TwiceGirlies, Stars and Glow Sticks

For two weeks now, I have been promising my TwiceGirlies we would sit outside and look at the stars. I also promised I would let them open up and play with some more Glow Sticks. In order for my TwiceGirlies and Mommy to sit under the stars and play with Glow Sticks, I had one stipulation for them, that they would stop fighting with each other every morning before school and that they would be nice to each other during the day.

Honestly, there is not a day that goes by when my twins are stirring up trouble. The only time they are not arguing, fighting, kicking and screaming is when they are asleep. Yup, when they are no longer talking and no longer want what the other twin has, at that very moment., is when they are sleeping.

But, being a somewhat softy, I gave in tonight. Since school began last Monday, the only time I will let them stay out late to see the stars come out is Friday and or Saturday evening.

It looks as if I will never have twins who are loving and kind to each other...but I know prayer works and I pray for them to be just that, loving and kind to each other. This is a work in progress though and I know, I know, this is something siblings just go through. I know, my sister and I must have fought over the same things and did not get along when we were younger.

But I digress......

So, tonight, I opened one of my drawers where I hid the Glow Sticks and laid them out on my comforter. The container had 15 Glow Sticks and you should have seen my twins eyes light up. This is something I will have to give to  my twins for their birthday gift. In fact, I will probably give them two to three packets they can use during the fall season when the sun goes down a lot earlier.

Well, as soon as I opened the Glow Sticks and my twins began connecting them, I knew they were not going to be interested in the stars anymore. I still brought three Adirondack chairs out on the front lawn and I looked at the stars, while watching them connect the Gloe Sticks, take apart and re-connect the sticks to make necklaces, bracelets and hoola hoops.

TwiceGirlies and Final Days of Kindergarten: Monday thru Friday

So, this is indeed my twins last week of school, kindergarten! Oh goodness, this year went by so fast, I can hardly believe it. My twins learned so much this year. When I was a kindergartner in the 70s, I do not recall ever having to "learn" anything. All I did was play indoors with colored blocks, sit on a colored carpet and who knows what else. I played outdoors in the kindergarten playground too.

My twins, on the other hand, had to learn all their letters, numbers at least up to 100, write a sentence (yeah a sentence), learn about colors, shapes (which they learned about at home and pre school), learned to take direction from their teacher, learn about a variety of animals through song, went on two field trips and a school carnival too.

For this final week of school, my twins went to school and left school early. They watched two movies, played some board games and on their last day of school will have a PARTY!!

Oh wow, it is sad to see my twins growing up, right before my eyes. Yes, I am the sentimental type. I mean, how can a Mother not be.

TwiceGirlies at Auntie Leenie's Home Last Weekend

Last weekend Daddy, Mommy and Twins went to Auntie Leenie's home so Daddy could attend a Comic Book Convention. Uncle Mike went with Daddy to see what was available that Daddy would like. While Daddy and Uncle Mike were at the Comic Convention, Mommy, Auntie Leenie and Twins playing in the backyard. We played with the doggies and the new golf sets Leenie got for the Twins from a local grocery store.
My twins love playing in Leenie's backyard, especially with the doggies and around the pond. The best thing about my Aunt's backyard is, well everything. It is a little piece of paradise, sitting on a mountain top in the Silicon Valley. It has taken my Aunt and her husband years to make their backyard into what it is today.

While at my Aunt's home, my twins also helped her make dinner. My twins love being in the kitchen baking or cooking. The photos I took in my Aunt's kitchen were out of focus, but they are still cute.

Besides the cooking photos, the rest of the photos I took are amazing! I love them and the setting. I really like taking photos with my twins outside, in nature. That way, I get to showcase not only my twins, but the beauty around them that the Lord has made.

TwiceGirlies and Final Days of Kindergarten

**I have finally found another name for my TwiceBabies and TwiceToddlers: TwiceGirlies. Yeah, Daddy, Mommy and our Twins use this word. So, it is only natural I use this word now for all my blog articles going fourth.**

May has a lot to offer this month, there is Mother's Day, my Sister's Birthday and the end of Kindergarten for my twins. Wow, that is a lot of activities. Along with the three activities above, my church, Calvary Chapel Tracy will be having photographs taken with Mother and Child (ren) at our church. Oh, I can not wait for this. How fun for my twins and Mommy. I will have to find something nice to wear before that day comes.

Today, my twins were excited to come back to school, from their week home for Easter (Spring) Break. Everyday they had off from school, they well Twin "A" more than Twin "B" kept asking, "Do we have school tomorrow"? I mean, everyday they would ask. I kept telling them, "No, you do not have school at all this week, it is Easter Break. You will go back to school in such and such days."

Finally, they are back at school and in their final month of Kindergarten.  My goodness, I can not believe they are moving up a grade. My babies are not babies anymore. They have grown up so fast. Sometimes I wish I could go back to when they were born and hold them more than I did.

I love my twins so much and watching them grow up, right before my eyes is a blessing, indeed. I thank the Lord everyday for my twins, for them being healthy and having tons of energy too. This summer should be fun! I can not wait for it to begin..