This is the house we used to live in . . .

This is the place we once called home.

Today, part of our house was demoed. Tomorrow, the rest will go down.

Michael was there today to take pictures of it for us. The girls and I did not attend - Michael and I felt that it may have been a bit too emotional for the girls to see their house go down.

Good Bye house - thank you for the memories.

Demo Party

This past weekend, we invited the neighborhood kids over to the house and paint on our walls before we demoed our house.

The kids painted on our walls with kid paint, finger paint, crayons, and chalk. By the end, all the paint was gone and the kids were filthy.

But look at how creative everyone was!

Greek Fest

Last weekend, the weather was so gorgeous, we decided to take the girls to the Annual Greek Fest for some Greek food and entertainenment. Unfortunately, half the city of Houston was also there and it was very crowded!

We had gotten there early - right after naps, but there were still long lines for food and drinks. After eating a few kabobs, we took the girls to the kiddie center where there were moonwalks, bouncies, and slides. The girls went up and down on the slides and had so much fun.

We left shortly afterwards since we were still hungry and the lines had only gotten longer - Gisella especially had a hard time leaving -

After we left, Michael and I remembered how just a few years ago, the crowds would not have scared us off, in fact - the more the merrier! Having kids has changed everything -

New Beds . . . again

Last week we had to get the twins new beds.

We had originally converted their cribs into toddler beds but the girls quickly learned that they could climb on top of the headboards and jump off.

Once Giuliana got a huge goose egg on her forehead, we decided that it was time to get them new beds.

No more jumping off headboards - well, at least for now!

and GP too!

The girls like to eat their meals on their plastic picnic table. I think that it works well for them -

Georgie usually eats her meals in her highchair - but she always looks down at her sisters wanting to join them. Well, today little GP (Georgie Pie) sat down on their table and joined her sisters for lunch! She was so happy to be a big girl too!

Catching Up (again)

The last few months have been just a blur - we have had so much going on that I have not even had a chance to sit down and write.

We went to Italy in July for 3 weeks and came back in August. Shortly after our return from Italy, we moved from our house into our temporary condo in the Greenway. We moved from a 2500 sq. ft home into a 1500 sq. foot apartment. Needless to say, a lot of our belongings went into storage while a lot of other things were sold at my garage sale.

MG and I are demolishing the house where we used to live in and rebuilding on our lot.

So, now on top of being a full time Mom - I am now also a full time mover, interior/exterior designer, landscape artist . . .etc., etc.,

Pictures to follow!

Movie Time

On Wednesday mornings, certain theaters across town play previously released kids movies for $1 a ticket. Therefore today, the GGs and I went to the movie theater - it was the first time for the G's. We met my friend Emily and her kids - also twins - .

Emily and I were a bit nervous about taking our twins - we thought that they may be afraid of the loud noises or the darkness inside the theater. We figured we would try it and if the kids hated it, we would just walk out - and at least not lose too much money.

I am proud to report that the Gs were not at all afraid of being in the theater. They actually enjoyed watching Monsters vrs. Aliens. Of course, they both sat on my lap and would not sit in their own seat, but besides that, they remained seated - and were absorbed in the movie. Even made comments to me about the movie.

Next time, we will have to get the popcorn, then for sure they will be hooked!