Eeyore, Pooh and the Playhouse

One of the pressies we bought the boys for their birthday was this playhouse.

Last weekend, Grampy and Daddy spent the day assembling it and during the dry spells in the rain-filled week that followed, I applied coat after coat to the exterior in preparation for the major event on everyone's social calendar this weekend (ie. Theo and Charlie's second birthday party!)

Here's what the playhouse looked like in immediate post-assembly form:



..and here it is transformed for the party! (That's Theo as Eeyore and Charlie as Pooh Bear with their chum Aiden as the bumble bee)



Quite a transformation (tasteful colour choices were by Mummy). The number two has a dual reference. Firstly, obviously for their second birthday and also because there's two of 'em!

The playhouse proved so popular during the party that we considered employing a doorman and enforcing a 'one in one out' policy :-)

The Official Second Birthday Photoshoot :-)

Anyone tried squeezing two adults AND two wriggly two year old toddlers into a passport booth?

Yep, you guessed it - we have. A slight come down from the professional shots we had taken for the boys' first birthday but hey, these boys aren't getting any cheaper....

Everybody LOVES a Cake!

Here's a sneek peak at Theo and Charlie's birthday cake for the party today!

I can guarantee that it will not look like this later on....

Party Time!

It's Theo and Charlie's second birthday party today! Fifteen kiddies ranging from 6 months to 5 years old will be destroying descending on our house. Wish us luck...

Happy Birthday Boys!

Theo and Charlie are 2!

We sometimes feel as though we've aged ten years whilst they've aged by two, but they have been two of the most wonderful, joyous, fun-packed, rewarding, emotional, delightful and heart-warming years of our lives.

Boys, prepare to be spoilt more so today than normal!


Love Mummy and Daddy
xxx

Cuddle Up

There's not much that's more cute than going in to wake the boys in the morning and finding them cuddling up with each other in the same bed!

They usually settle on Theo's bed during the night - sometimes side by side, sometimes at right angles to each other. But all, very very cute.

One of those many many benefits of having twins...

Thank You Boys!

As we approach Theo and Charlie's second birthday this Thursday, they have given us the best present any Mummy and Daddy could desire.

SLEEP!

They have been very restless for at least the last 4 months - if not longer. Prior to that, they were always very good at sleeping - the odd disturbed night here or there but generally OK. However, we could easily count the number of non-waking nights we've had in the last 4 months on one hand.

We're currently into a 5 night sleep-filled stretch! Admittedly, we've been going hardcore - letting them cry for a bit until they settle themselves down - and it seems to have worked!

Long may it continue.....

Peek A Boo Belch

Sometimes you catch the oddest pictures on film.

Here's a couple we took whilst at Disney. Theo is definitely playing peek-a-boo with us but Charlie? Not entirely sure although it looks like he's letting rip with a huge belch!

The Nursery Chair - DEATH TRAP!

There was a time (ooh, a litle bit under two years ago) when we would lovingly nurse our beautiful newborn babies. Feeding them whilst rocking them off to sleep in our cosy Dutalier rocking chair.

The same chair, whilst still very comfy and still useful for calming down the odd night time waking toddler, has now turned into a chair waiting for an accident to happen. Why? Well, Theo and Charlie find it hilarious to jump on the chair, push it around, sneak behind it, rock themselves on it so hard that it almost topples over - you name it.

You may well think you've toddler-proofed your house but around every corner a seemingly innocent object can change overnight...

Disney Tantrum

Our trip to Disney saw one of the first full-on tantrums from Theo. I mean, full-on flat on the floor kicking legs type tantrum.

Like any self respecting father, I was on hand to capture the moment on film. I think I also got some video of it too - I'll dig that out for a later post...