friend Miss Katie. She is a marvelous lady who played with us all afternoon. We miss you already!

Felicity: Noah, watch this trick. I'm going to surprise Elyse. 1...2...3...SURPRISE!!! Ha. I love that one. Gets her every time!