Food Firsts

The boys had their first taste of spaghetti the other night. It was a big hit with Jude (that baby will eat anything) but Cort enjoyed playing with it more then eating it. It of course resulted in a huge mess and baths.




Neither one of them got nearly as messy as Zoe Scout did the first time she had spaghetti.......



This was taco soup night.....I think I was at a wedding so poor Colin had to bath them all by himself. It looks like they enjoyed it!




The boys always try to sneak food from their sister when they think we are not looking. This night Zoe Scout was having grilled cheese, which happens to be one of the boys favorites so Cort tried to get some before I saw.......


When I did see he tried to turn on the charm which, of course, worked.....how could you be mad at that face?


Jude has a couple of new things he likes to do. He has started wearing Scout's Thomas backpack all over the house. He looks a little too old for me!


They both also have a new found fascination with the dishwasher. I think this happened when Colin wasn't looking. You can tell by the look on his face that he knows he has been caught!


Another new game is playing "Where is brother?" This is one of my favorite incarnations of it. Jude stands on the arm of the chair in the living room and looks over the ledge while Cort runs around and tries to scare him.


This is probably one of the last times they slept together. After they starting getting so sick last year they stopped sleeping in the same crib. It makes my heart happy to remember them like this!

Zoe Scout: Fly Slayer

Last night, around 8pm I was sitting on the couch enjoying reruns of Good Eats when Zoe Scout comes rushing out into the living room. She was so excited about something and was carrying a spoon from her play kitchen.

As she got closer I could see that the spoon was sporting a very dead and squished fly. Here is the story as told by her:

"The bug wasn't looking then I smooshed him with the scarf. Then I hit the bug with the spoon then I came to tell you and daddy."

Best I can figure, I think she stunned the beast (it was a huge fly) with the scarf and then finished him off with the spoon! I was so proud of her but not as proud as she was of herself!

Something I Missed

Since I didn't blog for so long there are a few things that I missed posting. One of those was Halloween. Zoe Scout decided to be Poison Ivy (she and Colin play Lego Batman on the Playstation) and Colin was Batman.

For about a month prior to Halloween I tried to convince her to be a princess, fairy, bride, even a super hero all in an effort to be able to buy a costume. You see, little girl Poison Ivy costumes do not exist! She had her heart set on the super villian so I turned my efforts to making a costume. Now, I am no seamstress but I do think I am somewhat creative but this was a big undertaking for me. I was able to use my Cricut to make leaves and then I strung them on twine and tacked them to a skirt and shirt. Mimi and Pop Pop bought the pink wig and we added some green lipstick and ivy to her face. I think I actually pulled it off and I was very proud when two people knew who she was!


We trick-or-treated in Bunnie and Coach's neighborhood that way we could leave C&J with them and go just the three of us! We had a great time and now I feel a little more confident with the thought of possibly having to make 3 Halloween costumes next year, although I am still going to push for store bought ones!

Boy, Have We Been Sick!

I have been absent from my blog for about 3 months. This is because we have been really sick. Before the Christmas holiday we were sick for 18 weeks. 18 WEEKS, PEOPLE! That is a looooong time (especially if you are the mom)!

It took us the whole holiday break to get better and then when we resumed our lives again we got sick, again. We are just now seeing the light at the end of the sick tunnel so I am back!

There have been plenty of goings on at the Parr house and I will fill you in in future posts.

I will also be getting back to Weigh-In Wednesday so stay tuned for that also!

Here is some major cuteness to tide you over!

The State Fair

On Monday we went to the state fair with our friends the Hickman's. We had such a great time and it was the first time for both Zoe Scout and me. She is so excited to go again next year! Luckily the Hickman's go every year so they were able to give us advice on how to do things such as..... we rode the Dart train to the fair which was really fun and it only cost us $4 (parking at the fair can cost $20-$30).

ZS and Colin rode the bumper cars (definitely a daddy activity) and while I think she had fun she looked unsure the whole time!



Here are ZS, Sully, and Helen in front of Big Tex. Also, she got that Angry Bird for free......so is so cute people just give her stuff all the time, no joke.


There was a little green house that had a train running through it. The smell made me wish I had time to devote to my yard.

Jude and me.

Cort and me.

There was this super cool guy on stilts dressed up as a tree. Scout was frightened at first (understandably) but soon warmed up and tried to pick the leaves off of him.

Colin and Zoe Scout pretending to be flowers.

Here are Colin and Scout in front of the ferris wheel. They rode it together with Julie, Sully, and Helen and their bags of cotton candy. I am sure they left their car sticky!

Here is Zoe Scout in one of the educational pavilions. This asparagus was trying to inspire kids to eat healthy. I am not sure asparagus is the right veggie to pick. Maybe something a little more kid friendly, like a carrot or potato.




Here are just some randoms since I haven't posted pics of the kids in a while.

Zoe Scout got a Target gift card from her Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Tommy for her birthday and she used it to buy this Strawberry Shortcake doll which she was happy to show off!


Now that the boys are big enough to sit up in the tub they have turned their baby tub into a toy. You have to keep watch though....sometimes one will try to crawl out and accidentally flip the other boy over.


A couple of weeks ago FWFD engine 37 made a morning stop at Chick-Fil-A and we got to take pictures on and in the truck and with the CFA cow dressed as a firefighter.





Last weekend ZS and I went to Broken Bow Oklahoma for a Bate Family Girls weekend. She had a blast and I gained some confidence in being able to take my children on a road trip by myself! One of the things we did was go on a trail ride. ZS and I rode together.


One of the daily activities at our house is for the twins to empty the tupperware cabinet. I have to say, I am growing very weary of putting it all back multiple times a day. I let them play in there because otherwise I would have two babies who would constantly want to be held while I am cooking.

Recently they have discovered that they can 1) climb inside the cabinet and 2) close each other in.









Sometimes when we get too much lotion in the boys hair after bath time we like to make mohawks...... Jude's is pretty impressive but Cort's is still a little short.

Scout playing as a super hero with her towel cape.

Colin and I turned over the kitchen table the other day to fix a wobbly leg and discovered that Scout had officially marked her territory by writing her name under the table.

Weigh-In Wednesday

It has been a while since I posted last on my blog. This would be due to the fact that we have had someone sick in our house for 8 weeks. Just let that sink in.......8 weeks. Yup, I am about to go crazy.

I have thought very little about trying to loose weight which of course means I have not lost any. I think I am due for a weight loss reboot. I am hoping that we are down to the last of the "sickies" so I can concentrate on something other then wiping noses, managing vomit, and forcing liquids.

52 lbs to go.