Autumn Air..

As of a few days ago Fall officially fell upon Michigan, yet we have been feeling it for the past 3 weeks. Yesterday we ventured out for our first Autumn Activity, (many more on the agenda), and enjoyed the Autumn air

Five on Friday

1. I finally took LJ and LK to see Toy Story 3 the other night...just as good as I expected.
2. LK's preschool teacher posted this on FB the other day. I had tears in my eyes after I read it. I was reading the Kids bible to a few of my students and read how Noah thanked God for taking care of him and his family. I explained that you can pray anywhere, anytime and God will hear you. ONe of my students, Lauren, just folded her hands, closed her eyes and started praying.." God, thank you for my house and all my stuff, and I just love you so much...um...goodbye." and blew a big kiss out to God.
3. I am WAY behind on the mini-photography workshop I am currently taking, but the other day I decided to get out the camera. The workshop is supposed to focus on getting yourself in the pictures more often. I realized after reviewing the shots that I have horrible crows feet, need to wear MUCH more make-up, and...well...most of those shots were deleted. (I'm really not a vain person...but these were not flattering at all!)
4. We decided to take a nature walk the other day to one of local favorite spots. It was a beautiful day and a relaxing family adventure. (...besides LJ complaining that he wanted to play baseball instead of nature hike) I posted a few pics below
5. Excited to go see the hot air balloons this weekend, but even MORE excited to hang out with the kids and hubby!!

Five on Friday

1. I am very excited to be starting a new mini-photography workshop next week. I am also crazy to be signing up for this workshop the very first 3 weeks of school. I must blame the "biting off more than I can chew" on mom4inspiration who didn't even have to try and talk me into it ;)


2. Still in disbelief that I have a pair of 4-year olds! So...are they officially called pre-schoolers now or what is their title?? It is depressing when I go to the toddler section of a clothing store only to realize none of the clothes will fit my now 4-year olds...onward to the boys and girls section :-(.


3. Cannot wait for The League to start Season 2 on Sept. 16th. Hubby and I love this show!! It is hilarious and you can catch it at 10:30pm on FX.

4. I am very excited to be moving my blog over to Wordpress...more to follow later.

5. If you have little ones, you should check out the Zulily site. You can get tons of cute boutique clothes at clearanced prices. Each week they feature different sales. Also, for those with little girls, last week I purchased an adorable pettiskirt and tutu from AlwaysUnderPay. My daughter LOVES to play dress-up and these were super cheap!

FOUR

4 years ago I was holding two brand new tiny babies in my arms and thanking God for such wonderful blessings. I was also staring at them wondering how we would do as parents of twins. That first night I knew hubby would be an awesome dad. He was up at every grunt, squirm, or cry making sure they were okay. Later that night I also came to the conclusion that we would be great parents. How can you be anything but great when you love something as much as we loved them! I thought to myself...it is SO amazing how your life can change in one day. I always make the comment to newly expecting parents that I wish words could explain the feelings the moment you meet your child...then again I am so glad words cannot. You have to experience it to understand...and that is all there is to it. It changes your life forever, and being a parent is the absolute greatest thing EVER!

We celebrated with family and friends earlier this week with a pirate and mermaid themed party. It was extremely hot, but we all survived! The kids had fun jumping in the bounce house, shooting "cannon balls", searching for treasure, and breaking the pinata. Today for their actual birthday Daddy took them to the local children's zoo while Mommy was at work (boo). Then they came to visit me at work which definitely lifted my spirits! After work we headed over to the local pizza joint and followed up with ice cream.

In the past few months it has becoming increasingly real to me how grown-up my LJ and LK are becoming. Once again, words can't even begin to explain how much LOVE I have for these brand new 4-year olds!