I may or may not have just copy and pasted this blog post from Jen's blog. No shame. I kind of like it in her words, and that just means I don't have to re-type anything!
I do have to add though how amazing Penny was on the airplane! Both ways! It helped that on the way there I sat by a sweet old lady, who was thrilled to be sitting by the baby on the plane. On the way home I got the only empty seat next to me. It was a huge answer to my prayers! She slept for at least half the trip each way. She is darling, and was a great traveling companion.
Ryan was traveling for work, which was the main reason I decided to go in the first place! He went to Boston, Raleigh, and Philadelphia. I also had Skymiles so I only had to pay $5.00 for my ticket!
Livy got to go on vacation to Mimi's house. She was in heaven. She got a surprise for every day that she was good, as well as some surprises from Mimi too. She didn't want me to come home because she was having so much fun. I missed my family and was so grateful we all had a good week and were able to get back together safely. It was the perfect week with may amazing sister and her cute family. Love my Jen.
I was so excited to have Becca and her younger daughter, Penny, to come visit! Becca had visited exactly a year and a half before, with her older daughter, Olivia. Penny and Trey are only 6 weeks apart, so we were curious how they would interact together, and they were so adorable! Tim, Trey and I had just gotten back from Dallas, and I hopped right back in the car to go pick up the Jacksons. When we got back, we just ate some dinner, had some cookie dough, and played us some Nintendo 64 Mario Kart. That's the way to party right? The babies also stared, sat, and smiled a lot at each other, trying to figure out who this other little person who kind of looked like their twin. We laughed when we realized they were kind of picking things up from each other, whether it was Trey starting to sit up on his own, eating a little better, or one would start crying or babbling, and the other would follow suit. I guess monkey see monkey do!
The next morning, Becca and I had RR Donuts, and packed up the babes to go to Mount Bonnell. We met a family up there, where one of the men asked about Trey, and I told him that "we" had 2 babies with us. I then clarified that the babies were cousins, in which his response was "Oh, you're SISTERS" (as opposed to the other kind of "we" Becca and I could've been). It was a funny moment.
We headed back and picked up Tim for lunch at Torchy's. Baby Ruby has awesomebackseat space, and Becca was a champ to sit in between the two little munchkins and their ginormous chariots.
It was nice having two babies the same age, because they were pretty much on the same schedule. After their naps, we had a little photo shoot, then went to the store.
As we were walking into HEB, we just KNEW that people were going to ask if they were twins. Becca made the decision ahead of time that she was just going to go with it. It was hilarious how many people asked, and Becca just went on to talk about her fraternal twin babies (mothers of boy and girl twins, I also can laugh now at how many people ask if they're identical...no...boy and girl is the big hint there!)
Then that night, Becca and I went baby free to the outlets, while Tim stayed home with the sleeping babies. We got some good shopping in, even though it was nice and stormy outside. The next day, Becca and I went to take some Texan pictures of Trey and Penny in the Bluebonnets. It was really windy, but they were able to sit there for a few pictures. I love how they turned out! (including the picture fail where the wind blew Trey over...) Afterwards, we went to lunch at Potbelly. I had never been, but she had it by her in Minnesota and LOVED it, so we decided to go there so she could remember the goodness of it!
When we got back, babies napped, and we went for a walk when they woke up. It was still windy, but besides that it was a perfect day! We went and laid under a tree, and just hung out to enjoy the Texas warmth. And seriously, mothers of twins, you're awesome.
We made some guacamole, played some more, and gave the babies a bath. The first time we tried the babies in a bath together, Penny was having a rough time, due to Trey smacking her in the face, and a bowl being dropped on her. The second night went a LITTLE bit better...but still didn't last very long. We'll have to try again when they can both sit on their bums.
The next morning, we let the babies play together a little more, then Becca and I headed down to Austin to go to Gourdough's, and just hung out until she had to go to the airport. I loved seeing the two little babes in the back together.
It was a great few days, and much needed sister time. Thank you Becca and Penny for coming to hang out for a few days. We miss you!
