Fun with Friends

We have been having lots of fun with friends lately.  A couple weeks ago my childhood friend Aimee was in town with her two boys from Colorado.  They came over for pizza, and our friend Megan and her family were also able to join us.  We had so much fun, but the best part was watching all the kids play together.  The trampoline was by far the most popular toy!

Last weekend we went to the Sacramento Children's Museum with Laura, Alex and their boys Tyler and Ryan.  The kids all had so much fun doing the hands-on activities, but I couldn't get them all together for a photo!

Yesterday was Tyler and Ryan's bday party. We spent almost the entire time in the pool - and with two kids under two that means both parents were all wet!  No photos of this fun day!  Need to get a water camera...

And of course Liam and Olivia are friends too!  They have been having lots of fun playing in the backyard.

What have we been up to?!

So, we have been fantastic parents, but pretty bad bloggers lately....and by lately, we mean since last September. We've been taking TONS of video and pictures, but just haven't done a great job sharing them with you all. Well, that's about to change. Friends and family, look out....the Moses Twins are back!

Here are some things that have happened since last September...

Happy Halloween

Thanksgiving in Bend, OR with the McPheeters family

Went to Kauai

Merry Christmas

Fun at Fairytale Town

Happy Easter

Went to Disneyland (Our second time and we're not even two!)

First Hair Cuts (This was an extra special day for us since Chris did my first hair cut and still cuts my hair today.  She also cuts my moms hair and used to cut both grandma's hair - now four generations!)

And this is just the BIG stuff.  We love going to the park, sliding down the "big kid" slides, riding our bikes, swimming, play dough, coloring, reading, bath time, banana cookies made by Mommy, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, our blankies, jumping on our trampoline, puzzles and laughing.  All this and we even had a visit from Super Liam recently...

Liam and Olivia keep us very busy, but we sure are happy.  They make us smile every day.  We love them so much and can't believe they will be two soon.  Time flies when you're having fun!

Liam helps with the laundry

Liam was helping my mom with the laundry the other day. She would hand him things, and he would put them in the washing machine. He was so proud of himself. He was smiling and laughing. When my mom went to switch to clothes to the dryer she found a water bottle in there! No wonder he was laughing - he had stashed something extra in for her to find later!

Olivia's First Word!

Last night after bath time, Olivia was in her crib looking at books. Nathan was talking to her and I was putting stuff away in the closet. She stood up and looked at me and said "MA-MA" loud and clear. We both looked at each other and said, "did you hear that?" She has babbled mamamama for a long time now, but this was a very intentional MA-MA. She did it a few more times, pointing at me and smiling. She could tell that we were very excited, so then she started clapping for herself. It was very cute. We haven't been able to get her to do it again, or any other words, but our ears are perked up!

In other Olivia news, I took her to the doctor yesterday because she has been crying when she gets her diaper changed. She doesn't appear to have any sort of diaper rash, but everytime you set her on the changing table - she cries, you take her diaper off - she cries, you wipe her - she cries. I thought maybe she had some sort of infection. After being checked out the doctor let me know that she is suffering from Olivia syndrome. In other words, she has decided that she does not want her diaper changed. Her prescription is to try changing her in other places for a while and see if that takes care of it.

DISNEYLAND!!!

After the babies birthday party we headed down to Disneyland. It was a big family vacation - my parents, Aunt Jill and Uncle Dave came too. It was a lot of work (and a lot of gear to pack up), but we had a great time. The babies were in awe of everything. Their eyes just lit up at all the neat things to see. Their favorite rides were the tea cups and small world. They also liked the jungle cruise, and even the pirates of the caribean the second time around. We arranged for a special disney birthday party for them, and they got the "decorate" mickey mouse cakes and take pictures with Mickey and Minnie. Of course they had the most fun eating the cake! On Friday, we met up with my friend from IU January, her mom Debbie, her husband Keith, and their daughter Mara. It was so fun to be able to spend some time with them too. We also had fun playing in the pool at the hotel and going in all of the disney stores. We can't wait to go back again!