Happy Twin Day!

October 21st is lovingly dubbed Twin Day is this house!  Because, four years ago today our lives changed in a most amazing way.  Our twin boys entered this world early on a Thursday morning.  They were so tiny and sweet.  Not identical.  They were very different in so many ways.  We joke that they came out colored coded with our oldest being dark complected with dark hair and eyes and the younger being the polar opposite.  Almost white hair with bright blue eyes and fair skin.   The days that followed were the most exhausting days I've ever experienced, but also my most precious memories came out of those days.  We made a great team, my husband, our oldest, and I.  It brought all of us closer together as a family.  Good times for sure!

Since then we've watched these balls of energy grow into such smart, funny little people.  They are feisty and full of curiosity.  They have learned to work together when it comes to getting where they want to go and what they want to get.  Something that I think even some adults sometimes struggle with.  They have fun together and get into some challenges together, too.  They bicker and fuss sometimes, but also share and play so well too.  Watching them interact with each other has been so much fun for the whole family.  I love to listen to their conversations when I'm driving.  They carry on laughing at each other's silly jokes and other times arguing about who had what toy first.  They sing songs and tell stories.

Their big brother constantly has 3 shadows.  They watch him and mimic his actions and talk.  Looking to him for ideas on games, silly jokes, and their nightly rough and tumbles in the living room floor.   Of course, they bicker and argue too.  But what I love most is they always make up and get back to playing like nothing had ever happened.  Tru is a great big brother.

And recently, I think that I've taken second place to their Daddy, who can do no wrong around here.  When Jo leaves for work there's a line to give hugs and kisses goodbye.  His homecoming is even more looked forward to with bigger hugs and kisses and lots of laughing and smiles!  Jo is a pretty popular person to say the least.

Life these past four years have been challenging and exciting.  I can say that it has gotten much easier to go and do things.  It doesn't take the day before to prepare for an outing.  I don't have to carry a double stroller with us every where we go now.  They are gaining independence a little with each passing year.   Don't get me wrong we still have the occasional meltdowns and the double stroller comes out every so often.  But we can go places, just the twins and I, without help and I don't always feel overwhelmed like I used to.

Four years has passed so quickly.  And these days it feels like I'm grasping for little moments with all our boys.  Their childhood is precious time and I want to experience every bit that I can.   Our lives have been so blessed to be their parents, but we were doubly blessed on this day 4 years ago!